And listen! your relative, Elizabeth, has herself too become pregnant, although she is old, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

Blessed is she who has believed, for what is promised to her by the Lord will be fulfilled."

for He has smiled upon His slave in her lowly station, for from this day all ages will count me happy!

For the Almighty has done wonders for me, and holy is His name!

He has done mighty deeds with His arm. He has scattered those that are proud in the purpose of their hearts.

He has dethroned monarchs and exalted the poor.

He has satisfied the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands.

He has helped His servant Israel, so as to remember mercy,

"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for He has come and brought His people deliverance;

and He has made a mighty Saviour for us in the house of His servant David,

for today, in the town of David, a Saviour for you has been born, who is to be your Messiah and Lord.

Then when the angel left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has told us."

He answered them, "The man who has two shirts must share with him who has none, and the man who has food must do the same."

And the devil said to Him, "I will give you all this power and all their splendor, for it has been turned over to me, and I give it to anyone I please.

And Jesus answered him, "It has been said, 'You must not try the Lord your God.'"

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for He has consecrated me to preach the good news to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to send the downtrodden away in liberty and

Then He began to speak to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled here in your hearing."

But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth" -- turning to the man who was paralyzed, He said to him, "Get up, pick up your pallet, and go home."

So awe seized them all, and they began to praise God, saying, "A great prophet has appeared among us!" and, "God has visited His people!"

"For John the Baptist came eating no bread and drinking no wine, and yet you say, 'He has a demon!'

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking with others, and yet you say, 'Just look at Him! A glutton and a wine-drinker, an intimate friend of tax-collectors and notorious sinners!'

And turning face to face with the woman He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came to your house; you did not give me any water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with tears and wiped them with her hair.

You did not give me a kiss, but she, from the moment I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet with affection.

Therefore, I tell you, her sins, as many as they are, are forgiven, for she has loved me so much. But the one who has little to be forgiven loves me little."

But He said to the woman, "It is your faith that has saved you; go on in peace."

And another portion fell in rich soil and grew and yielded a crop of a hundredfold." As He said this, He exclaimed, "Let him who has ears to hear with, listen!"

So take care how you listen, for whoever gets more will have more given to him, and whoever does not get more will have even what he thinks he has taken away from him."

"Go back to your home, and continue to tell what great things God has done for you." But he went off and told all over the town what great things Jesus had done for him.

So He said to her, "My daughter, it is your faith that has cured you; go on in peace."

They answered, "John the Baptist; though others say Elijah, and still others that one of the ancient prophets has come back to life."

as He said, "The Son of Man has to endure great suffering and be disowned by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes, and be put to death but be raised to life on the third day."

But Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, even wild birds have roosts, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."

'We are wiping off against you the very dust from your town that has stuck to our feet. But understand this, the kingdom of God is close by.'

But Martha was getting worried about having to wait on them so much, so she came up suddenly and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the housework alone? Then tell her to take hold and help me."

But there is actual need of few things, really of only one thing. For Mary has chosen the good portion which must not be taken away from her."

Then He said to them: "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him in the middle of the night and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;

for a friend of mine has just come to my house on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him to eat.'

But if I by the finger of God am driving the demons out, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

so that the blood of all the prophets that has been shed from the creation of the world may be charged against the men of this age --

But I will show you whom to fear. Fear Him who, after killing you, has power to hurl you down to the pit; yes, I tell you, fear Him.

Stop being afraid, my little flock, for your Father has gladly chosen to give you the kingdom.

But the one who does wrong without knowing it will be lightly punished. Much will be demanded from anyone to whom much has been given; yea, people will demand much more from anyone to whom they have entrusted much.

And so was it not right for this woman, a descendant of Abraham, whom Satan has for eighteen years kept bound, to be freed from this bond on the Sabbath?"

Then the slave said, 'Sir, what you ordered has been done, and still there is room.'

"What man among you, if he wishes to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see whether he has money enough to complete it?

Lest, perchance, after he has laid the foundation but cannot complete the building, all who see it begin to make sport of him,

"Just so, no one of you who does not forsake everything that he has, can be a disciple of mine.

It is fit for neither soil nor manure. People throw it away. Let him who has ears to hear with give heed!"

"What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep, and if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and continue to look for the lost one until he finds it?

"Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them, does not light a lamp and sweep the house, and look carefully until she finds it?

because this son of mine was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found!' So they began to celebrate.

He said to him, 'Your brother has come back, and your father has killed the fattening calf, because he has gotten him back safe and sound.'

But when this son of yours arrives, who has eaten up your property with immoral women, you have killed for him the fattening calf.'

But we just had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found.'"

It was the law and the prophets until John, but ever since that time the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everybody has been taking it by storm.

"What man among you, if he has a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, 'Come at once and take your seat at the table,'

Then He said to him, "Get up and go on your way. Your faith has cured you."

But first He has to endure much suffering, and be disowned by this age.

So He said to them, "I solemnly say to you, there is no one who has given up home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the kingdom of God,

Then Jesus said to him, "See again! Your faith has cured you."

And when they all saw it, they began to grumble and say, "He has gone in to lodge with a notorious sinner!"

Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this home, for he too is a real descendant of Abraham.

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the people that are lost."

Now the first one came in and said, 'Your twenty dollars, sir, has made two hundred more.'

The second one came in and said, 'Your twenty dollars, sir, has made a hundred!'

So he said to the bystanders, 'Take the twenty dollars away from him and give it to the man who has the two hundred.'

And they said, 'Sir, he has two hundred already.'

'I tell you, the man who gets will have more given to him, but the man who does not get will have even what he has taken away from him!

said, "Go on to the village in front of you, in which, just as you enter, you will find a colt tied, which no man has ever yet ridden. Untie it and bring it here to me.

But He glanced at them and said, "Then what does this Scripture mean: 'That stone which the builders threw away has now become the cornerstone'?

But that the dead are raised, even Moses at the bush has demonstrated, when he calls the Lord 'the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

For David himself in the Book of Psalms says: 'The Lord has said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

And He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has dropped in more than all of them;

And when you hear of wars and tumults, never be panic-stricken. For this has to take place first, but the end will not come all at once."

For the Son of Man is going away, as it has been divinely decreed, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed!"

and as my Father has conferred on me a kingdom,

"Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has asked permission to sift all of you like wheat,

Then He said to them, "But now the man who has a purse must take it, and a bag too. And the man who does not have a sword must sell his coat and buy one.

For I tell you, what has been written about me must be fulfilled: 'He was classed with the outlaws.' Yes, that saying about me has its fulfillment."

No; nor does Herod, for he has sent Him back to us. Indeed, He has done nothing to deserve the death penalty.

Then a third time he spoke to them, "Why, what wrong has He done? I have found nothing in Him deserving the death penalty. So I will flog Him and let Him go."

And we are suffering it justly, for we are getting our deserts for what we have done, but this man has done nothing wrong."

[He is not here but has risen.] Remember what He told you while He was still in Galilee, when

Finally one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered Him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who has not heard of the things that have taken place there in these last days?"

and said to them, "The Scriptures said that the Christ should suffer as He has suffered, should rise from the dead on the third day,

And I will send down upon you what my Father has promised. But you, on your part, must stay right here in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

So the light continues to shine in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it.

John testified to Him and cried out, for this was the one who said, "The One who is coming after me has been put before me, because He existed before me."

No one has ever seen God; the only son, Deity Himself, who lies upon His Father's breast, has made him known.

He is to become my successor, because He has been put before me, and I am not fit to untie His shoestrings."

This is the One about whom I said, 'After me there is coming a man who has already been put before me, because He existed before me.'

Jesus said to her, "Woman, what have you to do with me? My time to act has not yet come."

And yet no one has gone up into heaven except the Son of Man who came down out of heaven.

Whoever trusts in Him is never to come up for judgment, but whoever does not trust in Him has already received his sentence, because he has not trusted in the name of God's only Son.

And the ground for the sentence is this, that the light has come into the world, and yet, because their actions were evil, men have loved darkness more than the light.

It is the bridegroom who has the bride, but the bridegroom's friend, who stands outside and listens to him, is very happy to hear the bridegroom's voice. So this happiness of mine is running over.

He continues to bear testimony to what He has actually seen and heard, and yet no one accepts His testimony.

Whoever does accept His testimony has certified with a seal that God is true.

For He whom God has sent continues to speak the words of God, for God continues to give Him the Spirit without measure.

The Father loves His Son and has put everything in His hands.