In the days of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah. And his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end.

And blessed is she who believes, for there shall be a perfecting of those things which were told her from the Lord.

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

And while they were there, the days for her deliverance were fulfilled.

And she brought forth her son, the First-born, and wrapped Him, and laid Him in a manger-- because there was no room for them in the inn.

And in the same country there were shepherds living in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in many days, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity.

And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon and cried out with a loud voice,

And it happened on one of the days, even He was teaching. And Pharisees and teachers of the Law were sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was there, for the curing of them.

And Levi made a great feast in his own house for Him. And there was a great company of tax-collectors and of others who were reclining with them.

And it happened, also on another sabbath, that He entered into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man whose right hand was withered.

And coming down with them, He stood on a level place. And a crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon (who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases) were there;

For I say to you, Among those who are born of woman there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist. But he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

And they came to Him and awakened Him, saying, Master, Master, we are perishing! Then being aroused, He rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm.

And there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain. And they begged Him that He would allow them to enter into them. And He allowed them.

And whatever house you enter into, abide there and depart from there.

And they ate and were all filled. And there was taken up twelve hand baskets full of fragments of that left over to them.

But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste of death until they see the kingdom of God.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest on it. If not, it shall return to you,

And he goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and entering in, they dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first.

In the meantime, when there had gathered together an innumerable crowd of people, so as to trample on one another, He began to say to His disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, nor anything hidden that shall not be known.

And he said, I will do this. I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and I will store all my fruits and my goods there.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

For from now on, there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

And He also said to the crowd, When you see a cloud rise out of the west, immediately you say, There is a shower coming. And so it is.

And when you see the south wind blow, you say, There will be heat; and it occurs.

I tell you, you shall not depart from there until you have paid the very last lepton.

And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bowed together and was not able to be completely erect.

And answering, the synagogue ruler, being angry because Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, said to the crowd, There are six days in which it is right to work. Therefore in them come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you will see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves being thrust out.

And behold, there are last ones which will be first, and there are first ones which will be last.

The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying to Him, Go out and depart from here, for Herod will kill you.

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you have commanded, and still there is room.

Likewise I say to you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.

And not many days afterward, the younger son gathered all together and went away into a far country. And there he wasted his property, living dissolutely.

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land. And he began to be in want.

And He also said to His disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward. And he was accused to him, that he had wasted his goods.

There was a certain rich man who was customarily clothed in purple and fine linen and making merry in luxury every day.

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores

And besides all this, there is a great chasm fixed between you and us; so that they desiring to pass from here to you cannot, nor can they pass over to us from there.

And answering, Jesus said, Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

Nor shall they say, Lo here! or, behold, there! For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.

And they shall say to you, Lo, here! or, behold, there! Do not go away, nor follow.

I tell you, in that night there shall be two in one bed, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

And they answered and said to Him, Where, Lord? And He said to them, Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

And He said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,

And behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, who was a chief tax-collector. And he was rich.

Therefore there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife and died without children.

And He also saw a certain poor widow casting two lepta in there.

As to these things which you see, days will come in which there shall not be left a stone on a stone, which shall not be thrown down.

And great earthquakes shall be in different places, and famines and plagues. And there shall be terrors and great signs from Heaven.

But there shall not a hair of your head perish.

But woe to those who are with child, and to those suckling in those days! For there shall be great distress in the land and wrath on this people.

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars. And on the earth will be anxiety of nations with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

And he shall show you a large, furnished upper room. Prepare there.

And there was also a dispute among them as to which of them seems to be greater.

And when they came to the place which is called Calvary, they crucified Him and the criminals there, one on the right, and one on the left.

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered and said to Him, Are you only a stranger in Jerusalem and have not known the things which have occurred there in these days?