And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife far advanced in her age.

And when she saw him, she was greatly agitated at his address: and reasoned in herself what kind of salutation this could be.

And Mary said, How shall this be, seeing I know not man?

And, behold, Elisabeth thy cousin, she also hath conceived in her old age: and this is the fifth month [of pregnancy] with her who was called barren.

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

And they said to her, There is not one among thy relations, who is called by this name.

And all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, Well! what a child will this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

(And this first enrolment was made by Cyrenius, [afterwards] governor of Syria)

Because this day there is born for you a Saviour, which is Messiah, the Lord, in the city of David.

And this shall be a sign for you; Ye shall find the babe in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger.

And it came to pass, as the angels went from them into heaven, the men, the shepherds, said also to each other, Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing which hath happened, which the Lord hath made known to us.

and when they saw it, they made a public report of the declaration delivered to them respecting this child.

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

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

And when they saw him, they were struck with surprise; and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou behaved to us in this manner? lo! thy father and I have been seeking thee in anguish of heart.

added this also to all the rest, and shut up John in prison.

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

and the devil said unto him, I will give thee all this authority, and the glory of these; for to me it is delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I give it.

And he began to say to them, To day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.

And all concurred in their testimony to him, and marvelled at the gracious words which proceeded from his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And he said unto them, Ye will probably say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself! the works which we have heard to have been performed by thee at Capernaum, do the like here in thy own country.

And amazement seized on all present, and they spake one to another, saying, What a word is this? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

But he said unto them, I must preach the glad tidings of the kingdom of heaven in other cities also: for on this service am I sent.

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

And when they came to Jesus, they entreated him importunately, saying, He is a worthy man on whom thou wilt confer this favour:

For I also am a man under authority, and have under my command soldiers; and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come hither, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

And this account respecting him went abroad through all Judea, and all the region adjacent.

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

And the Lord said, To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

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

So turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Thou seest this woman? I came into thine house, even water for my feet thou gavest not; but she hath washed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

And they who sat at table with him began to say in themselves, Who is this, who even forgives sins?

Then his disciples asked him, saying. What might this parable mean?

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

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they feared and were astonished, saying one to another, Well! what a man is this! that he commands even the winds and the sea, and they obey him.

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

Then he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes; unless we go somewhere and buy provisions for all this multitude:

And strictly charging them, he commanded, that they should tell no man this:

And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

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

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

Even the dust of your city, which sticks to us, we shake off against you: nevertheless this know, that the kingdom of God is come near to you.

Nevertheless, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are made subject to you; but rejoice rather, that your names are inscribed in the heavens.

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

Then the multitudes thronging around him, he began to say, This is a wicked generation: it seeketh a sign, and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of man also be to this generation.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment against 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 rise up in judgment against this generation, and shall condemn it, for they repented on the preaching of Jonah, and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

that the blood of all the prophets, which hath been shed since the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation:

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple: verily I tell you, It shall be required of this generation.

And he said, I will do this; I will take down my barns, and build them larger, and collect there all my crops, and my good things!

But God said to him, Thou fool! this night shall they demand thy life from thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Then said he to his disciples, For this reason I tell you, Be under no anxiety about your life, what ye shall eat, nor for your body, how ye shall be clothed.

Now this be assured of, that if the master of the family had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

Then said Peter unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable to us, or also for all?

Ye hypocrites! ye know how to discern by experience from the appearance of the earth and of the sky; but how is it that ye do not discern this particular time?

Then he spake this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came, expecting fruit on it, and found none.

Then said he to the vine-dresser, Lo! for three years have I come, expecting fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it render the ground thus useless?

He answering said to him, Sir, let it e'en remain this year, until that I dig around it, and spread some manure:

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

And when he had made this speech, all his opposers were covered with shame: and all the multitude rejoiced in all the glorious things which were done by him.

and he that invited thee and him, coming say to thee, Yield this person the place; and so thou shalt begin with shame to go down to the lowest place.

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

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

Then spake he unto them this parable, saying,

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. And they began to be joyous.

but no sooner is this son of thine come, who hath devoured thy substance with whores, than thou hast killed for him the stall-fed steer.

But it was right that we should rejoice, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

And calling him, he said to him, What is this report I hear of thee? give up the account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer in that office.

And the master praised the unjust steward, because he had acted providently: for the children of this world are more provident among their own generation of men, than the children of light.

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

for I have five brothers: that he may testify to them, that they also come not into this place of torment.

There are none found returning to give glory to God, but this alien.

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

And he would not for a long while: but after this he said, Though I fear not God, nor respect man;

yet because this woman is so troublesome to me, I will do her justice, lest by her perpetual coming she stun me with her importunity,

Then he spake also this parable to certain persons, who had confidence in themselves, that they were righteous, and despised others:

The Pharisee, standing by himself, made this prayer: God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of mankind, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this tax-gatherer.

I say to you, Went this man down to his house justified, or the other? for every one who exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Then Jesus hearing this, said to him, Yet one thing thou lackest: sell all whatsoever thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

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

Then said Jesus unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, because that he also is a son of Abraham.

But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to rule over us.

Then said he also to this man, Be thou also over five cities.

saying, Oh that thou hadst known, even in this thy day, the things that are for thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

and spake to him, saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things or who is he that giveth thee this authority?

Then he began to speak to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard, and delivered it to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long while.

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be our own.

Then he looked on them, and said, What is this then which is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

Every one who falleth upon this stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him at that time; and were afraid of the people: for they knew that he had spoken this parable against them.

And Jesus in reply said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

And he said, Of a truth I tell you that this poor widow hath put in more than all they:

But wo to those who are big with child, and have infants at their breasts, in those days! for there shall be great distress on the earth, and wrath upon this people.

Verily I say unto you, That this generation shall in nowise pass away, until all these things come to pass.

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

And taking the cup, after having given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide among yourselves:

And taking a loaf, he gave thanks, and brake, and gave it to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: do this in remembrance of me.

And the cup in like manner, after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

And they began to question among themselves, who it could possibly be of them who should do this thing.