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

And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and I am sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee this good news:

blessed art thou among women! and when she saw him, she was confused at what he said, and pondered in her mind what sort of salutation this could be.

Then said Mary to the angel, How can this be, since I am a virgin?

thy cousin Elisabeth also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren;

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

and they said to her, There is none of thy relations of this name.

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

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

that this day is born, in the city of David, your Saviour Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign to you, Ye shall find the child wrapped in swaddling bands lying in a manger.

And when the angels went from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us go to Bethlehem, and see this which hath been told us, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

and when they had seen it, they divulged what had been told them concerning this child:

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against,

added this likewise to all the rest, that he shut up John in prison.

And the devil said to Him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.

and said to Him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for it is committed to me, and I give it to whomsoever I will.

And He said unto them, this day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

And they all bare witness to Him, and wondered at the gracefulness of the words, which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And He said unto them, No doubt ye will apply to me this proverb, "Physician, cure thyself, and do here in thy own country what we have heard were done at Capernaum."

And they were all amazed, and said one to another, What a speech is this? for with authority and power He commandeth the impure spirits, and they come out!

And when they had done this, they inclosed a multitude of fishes; and their net was breaking.

And the scribes and pharisees began to cavil, saying, Who is this that talketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God?

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

For I also am a man placed under the authority of others, and have soldiers under me; and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

And this report of Him was spread through all Judea, and in 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:"

Whereunto therefore shall I compare the men of this generation?

But when the pharisee that invited Him saw it, he said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of a woman this is that toucheth Him; for she is a notorious sinner.

and turning to the woman, He said to Simon, Dost thou see this woman? I came into thine house, and thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she has bathed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Thou gavest me not the respect of a kiss; but this woman, ever since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

And they that sat at table with Him, said within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

And his disciples asked Him, what might be the meaning of this parable.

Now this is the meaning of the parable, The seed is the word of God:

And He said unto them, Where is your faith? But they were struck with awe and amazement, and said one to another, who is this? for He commandeth even the winds and the sea, and they obey Him.

And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? and he wanted to see Him.

But He said unto them, Do ye give them food. And they said, We have but five loaves and two fishes: unless we should go and buy provisions for all this people:

But He strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,

And as he was saying this, there came a cloud and overshadowed them; and they were afraid, when they went up into the cloud and disappeared.

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 were afraid to ask Him concerning it.

Whosoever shall receive this little child for my sake, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth Him that sent me. For he that is lest among you all, shall be great.

But whatever house ye come into, first say, Peace be to this house:

even the dust that cleaveth to us out of your city we wipe off against you: but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

However rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

At this time Jesus was transported with joy in his spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father, for such was thy good pleasure.

And He said unto him, Thou hast answered right; do this and thou shalt live.

And when the multitudes were gathering thick together He began to say, This is a wicked generation: they demand a sign, but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet 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 day of judgement against the men of this generation and condemn them: for she came from the remote parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold a greater than Solomon is here.

And the men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for they repented upon the preaching of Jonas, and behold a greater than Jonas is here.

that the blood of all the prophets which has been 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 temple. Verily I tell you, it shall be required of this generation.

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

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

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

Then said Peter unto Him, Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us only, or to all others likewise?

For from this time there shall be five in one family divided, three against two and two against three:

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

And he said to the vine-dresser, behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down, why should it cumber the ground?

And he said to him, Sir, let it alone this year also, till I dig about it, and lay dung to it:

And might not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?

Upon his saying this, all his adversaries were ashamed: but the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.

and he who invited thee and him, should come and say to thee, Give place to this person, and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.

all that see it, should deride him, saying, this man began to build and was not able to finish.

And the pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man entertaineth wicked persons, and eateth with them.

But He spake to them this parable,

for this my son was dead, and is alive again, and was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

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

But it was fit we should be merry and rejoice; for this thy brother was dead, and is come to life again, was lost and is found.

And he called him, and said unto him, What is this I hear of thee? give up the accounts of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

And his master commended the dishonest steward as having acted prudently: for the men of this world are as to their affairs wiser than the children of light.

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

for I have five brethren; that he may testify to them my misery, least they also come into this place of torment.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith but as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say to this sycamine-tree, Be thou rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

Are there none returning to give glory to God, but this stranger?

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

nor regard man, yet because this widow gives me trouble, I will do her justice, least by continually coming she weary me out.

And He spake also this parable to some that trusted in themselves as being righteous, and despised others.

The pharisee standing by himself prayed thus, O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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

who shall not receive manifold more even in this life, and in the world to come life everlasting.

But they understood none of these things; and this matter was hid from them, so that they knew not the things which were spoken.

Then said Jesus, This day is salvation come to this house, for as much 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.

and he said to this likewise, Be thou also over five cities.

saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at lest in this thy day, the things relating to thy peace--- but now they are hid from thine eyes.

Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who it is that gave thee this authority?

Then He began to speak unto the people this parable, A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen and travelled abroad for a considerable time,

But when the husbandmen saw Him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard this they said, God forbid.

And He looked upon them and said, What then is this, which is written, The stone which the builders refused, is become the head of the corner?

And the chief priests and the scribes would have laid hands on Him at that very time, but were afraid of the people: for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.

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

And He said, Verily I tell you, this poor widow hath put 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 upon this people,

Verily I tell you, this generation shall not pass away till all be accomplished.

And He said unto them, I have earnestly desired to eat of this passover with you before I suffer:

And taking the cup He gave thanks and said, Take this and distribute it among yourselves.