And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'

and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

And Mary said unto the messenger, 'How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'

and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;

and whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?

And they said unto her -- 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'

and all who heard did lay them up in their hearts, saying, 'What then shall this child be?' and the hand of the Lord was with him.

this enrolment first came to pass when Cyrenius was governor of Syria --

and this is to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.'

And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, 'We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'

And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name is Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,

and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, 'Lo, this one is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against --

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

and the Devil said to him, 'If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.'

and the Devil said to him, 'To thee I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it hath been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I do give it;

And he began to say unto them -- 'To-day hath this writing been fulfilled in your ears;'

and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, 'Is not this the son of Joseph?'

And he said unto them, 'Certainly ye will say to me this simile, Physician, heal thyself; as great things as we heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country;'

and amazement came upon all, and they were speaking together, with one another, saying, 'What is this word, that with authority and power he doth command the unclean spirits, and they come forth?'

and he said unto them -- 'Also to the other cities it behoveth me to proclaim good news of the reign of God, because for this I have been sent;'

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

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, 'Who is this that doth speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins, except God only?'

And Jesus answering said unto them, 'Did ye not read even this that David did, when he hungered, himself and those who are with him,

And they, having come near unto Jesus, were calling upon him earnestly, saying -- 'He is worthy to whom thou shalt do this,

for I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Be coming, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.'

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

this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

And the Lord said, 'To what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

And the Pharisee who did call him, having seen, spake within himself, saying, 'This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind is the woman who doth touch him, that she is a sinner.'

And having turned unto the woman, he said to Simon, 'Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; water for my feet thou didst not give, but this woman with tears did wet my feet, and with the hairs of her head did wipe;

a kiss to me thou didst not give, but this woman, from what time I came in, did not cease kissing my feet;

with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;

and those reclining with him (at meat) began to say within themselves, 'Who is this, who also doth forgive sins?'

And his disciples were questioning him, saying, 'What may this simile be?'

'And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

and he said to them, 'Where is your faith?' and they being afraid did wonder, saying unto one another, 'Who, then, is this, that even the winds he doth command, and the water, and they obey him?'

and Herod said, 'John I did behead, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?' and he was seeking to see him.

And he said unto them, 'Give ye them to eat;' and they said, 'We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'

And having charged them, he commanded them to say this to no one,

'For whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, of this one shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when he may come in his glory, and the Father's, and the holy messengers';

and a voice came out of the cloud saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved; hear ye him;'

And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?

and said to them, 'Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all -- he shall be great.'

and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house;

And the dust that hath cleaved to us, from your city, we do wipe off against you, but this know ye, that the reign of God hath come nigh to you;

but, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.'

And he said to him, 'Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.'

But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons -- your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be;

And the multitudes crowding together upon him, he began to say, 'This generation is evil, a sign it doth seek after, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet,

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

'A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, greater than Solomon here!

'Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, because they reformed at the proclamation of Jonah; and lo, greater than Jonah here!

because of this also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets, and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute,

that the blood of all the prophets, that is being poured forth from the foundation of the world, may be required from this generation;

from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yes, I say to you, It shall be required from this generation.

and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,

And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare -- to whom shall they be?

And he said unto his disciples, 'Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on;

'And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through;

And Peter said to him, 'Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?'

hypocrites! the face of the earth and of the heaven ye have known to make proof of, but this time -- how do ye not make proof of it?

And he spake this simile: 'A certain one had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find;

and he said unto the vine-dresser, Lo, three years I come seeking fruit in this fig-tree, and do not find, cut it off, why also the ground doth it render useless?

'And he answering saith to him, Sir, suffer it also this year, till that I may dig about it, and cast in dung;

and this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom the Adversary bound, lo, eighteen years, did it not behove to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?'

and he said to them, 'Having gone, say to this fox, Lo, I cast forth demons, and perfect cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am being perfected;

and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.

and another said, A wife I married, and because of this I am not able to come.

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

and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying -- This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'

And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.

but when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.

but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.'

and having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.

'And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.

and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.

for I have five brothers, so that he may thoroughly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.

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

There were not found who did turn back to give glory to God, except this alien;'

and first it behoveth him to suffer many things, and to be rejected by this generation.

yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.'

And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:

the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;

I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

who may not receive back manifold more in this time, and in the coming age, life age-during.'

And they none of these things understood, and this saying was hid from them, and they were not knowing the things said.

and having heard a multitude going by, he was inquiring what this may be,

And Jesus said unto him -- 'To-day salvation did come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.

and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.

saying -- 'If thou didst know, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things for thy peace; but now they were hid from thine eyes.

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

And he began to speak unto the people this simile: 'A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.

And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son -- the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;

and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

and he, having looked upon them, said, 'What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected -- this became head of a corner?

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.