And the angel said to him; Fear not, Zacharias; because thy prayer has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John.

And behold Elizabeth thy kinswoman, indeed, herself having conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month, to her who is called barren.

And Mary said; Behold the handmaiden of the Lord; may it be done unto me according to thy word. And the angel went away from her.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

And they said to her; That there is no one among thy kindred who is called by this name.

Now, O Lord, thou art letting thy servant depart, in peace according to thy word;

because mine eyes saw thy salvation,

a light unto the revelation of the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

and a sword shall go through thy soul, in order that the reasonings of many hearts may be revealed.

And seeing Him they were astonished, and His mother said to Him; Child, why did you thus do unto us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee, sorrowful.

And Jesus responding said to him; It has been written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and Him only shalt thou serve.

and they will bear thee upon their hands, lest at any time thou mayest dash thy foot against a stone.

And Jesus responding said to him; That it has been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And He said to them, You truly speak to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: so many things as we heard having been done in Capernaum, do also here in thy own country.

And Simon responding said to Him, Master, having toiled all night, we caught nothing: but at thy word I will spread the net.

And He commanded him to tell no one: but having gone away, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

And seeing their faith, He said to him; Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Which is the easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven unto thee; or, to say. Arise and walk about?

But in order that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (He said to the paralyzed), I say unto thee, Arise, and having taken thy bed, go into thy house.

And they said to Him, Wherefore do the disciples of John fast, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but thy disciples eat and drink?

And looking around upon them all, He said to him, Reach forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored.

To the one smiting thee on the cheek turn the other also; and from the one taking away thy cloak do not withhold even the coat.

Give to every one asking thee, and turn not away from the one taking thy possessions,

This is he concerning whom it has been written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee.

And turning to the woman He said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I came into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hairs.

And He said to her; Thy sins are forgiven.

And He said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved them; go in peace.

And it was told Him, Thy mother and thy brothers stand without, wishing to see thee.

And Jesus asked him saying, What is thy name? And he said Legion; because many demons entered into him.

Return to thy own house, and relate, how many things God has done unto thee. And he departed throughout the whole city, preaching how many things Jesus did unto him.

And He said to her, Be of good cheer, daughter; thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

And He yet speaking, a certain one comes from the house of the chief ruler of the synagogue, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher:

And I besought thy disciples, that they should cast him out; and they were not able.

And John responding said, Master, we saw one casting out the demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us.

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

At the same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I praise thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and revealed them to babes: yea, Father, because it was thus pleasing in thy sight.

And he responding said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with divine love from all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

And He said to them, When you pray, say, Our Father, let thy name be hallowed: let thy kingdom come:

The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye may be clear, truly thy whole body is lighted; but when it may be had, truly thy body is dark.

If then thy whole body is lighted, having no part dark, all will be lighted, as when a lamp may light thee with its brightness.

But God said to him, Thou fool, this night they are demanding thy soul from thee; and to whom shall those things which thou hast prepared, belong?

And Jesus seeing her, called to her, and said, Woman, thou art loosed from thy infirmity:

Then you will begin to say, We ate and drank in thy presence, and thou didst preach in our streets.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather thy children, in the manner in which a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye were not willing!

Having risen I will go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight:

and I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: and I am no more worthy to be called thy son.

And he said to him, Because thy brother has come; and thy father has slain the fatted calf, because he received him sound.

Behold, I serve thee so many years, and have never transgressed thy commandment: and thou hast never given me a kid, that I may rejoice with my friends:

but when this thy son, the one devouring thy living with harlots came, thou hast slain for him the fatted calf.

and it behooved me to be glad and rejoice; because this thy brother was dead, and is alive; was lost, and is found.

And having called him, he said to him, What is this which I hear concerning thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou art not able to be steward any longer.

Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother may sin, rebuke him; if he may repent, forgive him.

And He said to him, having arisen, go: thy faith hath saved thee.

You know the commandments, thou must not commit adultery, thou must not murder, thou must not steal, thou must not bear false witness, honor thy father and mother.

And Jesus said to him, Look up: thy faith hath saved thee.

And when He came to the place, Jesus looking up, saw him, and said to him, Zaccheus, hastening, come down; for it behooveth me to abide in thy house this day.

And the first came, saying, Lord, thy pound has gained ten pounds.

And the second one came, saying, Lord, thy pound has gained five pounds.

And the other one came, saying, Lord, behold, thy pound, which I had laid away in a napkin:

And certain ones of the Pharisees from the multitude said to Him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples:

saying, If thou indeed hadst known, truly in this thy day, the things appertaining to thy peace! but now they are hidden from thy eyes.

and will slay thee, and thy children in thee; and will leave in thee not a stone upon a stone; because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation.

until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

but I prayed for you, that your faith may not fail you: and thou, when having turned, strengthen thy brethren:

And he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou mayest come in thy kingdom.

And calling with a loud voice, Jesus said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, He expired.