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 because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both 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 the altar of incense.

And there will be joy and exultation for thee, and many will rejoice at his birth.

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 virgin there engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David; and the virgin's 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 came into the house of Zachariah, and greeted Elizabeth.

And blessed [is] she who believed that [there] will be a fulfillment to what was spoken to her from the Lord!"

And they said to her, "There is no one of your relatives who 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.

because there was born to you to-day a Saviour -- who is Christ the Lord -- in the city of David,

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?

Then came there publicans to be baptised, and said unto him, "Master, what shall we do?"

John expressly answered them all, "I am baptizing you in water only, but there is coming the One who is stronger than I am, whose shoestrings I am not fit to untie. He will 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 fame of him through all the surrounding region.

And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he 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,

saying, Let me alone; what is there to us and to thee, O Jesus the Nazarene? Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the region 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 constantly withdrew into the Desert and there prayed.

And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

And behold there came men carrying a paralytic on a bed; and they tried to bring him and lay him before Jesus, but they could not because of the crowd.

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 house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat 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 on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his 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.

Then He came down with them and took His stand on a level place, where there was a great throng of His disciples and a vast crowd of people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and the seacoast district of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases.

And all the people pressed to touch him: for there went 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 superior to his teacher; but every one whose instruction is complete will be like his teacher.

For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth 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.

There was a Roman captain who had a slave that was very dear to him, and he was sick and at the point of death,

And it came to pass, on the morrow, he was going on to a city called Nain, and there were going with him many of his disciples, and a great multitude,

Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was 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.

I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none greater than John: yet he that is but little 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 were two debtors [who owed] a certain creditor. One owed five hundred denarii 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 hid which shall not become manifest, nor secret which shall not be 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 perish. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in any house, but in the tombs.

And seeing Jesus, and crying out, he worshiped Him, and said with a loud voice; What is there to me and to thee, O Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I pray thee torment me not.

Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave.

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 named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus feet, and besought him to come into his house;

because there was with him an only begotten daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But during his going the multitudes thronged him.

Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years but could not be healed by anyone.

While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house , saying, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher.

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