And Zacharias said to the agent, How will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days.

But having seen, she was perplexed at his saying, and was pondering what kind of greeting this might be.

This man will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.

And Mary said to the agent, How will this be, since I know not a man?

And behold, Elizabeth thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

And why is this to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me?

And they said to her, There is no man among thy relatives who is called by this name.

And all who heard stored up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of Lord was with him.

This enrollment first occurred when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

And this is the sign to you: Ye will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a feed trough.

And it came to pass, as the agents went away from them into heaven, that the men (the shepherds) said to each other, Let us indeed go through as far as Bethlehem, and see this declaration that has come to pass, which the Lord made

And when they saw it, they informed about the declaration that was told them about this child.

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

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this man is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign being repudiated

and this woman was a widow to eighty-four years), who did not depart from the temple, serving with fastings and supplications night and day.

And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him, Child, why did thou this way to us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee sorrowing.

also added this to them all, he even locked up John in prison.

And the devil said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.

And the devil said to him, I will give to thee all this authority, and the glory of them, because it has been delivered to me, and to whomever I want I give it.

And he began to say to them, Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.

And all witnessed to him, and wondered at the words of grace that proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is this not the son of Joseph?

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb: Physician, heal thyself. How many things we heard that happened at Capernaum, do also here in thy fatherland.

And amazement developed in all, and they spoke among each other, saying, What is this word? Because with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.

But he said to them, I must preach the good-news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this.

And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was tearing.

And the scholars and the Pharisees began to deliberate, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, except God alone?

And having answered them, Jesus said, Have ye not read even this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him,

And when they came to Jesus they urged him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom thou may offer this,

For I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under myself. And I say to this man, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my bondman, Do this, and he does.

And this report about him went forth in the whole of Judea, and in all the region around.

This is he about whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee.

To what, then will I compare the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

But when the Pharisee who invited him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind the woman is who touches him, that she is sinful.

And having turned to the woman, he said to Simon, See thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gave no water for my feet. But this woman has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Thou gave me no kiss, but this woman, since I came in, has not ceased kissing my feet much.

Thou did not anoint my head with olive oil, but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.

For this reason I say to thee, her many sins are forgiven, because she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

And those who sat together began to say within themselves, Who is this who even forgives sins?

And his disciples questioned him, saying, What is this parable?

Now the parable is this. The seed is the word of God.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And having feared, they wondered, saying to each other, Who then is this man, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

And Herod said, I beheaded John, but who is this about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, There are for us not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless, after going, we might buy food for all this people.

But having chided them, he commanded to tell this to no man,

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever may lose his life because of me, this man will save it.

For whoever may be ashamed of me and of my words, the Son of man will be ashamed of this man when he comes in his glory, and of the Father, and of the holy agents.

And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son. Hear ye him.

But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they did not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

and he said to them, Whoever may receive this child in my name receives me, and whoever may receive me receives him who sent me, for he who exists smaller among you all, this man will be great.

And into whatever house ye enter, first say, Peace to this house.

Even the dust that clings on us from your city, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know ye this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you.

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are made subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in the heavens.

And he said to him, Thou answered correctly. Do this and thou will live.

And she was sister to this woman called Mary, who also, having sat at Jesus' feet, was listening to his word.

And if I cast out the demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Because of this they will be your judges.

And when the multitudes gathered together he began to say, This generation is evil. They seek a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah, the prophet.

For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of man will be to this generation.

The queen of the south will awake in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

Because of this also the wisdom of God said, I will send to them prophets and apostles. And some of them they will kill and persecute,

so that the blood of all the prophets that was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I say to you, it will be required of this generation.

And he said, I will do this. I will dismantle my barns, and I will build greater, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be?

And he said to his disciples, Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, nor for the body, what ye may wear.

But know this, that if the house-ruler had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

And Peter said to him, Lord, did thou speak this parable to us, or also to all?

Ye hypocrites, ye know how to examine the face of the earth and the sky, but how can ye not examine this season?

And he spoke this parable. A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.

And he said to the vine workman, Behold, three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none. Cut it down, why also waste the ground?

And having answered, he says to him, Sir, allow it this year also until I may dig around it and cast manure.

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan has bound, lo, eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?

And he said to them, Having gone, say to this fox, Behold, I cast out demons and finish cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I am fully perfected.

And he who invited thee and him, having come, will say to thee, Give place to this man, and then thou will begin with embarrassment to take the last place.

And another said, I married a wife, and because of this I cannot come.

saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

And the Pharisees and the scholars murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.

And he spoke this parable to them, saying,

because this my son was dead, and became alive again. And he was lost, and is found. And they began to be cheerful.

But when this thy son came, who has devoured thy living with harlots, thou killed for him the fatted calf.

But it was needful to make merry and be glad, because this thy brother was dead, and became alive again, and was lost, and was found.

And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and this man was accused to him as squandering things possessed by him.

And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? Render the account of thy management, for thou can no longer manage.

And his lord commended the unrighteous manager because he did shrewdly. Because the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of the light.

And having cried out, he said, Father Abraham, be merciful to me, and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame.

for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

And the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard plant, ye would say to this sycamine tree, Be thou uprooted and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?

(But first it is necessary for him to suffer many things and be rejected from this generation.)

[This verse is not in the majority of the Greek manuscripts.]

yet because this widow causes me a beating, I will avenge her, lest by no end of coming she give me a black eye.

And he also spoke this parable to some of those who were persuaded in themselves that they were righteous, and disdained other men.

Having stood by himself, the Pharisee prayed these things: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, predatory, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.

I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that man. Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.

who will, no, not receive back manifold more in this time, and in the coming age eternal life.

And they understood none of these things, and this saying was hidden from them, and they did not understand the things that were said.

And having heard a multitude going by, he inquired what this may be.

And behold, a man called by name, Zacchaeus. And he was a chief tax collector, and this man was rich.

And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy behind him, saying, We do not want this man to reign over us.