But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

and behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because thou hast not believed my words, the which shall be fulfilled in their time.

But when he came out he could not speak to them, and they recognised that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, and continued dumb.

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end.

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

And there were shepherds in that country abiding without, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;

And it was divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he should see the Lord's Christ.

and herself a widow up to eighty-four years; who did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers;

and had completed the days, as they returned, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and his parents knew not of it;

and not having found him they returned to Jerusalem seeking him.

And he said to them, Why is it that ye have sought me? did ye not know that I ought to be occupied in my Father's business?

And they understood not the thing that he said to them.

Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for our father, for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And already also the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire;

forty days, tempted of the devil; and in those days he did not eat anything, and when they were finished he hungered.

And Jesus answered unto him saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

and demons also went out from many, crying out and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.

And when it was day he went out, and went into a desert place, and the crowds sought after him, and came up to him, and would have kept him back that he should not go from them.

And Simon answering said to him, Master, having laboured through the whole night we have taken nothing, but at thy word I will let down the net.

And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes. And their net broke.

and in like manner also on James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; henceforth thou shalt be catching men.

And not finding what way to bring him in, on account of the crowd, going up on the housetop they let him down through the tiles, with his little couch, into the midst before Jesus.

And Jesus answering said to them, They that are in sound health have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.

I am not come to call righteous persons, but sinful ones to repentance.

And he spoke also a parable to them: No one puts a piece of a new garment upon an old garment, otherwise he will both rend the new, and the piece which is from the new will not suit with the old.

But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?

And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him,

how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that any eat, unless the priests alone?

And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.

To him that smites thee on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him that would take away thy garment, forbid not thy body-coat also.

To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back.

And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted to you.

And he spoke also a parable to them: Can a blind man lead a blind man? shall not both fall into the ditch?

The disciple is not above his teacher, but every one that is perfected shall be as his teacher.

But why lookest thou on the mote which is in the eye of thy brother, but perceivest not the beam which is in thine own eye?

or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow me, I will cast out the mote that is in thine eye, thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see clear to cast out the mote which is in the eye of thy brother.

for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say?

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.

And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.

And Jesus went with them. But already, when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.

And Jesus hearing this wondered at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And the Lord, seeing her, was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not;

and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.

but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)

They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

And turning to the woman he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest me not water on my feet, but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

Thou gavest me not a kiss, but she from the time I came in has not ceased kissing my feet.

My head with oil thou didst not anoint, but she has anointed my feet with myrrh.

and other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it was dried up because it had not moisture;

And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables, in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.

For there is nothing hid which shall not become manifest, nor secret which shall not be known and come to light.

Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whosoever has, to him shall be given, and whosoever has not, even what he seems to have shall be taken from him.

And his mother and his brethren came to him, and could not get to him because of the crowd.

And as he got out of the ship on the land, a certain man out of the city met him, who had demons a long time, and put on no clothes, and did not abide in a house, but in the tombs.

But seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee torment me not.

And they besought him that he would not command them to go away into the bottomless pit.

And a woman who had a flux of blood since twelve years, who, having spent all her living on physicians, could not be cured by any one,

And the woman, seeing that she was not hid, came trembling, and falling down before him declared before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was immediately healed.

While he was yet speaking, comes some one from the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher.

But Jesus, hearing it, answered him saying, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made well.

And all were weeping and lamenting her. But he said, Do not weep, for she has not died, but sleeps.

And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness against them.

But the crowds knowing it followed him; and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those that had need of healing.

And he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we should go and buy food for all this people;

But I say unto you of a truth, There are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God.

And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

And I besought thy disciples that they might cast him out, and they could not.

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

And John answering said, Master, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he follows not with us.

And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not, for he that is not against you is for you.

And they did not receive him, because his face was turned as going to Jerusalem.

But turning he rebuked them and said, Ye know not of what spirit ye are.

And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.

And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but if not it shall turn to you again.

And in the same house abide, eating and drinking such things as they have; for the workman is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house.

But into whatsoever city ye may have entered and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,

Yet in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice that your names are written in the heavens.

For I say to you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye behold, and did not see them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear them.

Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.

but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.

and remit us our sins, for we also remit to every one indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.

and he within answering should say, Do not disturb me; the door is already shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise up to give it thee?

I say to you, Although he will not get up and give them to him because he is his friend, because of his shamelessness, at any rate, he will rise and give him as many as he wants.

He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.

When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding any he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

See therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

If therefore thy whole body is light, not having any part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp lights thee with its brightness.

But the Pharisee seeing it wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.

Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?

But woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb, and pass by the judgment and the love of God: these ye ought to have done, and not have left those aside.

Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know it.

And he said, To you also woe, doctors of the law, for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear, and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.