And an agent of Lord became visible to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

But the agent said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy plea was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth will bear a son for thee. And thou shall call his name John.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he should, no, not drink wine and strong drink. And he will be filled of Holy Spirit, even from his mother's belly.

And Zacharias said to the agent, How will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days.

And having answered, the agent said to him, I am Gabriel who stand in the presence of God. And I was sent to speak to thee, and to announce these good news to thee.

And the agent having come in near her, he said, Hail, thou who are highly favored. The Lord is with thee, thou who are blessed among women.

And the agent said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou have found favor with God.

And Mary said to the agent, How will this be, since I know not a man?

And having answered, the agent said to her, Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee. Therefore also the holy thing that is begotten will be called the Son of God.

And Mary said, Behold the maid-servant of Lord. May it happen to me according to thy word. And the agent departed from her.

and she exclaimed in a great voice, and said, Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy belly.

And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,

just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and his seed into the age.

And his mother having answered, said, No, but he will be called John.

And they said to her, There is no man among thy relatives who is called by this name.

And the agent said to them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good-news of great joy that will be to all the people,

And it came to pass, as the agents went away from them into heaven, that the men (the shepherds) said to each other, Let us indeed go through as far as Bethlehem, and see this declaration that has come to pass, which the Lord made

and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in a law of Lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

he also received it into his arms, and praised God, and said,

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this man is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign being repudiated

And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him, Child, why did thou this way to us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee sorrowing.

And he said to them, Why is it that ye were seeking me? Had ye not known that I must be among the things of my Father?

He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be immersed by him, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?

And tax collectors also came to be immersed, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?

And he said to them, Collect not one thing more than from what has been appointed for you.

And men who were soldiers also questioned him, saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.

And the devil said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.

And the devil said to him, I will give to thee all this authority, and the glory of them, because it has been delivered to me, and to whomever I want I give it.

And having answered, Jesus said to him, Go thee behind me, Satan. It is written, Thou shall worship Lord thy God, and him only shall thou serve.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down from here,

And having answered, Jesus said to him, It is said, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.

The Spirit of Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good-news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to sent forth in deliv

And having closed the book, having given it back to the attendant, he sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were focused on him.

And all witnessed to him, and wondered at the words of grace that proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is this not the son of Joseph?

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb: Physician, heal thyself. How many things we heard that happened at Capernaum, do also here in thy fatherland.

And he said, Truly I say to you, that not one prophet is acceptable in his fatherland.

But he said to them, I must preach the good-news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this.

And having entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And having sat down, he taught the crowds from the boat.

And when he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into the depth, and let down your nets for a catch.

And having answered, Simon said to him, Master, having toiled through the whole night, we took nothing, but at thy saying, I will let down the net.

and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not, from henceforth thou will be catching men.

And having stretched forth his hand, he touched him, having said, I will, be thou clean. And straightaway the leprosy departed from him.

And having seen their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, having responded, he said to them, Why do ye deliberate in your hearts?

But that ye may know that the Son of man has authority upon earth to forgive sins (he said to the paralyzed man), I say to thee, Arise, and after taking up thy small bed, go to thy house.

And after these things he went forth and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And he said to him, Follow me.

And having answered, Jesus said to them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those faring badly.

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink.

And he said to them, Ye cannot make the sons of the wedding hall fast while the bridegroom is with them.

But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not permitted to do on the Sabbath day?

And having answered them, Jesus said, Have ye not read even this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him,

And he said to them, The Son of man is lord also of the Sabbath.

But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And having risen, he stood up.

Then Jesus said to them, I will question you. What? Is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm, to save life, or to kill?

And having looked around on them all, he said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did, and his hand was restored whole as the other.

And having lifted up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Blessed are the poor, because the kingdom of God is what belongs to you.

For I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under myself. And I say to this man, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my bondman, Do this, and he does.

And when Jesus heard these things, he marveled him, and having turned around to the multitude who followed him, he said, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.

And when the Lord saw her, he felt compassion toward her, and said to her, Weep not.

And having come, he touched the coffin, and the men carrying it stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, arise.

And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

And when they came to him, they said, John the immerser has sent us to thee, saying, Are thou he who comes, or do we look for another man?

And in the same hour he healed many from diseases and plagues and evil spirits. And he granted sight to many blind men.

And having answered, Jesus said to them, After going, report to John the things that ye saw and heard: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor are preached good-new

And a certain man of the Pharisees asked him that he would eat with him. And having entered into the Pharisee's house, he sat down.

And behold, a woman in the city who was sinful. And when she knew that he sat in the Pharisee's house, having brought an alabaster cruse of ointment,

And having responded, Jesus said to him, Simon, I have something to say to thee. And he says, speak Teacher.

And having answered, Simon said, I suppose that it was to whom he forgave more. And he said to him, Thou have judged correctly.

And having turned to the woman, he said to Simon, See thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gave no water for my feet. But this woman has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

And those who sat together began to say within themselves, Who is this who even forgives sins?

And he said to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee. Go in peace.

The man who sows went forth to sow his seed. And during his sowing, some fell by the way, and it was trampled, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

And another fell on the good ground, and having grown it produced fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he called out, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the others in parables, so that seeing they would not see, and hearing they would not understand.

Now the parable is this. The seed is the word of God.

But having answered, he said to them, My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.

Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, also his disciples. And he said to them, Let us pass through to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth,

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And having feared, they wondered, saying to each other, Who then is this man, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

And when he saw Jesus, having cried out, he fell down before him. And in a great voice he said, What is with me and with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

And Jesus demanded him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion, because many demons were entered into him.

And Jesus said, Who is he who touched me? But when they all denied, Peter and those with him, said, Master, the multitudes come together and crowd thee, and thou say, Who is he who touched me?

But Jesus said, Who touched me? For I perceived power having gone forth from me.

And he said to her, Cheer up, Daughter. Thy faith has healed thee. Go in peace.

And all were weeping and bewailing her. But he said, Weep not. She did not die, but sleeps.

And he said to them, Take nothing for the way, neither staffs, nor bag, nor bread, nor silver, nor have two coats each.

But Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him. And he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead,

And Herod said, I beheaded John, but who is this about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, they said to him, Send the multitude away, so that, after going into the villages and fields around, they may rest and find provision, because we are here in a desolate

But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, There are for us not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless, after going, we might buy food for all this people.

For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in groups of fifty each.

And they did so, and made them all sit down.

And after taking the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke in pieces, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

And having answered, they said, John the immerser, but others, Elijah, and others, that a certain prophet of the ancient men arose.

And he said to them, But ye, who say ye that I am? And having answered, Peter said, The Christ of God.

And he said to all, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And it came to pass, as they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, and we could make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah, not knowing what he was sayi

And having answered, Jesus said, O faithless and perverted generation, how long will I be with you and endure you? Bring thy son here.

And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while all were wondering at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

and he said to them, Whoever may receive this child in my name receives me, and whoever may receive me receives him who sent me, for he who exists smaller among you all, this man will be great.