But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your petition has been heard: and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call his name John.

When, however, he came out, he was unable to speak to them; and they knew that he must have seen a vision in the Sanctuary; but he kept making signs to them and continued dumb.

You will conceive in your womb and bear a son; and you are to call His name JESUS.

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

The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for this reason your holy offspring will be called 'the Son of God.'

And see, your relative Elizabeth--she also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

and as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the babe leapt within her. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

Now when Elizabeth's full time was come, she gave birth to a son;

and she gave birth to her first-born son, and wrapped Him round, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Then, as soon as the angels had left them and returned to Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over as far as Bethlehem and see this that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement made to them.

To him it had been revealed by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death until he had seen the Lord's Anointed One.

Because mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,

Then, as soon as they had accomplished all that the Law required, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.

during the High-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, a message from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the Desert.

and the Holy Spirit came down in bodily shape, like a dove, upon Him, and a voice came from Heaven, which said, "Thou art My Son, dearly loved: in Thee is My delight."

And He--Jesus--when He began His ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son (it was supposed)

son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,

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

son of Mahath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda,

son of Johanan, son of Resa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,

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

son of Joshua, son of Eliezar, son of Jorim, son of Maththat, son of Levi,

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

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

son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Salmon, son of Nahshon,

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

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

son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah,

son of Cainan, son of Arpachshad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,

son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalalel, son of Kenan,

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

Then the Devil said to Him, "If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become bread."

Then he brought Him to Jerusalem and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here; for it is written,

And they all spoke well of Him, wondering at the sweet words of kindness which fell from His lips, while they asked one another, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

Demons also came out of many, loudly calling out, "You are the Son of God." But He rebuked them and forbad them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.

But to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" --Turning to the paralytic He said, "I bid you, Rise, take up your bed, and go home."

Amazement seized them all. "Glory to God!" was the abiding feeling. Yet fear flashed through their minds and they said, "We have seen strange things to-day."

"The Son of Man," He added, "is Lord of the Sabbath also."

Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;

"Blessed are you when men shall hate you and exclude you from their society and insult you, and spurn your very names as evil things, for the Son of Man's sake.

And just as He reached the gate of the town, they happened to be bringing out for burial a dead man who was his mother's only son; and she was a widow; and a great number of the townspeople were with her.

Then He answered the messengers, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard. Blind men receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are purified, deaf persons hear, the dead are raised to life, the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them.

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look, there is a man who is overfond of eating and drinking--he is a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!'

There is nothing hidden, which shall not be openly seen; nor anything secret, which shall not be known and come into the light of day.

When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, and said in a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of God Most High? Do not torture me, I beseech you."

Now there was a great herd of swine there feeding on the hill-side; and the demons begged Him to give them leave to go into them, and He gave them leave.

The demons came out of the man and left him, and entered into the swine; and the herd rushed violently over the cliff into the Lake and were drowned.

And those who had seen it told them how the demoniac was cured.

and He said, "The Son of Man must suffer much cruelty, be rejected by the Elders and High Priests and Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised to life again."

For whoever shall have been ashamed of me and my teachings, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own and the Father's glory and in that of the holy angels.

I tell you truly that there are some of those who stand here who will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Kingdom of God."

They came in glory, and kept speaking about His death, which He was so soon to undergo in Jerusalem.

Then there came a voice from within the cloud: "This is My Son, My Chosen One: listen to Him."

After this voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They kept it to themselves, and said not a word to any one at that time about what they had seen.

and a man from the crowd called out, "Rabbi, I beg you to pity my son, for he is my only child.

"O unbelieving and perverse generation!" replied Jesus; "how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here to me."

"As for you, store these my sayings in your memory; for, before long, the Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of men."

"Rabbi," replied John, "we have seen a man making use of your name to expel demons; and we forbad him, because he does not come with us."

"The foxes have holes," said Jesus, "and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."

All things are delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, nor who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom the Son may choose to reveal Him."

For I tell you that many Prophets and kings have desired to see the things you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things you hear, and have not heard them."

And what father is there among you, who, if his son asks for a slice of bread, will offer him a stone? or if he asks for a fish, will instead of a fish offer him a snake?

Others, to put Him to the test, asked Him for a sign in the sky.

but as soon as another stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away that complete armour of his in which he trusted, and distributes the plunder he has collected.

Now when the crowds came thronging upon Him, He proceeded to say, "The present generation is a wicked generation: it requires some sign, but no sign shall be given to it except that of Jonah.

For just as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a token to the present generation.

"And I tell you that every man who shall have acknowledged me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.

"Moreover every one who shall speak against the Son of Man, may obtain forgiveness; but he who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never obtain forgiveness.

Be you also ready, for at an hour when you are not expecting Him the Son of Man will come."

father against son and son against father; mother attacking daughter and daughter her mother, mother-in-law her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law her mother-in-law."

As soon as the Master of the house shall have risen and shut the door, and you have begun to stand outside and knock at the door and say, "'Sir, open the door for us' --"'I do not know you,' He answers; 'you are no friends of mine.'

"Soon the servant reported the result, saying, "'Sir, what you ordered is done, and there is room still.'

No long time afterwards the younger son got all together and travelled to a distant country, where he wasted his money in debauchery and excess.

So he went and hired himself to one of the inhabitants of that country, who sent him on to his farm to tend swine;

and he longed to make a hearty meal of the pods the swine were eating, but no one gave him any.

I no longer deserve to be called a son of yours: treat me as one of your hired men.'

"'Father,' cried the son, 'I have sinned against Heaven and before you: no longer do I deserve to be called a son of yours.'

for my son here was dead and has come to life again: he was lost and has been found.' "And they began to be merry.

"Now his elder son was out on the farm; and when he returned and came near home, he heard music and dancing.

"'All these years,' replied the son, 'I have been slaving for you, and I have never at any time disobeyed any of your orders, and yet you have never given me so much as a kid, for me to enjoy myself with my friends;

but now that this son of yours is come who has eaten up your property among his bad women, you have killed the fat calf for him.'

"'You my dear son,' said the father, 'are always with me, and all that is mine is also yours.

Then, turning to His disciples, He said, "There will come a time when you will wish you could see a single one of the days of the Son of Man, but will not see one.

For just as the lightning, when it flashes, shines from one part of the horizon to the opposite part, so will the Son of Man be on His day.

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

Exactly so will it be on the day that the veil is lifted from the Son of Man.

Yes, He will soon avenge their wrongs. Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?"

Then He drew the Twelve to Him and said, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written in the Prophets which refers to the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

Then, at the top of his voice, he cried out, "Jesus, son of David, take pity on me."

Those in front reproved him and tried to silence him; but he continued shouting, louder than ever, "Son of David, take pity on me."

As soon as Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for I must stay at your house to-day."

Turning towards him, Jesus replied, "To-day salvation has come to this house, seeing that he too is a son of Abraham.

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."

Then the owner of the vineyard said, "'What am I to do? I will send my son--my dearly-loved son: they will probably respect him.'

But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a son of David?

"David himself therefore calls Him Lord, and how can He be his son?"

"There will be signs in sun, moon, and stars; and on earth anguish among the nations in their bewilderment at the roaring of the sea and its billows;

And then will they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great power and glory.

As soon as they have shot out their leaves, you know at a glance that summer is now near.