As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word,

They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in the temple.

And when he came out he was not able to say anything, and they saw that he had seen a vision in the Temple; and he was making signs to them without words.

And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;

And they said, Not one of your relations has that name.

And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him.

And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.

And they were all amazed. Then his voice and the use of his tongue were immediately restored, and he blessed God aloud.

All who heard of it bore it in mind; they said, "Whatever will this child become?" For the hand of the Lord was indeed with him.

by acquainting his people how they may be saved by the remission of their sins,

(this tax was first levied when Cyrenius was governor of Syria) and they all went to be enrolled,

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

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

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

While Mary treasured up all that they said, and dwelt upon it in her thoughts.

Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them.

Eight days later it was time to circumcise Jesus [i.e., to perform the Jewish rite of identity, signifying the responsibility to observe the law of Moses], and they named Him Jesus, which was the name given by the angel before He was [even] conceived.

And when the necessary days for making them clean by the law of Moses had come to an end, they took him to Jerusalem to give him to the Lord

And they also offered a sacrifice as commanded in the Law of the Lord A pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.

And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,

And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;

And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:

And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,

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

And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.

And all of them who heard Him were amazed at His understanding [i.e., of spiritual matters] and His answers [to questions they would ask Him].

And when they saw him they were surprised, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? see, your father and I have been looking for you with sorrow.

And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

Then he went down along with them to Nazaret, and did as they told him. His mother treasured up everything in her heart.

And the crowd began to ask him questions. "What shall we do then?" they asked. In reply he said to them.

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

And they making war asked him, saying, And what shall do? And he said to them, Shake none violently, neither make slanderous accusation; and be content with your pay.

While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

all this power, said he, will I give thee, and the glory of them: for they are at my disposal, and where I please, I bestow them.

Therefore, if thou wilt but worship me, they all shall be thine.

For it is written, He shall charge his angels concerning thee, to keep thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up,

And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, 'Thou shalt not put the Lord they God to the proof.'"

they delivered to him the book of the prophet Esaias, and upon opening the book, that passage occurr'd, where it is written,

he undertook to show them, how the passage they had heard, was actually then accomplished.

And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things;

And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.

And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.

And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;

And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down.

For he was full of wonder and so were all those who were with him, at the number of fish which they had taken;

likewise also, both James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon - Do not fear! henceforth, shall thou be taking, men, that they may, live.

And when they had got their boats to the land, they gave up everything and went after him.

Jesus ordered him to tell no one [that he might happen to meet], “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your purification, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony (witness) to them [that this is a work of Messiah].”

On one of those days, when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and Doctors of the Law were sitting near by. (They had come from all the villages in Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was upon Jesus, so that he could work cures.)

And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put 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.

The Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began debating about this. "Who is this man who speaks so blasphemously?" they asked. "Who can forgive sins except God?"

When Jesus became aware of the way in which they were debating, he turned to them and exclaimed: "What are you debating with yourselves?

And they were all amazed and glorified God, and were filled with awe, saying, we have seen wonderful things to-day.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I am not come to call the righteous,

I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.

And they said unto Him, Why do the disciples of John frequently fast and pray, and likewise those of the pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

"Can you compel the bridal party to fast," replied Jesus, "so long as they have the bridegroom among them?

but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, then they will fast.

Besides, he applied this similitude to them. no man, said he, puts a piece of new cloth upon an old coat: if he does, the new will strain the old, and they will by no means suit one another.

nor will any one put new wine into old skins: if they do, the new wine will burst the skins, and wine and skins be all lost.

Now it happened on a Sabbath day that Jesus was walking through some grainfields. His disciples picked off some heads of grain, rubbed them in their hands and ate [the kernels]. [Note: It was an accepted practice for people in that day to be permitted to do this as they walked along paths bordering a grainfield].

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

And the scribes and pharisees watched Him to see if He would work a cure on the sabbath: that they might find an accusation against Him.

But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he told the man with the paralyzed hand, "Get up, and stand in the middle of the synagogue." So he got up and stood there.

And they were filled with confusion: and consulted together, what they might do to Jesus.

They were Simon (whom Jesus also named Peter), and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

Then he came down with them and stood on a level place. And a large number of his disciples had gathered along with a vast multitude from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases,

even those that were tormented by impure spirits: and they were healed.

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company , and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

behave to others in the same manner, as you desire they would behave to you.

And if ye lend to those from whom ye expect to receive, what thanks are due to you? for sinners also lend to sinners that they may receive an equivalent.

Do not judge others, and they will not judge you. Do not condemn them, and they will not condemn you. Excuse others and they will excuse you.

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed and shaken down and running over, shall they give into your bosom: for by the same measure, which ye measure with, shall it be measured back again to you.

And He said to them by way of parable, Can a blind man guide a blind man? will they not both fall into a ditch?

Every tree is known by its own peculiar fruit. For men do not gather figs from off thorns, nor do they gather from the bramble a bunch of grapes.

They are like a person building a house, who dug a deep hole to lay the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the floodwaters pushed against that house but couldn't shake it, because it had been founded on the rock.

But those who have listened and not acted upon what they have heard may be compared to a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The river swept down upon it, and the house immediately collapsed; and great was the crash that followed."

And when they came to Jesus, they intreated Him earnestly, saying, he is worthy of this favor:

for, they said, He loves our nation, and he has built us a synagogue.

And when they that were sent, returned to the house, they found the servant well, that had been sick.

And when he came near the gate of tho city, behold, they were carrying out a dead man, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

And he went and touched the coffin, and they that bare him stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say unto thee, arise."

And an awe seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, a great prophet is risen up among us, and God hath visited his people.

And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

a reed shaken by the wind? but what did ye go out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that are dressed in fine clothes and live delicately, are in palaces, not in deserts: but what went ye out to see?