That thou mayst know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.

And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speak to thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

And behold, thou shalt be deaf, and not able to speak, till the day that these things are done, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

And coming out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived, that he had seen a vision; for he beckoned to them, and remained speechless.

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that Holy thing which shall be born, shall be called the Son of God.

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

And happy is she that believed; for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is his name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him, from generation to generation.

Now Elisabeth's full time came, that she should be delivered, and she brought forth a son.

And her neighbours and relations heard, that the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her, and they rejoiced with her.

And they said to her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them, and all these things were noised abroad, in all the hill-country of Judea.

And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began: That we should be saved from our enemies,

and from the hand of all that hate us;

That he would grant us, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies,

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.

And in those days there went out a decree from Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be inrolled.

And while they were there, the days were fulfilled, that she should be delivered.

And all that heard wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that

openeth the womb shall be holy to the Lord) And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the Law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.

And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

(Yea, and a sword shall pierce thro' thy own soul also) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

And she coming in at that hour, gave thanks to the Lord, and spake of him to all that were waiting for redemption in Jerusalem.

And all that heard him were astonished, at his understanding and answers.

And he said to them, Why sought ye me? Knew ye not, that I must be about my Father's business?

that came forth to be baptized of him, Ye brood of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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

He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

that he shut up John in prison.

Now while all the people were baptizing, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized,

And the devil said to him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What word is this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out!

Now when the sun was set, all that had any sick of divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

And devils also came out of many, crying out and saying, Thou art Christ, the Son of God. And he rebuking them, suffered them not to say, that they knew he was the Christ.

And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the multitude sought him, and came to him, and detained him, that he might not depart from them.

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

For astonishment seized him, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes,

And behold men bringing on a couch a man that was ill of the palsy; and they sought to bring him in, and lay him before him.

And the scribes and the Pharisees reasoned, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies?

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

And immediately rising up before them, and taking up that on which he lay, he went to his house, glorifying God.

And Levi made him a great entertainment, in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

And Jesus answering said to them, They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read, even this, what David did, when he hungered, and they that were with him?

How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the shew-bread, and gave also to them that were with him, which it is not lawful to eat, but for the priests only?

And there was a man whose right-hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees watched, whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man that had the withered hand, Rise up and stand forth in the midst.

And they that were vexed with unclean spirits; and they were healed.

Happy are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be satisfied: happy are ye that weep now; for ye shall laugh.

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy; for behold your reward is great in heaven; for in like manner did their fathers to the prophets.

But wo to you that are rich; for ye have your consolation.

Wo to you that are full; for ye shall hunger: wo to you that laugh now; for ye shall mourn and weep.

But I say to you that hear, Love your enemies; do good to them that hate you,

Bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

And to him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer also the other: and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coat also.

Give to every man that asketh thee, and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

For if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? For sinners also love those that love them.

And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? For even sinners do the same.

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete with, it shall be measured to you again.

The disciple is not above his master, but every one that is perfected, shall be as his master.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thy own eye?

Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, thou thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine own eye. Thou hypocrite, cast first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil; for of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

He is like a man, who built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream broke vehemently upon that house, but could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.

But he that heareth, and doth not, is like a man that built an house without a foundation upon the earth: against which the stream broke vehemently, and immediately it fell: and the breach of that house was great.

Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof.

Jesus hearing these things, marvelled at him, and turning, said to the people that followed him, I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

And they that had been sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

calling to him two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

And the men being come to him, said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

And in that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues, and of evil spirits, and to many that were blind he gave sight.

A reed shaken by the wind? But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold they that are splendidly apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings palaces.

For I say to you, among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

And behold a woman in the city, who had been a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at table in the Pharisee's house,

But the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known, who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that sat at table with him said within themselves,

Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundred fold. And saying these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to others in parables, so that seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not understand.

Those by the way-side are they that hear; then cometh the devil and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

That which fell among thorns are they, who, having heard, go forth, and are choked with cares, and riches, and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But that on the good ground are they, who, having heard the word, keep it in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with perseverance.

No man having lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they who come in may see the light.

For there is nothing hid that shall not be discovered, neither any thing concealed, that shall not be known and come to light.

And as he went forth to land, there met him out of the city, a certain man that had had devils a long time, and wore no clothes, neither abode in an house, but in the tombs.

And they besought him, that he would not command them to go into the abyss.

And there was an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him, that he would suffer them to enter into them.

And they that fed them, seeing what was done, fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.

They also that had seen it told them, How he that was possessed by the devils was healed.

And the man out of whom the devils were departed, besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, Return home,

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

And Jesus said, Some one hath touched me; for I know that virtue is gone out of me.