And when Zachariah saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zachariah: for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

And Zachariah said unto the angel, How shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well advanced in years.

And the people waited for Zachariah, and marveled that he tarried so long in the temple.

And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for you have found favor with God.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

For, lo, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

For he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty has done to me great things; and holy is his name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were spread abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he has visited and redeemed his people,

And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Highest: for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, who was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,

For my eyes have seen your salvation,

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spoke of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which brings not forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the thong of whose shoes I am not worthy to untie: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give you, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get you behind me, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over you, to keep you:

And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him for a season.

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

And they were all amazed, and spoke among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.

And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was ill with a high fever; and they besought him for her.

And demons also came out of many, crying out, and saying, You are Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them permitted them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

Now when he had ceased speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of the fish which they had taken:

And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from now on you shall catch men.

And he charged him to tell no man: But go, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.

No man also having drunk old wine immediately desires new: for he says, The old is better.

How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat, but for the priests alone?

And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went power out of him, and healed them all.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are you that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now: for you shall laugh.

Blessed are you, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

But woe unto you that are rich! for you have received your consolation.

Woe unto you that are full! for you shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep.

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them who despitefully use you.

For if you love them who love you, what thanks have you? for sinners also love those that love them.

And if you do good to them who do good to you, what thanks have you? for sinners also do even the same.

And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thanks have you? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your lap. For with the same measure that you measure it shall be measured to you again.

For a good tree brings not forth corrupt fruit; neither does a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

For every tree is known by its own fruit. For from thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

For he loves our nation, and he has built us a synagogue.

Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not yourself: for I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof:

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

And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is risen up among us; and, God has visited his people.

And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Are you he that should come? or look we for another?

When the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us unto you, saying, Are you he that should come? or look we for another?

For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say, He has a demon.

Now when the Pharisee who had bidden him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that touches him: for she is a sinner.

And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, See this woman? I entered into your house, you gave me no water for my feet: but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Therefore I say unto you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.

Those on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for awhile believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither anything hid, that shall not be known and come to light.

Take heed therefore how you hear: for whosoever has, to him shall be given; and whosoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.

Then came to him his mother and his brothers, and could not reach him for the crowd.

And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commands even the winds and water, and they obey him.

And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, who had demons for a long time, and wore no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.

(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For often it had seized him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bonds, and was driven by the demon into the desert.)

Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned.

And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

And Jesus said, Somebody has touched me: for I perceive that power has gone out of me.

But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made whole.

And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor bag, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

And whosoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get food: for we are here in a desert place.

But he said unto them, Give you them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; unless we should go and buy food for all this people.