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

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

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

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

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

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

And all they that had heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child will this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

For to you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

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

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

And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

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

Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

And the devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it.

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

And all bore him testimony, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

And they were all amazed, and spoke among themselves, saying, What a word is this! 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 net broke.

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

And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they who were with him;

And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

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

And this rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the neighboring region.

This is he, concerning 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 liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

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

And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

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

And his disciples asked him, saying, What doth this parable mean?

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

And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid, wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

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

But he said to 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 provisions for all this people.

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

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him concerning that saying.

And said to them, Whoever shall receive this child in my name, receiveth me; and whoever shall receive me, receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

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

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

Even the very dust of your city which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding, be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh to you.

Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

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

And when the people were assembled in crowds, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall 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 condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts 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 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.

That the blood of all the prophets, which hath been shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say to 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 deposit all my fruits and my goods.

But God said to him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

And this know, that if the master of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would watch, and not suffer his house to be broken through.

Then Peter said to him, Lord, speakest thou this parable to us, or even to all?

Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky, and of the earth; but how is it, that ye do not discern this time?

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

Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

And he answering, said to 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 hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?

And he that invited thee and him, shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

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

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

And he spoke this parable to them, saying,

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

But as soon as this thy son had come, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

It was meet that we should 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 to him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship: for thou mayest be no longer steward.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of 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 tormented in this flame.

And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they who would pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

For I have five brethren; that he may testify to 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 might say to this sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

There are not found returning to give glory to God, save this stranger.

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

And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

And he spoke this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

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

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

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

And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

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

But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong to thy peace! but now they are hid from thy eyes.

And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

Then he began to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

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 ours.

And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

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

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

And he said, Of a truth I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.

But woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

And he said to them, I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer.

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves.