And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

But Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed out His last [voluntarily, sovereignly dismissing and releasing His spirit from His body in submission to His Father’s plan].

And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

There were also women looking on at a distance, among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger, and of Joses, and Salome;

who used to accompany him and wait on him when he was in Galilee??esides many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him.

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

one Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable senator, who was himself in expectation of the kingdom of God, ventur'd to come and wait upon Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

Pilate wondered whether he was dead already, and he sent for the captain and asked whether he was dead yet,

And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

And they said to one another, Who shall roll us away the stone out of the door of the sepulchre?

And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

But he said to them, "Do not be terrified. It is Jesus you are looking for--the Nazarene who has been crucified. He has come back to life: He is not here: this is the place where they laid Him.

And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

She went and reported it to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping.

And when these heard that he was alive and had been seen of her, they disbelieved it.

And after these [things], he appeared in a different form to two of them [as they] were walking, [while they] were going out into the countryside.

And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.

Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.

He who has believed [in Me] and has been baptized will be saved [from the penalty of God’s wrath and judgment]; but he who has not believed will be condemned.

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

And they, going forth, preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs following upon it.

Since many took in hand to draw up an account concerning the matters which have been borne out among us,

even as they declared them unto us, which from the beginning saw their selves, and were ministers at the doing:

It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

to let you know the solid truth of what you have been taught.

It happened that in the days of Herod, king of Judea, [there was] a certain priest, Zechariah by name, of the division of Abijah. And {he had a wife} from the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elizabeth.

They both did what was right in God's sight [by] living blamelessly according to all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

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

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother’s womb.

It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

And Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I be certain of this? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in age.”

Listen carefully, you will be continually silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe what I told you; but my words will be fulfilled at their proper time.”

And the people were awaiting Zacharias, and they wondered at his delaying in the temple.

And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

"Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men."

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, what shall this be without any intercourse with man?

The angel answered her, "The holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Most High will overshadow you; hence what is born will be called holy, Son of God.

And Elizabeth, your cousin, is herself also expecting a son in her old age; and it is now the sixth month with her, though she is called barren;

For with God, nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy word.

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

Now at this time Mary arose and hurried to the hill country, to a city of Judah (Judea),

and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me?

For at that moment when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy.

And blessed [is] she who believed that [there] will be a fulfillment to what was spoken to her from the Lord!"

for he has looked at the humble state of his handmaid. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

He has stretched out his hand to his servant Israel, Ever mindful of his mercy

Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

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

And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

then he made signs for a writing-book, and writ these words, "his name is John:" at which they were all surprized.

At once Zacharias’ mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began speaking, praising and blessing and thanking God.

All their neighbors were awe-struck at this; and throughout the hill-country of Judea the whole story was much talked about;

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

"May the Lord be praised, [who is] the God of the Israelites, for He has come to [the aid of] His people and bought them back [i.e., from bondage].

deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;

To show mercy [as He promised] to our fathers,
And to remember His holy covenant [the promised blessing],

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

And, the child, went on growing, and being strengthened in spirit, and was in the deserts, until the day he was pointed out unto Israel.

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

So everyone went to be registered, each at his own town,

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

[He went] to register, along with Mary, who was engaged to him and who was pregnant [at the time].

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

Then she gave birth to her firstborn Son, and she wrapped Him snugly in cloth and laid Him in a feeding trough—because there was no room for them at the lodging place.

In the same region there were shepherds staying out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.

when all of a sudden an angel of the Lord appear'd to them, and a heavenly light shone about them, at which they were greatly affrighted.

And this is the sign [that will verify it] to you: You will find a baby wrapped in [linen] cloths lying in an animal's feeding trough."

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

And hurrying they came and sought out both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

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

And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering in her heart what they might mean.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Now when the period of their purification ended, in accordance with the law of Moses, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord, to do as it is written in the law of the Lord,

(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord: A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

Now there was a righteous and devoted man named Simeon at Jerusalem, who was expecting the consolation of the Israelites [i.e., the coming of the Messiah to save them], and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.