And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

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.

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 angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speak to thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

And the angel coming in to her, said, Hail, thou highly favoured; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

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

Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that Holy thing which shall be born, shall be called the Son of God.

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

And cried with a loud voice and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

And Mary said,

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

But his mother answering said, Nay, but he shall be called John.

And they said to her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.

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

And when the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us go to Bethlehem, and see this thing which is done, which the Lord hath made known to us.

openeth the womb shall be holy to the Lord) And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the Law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.

He took him up in his arms, and blessed God and said, Lord,

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother,

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 seeing him they were amazed. And his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou done thus to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

And he said to them, Why sought ye me? Knew ye not, that I must be about my Father's business?

Then said he to the multitudes,

And publicans also came to be baptized, and said to him, Master, what shall we do?

And he said to them, Exact no more than what is appointed you.

And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your pay.

And the devil said to him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

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.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the battlement of the temple, and said, If thou be the son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

And having closed the book, he gave it again to the servant, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

And he said to them, This day is the scripture fulfilled in your ears.

And they all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself. Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy own country.

And he said, Verily I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

Now when the sun was set, all that had any sick of divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

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

And going into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he desired him to thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the multitude out of the boat.

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

But Simon answering said to him, Master, Having toiled all the night, we have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word, I will let down the net.

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 seeing their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Who can forgive sins but God only? And Jesus knowing their thoughts, answered and said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?

But that ye may know, that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he said to the paralytic) I say to thee, Arise, take up thy couch, and go to thine house.

And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said to him, Follow me.

And Levi made him a great entertainment, in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

And Jesus answering said to them, They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John, and likewise of the Pharisees, fast often and make prayers; but thine eat and drink?

And he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bride-groom is with them?

And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read, even this, what David did, when he hungered, and they that were with him?

And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

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

And he arose and stood forth. Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you, Which is lawful on the sabbath, To do good, or to do evil?

To save life, or to kill? And looking round upon them all, he said to him, Stretch forth thy hand; and he did so: and his hand was restored as the other.

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

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.

Jesus hearing these things, marvelled at him, and turning, said to the people that followed him, I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

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

And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, Arise.

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

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?

And in that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues, and of evil spirits, and to many that were blind he gave sight.

And he answering said to them, Go and tell John the things ye have seen and heard: the blind see; the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed; the deaf hear; the dead are raised; to the poor the gospel is preached.

And when the messengers of John were departed, he said to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see?

And one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him. And going into the Pharisee's house, he sat down to table.

And behold a woman in the city, who had been a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at table in the Pharisee's house,

And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

Simon answering said, I suppose, he to whom he forgave most. He said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

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.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that sat at table with him said within themselves,

And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee: go in peace.

And much people being gathered together, coming to him out of every city, he spake by a parable, A sower went forth to sow his seed:

and while he sowed, some fell by the way-side; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

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

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

Those by the way-side are they that hear; then cometh the devil and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

And it was told him by some who said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

And he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God and keep it.

And on a certain day he went into a vessel with his disciples: and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they put to sea.

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.

But seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What hast thou to do with me, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, torment me not.

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; because many devils had entered into him.

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

And Jesus said, Some one hath touched me; for I know that virtue is gone out of me.

And he said to her, Daughter, take courage: thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

And all wept and bewailed her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead; but sleepeth.

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,

because it was said by some, That John was risen from the dead; and by some that Elijah had appeared; by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

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

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.

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

Then taking the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

He said to them, but whom say ye, that I am?