But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid Zacharias, for your earnest prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will give birth to a son and you will name him John.

In the mean time the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wonder'd at his tarrying so long in the temple.

And it happened that when the days of his service came to an end, he went away to his home.

But in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent of God to a city of Galilee, of which the name was Nazareth,

To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

Mary was surpriz'd at the voice of such an appearance, and wonder'd what the meaning of this salutation should be.

Listen carefully: you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.

And your relative, Elizabeth, although she is old, is going to give birth to a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was said to be barren.

And Mary, rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,

But the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth that she should bring forth, and she gave birth to a son.

To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'

for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ the Lord.

And when the necessary days for making them clean by the law of Moses had come to an end, they took him to Jerusalem to give him to the Lord

And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:

and all that heard him were astonish'd at his understanding and answers.

For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

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

And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season.

Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,

and to none of them was Elias sent but to Sarepta of Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow.

and there were many lepers in the time of Elisha the prophet: yet none of them obtain'd a cure, except Naaman the Syrian.

And day having come, having gone forth, he went on to a desert place, and the multitudes were seeking him, and they came unto him, and were staying him -- not to go on from them,

One day, as the crowd was pressing in on him to listen to God's word, Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

Simon answered and said, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets.”

Then he ordered the man to tell no one, but commanded him, "Go and show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

But he went away by himself to a waste place for prayer.

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to a change of mind.

And he said to them, in a story, No man takes a bit of cloth from a new coat and puts it on to an old coat, for so the new coat would be damaged and the bit from the new would not go well with the old.

Now it was in those days that Jesus went to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night in prayer to God.

And he came down with them to a level place, and a great band of his disciples, and a very great number of people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and from the parts of Tyre and Sidon by the sea, came to give hearing to him, and to be made well from their diseases;

if you return one kind office by another, where's the obligation? the heathen themselves do as much.

he is like to a man building a house, who did dig, and deepen, and laid a foundation upon the rock, and a flood having come, the stream broke forth on that house, and was not able to shake it, for it had been founded upon the rock.

'And he who heard and did not, is like to a man having builded a house upon the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream brake forth, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house became great.'

When Jesus had brought to a conclusion all that he had then had to say to the people, he entered Capernaum.

For I too am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under my command. I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great multitude.

And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.

But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, superior to a prophet.

Now one of the Pharisees repeatedly invited Him to a meal at his house; so He entered the house and reclined at the table.

'Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty;

No man sets light to a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or puts it underneath a couch, but he puts it on a lamp-stand, so that anyone who comes in may see the light.

Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.

Now Herod the tetrarch was inform'd of all his transactions: and was perplex'd at the relation of some, that John was risen from the dead: whilst others said, Elias appear'd:

And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida.

As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away to the neighboring villages and farms so they can rest and get some food, because we are here in a deserted place."

For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.

Why, what benefit is it to a man to have gained the whole world, but to have lost or forfeited his own self.

About eight days after these discourses, He took Peter, and John, and James, and went up to a mountain to pray.

And it chanced on the next day, as they came down from the hill, much people came and met him.

John said, "Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him, because he wasn't a follower like us."

When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He determined to journey to Jerusalem.

And he sent men before: and they came to a small town of Samaria to make ready for him.

Then they went on to a different village.

And Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to a plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God."

Whenever you go to a house for headquarters, first say, 'Peace to this household.'

Whenever you come to a town and they welcome you, eat what is offered you,

But whenever you come to a town and they do not welcome you, go out into the open streets and say,

So too a Levite, when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

As they pursued their journey He came to a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed Him to her house.

And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to his disciples?

He said to them, "Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight, and tell him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

No one sets light to a lamp, and then puts it in the cellar of under the corn-measure, but he puts it on the lamp-stand, so that any one who comes in may see the light.

Now, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal.

If then you are not even able [to do] a very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest?

Blessed are those servants, whom their Master when He comes shall find on the watch. I tell you in solemn truth, that He will tie an apron round Him, and will bid them recline at table while He comes and waits on them.

And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;

For as you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to come to a settlement with him on the way, so that he will not drag you to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff will throw you into prison.

I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to an end in the same way.

As he was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath-day, a woman was present,

and behold, there was a woman who had been subject to a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent down, and was not able to lift herself up at all.

It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the fowls of the heavens did rest in its branches.'

When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host approaches he will say to you, 'Friend, move up here to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you.

and you shall be happy in not receiving a requital: for you shall be recompenc'd at the resurrection of the just.

And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

“Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins [each one equal to a day’s wages] and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?

'And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;

And when he had spent all, there happen'd a grievous famine in that country, and he began to be in want.

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

how many years have I serv'd you, without having ever disobey'd your orders? and yet you never bestow'd a kid upon me, to make merry with my friends:

I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses.

"To a second he said, "'And how much do you owe?' "'A hundred quarters of wheat,' was the answer. "'Here is your account,' said he: 'change it into eighty quarters.'

And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.

But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out.

Everyone who puts away his wife and takes another, is a false husband: and he who is married to a woman whose husband has put her away, is no true husband to her.

And it happened that the beggar died and [his spirit] was carried away by angels to a place close to Abraham. And the rich man also died and [his body] was buried.

And coming to a certain village, ten lepers met him, who stood afar off.

For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven, shines to an other part under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day.

On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field must not turn back.

I tell you this man went home approv'd as just, and not the other. for whoever exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

And he was seeking to see Jesus--who he was--and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature.

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him: Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for I must spend this day at your house.

He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.

in these words, "O that thou hadst consider'd, at least in this very day, the opportunity you had of being happy! but now alas! it is vanish'd from your eyes."

On one of the days, as Jesus was instructing the people in the temple [area] and preaching the good news (gospel), the chief priests and the scribes along with the elders confronted Him,

And answering, he said unto them - I too, will question, you, as to a matter, - and tell me!

so not being able to take any advantage from his words, before the people, they said no more, being surpriz'd at his answer.