And the messenger said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy supplication has been heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And, behold, Elizabeth thy kinsman, she also having conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month to her, called barren.

And Mary said Behold the servant of the Lord; may it be to me according to thy word. And the messenger departed from her.

And she called out with a great voice, and said, Praised thou among women, and praised the fruit of thy womb.

For, behold, when the voice of thy greeting was in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

And they said to her, That there is none among thy kindred who is called by this name.

Now Lord, thou wilt loose thy servant, according to thy word, in peace :

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

A light for the revelation of the nations, and the glory of thy people Israel.

And having seen him, they were struck with awe : and his mother said to hint, Child, why didst thou so to us ? behold, thy father and I, grieving,have sought thee.

And having answered him Jesus said, Retire behind me, Satan: for it has been written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

And upon hands shall they lift thee up, lest that perhaps thou shouldest strike thy foot against a stone.

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

And he said to them, Directly will ye say to me this proverb, Physician, cure thyself: what things we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

And Simon having answered, said to him, Commander, wearied for the whole-night, we took nothing: but at thy word I will slacken the net.

And he enjoined him to tell none: but having departed, show thyself to the priest, and bring near for thy cleansing as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And having seen their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are remitted to thee.

Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are remitted to thee; or to say, Arise and walk?

And that ye might know that the Son of man has power upon earth to remit sins, (he said to him affected with paralysis,) I say to thee, Arise, and having taken up thy conch, go into thy house.

To him striking thee upon the cheek hold also near the other; and from him taking away thy garments, and thou shouldest not retrench thy coat.

And to every one asking thee, do thou give; and from him taking away thy things, re-demand not.

And why beholdest thou the dried straw in thy brother's eye, and perceivest not the beam in thine own eye?

Or how Canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, suffer that I cast out the mote in thine eye, thyself not beholding the beam in thine eye? O hypocrite, cast out first the beam from thine own eye, and then shalt thou see through to cast out the mote in thy brother's eye.

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

And having turned to the woman, he said to Simon, Thou seest this woman? I came into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: and she wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

And he said to her, Thy sins are remitted.

And he said to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee; go in peace.

And it was announced to him, saying, Thy mother and thy brethren have stood without, wishing to see thee.

Return to thy house and recount what God did to thee. And he departed, proclaiming throughout the whole city what Jesus did to him.

And he said to her. Take courage, Daughter: thy faith has saved thee; go in peace.

He yet speaking, there comes a certain of the ruler of the assembly, saying to him, That thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher.

And I implored thy disciples that they cast it out; and they could not.

And Jesus having answered said, O faithless and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you, and endure you I Bring hither thy son.

And John having answered said, Ruler, we saw a certain one casting out demons in thy name; and we hindered him, because he follows not with us.

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

And he having answered, said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God from thy whole heart, and from thy whole soul, and from thy whole strength; and thy neighbor as thyself.

And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Our Father he in the heavens, Holy be thy name. Let thy kingdom come. Let thy will be, as in heaven, also upon the earth.

The light of the body is the eye; when therefore thine eye be plain, also thy whole body is clear: and when it be evil, also thy body dark.

If therefore thy whole body clear, not having any part dark, the whole shall be clear, as when a lamp enlightens thee with its gleam.

And God said to him, O foolish one, this night they require thy soul from thee: and what thou hast prepared, to whom shall it be?

And having seen her, Jesus called to, and said to her, Woman, thou hest been loosed from thy weakness.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and striking with stones those having been sent to her; how often I wished to gather thy children together, which manner a hen her young brood under the wings, and ye would not!

And he also said to him having called him, When thou makest a breakfast or supper, call not thy friends, nor thy rich neighbors, nor thy brethren; lest they call thee in return, and a giving back be to thee.

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

And the son said to him, Father, I sinned against heaven, and before thee, and I am no more worthy to be called thy son.

And he said to him, That thy brother has come, and thy father has sacrificed the fatted calf; because he received him in good health.

And he having answered said to the father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never at any time passed by thy command: and never hast thou given me a kid, that I might be gladdened with my friends.

And when this thy son, devouring thy property with harlots, came, thou hast sacrificed for him the fattened calf.

And to be gladdened, and to rejoice, was fitting: for this thy brother was dead, and has returned to life; and he was lost, and found.

And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear of thee give back the word of thy stewardship; for thou canst no more be steward.

And he said, An hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thou thy book, and having quickly sat down, write fifty.

Then said he to another, How much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take thy book, and write eighty.

But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou didst receive thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus likewise evil things: and now here is he comforted, and thou art tormented.

Attend to yourselves: and if thy brother sin against thee, censure him; and if he should repent, let him go.

And he said to him, Having risen, go: thy faith has saved thee.

Thou knowest the commands, Thou shouldest not commit adultery, Thou shouldest not kill, Thou shouldest not steal, Thou shouldest not bear false testimony, Honour thy father and thy mother.

And Jesus said to him, See again: thy faith has saved thee.

And the first approached, saying, Lord, thy coin has gained ten coins.

And the second came saying, Lord, thy coin made five coins.

And another came saying, Lord, behold, thy coin which I have placed in a napkin:

And he said to him, Out of thy month will I judge thee, O evil servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I sowed not:

And certain of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, Teacher, censure thy disciples.

Saying, That if thou knewest, also thou, and also in this thy day, the things for thy peace! and now have they been hid from thine eyes.

And they shall level thee with the ground, and thy children in thee; they shall not leave in thee stone upon stone; because thou knewest not the time of thine inspection.

Even till I set thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

And I have supplicated for thee that thy faith fail not: and thou, when having turned back, confirm thy brethren.

And he said to Jesus, Remember me, Lord, when thou shouldest come into thy kingdom.

And Jesus having cried with a great voice, said, Father, into thy hands will I commit my spirit: and having said these, he expired.