In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

And there was no child to them, as Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.

There was a whole crowd of people praying outside because it was the time for burning the incense offering.

And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense.

And there shall be joy to thee and exulting, and, many, over his birth, shall rejoice;

When he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision there. But Zechariah kept making signs to them, and remained dumb.

To a maiden there who was betrothed to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was Mary.

He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

Look, there is your kinswoman Elizabeth! Even she has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month;

For there is nothing which God is not able to do.

And there she went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.

And blessed is'she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.

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

And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea.

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 every man went unto his own city, there to be taxed.

He went there to be registered with Mary, who had been promised to him in marriage and was pregnant.

And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

And in the same country there were keepers of sheep in the fields, watching over their flock by night.

And lo, an angel of the Lord was there by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared with great fear.

for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.

And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,

"May there be glory to God in the highest [heavens], and may there be peace on earth among men who are pleasing to God."

And they hurried there, and found Mary and Joseph, with the baby lying in the manger.

And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.

So under the Spirit's guidance he went into the temple, and when the parents brought the child Jesus there to do for Him as the custom of the law required,

And there was one, Anna, a woman prophet, the daughter of Phanuel, of the family of Asher (she was very old, and after seven years of married life

And she had been a widow about four score and four years of age, which went never out of the temple, but served God there with fasting and prayer night and day.

And when He became twelve, they went up there according to the custom of the Feast;

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

Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests -- there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

So he used to say to the crowds that continued to come out there to be baptized by him: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to escape from the wrath that is coming?

And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

the heaven was opened, and the holy Spirit descended in a corporeal form, like a dove upon Him, and there came a voice from heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

and was there forty days, to be tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days; and when they were ended, he was afterward hungry.

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee; and there went out a report concerning him through all the surrounding country

And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;

And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.

and came into Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and there taught them on the Sabbath days.

And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said,

"Ha! what is there to us and to Thee, Jesus, Nazarene! Didst Thou come to destroy us? I know Thee, Who Thou art, the Holy One of God!"

And there was much talk about him in all the places round about.

and he saw two boats there beside the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them [and] were washing their nets.

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.

But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

But Jesus himself habitually withdrew into solitary places, and there used to pray.

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.

And there some men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed. They tried to get him in and lay him before Jesus;

And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.

And Levi made Him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great number of publicans, and others at table with them.

But there will come days, even when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, then, will they fast, in those days.

And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that He went into a synagogue and taught; and there was a man there, whose right hand was withered.

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 who had the withered hand, "Get up and stand in the middle," and he got up [and] stood there.

Then He looked around at all of them [there] and said to the man, "Reach out your hand." And [when] he did this, his hand was restored [to normal use].

And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into the mountain to pray; and was there through the night in the prayer of God.

With them he came down the hill and stood on a level spot. There was a great company of his disciples with him, and a large multitude of people from all Judaea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him and to get cured of their diseases.

And all the people endeavoured to touch Him, for there went a divine virtue out of Him, and healed them all.

And, if ye love them that love you, what sort of thanks are there for you? for, even sinners, love, such as love them.

For, if ye even do good unto them that do good unto you, what sort of thanks are there for you? Even sinners, the same, are doing.

And, if ye lend to them from whom ye are hoping to receive, what sort of thanks are there for you? Even sinners, unto sinners, do lend, that they may receive back, as much.

give, and there shall be given unto you; good measure pressed down, and shook, and running over, shall they give into your lap. For with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured back to you again.

"There is no disciple who is above his master; But every one when he is completely trained will be like his master.

For there is no good tree which produceth fruit of a bad quality; neither doth a tree of a bad sort produce good fruit.

he is like to a man, building a house, who digged, and sunk deep, and laid the foundation on a rock; and when there was a flood, the river rushed violently against that house, and was not of force to shake it, for it was founded on a rock.

After Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people who were there listening, he went to Capernaum.

Now there was an army-captain who had a servant ill whom he valued very highly. This man was at the point of death;

And it came to pass soon afterwards that He went to a city called Nain; and there were going with Him His disciples, and a large multitude.

and as He came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carrying out to be buried, his mother's only son, and she was a widow: and many of the people of the city were with her.

And there came a fear on them all. And they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet is risen among us, and God hath visited his people."

so John called two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord. "Are you the Coming One?" he asked, "or is there another that we are to expect?"

The men came to Jesus and said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you with this question: 'Are you the Coming One, or is there another that we are to expect?'"

If not, what did you go out there to see? A man dressed in silks and satins? No. People who dress gorgeously and live luxuriously are found in royal palaces.

If not, then what did you go out there to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is far more than a prophet.

for I tell you that among the sons of men there is not a greater prophet than John the baptist: (though the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he:)

So what is there to which I can compare the men of this age? What are they like?

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look, there is a man who is overfond of eating and drinking--he is a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!'

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,

Jesus answered him, and said to him, "Simon, there is something I want to say to you." He said, "Proceed, Master."

"There was a certain lender, which had two debtors, the one ought five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

And there are those who hear by the wayside; then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, lest they believing may be saved.

And that which falleth among thorns, there are those who hear, and going forward, by the cares and riches and pleasures are choked out, and bring forth no fruit to perfection.

(For there is nothing secret, that shall not be made manifest: nor any thing concealed, which shall not be made known and come to light.)

'See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'

And there came to him his mother and brethren, and they could not come at him for the crowd.

But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling with water , and were in jeopardy.

And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing. Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

And when He was landed, there met Him a man out of the city, who had been possessed by demons a long while, and wore no clothes, and abode in no dwelling but the tombs.

And, seeing Jesus, he, crying out, fell down before Him, and, with a loud voice, said, "What is there to me and to Thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I beg of Thee, do not torment me!"

but as there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain, they intreated Him that He would suffer them to enter into them, and He permitted them.

So they went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting [there] clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid.

"Return home," He said, "and tell there all that God has done for you." So he went and published through the whole town all that Jesus had done for him.

And behold there came a man whose name was Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, and he fell at the feet of Jesus, and intreated Him to come into his house:

for there was an only daughter to him, of twelve years, and she was dying. And while He was going the multitudes were thronging Him.

A woman was there who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years. Although she had spent all she had on doctors, no one could heal her.

While He was yet speaking, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's, and said to Him, Thy daughter is dead, trouble not the Master.

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