There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Ahijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

And there was no child to them, as Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.

And it came to pass, while he was officiating in the order of his course before God,

(according to the custom of the priesthood he was chosen by lot to offer incense), having gone into the temple of the Lord;

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

And having come out he was unable to speak to them; and they recognized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he was beckoning to them and remained dumb.

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, to which was the name

Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man, to whom was the name Joseph of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

And she seeing was troubled over his word, and was reasoning what kind this salutation might be.

And it came to pass when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant in her womb leaped; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; and she spoke with a loud voice and said;

And the time of her parturition was fulfilled unto Elizabeth and she brought forth a son.

And the neighbors and her relatives heard, that the Lord was magnifying His mercy with her, and they continued to rejoice with her.

And all those hearing placed them in their heart, saying; What then shall this little child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied saying;

And the little child continued to grow and waxed strong in spirit; and was in the deserts until the day of his showing unto Israel.

This was the first enrollment, Cyrenius being governor of Syria.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city Nazareth, into Judea, into the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

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

And immediately a multitude of the heavenly host was with the angel, praising God and saying;

And seeing, they made known concerning the word which was spoken to them about this little child.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all things which they heard and saw, as it was spoken to them.

And when the eight days of circumcising Him were fulfilled, and His name was called Jesus, having been called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

as it was written in the law of the Lord; That every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and the same man was righteous and godly, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him;

and it was revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.

And Anna was a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher, herself being advanced in many days, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity;

And the child continued to grow and waxed strong in spirit, being full of wisdom; and the grace of God was on Him.

And when He was twelve years old, they going up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,

And He went down with them and came to Nazareth; and was subject unto them. And His mother continued to keep all these words in her heart.

And it came to pass while all the people were being baptized, and Jesus having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

and the Holy Spirit in bodily appearance like a dove descended on Him; and there was a voice from heaven, saying; Thou art my beloved Son, I am delighted in Thee.

And Jesus was beginning to be about thirty years old, being as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli,

And Jesus, full of the Holy Ghost, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, tempted by the devil forty days.

And He was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

And He came into Nazareth, where He was brought up: and according to the custom to Him, He came into the synagogue on the Sabbath-day, and stood up to read.

And the Book of Isaiah the prophet was given to Him; and having opened the book, He found the place where it was written,

And in truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah. When the heaven was shut up three years and six months, how the famine was great over all the land;

and Elijah was sent to none of them, except to a widow woman in Sarepta of Sidon.

And rising up, they cast Him out of the city, and were leading Him to the brink of the mountain on which their city was built, to hurl Him down;

And He came down into Capernaum, a city of Galilee,And He was teaching them on the Sabbath.

And they were astonished at His teaching; because His word was with authority.

And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried with a great voice,

And the report concerning Him was going out into every place in the surrounding country,

Having arisen up from the synagogue, He came into the house of Simon. And the mother-in-law of Simon was afflicted with a great fever; and they asked Him concerning her.

And the demons continued to go out from many, crying, and saying, Thou art the Christ, the Son of God. And rebuking them, He did not suffer them to speak, because they knew that He was the Christ.

And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

And it came to pass, while the multitude is pressing on Him to hear the word of God, and He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

And having come into one of the ships, which belonged to Simon, He asked him to lead out a little from the land, and sitting down He was teaching the multitudes from the ship.

And having done this, they caught a great multitude of fishes; and their net was breaking;

And it came to pass, while He was in one of the cities, and behold, there is a man full of leprosy: and seeing Jesus, having fallen on his face, he prayed to Him, saying, Lord, if you may will it, you are able to cleanse me.

And the word concerning Him was going abroad: and many multitudes continued to come, and be healed of their diseases by Him.

And He was out in the deserts, and praying.

And He was in one of the cities, and was teaching; and there were many Pharisees and theologians, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

And behold, men carrying a man on a couch, who was paralyzed; and were seeking to bring him in, and place him before Him.

And immediately having arisen before them, taking the bed on which he was lying down, he went away to his own house, glorifying God.

And Levi made a great feast for Him in his own house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and others who were sitting along with Him.

And it came to pass on the second Sabbath, He was going through the cornfields; and His disciples were plucking the ears, and eating, shelling them out with their hands.

Jesus responded and said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those being with him?

And it came to pass on another Sabbath, that He came into the synagogue and taught, and a man was there, whose right hand was withered.

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

And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into the mountain to pray; and was there through the night in the prayer of God.

And when it was day, He called His disciples to Him: and having chosen twelve from them, whom He also named apostles;

And the whole multitude sought to touch Him: because power was going out from Him, and was healing all.

He is like unto a man building a house, who dug and went down deep, and laid the foundation upon the rock: and there being a flood, the river broke against that house, and it was not able to shake it; for it was founded on the rock.

But the one hearing and not doing, is like unto a man building his house upon the ground without a foundation; against which the river broke, and it fell immediately, and great was the fall of that house.

And the servant of a certain centurion, being sick, was about to die, who was precious to him.

And Jesus, having heard these words, was astonished at him, and turning to the multitude following said, I say unto you, I did not find so great faith in Israel.

And when He drew nigh unto the gate of the city, behold, a dead man, an only born son to his mother, and she a widow, was indeed being carried out: and a great multitude of the city was along with her.

And the Lord seeing her, was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, Weep not.

Behold, a woman who was a sinner, in the city, also having learned that He is dining in the house of the Pharisee, breaking an alabaster box of myrrh,

And it came to pass consecutively, that He was going through city and village, proclaiming and preaching the gospel of God, and the twelve along with Him.

A sower went out to sow his seed. And while he was sowing, some fell by the way, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it.

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

And they sailing, He was asleep: and a storm of wind came down into the lake; and they were being filled, and imperiled.

And they having come to Him, awakened Him, saying, Master, Master, we perish. And He having arisen, rebuked the wind and the wave of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

For He commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man; for since a long time he had possessed him, and he was frequently bound, secured with chains and fetters, and smashing his bonds, was driven by the demons into the desert.

And there was a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain: and they continued to intreat Him that He should permit them to go into them. And He permitted them.

And those seeing reported to them how the demonized man was saved.

Behold, a man to whom was the name Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and falling at the feet of Jesus, he continued to intreat Him to come into his house;

for there was an only daughter to him, of twelve years, and she was dying. And while He was going the multitudes were thronging Him.

And a woman being in an issue of blood twelve years, who having expended all her living with physicians, was not able to be healed by any of them,

And the woman seeing that she was not concealed, came trembling, and falling down before Him, proclaimed on account of what cause she touched Him, in the presence of all the people, and how she was healed immediately.

And they hooted at Him, knowing that she was dead.

And Herod the tetrarch heard all things which were wrought by Him; and was at a loss, because it was said by some, that John is risen from the dead;

And Herod said, I beheaded John: but who is this, concerning whom I hear these things? And he was seeking to see Him.

It came to pass, while He was praying alone, His disciples came to Him. And He asked them, saying, Whom do the multitudes say that I am?

And it came to pass while He was praying, the appearance of His countenance was changed, and His raiment shining white.

who being seen in glory, was speaking of His departure which He was about to perfect in Jerusalem.

And he speaking these things there was a cloud, and it overshadowed them; and they were afraid while they were entering into the cloud.

And there was a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear ye Him. And while the voice is heard, Jesus is found alone.

And they did not understand this word, and it was hidden from them, in order that they should not understand it: and they were afraid to ask Him concerning this word.

and they did not receive Him, because His face was going toward Jerusalem.

After these things the Lord chose seventy others also, and sent them out two by two before His face, into every place and city, where He was about to come.

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.

Jesus responding said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and fell among thieves, who indeed having stripped him of his raiment, administered blows, went away, leaving him half dead.

And there was a sister to her called Mary, who indeed sitting down at the feet of the Lord, continued to hear his word:

and Martha was very busy about much serving. And standing over Him, she said, Lord, is there no care to thee that my sister has left me to serve alone? then say to her that she must assist me.

And it came to pass, that He was in a certain place praying; when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

And He was casting out a demon, and he was dumb: and it came to pass, the demon having gone out, the dumb spoke; and the multitudes were astonished.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of man also be a sign to this generation.