So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching.

And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,

And when he came out he was not able to say anything, and they saw that he had seen a vision in the Temple; and he was making signs to them without words.

After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me?

Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.

His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,

And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

And they said, Not one of your relations has that name.

That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,

To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world.

And he had knowledge, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ.

(And a sword will go through your heart;) so that the secret thoughts of men may come to light.

And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,

And seeing that he was not there, they went back to Jerusalem, to make search for him.

And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?

Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.

Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,

And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure is come.

And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.

And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent.

Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;

And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;

And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down.

And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

And he gave him orders: Say nothing to any man, but let the priest see you and give an offering so that you may be made clean, as the law of Moses says, and for a witness to them.

And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.

But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill,) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house.

I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.

And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins, for fear that the skins will be burst by the new wine, and the wine be let out, and the skins come to destruction.

Now it came about that on the Sabbath he was going through the fields of grain, and his disciples took the heads of the grain for food, crushing them in their hands.

And it came about, on another Sabbath, that he went into the Synagogue and was teaching there. And a man was there whose right hand was dead.

And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.

Be glad in that day, and be lifted up for joy, for your reward in heaven will be great: for their fathers did these same things to the prophets.

He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.

But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

And when news of Jesus came to his ears, he sent to him rulers of the Jews, requesting that he would come and make his servant well.

And I had the feeling that I was not even good enough to come to you: but say the word only, and my servant will be well.

And when those who were sent came back to the house they saw that the servant was well.

And it came about, after a little time, that he went to a town named Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great number of people.

At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.

And one of the Pharisees made a request that he would take a meal with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house and took his seat at the table.

And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,

And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were washed with the drops from her eyes, and with her hair she made them dry, and kissing his feet she put the perfume on them.

Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.

And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,

And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.

Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.

No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.

And they made a request to him that he would not give them an order to go away into the deep.

Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them.

But Jesus said, Someone was touching me, for I had the feeling that power had gone out from me.

And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.

And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.

And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her.

And if you go into a house, let that house be your resting-place till you go away.

And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.

Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead;

And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.

And the day went on; and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go into the towns and the country round about and get resting-places and food for themselves, for we are in a waste place.

And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?

And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.

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

And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen.

But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.

And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.

And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,

And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.

And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.

Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.

I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town.

In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes.

For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.

But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,

But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.

Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.

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?

And he was sending an evil spirit out of a man who was without the power of talking. And it came about that when the spirit had gone the man had the power of talking; and the people were full of wonder.

If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.

And when he comes, he sees that it has been made fair and clean.

Then he goes and gets seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they go in, and take their places there: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first.

And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.

No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.

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.

So that punishment may come on this generation for the blood of all the prophets which was given from the earliest days;

And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;

At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit.

And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that.