And Zacharias said to the angel, "By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in her days."

But she was troubled at the saying, and was deliberating as to what kind of salutation this might be.

And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I know not a man?"

And, behold, Elizabeth, your kinswoman, she also has 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 no one of your kindred who is called by this name."

and all who heard laid them up in their heart, saying, "What, then, shall this child be!" For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

(This enrolment first was made, 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 manger."

And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into Heaven, that the shepherds were saying one to another, "Let us go over at once to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord made known to us."

And, having seen Him, they made known concerning the saying spoken to them about this Child.

added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

And the Devil said to Him, "If Thou art God's Son, command this stone, that it become bread."

And the Devil said to Him, "To Thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them; because to me it has been delivered, and to whomsoever I will I give it.

And He began to say to them, "To-day has this Scripture been fulfilled in your ears."

And all were bearing witness to Him, and were wondering at the words of grace which proceeded out of His mouth; and they said, "Is not this Joseph's Son?"

And He said to them, "Ye will doubtless say to Me this parable, 'Physician, heal Thyself: whatsoever we heard of as done in Capernaum, do also here in Thy own country.'"

And amazement came upon all; and they were talking together, one with another, saying, "What is this word, that with authority and power He commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

And He said to them, "It is needful that I proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth."

And, doing this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is This that is speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God only?"

And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Did ye never read this that David did, when he was hungry, and those with him;

"Woe to you when all men speak well of you; for in this same manner were their fathers wont to do to the false prophets.

And they, coming to Jesus, were earnestly beseeching Him, saying, "He is worthy for whom Thou shalt do this;

for I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under myself; and I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

And this report concerning Him went forth in all Judaea, and in all the surrounding country.

This is he concerning whom it has been written, 'Behold, I send forth My messenger before Thy face, who will prepare Thy way before Thee.'

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

But, seeing it, the Pharisee who invited Him, spake in himself, saying, "This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that is touching Him, because she is a sinner."

And, turning to the woman, He said to Simon, "Do you behold this woman! I entered into your house, you gave Me no water for My feet; but this woman wet My feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

And those reclining with Him began to say in themselves, "Who is This That even forgiveth sins!"

And His disciples were asking Him, what this parable might be.

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

And He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And, struck with fear, they marvelled, saying one to another, "Who, then, is This, that He commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!"

And Herod said, "John I beheaded; but Who is This concerning Whom I hear such things?" And he was seeking 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; unless we, going, should buy food for all this people." (For they were about five thousand men).

And He, having admonished them, commanded them to tell this to no one;

And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is My Son, the Chosen; hear ye Him."

But they did not understand this saying; and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him concerning this saying.

and said to them, "Whosoever shall receive this child in My name, receives Me; and whosoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for he that is least among you all, the same is great."

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

'Even the dust from your city, that cleaves to our feet, we wipe off against you; nevertheless, know this, that the Kingdom of God has come nigh.'

Notwithstanding, rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice, because your names have been written in Heaven."

And He said to him, "You answered right; do this, and you shall live."

And as the multitudes were gathering together to Him, He began to say, "This generation is an evil generation: it is seeking a sign, and a sign shall not be given it, except the sign of Jonah.

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

"The queen of the south will rise up 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, something more than Solomon is here.

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

On this account also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them will they slay, and some will they persecute;

that the blood of all the prophets, which has been shed from the founding of the world, may be required of this generation??51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah who perished between the altar and the house??ea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.'

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

But God said to him, 'Senseless one! this night they require your soul of you; and the things you prepared, whose shall they be?'

But know this, that, if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

And Peter said, "Lord, speakest Thou this parable to us, or to all?"

For from this time forth five in one house will be divided, three against two, and two against three;

Hypocrites! Ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and of the heavens but how is it ye know not how to interpret this time?

And He spake this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.

And he said to the vinedresser, 'Behold, these three years I come, seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none; cut it down; why does it also make the land useless?'

But he, answering, says to him, 'Lord, leave it this year also, until I dig about it, and cast in fertilizers.

And was it not right that this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, lo, eighteen years, should have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?"

And He said to them, "Going your way, tell this fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons, and perfect cures, to-day and to-morrow; and on the third day I am made perfect.

and he who bade you and him, coming, shall say to you, 'Give place to this man;' and then you shall, with shame, begin to occupy the lowest place.

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

And both the scribes and the Pharisees were murmuring, saying, "This Man receiveth sinners and eateth with them!"

And He spake to them this parable, saying,

because this my son was dead, and came to life again; had been lost, and was found.' And they began to be merry.

But it was meet to make merry, and rejoice; because this your brother was dead, and came to life again; and had been lost, and was found."

And, calling him, he said to him, 'What is this I hear of you? Render the account of your stewardship; for you can be no longer steward.'

And the lord praised the steward of unrighteousness, because he acted prudently; because the sons of this age are more prudent toward their own generation, than the sons of light.

And, crying, he said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; because I am in anguish 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 seed, ye would say to this sycamine tree, 'Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

Were none found, returning to give glory to God, except this stranger?"

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

yet, because this widow occasions me trouble, I will avenge her, lest, by her persistent coming, she wear me out.'"

And He spake also this parable to some who had trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised the rest:

The Pharisee, having taken his stand, was praying these things with himself: 'God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-collector!

I say to you, this man went down justified to his house, rather than the other; because every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, but he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

who shall not receive 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 were not understanding the things being said.

And, hearing a multitude passing along, he was inquiring what this might be.

And Jesus said to him, "To-day salvation came to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

But his citizens were hating him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, 'We do not wish this man to be king over us.'

And he said also to this man, 'Be thou also over five cities.'

saying, "If you knew, in this your day??ven you??he things pertaining to peace! but just now were they hid from your eyes!

and spake, saying to Him, "Tell us by what authority Thou art doing these things, or who gave Thee this authority?"

And He began to speak to the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time.

"And he sent still a third; and they, having wounded this one, cast him out.

"But, seeing him, the husbandmen were reasoning one with another, saying, 'This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.'

And He, looking upon them, said, "What, then, is this that has been written? 'A stone which the builders rejected, the same became a head of the corner.'

And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage;

And He said, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow cast in more than they all;

Woe to the women with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there will be great distress on the land, and wrath to this people.

Verily I say to you, this generation will in no wise pass away, till all come to pass.

And He said to them, "With desire I desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

And, having taken a cup, and giving thanks, He said, "Take this, and share it among yourselves;

And, taking bread, and giving thanks, He broke, and gave to them, saying, "This is My body, which is given for you; this do in remembrance of Me."

And the cup, in like manner, after supper, saying "this cup is the new covenant in My blood, which, in your behalf, is being poured out.

And they began to inquire together among themselves, which of them it was, who was about to perpetrate this thing.

saying, "Father, if Thou art willing, remove this cup from Me; nevertheless, not My will, but Thine, be done."