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 awaiting Zacharias, and they wondered at his delaying 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.

and all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner child shall this be? And the hand of the Lord was 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 near them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and {they were terribly frightened}.

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.

But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering in her heart what they might mean.

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

They came to offer a sacrifice of two doves or two young pigeons, in accordance with what is written in the law of Moses.

And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus so that they could do for him according to what was customary under 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 did not understand the statement that he spoke to 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 tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should 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.

Now while the people were on tiptoe in their expectations, and they were all arguing in their hearts about John whether he was himself 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.

If thou therefore wilt worship me, they shall be all 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 all [those] in the synagogue were filled with anger [when 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 amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is this word? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean 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 demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew 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 inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking;

and they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes 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 brought their boats to land, they left all, and followed 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 behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

And not finding by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

And the Scribes and Pharisees began to cavil. "Who is this?" they asked, "speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

Jesus saw that they were arguing, and answered them: "Why are you arguing so in your hearts?

And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.

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

And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the disciples 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; and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days.

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 the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.

But He knew what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and stand at the front." So he got up and stood there.

But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

[They were] Simon, also called Peter, and his brother Andrew, James and John [also brothers], Philip, Bartholomew [i.e., the same as Nathaniel. See John 1:45],

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,

and they that were troubled with unclean spirits 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 you let those have the use of your money, from whom you are hoping to get it back, what credit is it to you? even sinners do so to sinners, hoping to get back as much as they gave.

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 down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they 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 they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him;

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

And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole.

And just as He reached the gate of the town, they happened to be bringing out for burial a dead man who was his mother's only son; and she was a widow; and a great number of the townspeople were 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 fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.

And when the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings courts.