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

And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name John.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his very birth.

And Zachariah said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in years.

And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee these glad tidings.

And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored! the Lord is with thee.

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

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

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.

And Mary said, Lo, the handmaid of the Lord! May it be to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

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

And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,

And his mother answering said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.

And the angel said to them, Fear not; for lo! I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to the whole people;

And it came to pass, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said one to another, Let us go at once to Bethlehem, and see that which hath come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us.

he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against;

And when they saw him, they were amazed; and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have been seeking thee in much distress.

And he said to them, Why is it that ye have been seeking me? Did ye not know that I must be about my Fathers business?

He said therefore to the multitudes that came forth to be baptized by him, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

He answered and said to them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.

And there came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what must we do?

And he said to them, Exact no more than hath been ordered you.

And soldiers also asked him, saying, And what must we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no one, accuse no one falsely, and be content with your wages.

John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is coming, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

And the Devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf of bread.

And the Devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and their glory; because to me it hath been delivered, and I give it to whomever I will.

And Jesus answering said to him, 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 pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence;

And Jesus answering said to him, It hath been said, "Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God."

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he hath sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty the oppressed,

And rolling up the book, he gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.

And they all spoke in his praise, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded from his mouth; and they said, Is not this Josephs son?

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, "Physician, heal thyself;" whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country.

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

But he said to them, I must publish the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth.

And when he had done speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into deep water, and let down your nets for a draught.

And Simon answering said, Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing; but at thy word I will let down the nets.

and so were also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; henceforth thou shalt catch men.

And lo! men brought on a bed a man that was palsied; and they endeavored to bring him in, and to set him before him.

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.

But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered and said to them, What are ye thinking in your hearts?

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

And after these things he went out, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the customhouse; and he said to him, Follow me.

And Jesus answering said to them, They who are well do not need a physician, but they who are sick.

And they said to him, The disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.

But Jesus said to them, Can ye make the companions of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?

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

And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not even read what David did, when he was himself hungry, and they who were with him?

And he said to them, The Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man having the withered hand, Rise, and stand up in the midst. And he arose, and stood up.

And Jesus said to them, I ask you whether it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to kill?

And looking round on them all, he said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored.

And raising his eyes toward his disciples, he said, Blessed are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God.

For even I am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

And Jesus hearing this, wondered at him; and turning round said to the multitude that followed him, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

And when the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not.

And he came up, and touched the bier; and they who bore it stood still; and he said, Young man, I say to thee, Rise.

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

And the men came to him and said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is to come, or are we to look for another?

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

And he answered and said to them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard; that the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor good tidings are brought;

And the Pharisee who had invited him, when he saw this, said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who, and what sort of woman, this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.

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

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

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered thy house, no water didst thou give me for my feet; but she wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

And he said to her, Thy sins have been forgiven.

But he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

A sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and they were trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured them.

And he said, To you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others [these things are spoken] in parables; that while seeing they may not see, and while hearing they may not understand.

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

And he answering 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 a certain day, that he went into a boat with his disciples, and said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake; and they put off.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they were afraid, and wondered, saying one to another, Who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

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

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

And Jesus said, Who touched me? And when all denied it, Peter and those with him said, Master, the multitudes are thronging thee, and pressing against thee.

But Jesus said, Some one touched me; for I perceived that power went out from me.

And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace.

And all were weeping, and lamenting for her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeping.

And he said to them, Take nothing for the journey, neither a staff, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money, nor have two coats apiece.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was taking place, and was perplexed; because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead;

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

And when the day began to decline, the twelve came and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages around, and the open country, and lodge, and get food; for we are here in a desert place.

But he said to them, Do ye give them food. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we ourselves should go and buy food for l all these people.

They were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them lie down in companies of fifty.

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

And they answering said, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets hath risen.

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

And he said to all, If any one chooseth to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

And it came to pass as they were parting from him, that Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said.

And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring thy son hither.

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

And Jesus knowing the reasoning of their heart, took a child and set him by his side,

and said to them, Whoever receiveth this child in my name, receiveth me; and whoever receiveth me, receiveth him who sent me. For he that is least among you all, he is great.

And John answering said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow in our company.

But Jesus said to him, Forbid him not; for he that is not against you is for you.

And it came to pass, when the time was near for his being received up, that he himself steadily set his face to go to Jerusalem.