And Zacharias said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years.

But she seeing him, was troubled at his saying, and reasoned, what manner of salutation this should be.

Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

And behold thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

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

And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

(Now this first inrolment was made, when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

For to you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign to you; ye shall find the babe, wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger.

And when the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us go to Bethlehem, and see this thing which is done, which the Lord hath made known to us.

And having seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

And behold there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and religious, waiting for the Consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Behold this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against,

But Herod the tetrarch being reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and concerning all the evils which Herod had done, Added also this above all,

And the devil said to him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

And the devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them; for it is delivered to me, and I give it to whomsoever I will.

And he said to them, This day is the scripture fulfilled in your ears.

And they all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself. Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy own country.

And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What word is this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out!

And having done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net brake.

And the scribes and the Pharisees reasoned, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies?

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

And coming to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom thou shouldest do this.

For I am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

And this rumour of him went forth through all Judea, and all the country round about.

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

To whom then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

But the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known, who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath watered my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

And his disciples asked him, What is this parable?

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

That which fell among thorns are they, who, having heard, go forth, and are choked with cares, and riches, and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? But they were afraid and wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this? For he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him.

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

But he said to them, give ye them to eat. And they said, we have no more than five loaves and two fishes, except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

to tell this to no man, saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

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

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of this saying.

and sat him by him, And said to them, whosoever shall receive this child in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

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

Even the dust of your city which cleaveth to our feet, do we wipe off against you: yet know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand.

Yet in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice, that your names are written in heaven. In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live.

And the multitudes being gathered thick together, he said, This is an evil generation: it seeketh a sign; but no sign shall be given it, save the sign of Jonah.

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

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

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

So that the blood of all the prophets shed from the foundation of the world, shall be required of this generation.

From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was destroyed between the temple and the altar: verily I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

For I have no room where to stow my fruits. And he said, This I will do: I will pull down my barns and build greater; and there will I stow all my fruits and my goods.

But God said to him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: and whose shall the things be that thou hast provided?

And this ye know, that if the master of the house had known, what hour the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open.

Then Peter said to him, Lord, speakest thou this parable to us, or also to all?

Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the earth and of the sky: how do ye not discern this season?

He spake also this parable.

A man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came, seeking fruit thereon and found none. Then said he to the keeper of the vineyard, Behold three years I come seeking fruit of this fig tree, and find aone: cut it down: why doth it also cumber the ground?

And he answering said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it and dung it.

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound lo these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath?

And he that invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place. And then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when thou art invited,

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

And the Pharisees and scribes murmured saying, This man receiveth sinners and eateth with them.

For this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.

But as soon as this thy son was come, who hath devoured thy substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

But it was meet to make merry and be glad, for this thy brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.

And calling him, he said to him, Why hear I this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely; for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

And besides all this, between us and you, there is a great gulph fixed; so that they who would pass from us to you, cannot, neither can they pass to us that would come from thence.

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

If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

But where are the nine? There are not found to give glory to God, save this stranger.

But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.

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

And he spake a parable to them to this end, that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

Yet because this widow giveth me trouble, I will do her justice, left by her continual coming she weary me out.

And he spake this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others.

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed thus, God I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful; for he was very rich.

And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

Now this was a rich man.

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

But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

saying, O that thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day the things that are for thy peace. But now they are hid from thine eyes.

And spake to him saying, Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things, and who is he that gave thee this authority?

Then he spake this parable to the people: A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

But the husbandmen seeing him, reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

And hearing it they said, God forbid. And he looked on them and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, this is become the head of the corner?

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour; but they feared the people; for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

And Jesus answering said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage.

And he said, Of a truth I say to you, This poor widow hath cast in more than they all.

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 on this people.

Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overloaded with gluttony, and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

And he said to them, With desire have I desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer.

And he took the cup and gave thanks and said, Take this and divide it among yourselves.

And he took bread, and gave thanks and brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.