There was in the days of Herod king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What a child will this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us,

so Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem (because he

But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering them in her heart.

and when He was twelve years old, going up to Jerusalem, as usual at the feast, and having finished the time,

Bring forth therefore fruits becoming penitents, and do not say within yourselves, "We have Abraham for our father," for I tell you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham.

whose fan is in his hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat into his granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire.

added this likewise to all the rest, that he shut up John in prison.

And the devil taking Him up into an high mountain, shewed Him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant,

to keep thee, and they shall bear thee up in their hands, least thou dash thy foot against a stone.

And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and according to his custom He went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and stood up to read.

And He folded up the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon Him.

And I assure you, there were many widows in Israel, in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, and there was a great famine through all the land;

and they rose up and drove Him out of the city, and dragged Him to the brow of the hill, on which their city was built, in order to throw Him down the precipice.

And He rose up and went out of the synagogue, and came into the house of Simon: now Simon's wife's mother had a violent fever, and they intreated Him on her behalf.

but when they could not find what way to bring him in because of the croud, they went up on the battlements of the house, and let him down from the roof with his couch, into the midst before Jesus,

Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say, Rise up and walk?

but that ye may know, that the Son of man hath power even on earth to forgive sins, (He spake to the paralytic) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go to thine house.

And immediately he rose up before them, took up the bed on which he lay, and went away to his house, glorifying God.

and he left all, rose up, and followed Him.

But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man that had the withered hand, Rise, and stand in the midst: and he rose up and stood forth.

And lifting up his eyes on his disciples He said, Blessed are ye though poor; for the kingdom of God is yours.

Blessed are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now; for ye shall laugh.

Wo unto you that are full; for ye shall be hungry. Wo unto you that laugh now: for ye shall mourn and weep.

And when the Lord saw her, He was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Do not weep.

And He came up and touched the bier, (and the bearers stopped,) and He said, Young man, I say unto thee, arise.

And the dead person sat up, and began to speak: and He delivered him to his mother.

And an awe seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, a great prophet is risen up among us, and God hath visited his people.

And some fell upon stony ground, and as soon as it sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.

But some fell on good ground, and sprang up and yielded fruit an hundred-fold. And as He said these things He cried out, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And He said unto them, Where is your faith? But they were struck with awe and amazement, and said one to another, who is this? for He commandeth even the winds and the sea, and they obey Him.

And they were all weeping and bewailing her: but He said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

And her spirit returned, and immediately she stood up: and He ordered something to be given her to eat.

And He took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven He blessed them; and brake and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

And they did eat, and were all satisfied: and there was taken up what remained even of fragments twelve baskets.

And He said unto them all, if any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me:

About eight days after these discourses, He took Peter, and John, and James, and went up to a mountain to pray.

And as he was saying this, there came a cloud and overshadowed them; and they were afraid, when they went up into the cloud and disappeared.

And it came to pass, as the days were almost fulfilled of his being received up again into heaven, that He set his face to go to Jerusalem,

even the dust that cleaveth to us out of your city we wipe off against you: but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

And behold, a lawyer stood up to try Him, and said, Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?

But a certain Samaritan, as he was travelling, came up to him, and when He saw him,

he was moved with compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and setting him upon his own beast, brought him to an inn and took care of him.

As He was speaking these things, a certain woman lifted up her voice from amidst the croud, and said, Happy is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck!

The queen of the south shall rise up in the day of judgement against the men of this generation and condemn them: for she came from the remote parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold a greater than Solomon is here.

And the men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for they repented upon the preaching of Jonas, and behold a greater than Jonas is here.

and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do? for I have not room to lay up my corn.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast plenty of goods laid up for many years, take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

So is he that heapeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.

When the master of the house shall have risen up and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without and knock at the door saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and He shall answer and say to you, I know you not, whence ye are:

But when thou art invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, that, when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then wilt thou have honor before them that sit at table with thee:

So, every one of you, that doth not give up all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.

but as soon as this thy son was come, who hath eaten up thy substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

And he called him, and said unto him, What is this I hear of thee? give up the accounts of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham from afar, and Lazarus in his bosom.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith but as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say to this sycamine-tree, Be thou rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

who stood at a distance, and lifted up their voice, saying, Jesus master, have pity on us.

Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a pharisee and the other a publican.

But the publican standing at a distance did not presume so much as to lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner.

And He took the twelve with Him and said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.

And he ran before and got up into a sycamore-tree that he might see Him; for He was to pass by that way.

And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zaccheus, make haste and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house.

But Zaccheus stood up and said unto Jesus, Behold, Lord, the half of my substance I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any one wrongfully, I restore him fourfold.

And another came, and said, Behold, my Lord, thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man, who takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

But he said to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant, Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow;

And when He had said these things, He went forward, going up to Jerusalem.

For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast up a trench about thee, and surround thee, and keep thee in on every side,

And they watched Him and sent out spies, pretending to be righteous men, to lay hold of his words, that they might deliver Him up to the power and authority of the governor.

saying, Moses enjoined us, if any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die childless, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

And He looked up and saw the rich people bringing their gifts to the treasury:

But before all these things they will lay hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake:

But when these things begin to come to pass, look upwards and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh.

And when He rose up from prayer, He came to his disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow;

And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people, and chief-priests, and scribes, assembled together, and ordered Him up into their council:

Then they all rose up and led Him to Pilate.

Then they were more vehement, saying, He stirreth up the people to sedition, spreading his doctrine throughout all Judea: having begun at Galilee and come even to this place.

And he released to them him that for sedition and murder had been cast into prison, whom they desired; and delivered up Jesus to their will.

Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

And they rose up immediately and returned to Jerusalem; and sound the eleven and others with them assembled together, saying,

And He led them out as far as to Bethany: and lifted up his hands and blessed them.

And while He was blessing them, He was parted from them, and was carried up into heaven.