And Zacharias seeing him was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

For he shall be great before the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, 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, Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

And coming out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived, that he had seen a vision; for he beckoned to them, and remained speechless.

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

And he shall reign over the house of Jacob; for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

For with God, nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy word.

For lo! when the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

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

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

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is his name.

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

in remembrance of his mercy, As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

And asking for a writing-tablet, he wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them, and all these things were noised abroad, in all the hill-country of Judea.

for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David:

to serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

And thou, child, shalt be a prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his ways,

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

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

For to you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, 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 them.

And behold there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and religious, waiting for the Consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost 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 after the custom of the Law,

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation: Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people.

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 at that hour, gave thanks to the Lord, and spake of him to all that were waiting 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 say not within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father; for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And now also the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

whether he were not the Christ, John answered saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water, but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

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

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

And Jesus answering said to him, Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

For it is written, He shall charge his angels concerning thee, to keep thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up,

And they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

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

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

When he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

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

For astonishment seized him, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes,

which they had taken, And in like manner also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

And he charged him to tell no man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

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

And no man having drunk old wine, straightway desireth new; for he saith, The old is better.

How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the shew-bread, and gave also to them that were with him, which it is not lawful to eat, but for the priests only?

And the whole multitude sought to touch him; for virtue went out of him, and healed them all.

And lifting up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Happy are ye poor: for your's is the kingdom of God.

Happy are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be satisfied: happy are ye that weep now; for ye shall laugh.

Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and shall separate you from their company, and shall revile 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 to the prophets.

But wo to you that are rich; for ye have your consolation.

Wo to you that are full; for ye shall hunger: wo to you that laugh now; for ye shall mourn and weep.

Wo to you, when all men shall speak well of you; for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

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

For if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? For sinners also love those that love them.

And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? For even sinners do the same.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? For even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

But love ye your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful and the evil.

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

For there is no good tree which bringeth forth corrupt fruit, neither a corrupt tree, which bringeth forth good fruit.

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

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil; for of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

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

And coming to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom thou shouldest do this.

For he loveth our nation, and hath himself 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 to him, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof.

For I am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

And the Lord seeing her, was moved with tender compassion for her, and said, Weep not.

And fear seized all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is risen up among us; and, God hath visited his people.

calling to him two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

And the men being come to him, said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

For I say to 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 ye say, He hath a devil.

But the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known, who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath watered my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Those on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. But they have no root, who for a while believe; but in time of temptation fall away.

For there is nothing hid that shall not be discovered, neither any thing concealed, that shall not be known and come to light.

Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even what he hath.

Then came toward him his mother and his brethren, but could not come to him for the croud.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? But they were afraid and wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this? For he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him.

(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man: for many times it had caught him, and he had been kept bound with chains and fetters, and breaking the bands asunder, he had been driven by the spirit into the deserts.)

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 in the vessel and returned.

and shew what great things God hath done for thee. And he went and published through the whole city, how great things Jesus had done for him.

And when Jesus returned, the people gladly 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, Some one hath touched me; for I know that virtue is gone out of me.

And the woman, seeing that she was not hid, came trembling, and falling down before him, declared to him before all the people, for what cause she had touched him, and how she had been healed immediately.

Jesus hearing it answered him, saying, Fear not; believe only, and she shall be made whole.

And he sent them to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and to heal the sick. And said to them, Take nothing for your journey,

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

And the day began to decline. And the twelve coming to him said, send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge and find victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

But he said to them, give ye them to eat. And they said, we have no more than five loaves and two fishes, except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down, by fifties in a company.

For who|oever will save his life shall gose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it: