but the angel said to Zacharias, don't be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard: and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, whom you shall name John:

he has cast down princes from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree,

Jesus replied, why were ye so sollicitous about me? don't you know that 'tis my business to be in my father's house?

However Jesus went down with them to Nazareth, and was subject to them: and his mother kept all these things in her heart.

let your actions therefore show your repentance, and don't pretend to say within yourselves, "we have Abraham for our father:" for I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

the ax is already laid to the root of the trees: every tree then, which does not produce good fruit, shall be hewn down, and cast into the fire.

but having reproved Herod the tetrarch upon account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the mischiefs that Herod had done;

next, the devil brought him to Jerusalem, and setting him on the battlements of the temple, said to him, if you be the son of God, throw your self down from this height,

then he closed the book, and returning it to the minister, he sat down: and as the eyes of the whole synagogue were fix'd with attention upon him,

and breaking up the assembly, they drove him out of the city, to the precipice of the hill, upon which it was built, in order to throw him headlong down.

but Jesus rebuk'd him, saying, be dumb, and come out of him. upon which the demon threw him down in the midst of the assembly, and came out, without doing him any harm.

he went therefore aboard one of the vessels, which was Simon's, and desired him to bear away a little from land. then he sat down, and preached to the people from the ship.

which being done, they enclosed such a multitude of fish, the net began to break:

but when they found it impracticable to bring him in through the crowd, they went up the gallery to the leads, and let him down through the ceiling in his bed among the company, where Jesus was,

but Jesus replied, they that are in health don't want a physician: but they that are sick.

upon which some of the Pharisees said to them, why do you do what is not allowed to be done on the sabbath-day?

At length he came down the hill with them, and stayed with the rest of his disciples in the plain, where a great multitude of people from all Judea, from Jerusalem, and the maritime country of Tyre and Sidon, came to hear him, and to have their diseases cured.

give to all that ask: and if a man takes away your goods, don't demand them again.

don't judge others, and you shall not be judged: condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

or how can you say to your brother, brother, let me take out the mote, that is in your eye, when you your self don't discern the beam that is in your own eye? hypocrite, first remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the mote out of your brother's eye.

but he that does not practise what he hears, is like a man who built his house upon the loose earth without any foundation: the current beat impetuously against it: in the instant down it fell, and great were its ruins.

then Jesus went with him, and when he was advanced near the house, the centurion sent some of his friends to him, saying, "Lord, don't give yourself the trouble of coming, I don't deserve you should honour my house with your presence.

as he drew near the gate of the city, there was a dead man just then carrying out to be buried, who was his mother's only son, and she a widow: and many people of the town came with her.

when the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, don't weep.

Jesus being invited to dinner at a certain Pharisee's house, he went home with him, and sat down to table.

he answered, the secret circumstances of the divine dispensation may be clearly revealed to you, but to others only in parables, so that they don't observe what they see, nor comprehend what they hear.

upon seeing Jesus, he set up a great cry, fell down before him, and roar'd out, what business have you with me, Jesus son of the most high God? I beseech you torment me not.

accordingly the demons quitted the man, and enter'd into the swine: immediately the herd ran headlong down a precipice into the lake, and were drowned.

the keepers seeing this, ran about and spread it, both in town,

saying, go home, and relate, what great things God hath done for you. whereupon he departed, and published through all the city, what a wonderful deliverance Jesus had wrought for him.

then the woman finding she could not conceal herself, came trembling, and kneeling down before him, confess'd before all the people, why she had touch'd him, and how she was instantly cured.

but he said to her, daughter, don't be under any concern: your faith has sav'd you, go in peace.

the company there were all in tears lamenting for her: but he said don't weep; she is not dead, but asleep.

The Apostles, upon their return to Jesus, acquainted him with what they had done. and taking them with him, he retired into a desart place over-against the city of Bethsaida:

for they were about five thousand. but Jesus said to his disciples, make them sit down by fifties in a company.

accordingly they ranged them, and made them all sit down.

The next day, when they were come down from the mountain, a multitude of people happen'd to meet him:

as the child was advancing, the demon threw him down, into convulsions: but Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, cured the child, and delivered him to his father.

but Jesus said to him, don't oppose it: for he that is not against us, is for us.

and he sent messengers before, who went to a town of the Samaritans, to prepare a lodging for him.

but Jesus turn'd, and rebuked them, saying, you don't know by what spirit you are moved.

continue in the same house, and eat and drink whatever it affords: for a labourer deserves his wages: therefore don't shift from family to family.

but Martha perplex'd with the hurry of her affairs, came to him, and said, Lord, don't you observe my sister has left me to serve all alone: direct her therefore to give me some assistance.

One day Jesus had been praying in a certain place, and as soon as he had done, one of his disciples said to him, instruct us about prayer, as John the baptist instructed his disciples.

he said therefore to them, when ye pray, say, "our father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come. thy will be done, on earth, as in heaven.

and he within should give this answer, don't trouble me now: the door is made fast, and my family are all in bed: I can't get up to supply you.

While he was speaking, a Pharisee invited him to dine his house, where he went, and sat down at table.

this will I do, said he, I will pull down my barns, and build greater: and there I will bestow all my rich product.

therefore don't be concern'd about what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; but lay aside all your anxiety:

why can't you judge what is proper to be done in your own affairs.

then he said to the vine-dresser, you see, I have been looking these three years for fruit from this fig-tree, but find none: hew it down, why should it cumber my ground?

perhaps it may bear fruit: if not, you may after that hew it down.

One sabbath-day, Jesus went to dine with a Pharisee of the first distinction, where he was strictly observ'd.

when any one invites you to a wedding, don't put yourself in the highest seat: for fear some person of greater distinction should be a guest,

Then he said to the Pharisee, that had invited him, when you give a dinner, or a supper, don't call your friends, or your brethren, or kinsmen, or wealthy neighbours; lest they invite you again, and make you a requital.

or where is the king, that will march to give battle to another king, without setting himself first to deliberate, whether he is strong enough with ten thousand to withstand an army of twenty thousand?

or if a woman, that has ten pieces of money, should lose one of them, will she not light a lamp, sweep the house, and carefully search, till she find it?

a hundred measures of oil, said he. take your bill, said the steward, sit down there, and write out one immediately for fifty.

won't he rather say, get ready my supper, dress yourself, and wait upon me, till I have done eating and drinking; after that, take your meal?

so when you have done all that you were commanded to do, say, we are unprofitable servants; we have only done what was our duty to do.

and as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten lepers, who stood at a distance, and cry'd out aloud,

and Jesus said to him, were not all the ten healed? where then are the other nine?

they will tell you, here he is, or, he is there: but don't go out to follow them;

then let not him that is on the house-top venture down to secure his furniture: and he that is in the field, let him not return back.

as soon as Jesus came at the place, he look'd up, and seeing him, Zaccheus, said he, make haste down; for I intend to dine at your house to-day.

so down he came in great haste, and gave Jesus a joyful reception.

and he called ten of his servants, to whom he deliver'd ten pounds: improve that, said he, till I return.

the first came and said, Lord, your one pound has gained ten more.

he answer'd, honest servant, that's well: since your industry has made so much of so little, I give you the government of ten cities.

then he said to his attendants, take the one pound from him, and give it him, that gain'd ten.

but they objected, Lord, he has already ten pounds:

"my house is a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves."

the time is coming, said he, when these buildings, which you now view, shall be all thrown down and lost in ruins.

wo to them that are with child, or to them that give suck in those days: for this will be a region of great distress, and wrath will pour down upon this people.

The hour of eating being come, he, and the twelve apostles sat down to table.

he pray'd in these words, father, "O that you would divert this cup from me! nevertheless not my will, but thine be done."

Before he had done speaking, the company appears, Judas one of the twelve marching in front, who advanc'd to Jesus to give him a kiss.

now as they had made a fire in the middle of the hall, and people were sitting all round it, Peter too sat down among them.

but he renounc'd Jesus, saying, woman, I don't know him.

Peter reply'd, man, I don't know what you would say, and immediately while he was yet speaking, the cock crew.

at last Pilate said to the chief priests, and to the people, I don't find any crime in this man.

you have represented this man to me as one that was stirring up the people to a revolt: you see I have examin'd him in your presence; yet I don't find he is guilty of the crimes you have laid to his charge: no, nor even Herod;

however he urg'd it a third time, why, what crime has he done? I don't find he has done any thing that deserves death: I will therefore order him to be whipp'd, and so dismiss him.

As they were conducting him to execution, they seiz'd upon one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming to town, and oblig'd him to carry the cross after Jesus,

and he took it down, and wrapp'd it in linnen, and laid it in a sepulchre, hewn out of a rock, wherein nobody had ever yet been deposited.

yet Peter got up, and ran to the sepulchre, where stooping down he saw nothing but the linnen lying there: upon which he went away wondring with himself at such an event.

though we expected he would have been the Messiah, that was to deliver Israel: and besides all this, it is now three days since these things were done.