And to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love the neighbor as himself, is more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.

And answering, teaching in the temple, Jesus said, How do the scribes say that Christ is the Son of David?

For David himself said by the Holy Spirit: "The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand until I place Your enemies as Your footstool."

David therefore himself calls Him Lord, and why then is He his son? And the great crowd heard Him gladly.

who devour widows' houses, and as a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive greater condemnation.

And a certain poor widow came, and she threw in two lepta, which is a kodrantes.

And as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, Master, see! What stones and what buildings!

And as He sat on the Mount of Olives, across from the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,

Tell us, When shall all these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

But whenever they lead you away and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what you should speak or think. But speak whatever shall be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speaks, but the Holy Spirit.

And let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house.

And let him who is in the field not turn back again in order to take up his garment.

And pray that your flight is not in the winter.

For in those days shall be affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never shall be.

And then if anyone shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ! Or, lo, there! Do not believe him.

And learn the parable of the fig-tree: when her branch is still tender and puts out leaves, you know that summer is near.

So you also, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, at the doors.

Take heed, watch and pray, for you do not know when the time is.

As a man going away, leaving his house, and giving authority to his servants, and each man's work to him, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

Then you watch, for you do not know when the lord of the house is coming, at evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or early;

And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He reclined, a woman came with an alabaster vial of pure, costly ointment of spikenard. And she broke the vial and poured it on His head.

And wherever he may go in, you say to the housemaster, The Teacher says, Where is the guest room where I shall eat the passover with My disciples?

And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and prepared. Prepare there for us.

And His disciples went out and came into the city and found it as He had said to them. And they made the passover ready.

And as they reclined and ate, Jesus said, Truly I say to you, One of you will betray Me, the one eating with Me.

And they began to be grieved, and to say to Him one by one, Not at all I, is it? And another said, Not at all I, is it?

And answering He said to them, It is one of the Twelve, the one dipping with Me in the dish.

The Son of Man indeed goes, as it has been written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It were good for that man if he had never been born.

And as they ate, Jesus took a loaf and blessed and broke it, and He gave to them and said, Take, eat; this is My body.

And He said to them, This is My blood of the New Covenant, which is poured out for many.

And Jesus said to them, All of you will be offended because of Me this night. For it is written, "I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered."

And He said to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful to death. Stay here and watch.

Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. Truly the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

And He came the third time and said to them, Sleep on now and take your rest. It is enough, the hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man has been betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Rise up, let us go. Lo, he who betrays Me is at hand.

And he who betrayed Him had given them a sign, saying, Whomever I shall kiss, it is He. Take Him and lead Him away safely.

And answering Jesus said to them, Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to take Me?

We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

And as Peter was below in the palace, one of the servant women of the high priest came.

And a servant woman saw him again and began to say to those who stood by, This one is of them.

And the crowd, crying aloud, began to beg him to do as he had always done to them.

And the soldiers led Him away inside the court, which is the praetorium. And they called together all the cohort.

And they brought Him to Golgotha Place (which translated is, Place of a Skull).

And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots on them, as, to what each should take.

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? (which being translated is, My God, My God, why did You forsake Me?)

And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. But they said, Let alone, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.

And it, becoming evening already, since it was the Preparation, that is, the day before sabbath,

And they said among themselves, Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?

And he said to them, Do not be frightened. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen, He is not here. Behold the place where they laid Him.

But go tell His disciples and Peter that He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see Him, as He said to you.

She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept.

Afterward He appeared to the Eleven as they reclined. And He reproached their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

He who believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned.

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

even as those who from the beginning delivered to us, becoming eye-witnesses and ministers of the Word,

And an angel of the Lord appeared to him as he was standing on the right of the altar of incense.

But the angel said to him, Do not fear, Zacharias. For your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in her days.

And as soon as the days of his service were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.

And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, one receiving grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.

And behold, your cousin Elizabeth also conceived a son in her old age. And this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

And it happened as Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

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

For lo, as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

And blessed is she who believes, for there shall be a perfecting of those things which were told her from the Lord.

For the Mighty One has done great things for me; and holy is His name.

And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.

as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.

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

And they made signs to his father as to how he would have him called.

And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.

Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,

as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from eternity;

that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,

that He would grant to us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear

through the tender mercy of our God; by which the Dayspring from on high has visited us,

And Joseph also went up from Galilee to be taxed (out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David).

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

And this is a sign to you. You will find the babe wrapped, lying in a manger.

And it happened as the angels departed from them into Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Indeed, let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing which has happened, which the Lord made known to us.

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

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord)

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him.

And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And as the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do according to the custom of the Law concerning Him,

And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, Behold, this One is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against

And fulfilling the days, as they returned, the boy Jesus stayed in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know.

And seeing Him, they were amazed. And His mother said to Him, Child, why have you done so to us? Behold, your father and I have looked for you, greatly distressed.

as it is written in the book of the Words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.

Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts concerning John, lest perhaps he was the Christ,

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but He who is mightier than I comes, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge His floor and will gather the wheat into His storehouse. But He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.

And Jesus Himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) son of Joseph, son of of Heli,

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written that "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word of God."

And Jesus answered and said to him, Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve."

For it is written, "He shall give His angels charge over You, to keep You;