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

And she was troubled at the words, and was considering what this salutation could mean.

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

And lo! Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren.

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

for he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden. For lo! from this time all generations will call me blessed;

And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.

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

(This registering was the first made while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

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

And this shall be the sign to you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swathingclothes, [lying] in a manger.

And when they had seen it, they made known abroad 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 of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against;

And she came up at this very time, and gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

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

And the Devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf of bread.

And the Devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and their glory; because to me it hath been delivered, and I give it to whomever I will.

And he began to say to them, Today hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.

And they all spoke in his praise, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded from his mouth; and they said, Is not this Josephs son?

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, "Physician, heal thyself;" whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country.

And all in the synagogue, when they heard this, were filled with wrath.

And all were amazed; and they spoke with one another, saying, What kind of word is this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out?

But he said to them, I must publish the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth.

And having done this, they inclosed great multitude of fishes; and their nets began to break.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?

And they came to Jesus, and besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldst do this for him;

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

And Jesus hearing this, wondered at him; and turning round said to the multitude that followed him, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

And this report about him went forth in all Judaea, and in all the neighboring country.

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

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

And the Pharisee who had invited him, when he saw this, said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who, and what sort 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 thy house, no water didst thou give me for my feet; but she wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

And those who were at table with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins?

And his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

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

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

But Jesus hearing this, answered him, Fear not; only believe, and she will be made well.

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

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

And it came to pass about eight days after this discourse, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray.

But as he was saying this, there came a cloud and overshadowed them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

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

and said to them, Whoever receiveth this child in my name, receiveth me; and whoever receiveth me, receiveth him who sent me. For he that is least among you all, he is great.

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

Even the dust of your city that cleaveth to our feet we wipe off to you; but know this, that the kingdom of God hath come near.

Yet rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names have been written in heaven.

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

And when the crowds were thronging about him, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation; it seeketh a sign; and no sign will be given it, but the sign of Jonah.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so will also 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; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! something more than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and lo! something more than Jonah is here.

that the blood of all the prophets, which hath been shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple. Yea, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

And I say to you my friends, Fear not those who kill the body, and after this can do nothing more.

And he said, This will I do; I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I store all my crops and my goods;

But God said to him, Fool! this night will thy soul he required of thee; and whose will those things be which thou hast laid up?

And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

And Peter said to him, Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us, or also 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 judge of the face of the earth and the sky; but how is it that ye know not how to judge of this time

He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a figtree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.

Then said he to the vinedresser, Lo! three years I have come seeking fruit on this figtree, and have found none; cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

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

And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo! for eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbathday?

And they could make no answer to this.

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

And one of those who were at table with him, hearing this, said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

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

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

And he spoke to them this parable, saying,

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to make merry.

But as soon as this thy son came, who devoured thy living with harlots, thou didst kill for him the fatted calf.

It was meet that we should make merry and be glad; for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.

And he called him, and said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

And the lord commended the unjust steward for having done wisely; for the sons of this world are wiser toward their generation than the sons of light.

And the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all this, and they derided him.

And he called and said, Father Abraham, have pity 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 placed a great gulf, so that those who wish to cross from hence to you may not be able, and that those on that side cannot cross over to us.

for I have five brothers; that he may give earnest warning to them, that they too may not come into this place of torment.

But the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye might say to this sycaminetree, Be plucked up by the roots, and planted in the sea! and it would obey you.

Were there none found returning to give glory to God but this foreigner?

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

yet, because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her; lest by coming for ever she weary me out.

And to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised all others, he spoke this parable:

The Pharisee stood and prayed by himself thus: O God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, 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 will be humbled; but he that humbleth himself will be exalted.

And Jesus hearing this said to him, One thing thou still lackest: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

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

And those who heard this said, Who then can be saved?

And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what this meant.

And Jesus said to him, This day hath salvation 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 have this man to reign over us.

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

saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, and that in this thy day, the things that concern thy peace! but now they are hidden from thine eyes.

and spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? Or who is he that 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.

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

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

But he, looking upon them, said, What then is this which is written, "The stone which the builders rejected, the same hath become the cornerstone"?