But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you must name him John.

But when he came out, he could not speak to them, and so they knew that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. Meanwhile he kept on making signs to them, and remained dumb.

Listen! You will become pregnant and bear a son, and you must name Him Jesus.

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His forefather David,

Then the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you, and so your child will be called holy, the Son of God.

For as soon as your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped for joy within me!

So it was time for Elizabeth to bear a child, and she bore a son.

and she bore her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him up and laid Him in a manger, for there was no room for them at the inn.

Then the shepherds went back continuing to give glory and praise to God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told them.

for my eyes have seen your Salvation,

Then Symeon gave them his blessing, and said to Mary, the child's mother, "This child is destined to bring the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign continuously disputed --

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the message of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the desert.

and the Holy Spirit came down upon Him in bodily form as a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, "You are my Son, my Beloved! In you I am delighted!"

Now Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His work; He was the son, as was supposed, of Joseph, the son of Eli,

the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannal, the son of Joseph,

the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,

the son of Johanan, the son of Resa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri,

the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

the son of Symeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

the son of Serug, the son of Ragau, the son of Peleg, the son of Heber, the son of Shelah,

the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Maleleel, the son of Cainan,

the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Then the devil said to Him, "If you are God's Son, order this stone to turn to a loaf of bread."

Then he took Him to Jerusalem, and had Him stand on the tip-top turret of the temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here,

So they all began to speak well of Him and to wonder at the gracious words that fell from His lips, and yet they continued to say, "Is He not Joseph's son?"

As the sun was setting, all who had friends sick with various diseases brought them to Him. Then He continued to lay His hands upon them one by one and cured them.

Even demons came out of many people, shrieking and saying, "You are the Son of God!" But He reproved them and would not let them speak, because they knew that He was the Christ.

But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth" -- turning to the man who was paralyzed, He said to him, "Get up, pick up your pallet, and go home."

Then an overwhelming wonder seized them all and they began to give praise to God. They were filled with awe and continued to say, "We have seen unthinkable wonders today!"

Then He said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Simon who was called the Zealot,

Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who afterward turned traitor.

Blessed are you when people hate you and exclude you and denounce you, and spurn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

Soon afterwards He chanced to go to a town called Nain, and His disciples and a great throng of people were going along with Him.

As He approached the gate of the town, look, there was being carried out a dead man, his mother's only son, and she was a widow! A considerable crowd of townspeople were with her.

And so He answered them, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind are seeing and the crippled are walking, the lepers are being healed and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised and the poor are having the good news preached to them.

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking with others, and yet you say, 'Just look at Him! A glutton and a wine-drinker, an intimate friend of tax-collectors and notorious sinners!'

Soon afterwards He chanced to be making a tour of Galilee from town to town and from village to village preaching and telling the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve went with Him,

Another portion of them fell upon the rock, and as soon as they sprang up, they withered, because they had no moisture.

And the portion of them falling among the thorns illustrates those who hear it, but as soon as they pass on they are choked out by the worries and wealth and pleasures of life, and thus yield no mature fruit.

As soon as He stepped out upon the shore, there met Him a man from town, who was under the power of demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and did not stay in a house but in tombs.

When he saw Jesus, he screamed and flung himself down before Him, and said in a loud voice, "What do you want of me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!"

Then they who had seen it told them how the man who had been under the power of demons was cured.

as He said, "The Son of Man has to endure great suffering and be disowned by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes, and be put to death but be raised to life on the third day."

For whoever is ashamed of me and my teaching, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when He comes back in all the splendor of His Father and of the holy angels.

Then a voice came out of the cloud and said, "This is my Son, my Chosen One; continue to listen to Him!"

When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found to be alone. And they kept silence and told no one anything that they had seen at that time.

Then a man in the crowd at once shouted, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, because he is my only child;

"You must store away in your memories these words, for the Son of Man is going to be turned over to the hands of men!"

But Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, even wild birds have roosts, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."

All things have been entrusted to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and anyone to whom the Son chooses to make Him known."

Now is there a father among you who, if his son asks him for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

But others, to test Him, were demanding from Him a spectacular sign from heaven.

Now as the crowds continued to throng upon Him, He began to say: "This is a wicked age. It is looking for a spectacular sign, but none will be given it but the sign of Jonah.

For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this age.

I tell you, everyone who owns me before men the Son of Man will own before the angels of God;

And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but no one who speaks abusively about the Holy Spirit will be forgiven.

So you, too, must always be ready, for at an hour that you are not expecting, the Son of Man will come."

Father will be against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

As soon as Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your disease!"

Then He said to them, "Which of you, if his son or ox falls into a well, will not at once pull him out on the Sabbath?"

Not many days after that, the younger son got together all he had and went away to a distant country, and there he squandered all his property by living in dissipation.

I no longer deserve to be called your son; just treat me like one of your hired men."'

His son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your opinion; I no longer deserve to be called your son; just treat me like one of your hired men.'

because this son of mine was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found!' So they began to celebrate.

"Now his elder son was in the field. So, on coming in, as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

But when this son of yours arrives, who has eaten up your property with immoral women, you have killed for him the fattening calf.'

So as soon as He saw them, He said to them, "Go at once and show yourselves to the priests." And while they were going they were cured.

Then He said to His disciples, "The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

for just as when the lightning flashes, it shines from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of Man be when He comes.

And just as it was in the time of Noah, so it will be in the time of the Son of Man.

It will be so on the day when the Son of Man appears

I tell you, He will give them justice and protection, and that without delay. But when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?"

Now He took the Twelve aside and said to them, "Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

Then he cried out, "Jesus, you Son of David, do pity me!"

But those who were marching in front reproved him and told him to keep quiet, but he cried out all the louder, "O Son of David, do pity me!"

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the people that are lost."

Just as He was approaching the city, going down the Mount of Olives, the whole throng of the disciples began to praise God exultantly and loudly for all the wonder-works that they had seen,

As He approached it, just as soon as He saw the city, He burst into tears over it,

Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my dearly loved son. They will, I should think, respect him.'

Then He said to them, "How do people say that the Christ is David's Son?

So David calls Him Lord, then how can He be his Son?"

Then they asked Him, "Teacher, when will this be? And what is the sign that it is about to take place?"

And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on earth despair of nations in bewilderment at the roaring of the sea and its waves,

Then they will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud in overwhelming power and splendor.

But ever be watching and always praying, so that you may have strength to escape all this that is going to take place, and so you may take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."

For the Son of Man is going away, as it has been divinely decreed, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed!"

Then Jesus said to him, "Judas, will you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

As soon as day came, the elders of the people, the high priests, and the scribes assembled, and brought Him back before their council, and said,

But from today the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God."

Then they all asked, "Are you then the Son of God?" And He answered, "Yes, I am."

for the sun had failed to shine. And the curtain before the sanctuary was torn in two.

And all the crowds who had come together for this sight, when they had seen what took place, returned to the city but continued to beat their breasts in grief.