And the people were looking for Zachariah, and wondering that he remained so long in the temple.

And his mother answering said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

And it came to pass, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said one to another, Let us go at once to Bethlehem, and see that which hath come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us.

and it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.

And when they saw him, they were amazed; and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have been seeking thee in much distress.

and all flesh shall see the salvation of God."

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And he began to say to them, Today hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, "Physician, heal thyself;" whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country.

And he said, Truly do I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them, and had washed the nets.

And they beckoned to their partners in the other boat, to come and help them; and they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

and so were also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; henceforth thou shalt catch men.

But so much the more went abroad the report concerning him; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.

Which is easier? to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk?

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins,he said to the palsied man,I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go to thy house.

And after these things he went out, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the customhouse; and he said to him, Follow me.

And looking round on them all, he said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored.

Woe, when all men speak well of you! for so did their fathers of the false prophets.

But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;

How canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me take out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself perceivest not the beam in thine own eye? Hypocrite! first cast the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to take out the mote that is in thy brothers eye.

But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

For even I am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

And Jesus hearing this, wondered at him; and turning round said to the multitude that followed him, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

And when the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not.

And he came up, and touched the bier; and they who bore it stood still; and he said, Young man, I say to thee, Rise.

And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What have ye gone out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind?

But what have ye gone out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Lo! they who wear gorgeous apparel, and live luxuriously, are in kings palaces.

But what have ye gone out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

I say to you, Among those born of women there is no greater prophet than John; but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

For John the Baptist hath come not eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

The Son of man hath come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

And the Pharisee who had invited him, when he saw this, said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who, and what sort of woman, this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.

And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he saith, Teacher, say on.

Wherefore, I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loveth little.

And those who were at table with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins?

A sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and they were trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured them.

And he said, To you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others [these things are spoken] in parables; that while seeing they may not see, and while hearing they may not understand.

And no one having lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.

And word was brought to him, Thy mother and thy brothers stand without, desiring to see thee.

And they went out to see what had been done. And they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid.

But Herod said, John I beheaded; but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

And they did so, and made them all lie down.

And it came to pass as he was in a private place praying, that his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

And he said to them, But who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

But Peter and those who were with him were weighed down with sleep. But when they awoke, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

and lo! a spirit seizeth him, and suddenly crieth out, and convulseth him so that he foameth, and it departeth from him hardly, taking away all his strength.

And John answering said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow in our company.

And into whatever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

and heal the sick that are therein, and say to them, The kingdom of God hath come near to you.

But into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go out into its streets and say,

And he said to them, I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning.

In that hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. And turning to the disciples he said,

And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye are seeing.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye are seeing, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye are hearing, and heard them not.

And by chance a certain priest was going down on that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

And in like manner also a Levite, having arrived at the place, came and saw, and passed by on the other side.

But a certain Samaritan, as he was journeying, came where he was, and when he saw him, had compassion,

And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come;

And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him Friend, lend me three loaves;

And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not; the door is now shut, and I and my children are in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

I say to you, though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

And I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? For ye say that I cast out the demons through Beelzebul.

And when the crowds were thronging about him, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation; it seeketh a sign; and no sign will be given it, but the sign of Jonah.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of man be to this generation.

No one when he has lighted a lamp, puts it into a secret place, or under the bushel, but on the lampstand, that they who come in may see the light.

So then ye bear witness to and approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and ye are building [their tombs].

In the mean time, when the multitude was gathered together in myriads, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

And I say to you my friends, Fear not those who kill the body, and after this can do nothing more.

But I will warn you whom to fear; fear him who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, fear him.

And I say to you, Every one that acknowledgeth me before men, him will the Son of man also acknowledge before the angels of God.

And when they bring you to the synagogues and the magistrates and the authorities, be not anxious as to how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say;

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.

And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for the life, what ye shall eat; nor for the body, what ye shall put on.

Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse, nor barn; and God feedeth them. Of how much greater value are ye than the birds!

Consider the lilies, that they neither spin nor weave; and yet I say to you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.

But if God so clothes the herbage in the field, which is today, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith!

Happy are those servants, whom their lord when he cometh shall find watching; truly do I say to you, that he will gird himself, and place them at table, and will come and wait on them.

Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.

I say to you in truth, that he will place him in charge of all his substance.

But if that servant say in his heart, My lord is long in coming; and begin to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and be drunken,

And he said also to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, ye say at once, A shower is coming; and it is so;

and when ye perceive the south wind blowing, ye say, It will be hot; and it cometh to pass.

Strive to enter in through the narrow door; for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

When once the master of the house shall have risen, and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I know not whence ye are;

then will ye begin to say, We ate and drank in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets.

And he will say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth there, when ye see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.

Lo! your house is abandoned to you. I declare to you, Ye will not see me until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this man; and then thou wilt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

But when thou art invited, go and recline in the lowest place, that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher. Then wilt thou have honor in the presence of all who are at table with thee.

And at the hour of supper he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, Come, for things are now ready.

And all with one accord began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and must needs go out and see it; I pray that I may be excused.

For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.

So likewise, whoever of you doth not forsake all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.

I say to you, that in like manner there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninetynine righteous men who have no need of repentance.

I say to you, that thus there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.