And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.

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

And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me?

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

And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.

And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;

added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

And the devil said unto him, if thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread.

And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.

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

And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.

And amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is this word? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking;

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

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

And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him;

For I also am a man set under authority, having under myself soldiers: 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 this report went forth concerning him in the whole of Judaea, and all the region round about.

This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.

And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins?

And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

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

And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

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

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

But he said unto 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 food for all this people.

But he charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no man;

And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear ye him.

But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.

And when his disciples James and John saw this , they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?

And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe off against you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.

Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Teacher, in saying this thou reproachest us also.

that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary: yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.

But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.

And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto all?

Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time?

And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.

And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground?

And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?

and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

And he spake unto them this parable, saying,

for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.

But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again ; and was lost, and is found.

And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.

And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.

for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger?

But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.

yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming.

And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the world to come eternal life.

And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.

and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant.

And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.

saying, If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?

And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.

And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all:

Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people.

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished.

But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: