And seeing this, Zacharias was troubled, and fear fell on him.

But the angel said to him, Do not fear, Zacharias. 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 neither drink 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 Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in her days.

And the people waited for Zacharias and marveled that he stayed so long in the temple.

And the angel said to her, Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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

And blessed is she who believes, for there shall be a perfecting of those things which were told her from the Lord.

For He looked on the humiliation of His slave woman. For, behold, from now on all generations shall count me blessed.

For the Mighty One has done great things for me; and holy is His name.

And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.

And the time was fulfilled to Elizabeth for her to bear. And she bore a son.

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

And fear came on all who lived all around them. And all these things were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

Blessed is the Lord, the 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 to us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

And while they were there, the days for her deliverance were fulfilled.

And she brought forth her son, the First-born, and wrapped Him, and laid Him in a manger-- because there was no room for them in the inn.

And the angel said to them, Do not fear. For behold, I give to you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For to you is born today, 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 was spoken to them.

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him.

For my eyes have seen Your Salvation

a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of Your people Israel.

And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, Behold, this One is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against

And she was a widow of eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

But they, supposing Him to have been in the company, went a day's journey. And they looked for Him among the kinsfolk and acquaintances.

And seeing Him, they were amazed. And His mother said to Him, Child, why have you done so to us? Behold, your father and I have looked for you, greatly distressed.

And He said to them, Why did you look for Me? Do you not know that I must be about My Father's business?

And he came into all the country around Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,

Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but He who is mightier than I comes, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose. 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 storehouse. But He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.

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

And the Devil said to Him, All this power I will give you, and the glory of them; for it has been delivered to me. And I give it to whomever I will.

And Jesus answered and said to him, Get 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 time.

And they were astonished at His doctrine, for His word was with authority.

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 rising up from the synagogue, He entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was being seized with a great fever. And they asked Him for her.

And also demons came out of many, crying out and saying, You are the Christ, the Son of God! And rebuking them, He did not allow them to speak; for they knew Him to be the Christ.

And day coming on, going out, He went into a deserted place. And the crowds looked for Him and came to Him, and held Him fast, not to pass away from them.

And as He stopped speaking, He said to Simon, Launch out into the deep and let your nets down for a haul.

And seeing, Simon Peter fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.

For he and all who were with him were astonished at the haul of fish which they had taken,

and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Do not fear, from now on you will be taking men alive.

And He commanded him, Tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And it happened on one of the days, even He was teaching. And Pharisees and teachers of the Law were sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was there, for the curing of them.

And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, We saw wonderful things today.

And Levi made a great feast in his own house for Him. And there was a great company of tax-collectors and of others who were reclining with them.

Also no one having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, The old is better.

how he went into the house of God and took the showbread, and ate (and also gave to those who were with him) which it is not lawful to eat, except for the priests alone?

And all the crowd sought to touch Him, for power went out of Him and healed them all.

And lifting up His eyes to His disciples, He said, Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall cut you off, and when they shall reproach you and shall cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy. For behold, your reward is great in Heaven. For so their fathers did according to these things to the prophets.

But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation.

Woe to you who are full! For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now! For you shall mourn and weep.

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

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you.

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

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you have? For sinners also do the same.

And if you lend to those of whom you hope to receive, what thanks do you have? 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 sons of the Highest. For He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.

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

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

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

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good. And an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth the evil. For out 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 a flood occurring, the stream burst against that house and could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.

And coming to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that he was worthy, he for whom You give this;

for, they said, He loves our nation, and he has built us a synagogue.

Then Jesus went with them. But He being yet not far off from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, Lord, do not trouble 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 to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And fear came on all. And they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has risen up among us; and, God has visited His people.

And John, calling near a certain two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, Are You He that should come, or do we look for another?

And coming to Him, the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, Are You He who should come, or do we look for another?

For I say to you, Among those who are born of woman there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist. But he who 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.

But seeing this, the Pharisee who had invited Him, spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, for she is a sinner.

And He turned to the woman and said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, yet you gave Me no water for My feet. But she has washed My feet with tears, and has wiped them with the hair of her head.

Therefore I say to you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, he loves little.

Those on the rock are the ones who, when they hear, receive the Word with joy. And these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

For nothing is secret that shall not be revealed; nor secret which shall not be known and come to be revealed.

Therefore be careful how you hear. For whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.

And He said to them, Where is your faith? And being afraid, they marveled, saying to one another, Who then is this One? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!

(For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had seized him. And he had been kept bound in chains and in fetters, and he broke the bands and was driven into the deserted places by the demons.)

And all the multitude of the neighborhood of the Gadarenes were seized with a great fear, and asked Him to depart from them. And entering into the boat, He returned.

And it happened when Jesus had returned, the people received Him. For they were all waiting for Him.

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

And Jesus said, Someone has touched Me, for I know that power has gone out of Me.

But when Jesus heard, He answered Him, saying, Do not fear, only believe and she shall be healed.

And He said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money, nor each to have two tunics.

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