even as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us;

that you may fully know the certainty of the words wherein you were instructed.

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the law blameless.

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

and all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of the incense-offering.

But the angel said to him, "Fear not, Zacharias; because your supplication was heard; and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they were wondering at his tarrying in the temple.

And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed to his house;

And, behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus.

And, behold, Elizabeth, your kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren;

And Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; may it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

and she lifted up her voice, with a loud cry, and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

For, behold, as the voice of your salutation came into my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy!

(as He spake to our fathers), to Abraham and to his seed forever."

And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they were calling him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

And they said to her, "There is no one of your kindred who is called by this name."

And they were making signs to his father, what he wished him to be called.

And fear came upon all those dwelling around them. And in all the hill country of Judea all these sayings were being much talked of;

salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us;

to show mercy towards our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant;

the oath which He swore to Abraham, our father;

to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear,

in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.

because of the tender compassions of the mercy of our God, wherein the day-spring from on high shall visit us,

to shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

And all were going to be enrolled, each to his own city.

And it came to pass, while they were there, that the days were fulfilled for her to give birth;

And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were greatly frightened.

And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into Heaven, that the shepherds were saying one to another, "Let us go over at once to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord made known to us."

And, when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising Him, His name was called Jesus??hich was so called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

And, when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought Him up to Jerusalem, to present Him to the Lord,

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar??ontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

Produce, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say within yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And the multitudes were asking him, saying, "What, then, shall we do?"

And soldiers also were questioning him, saying, "And what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do violence to no one, neither accuse any one falsely, and be content with your wages."

And, as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he himself were the Christ,

Now it came to pass, when all the people were immersed, that as Jesus also was immersed, and was praying, Heaven was opened,

the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

forty days, being tempted by the Devil. And He ate nothing in those days; and, when they were completed, He hungered.

And Jesus, answering, said to him, "It has been written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'"

and on their hands they shall bear you up, lest haply you dash your foot against a stone.'"

And Jesus, answering, said to him, "It has been said, You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

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

And there was given to Him a book of the prophet Isaiah; and, opening the book, He found the place where it had been written,

to proclaim an acceptable year of the Lord."

And, having closed the book. He gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on Him.

And He began to say to them, "To-day has this Scripture been fulfilled in your ears."

And all were bearing witness to Him, and were wondering at the words of grace which proceeded out of His mouth; and they said, "Is not this Joseph's Son?"

But of a truth I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine upon all the land;

"And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and no one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian."

And all in the synagogue were filled with wrath, on hearing these things;

and they were astonished at His teaching, because His word was with authority.

And amazement came upon all; and they were talking together, one with another, saying, "What is this word, that with authority and power He commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

And, day coming on, going forth, He went into a desert place; and the multitudes were seeking after Him, and came to Him, and were trying to restrain Him from going away from them.

and He saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen, having gone out of them, were washing their nets.

And, when He ceased speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught."

And, doing this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking.

And they beckoned to their partners in the other boat, to come and help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.

and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Fear not; henceforth you will catch men."

And He charged him to tell no one; but, "Departing, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

But the report concerning Him was going abroad the more; and many multitudes were coming together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.

And it came to pass, on one of the days, that He was teaching; and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present with Him to heal.

And, behold, men bearing on a couch a man who was a paralytic, and they were seeking to bring him in, and place him before Him.

And, beholding their faith, He said, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."

But Jesus, perceiving their reasonings, answering, said to them, "Concerning what are ye reasoning in your hearts?

Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise and walk?'

But, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority on the earth to forgive sins (He said to the paralyzed man), I say to you, arise; and, taking up your couch, go to your house."

And astonishment seized them all, and they were glorifying God, and were filled with fear, saying, "We saw wonderful things to-day!"

And Levi made a great reception for Him in his house; and there was a great multitude of tax-collectors and of others who were reclining at table with them.

And the Pharisees and their scribes were murmuring against the disciples, saying, "Why are ye eating and drinking with the tax-collectors and sinners?"

And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

And they said to Him, "The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but Thine are eating and drinking!"

And it came to pass on a sabbath, that He was going through grainfields; and His disciples were plucking and eating the heads of grain, rubbing them with their hands.

But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are ye doing that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath?"

And the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him, whether He would heal on the sabbath: that they might find how to accuse Him.

And Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil??o save a soul, or to destroy it?"

And, looking round upon them all, He said to him, "Stretch forth your hand." And he did so, and his hand was restored.

But they were filled with madness, and were conferring one with another as to what they should do to Jesus.

and, descending with them, He stood upon a level place; and a large multitude of His disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, were present, who came to hear Him, and to be healed of their diseases;

and those troubled with unclean spirits were being healed;

and all the multitude were seeking to touch Him; because power was coming forth from Him, and was healing them all.

"Happy, ye who are hungering now; because ye will be filled. "Happy, ye who are weeping now; because ye shall laugh.

"Happy are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from themselves, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

"Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for, behold, your reward is great in Heaven; for, after the same manner, were their fathers wont to do to the prophets.

"But woe to you that are rich! because ye are receiving your consolation!

"Woe to you who are filled now; because ye shall hunger! "Woe to you who are laughing now; because ye shall mourn and weep!

"Woe to you when all men speak well of you; for in this same manner were their fathers wont to do to the false prophets.

"But I say to you who hear, love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;

"To him who smites you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, withhold not your coat also.

"Give to every one who asks of you; and of him who takes away your goods, ask them not back.

"But love your enemies; and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; because He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

"Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

"Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will they give into your bosom; for with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."

"And why do you behold the mote that is in your brother's eye, but consider not the beam that is in your own eye?

Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, suffer me to cast out the mote that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the beam in your own eye? Hypocrite! cast first the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the mote that is in your brother's eye.

And they, coming to Jesus, were earnestly beseeching Him, saying, "He is worthy for whom Thou shalt do this;

for he loves our nation, and he built the synagogue for us."

And those who were sent, having returned to the house, found the servant well.

And it came to pass soon afterwards that He went to a city called Nain; and there were going with Him His disciples, and a large multitude.