And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

But when he came out, he was not able to speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them, and remained speechless.

Now the time for Elizabeth to be delivered had fully come; and she gave birth to a son.

And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had showed great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

And it came to pass, that, after the angels had gone away into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

And after they had seen it, they made known every where the words that had been spoken to them of this child.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and seen, as it had been told to them.

And when eight days were completed for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, as it had been called by the angel, before he was conceived in the womb.

and it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Anointed.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; she was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity:

And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

And when they had kept the full number of days, and had set out to return, the child Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew it not.

And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a time.

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and, as his custom was, he entered the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and stood up to read.

And the volume of Isaiah the prophet was given to him: and when he had unrolled the volume, he found the place where it was written:

And there was in the synagogue a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,

And when the sun had gone down, all that had any sick with various diseases, brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and cured them.

that he saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

And when he had made an end of speaking, he said to Simon: Push out into the deep water, and let down your nets for a draught.

And when they had done this, they inclosed a great number of fishes, and their net began to break;

For amazement at the draught of fishes which they had caught had seized upon him and all that were with him;

And when they had brought their ships to the land, they left all and followed him.

And it came to pass, on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was exerted to heal them.

And he immediately arose before them, took up that on which he had been lying, and went away to his own house, glorifying God.

But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had the withered hand: Rise, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose, and stood.

And he came down with them, and stood in a plain; and with him stood a multitude of his disciples, and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases,

And when he had ended all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.

And they that had been sent, returned to the house, and found the servant that had been sick restored to health.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her: Weep not.

And he that had been dead, sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.

And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

But when the Pharisee who had invited him, saw it, he said within himself: This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who, and what sort of woman this is that touches him; for she is a sinner.

A certain creditor had two debtors; the one owed him five hundred denarii, the other, fifty.

But as they had nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them, then, will love him the more?

and also certain women that had been cured of evil spirits and diseases; Mary, called Magdalene, out of whom had gone seven demons,

And when a great multitude had assembled, and they were coming to him from every city, he spoke by a parable:

And some fell upon the rock; and when it had sprung up, it withered, because it had no moisture.

And other seed fell into good ground, and sprung up, and produced fruit a hundred-fold. When he had said these things, he cried: He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

And when he came out upon the land, there met him a certain man from the city, who had been possessed with demons for a long time, and who wore no clothes, and dwelt in no house, but in the tombs.

For he had O; commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized upon him, and he had been bound with chains and fetters, and kept in confinement; and he broke the bonds, and was driven by the demon into the deserts.

And Jesus asked him, saying: What is your name? He answered, Legion; for many demons had entered into him.

And they came out to see what had been done; and they came to Jesus, and saw the man out of whom the demons had gone, clothed, and in his right mind, sitting at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid.

And those who had seen it, told them by what means the man who had been possessed with the demons, was saved.

And the man out of whom the demons had gone, besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying:

Return to your house, and tell what things God has done for you. And he went away, proclaiming through the whole city what Jesus had done for him.

for he had a daughter, his only child, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. And as he went, the multitude pressed upon him.

And a woman that had been afflicted with an issue of blood for twelve years, who had spent her whole living upon physicians, and could be cured by no one,

And the woman, seeing that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and fell down before him, and told him, before all the people, for what cause she had touched him, and that she was immediately restored to health.

And her parents were amazed. But he charged them to tell no one what had been done.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all things that were done by him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some, that John had risen from the dead;

and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that a prophet of ancient times had risen again.

And the apostles returned, and told him all "that they had done. And he took them, and withdrew privately to a desert place, that belonged to a city called Bethsaida.

But the multitudes knew it, and followed him; and he received them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.

And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it secret, and told no one, in those days, any of the things which they had seen.

And it came to pass, that, on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.

And it came to pass, as the time for him to be taken up into heaven had fully come, that he set his face steadfastly to go up to Jerusalem.

Alas for thee, Chorazin! alas for thee, Bethsaida! for, if the mighty works which have been done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

But a certain Samaritan, who was on a journey, came near him; and when he saw him, he had compassion on him.

And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the feet of Jesus, and heard his word.

And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, when the demon had gone out, that the dumb man spoke: and the multitudes wondered.

And when the Pharisee saw it, he wondered that he had not first immersed himself before dinner.

In the mean time, when myriads of the people had come together, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first of all: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

And there were present, at that time, some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

And he spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree that was planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit on it, and found none.

And, behold, there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and was not able to raise herself up at all.

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath-day, answered and said to the multitude: There are six days in which work ought to be done; on these, therefore, come and be cured, and not on the sabbath-day. Then the Lord answered him and said:

And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed; and all the multitude rejoiced on account of all the glorious things that were done by him.

And behold, there was a man before him, who had the dropsy.

And he spoke a parable to those who had been invited, when he observed how they were choosing the first places at table; and he said to them:

Then he said also to him that had invited him: "When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and a recompense be made you.

And he sent his servant at the hour of supper, to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all things are now ready.

Then he said: A certain man had two sons.

When he had spent all, there was a great famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.

And he arose, and came to his father. And while he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion on him, and ran and fell upon his neck, and kissed him.

And he said also to his disciples: There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his goods.

And the Lord said: If you had faith like a grain of mustard, you might say to this sycamine-tree, Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea, and it should obey you.

And it came to pass, that, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded those servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know what each had gained by trading.

And when he had said these things, he went before, going up to Jerusalem.

And those who were sent, went, and found as he had said to them.

And when he was now near the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and to praise God, with a loud voice, for all the mighty deeds which they had seen,

And he answered, and said to them: I say to you, that if these had been silent, the stones would have cried out.

Therefore, in the resurrection, of which of them shall she be the wife? for the seven had her as a wife.

For all these, from their abundance, have thrown in among the gifts of God; but she, from her poverty, has thrown in all the living that she had.

And they went, and found as he had said to them; and they made ready the passover.

And when the hour had come, he reclined at table, and the twelve apostles with him.

In like manner also, the cup, after he had supped, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.

And there had been also a contention among them, which of them was thought to be the greatest.

And after he had gone out, he went, according to custom, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples followed him.

And Jesus said to the chief priests, and the captains of the temple, and the elders that had come against him: Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber?

And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat down in the midst of them.

And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, that he had said to him, Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.

And the men that had Jesus in custody mocked him, and smote him.

And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying: Give a response; who is it that struck you?

When Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly; for he had, for a long time, desired to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign done by him.

And on the same day, Pilate and Herod became friends to each other; for, before this, they had been at enmity the one toward the other.

He, for a certain seditious movement that had been made in the city, and for murder, had been thrown into prison.

And he released him that for a seditious movement, and for murder, had been thrown into prison, whom they demanded; but Jesus, he delivered up to their will.

And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.

And all the multitudes that had come together to that sight, when they saw what was done, returned, smiting their breasts.