There was in the days of Herod king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right hand of the altar of incense.

and He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

and blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a performance of the things that were told her from the Lord.

and they said to her, There is none of thy relations of this name.

And while they were there, the days of her delivery were fulfilled,

and she brought forth her son, the first-born, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were in the same country shepherds out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night: and lo,

And on a sudden there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host,

And there was a man at Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and he was a just and a religious man, who expected the consolation of Israel; and the holy Spirit was upon him.

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser; who was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her first marrying,

And there came publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

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 there was delivered to Him the book of the prophet Esaias; and opening the book, He found the place where it was written,

And I assure you, there were many widows in Israel, in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, and there was a great famine through all the land;

There were also many lepers in Israel, in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed; but Naaman the Syrian was.

And there was a man in the synagogue possessed by the spirit of an impure demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

And one day, as He was teaching, there were pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people:

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.

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

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.

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:)

(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.)

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.

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.

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:

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.

And into whatever house ye enter, continue there, till ye leave that place.

And they did eat, and were all satisfied: and there was taken up what remained even of fragments twelve baskets.

And I assure you, there be some of those who stand here, that shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

And as he was saying this, there came a cloud and overshadowed them; and they were afraid, when they went up into the cloud and disappeared.

And there came a voice out of the cloud saying, This is my beloved Son, hear ye Him.

And as they were going by the way, there was one said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest:

and if there be a child of peace there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall return upon yourselves.

He said to him, What is written in the law? How readest thou there?

And Jesus replying said, There was a certain man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among thieves, who after they had stripped and beaten him, went away, leaving him half dead.

Then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and so the last state of that man is worse than the first.

In the mean time great multitudes of people being gathered together about Him, so that they trode upon one another, He began to say to his disciples, Beware of the leaven of the pharisees, which is hypocrisy: for there is nothing concealed,

And he said, This I will do: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will bestow all my products and my goods.

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

For from this time there shall be five in one family divided, three against two and two against three:

He said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, ye presently say, there is a shower coming, and so it proves:

and when ye observe the south-wind blowing, ye say there will be heat, and it cometh to pass.

There were present at the same time, some that told Him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

there was a woman that had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and utterly unable to lift herself upright.

But the ruler of the synagogue, being provoked that Jesus had wrought a cure on the sabbath-day, said to the people, There are six days in which ye ought to work; on these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath-day.

And one said to Him, Lord, are there but few that shall be saved?

and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves shut out.

And behold, there are some last who shall be first, and there are first that shall be last.

behold, there was a certain man before Him that had a dropsy.

And the servant said, Sir, it is done according to thine order, and still there is room.

Now there were great multitudes going along with Him:

Thus, I tell you, there shall be joy in heaven over one repenting sinner, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons, that have no need of repentance.

Thus, I tell you, there is joy among the angels of God over one repenting sinner.

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together and went abroad into a distant country, and there squandered away his substance by living luxuriously.

And when he had spent all, there happen'd a grievous famine in that country, and he began to be in want.

And He said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his goods.

Now there was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, living voluptuously and splendidly every day.

And there was a poor man named Lazarus,

And besides, there is a great gulf fixed between us and you; so that they, who would pass from hence to you, cannot; nor can they pass to us, who would come from thence.

and as He entered into a certain village, there met Him ten men that were lepers:

Are there none returning to give glory to God, but this stranger?

Neither shall they say, Behold it is here, or behold it is there; for the kingdom of God is within you.

And they will say to you, Behold, He is here, or behold He is there: but go not after them, nor follow them.

In that night there shall be two in one bed; the one shall be taken and the other left:

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

saying, There was a judge in a certain city, who neither feared God, nor regarded man.

And there was a widow in that city, who came to him, saying, Do me justice of my adversary.

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is God.

And He said unto them, Verily I tell you, there is no one that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

and behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, who was the chief publican, and very rich.

Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless; and the second took the wife, and he died childless;

the days will come, in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be demolished.

and there will be great earthquakes in several places, and famines, and pestilences, and fearful sights and great prodigies from heaven.

But wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days; for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people,

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity, the sea and the waves roring:

And He said unto them, Behold, when ye are come into the city, there shall meet you a man, carrying a pitcher of water, follow him into the house where he entreth:

And he will shew you a large upper room set out; there make it ready.

And there was also a dispute among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest:

And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven strengthening Him.

And there followed Him a great multitude of people, and of women, who also bewailed and lamented Him: but Jesus turning to them said,

And there were also two other malefactors led with Him to be put to death.

And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him and the malefactors: one on his right hand and the other on his left.

And there was a superscription written over Him in Greek, and Latin and Hebrew letters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land till the ninth hour.

And behold there was a man of Arimathea, a city of the Jews, named Joseph, a counsellor, a good man and a just:

And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered and said to Him, Art thou only a sojourner at Jerusalem, and hast not heard of the things which have been done there within these few days?

and not finding his body there, came and said likewise that they had seen a vision of angels, who said He was alive.