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

But she, seeing the angel, was troubled at his word, and reasoned in her mind what this salutation might be.

But Mary said to the angel, How shall 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 to her that 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 among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.

And all who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? And the Lord's hand was with him.

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

And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

and having seen it they made known about the country the thing which had been said to them concerning this child.

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Lo, this child is set for the fall and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against;

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

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

And the devil said to him, I will give thee all this power, and their glory; for it is given up to me, and to whomsoever I will I give it.

And he began to say to them, To-day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.

And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself; whatsoever we have heard has taken place in Capernaum do here also in thine own country.

And astonishment came upon all, and they spoke to one another, saying, What word is this? for with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.

But he said to them, I must needs announce the glad tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for for this I have been sent forth.

And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes. And their net broke.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason in their minds, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins but God alone?

And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him,

rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.

Woe, when all men speak well of you, for after this manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,

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

And Jesus hearing this wondered at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And this report went out in all Judaea concerning him, and in all the surrounding country.

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

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

And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This person if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches 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 not water on my feet, but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

And they that were with them at table began to say within themselves, Who is this who forgives also sins?

And his disciples asked him saying, What may this parable be?

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

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And, being afraid, they were astonished, saying to one another, Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

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

And he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we should go and buy food for all this people;

But, earnestly charging them, he enjoined them to say this to no man,

and there was a voice out of the cloud saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them that they should not perceive it. And they feared to ask him concerning this saying.

and said to them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is the least among you all, he is great.

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

Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us on the feet, do we shake off against you; but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.

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

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

But if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons by whom do they cast them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.

But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also 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: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon is here.

Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.

For this reason also the wisdom of God has said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution,

that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

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

But I say to you, my friends, Fear not those who kill the body and after this have no more that they can do.

And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;

But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on.

But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.

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

Hypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how is it then that ye do not discern this time?

And he spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit upon it and did not find any.

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 render the ground useless?

But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,

And this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

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

And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.

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

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

And he spoke to them this parable, saying,

for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.

but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found.

And having called him, he said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? give the reckoning of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

And the lord praised the unrighteous steward because he had done prudently. For the sons of this world are, for their own generation, more prudent than the sons of light.

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

And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who desire to cross from there pass over unto us.

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

But the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye had said to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

There have not been found to return and give glory to God save this stranger.

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

after this manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.

at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.

And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest of men, this parable:

The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.

I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than that other. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

And when Jesus had heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: Sell all that thou hast and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens, and come, follow me.

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

who shall not receive manifold more at this time, and in the coming age life eternal.

And they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.

And when he heard the crowd passing, he inquired what this might be.

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

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

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

saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, even at least in this thy day, the things that are for thy peace: but now they are hid from thine eyes;

and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given 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 left the country for a long 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 become ours.

But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?