There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

and behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because thou hast not believed my words, the which shall be fulfilled in their time.

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end.

And blessed is she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from the Lord.

He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty ones in the thought of their heart.

And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her house.

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.

to give knowledge of deliverance to his people by the remission of their sins

And it came to pass, while they were there, the days of her giving birth to her child were fulfilled,

and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him up in swaddling-clothes and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were shepherds in that country abiding without, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

And lo, an angel of the Lord was there by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared with great fear.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

And when the days were fulfilled for their purifying according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

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 even a sword shall go through thine own soul;) so that the thoughts may be revealed from many hearts.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was far advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,

And when they had completed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own city Nazareth.

but, supposing him to be in the company that journeyed together, they went a day's journey, and sought him among their relations and acquaintances:

And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers and hearing them and asking them questions.

But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether he might be the Christ,

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 on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone.

and he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

But of a truth I say to you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine came upon all the land,

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.

and rising up they cast him forth out of the city, and led him up to the brow of the mountain upon which their city was built, so that they might throw him down the precipice;

but he, passing through the midst of them, went his way,

And there was in the synagogue a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried with a loud voice,

and he saw two ships standing by the lake, but the fishermen, having come down from them, were washing their nets.

And Simon answering said to him, Master, having laboured through the whole night we have taken nothing, but at thy word I will let down the net.

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

And they beckoned to their partners who were in the other ship to come and help them, and they came, and filled both the ships, so that they were sinking.

And it came to pass as he was in one of the cities, that behold, there was a man full of leprosy, and seeing Jesus, falling upon his face, he besought him saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.

But the report concerning him was spread abroad still more, and great crowds came together to hear, and to be healed from their infirmities.

And it came to pass on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and out of Jerusalem; and the Lord's power was there to heal them.

And not finding what way to bring him in, on account of the crowd, going up on the housetop they let him down through the tiles, with his little couch, into the midst before Jesus.

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

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?

But Jesus, knowing their reasonings, answering said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?

And Levi made a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax-gatherers and others who were at table with them.

And their scribes and the Pharisees murmured at his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with tax-gatherers and sinners?

And it came to pass on the second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating them, rubbing them in their hands.

And it came to pass on another sabbath also that he entered into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Get up, and stand in the midst. And having risen up he stood there.

and having descended with them, he stood on a level place, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

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.

For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;

There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;

but as they had nothing to pay, he forgave both of them their debt: say, which of them therefore will love him most?

And it came to pass afterwards that he went through the country city by city, and village by village, preaching and announcing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him,

and Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him of their substance.

But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.

For there is nothing hid which shall not become manifest, nor secret which shall not be known and come to light.

and coming to him they woke him up, saying, Master, master, we perish. But he, rising up, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.

And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain, and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into those; and he suffered them.

Return to thine house and relate how great things God has done for thee. And he went away through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done for him.

And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide and thence go forth.

And going forth they passed through the villages, announcing the glad tidings and healing everywhere.

And they all ate and were filled; and there was taken up of what had remained over and above to them in fragments twelve hand-baskets.

But I say unto you of a truth, There are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God.

And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

But as he was saying these things, there came a cloud and overshadowed them, and they feared as they entered into the cloud:

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

And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, having taken a little child set it by him,

But Jesus said to him, Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, but do thou go and announce the kingdom of God.

And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but if not it shall turn to you again.

And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.

Which now of these three seems to thee to have been neighbour of him who fell into the hands of the robbers?

but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.

And he said to them, Who among you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, let me have three loaves,

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation: and a house set against a house falls;

When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding any he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

Then he goes and takes seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first.

Ye bear witness then, and consent to the works of your fathers; for they killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

but there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known;

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;

For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

and ye like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

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.

for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided; three shall be divided against two, and two against three:

And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens.

Now at the same time there were present some who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with that of their sacrifices.

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?

And lo, there was a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent together and wholly unable to lift her head up.

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus healed on the sabbath, answering said to the crowd, There are six days in which people ought to work; in these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.

And he went through one city and village after another, teaching, and journeying to Jerusalem.

Strive with earnestness to enter in through the narrow door, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves cast out.

And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

And behold, there was a certain dropsical man before him.

And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, more than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.

Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.

And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.

But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.