And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless.

And there was no child to them, as Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.

and all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense;

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering because he tarries in the temple.

And it came to pass when the days of his ministry were fulfilled, he went away to his own house.

For behold when the voice of your salutation came into my ears, the infant in my womb leaped with joy.

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

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

And they were beckoning to his father, what he might wish to call him.

And fear came upon all of those dwelling around; and all these words were spoken abroad in all the mountainous regions of Judea.

salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all those who hate us,

to execute mercy with our fathers, and remember His holy covenant,

the oath which He swore to Abraham our father:

to grant unto us, having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies, to serve Him without fear,

in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

through the bowels of mercy of our God, in which the dayspring from on high looked upon us,

to appear unto those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.

And all were going forth to enroll, each one into his own city.

And it came to pass while they were there the days of her parturition were fulfilled.

And the shepherds were in that country, tenting out and keeping guard over their flock by night.

And all hearing wondered concerning the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.

And when the eight days of circumcising Him were fulfilled, and His name was called Jesus, having been called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

And when the days of their purification were fulfilled, according to the law of Moses, they carried him up into Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord,

and to offer a sacrifice according to that which has been written in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.

And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and while the parents are bringing in the little child Jesus, that they may do according to the provisions of law concerning Him,

And His father and His mother were marveling at the words spoken concerning Him.

And His parents were going, according to custom, into Jerusalem at the feast of the passover.

and having completed the days, while they were returning the boy Jesus remained in Jerusalem. And His parents knew it not.

And thinking that He is in the crowd, they came a day's journey, and were seeking Him among His relatives and acquaintances.

And all hearing Him were astonished at His wisdom and answers.

And seeing Him they were astonished, and His mother said to Him; Child, why did you thus do unto us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee, sorrowful.

And He said to them, Why were you seeking after me? Did you not know that it behooved me to be in the affairs of my Father?

And in the fifteenth year in the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituria and the Trachonitis country, and Lusanius tetrarch of Abilene, during the high-priesthood of Annas

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say among yourselves; We have Abraham our father.

And the soldiers were asking him saying; And what shall we do? And he said to them; Oppress no one, neither defraud; and be content with your wages.

And it came to pass while all the people were being baptized, and Jesus having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

Melchi, Addi, Cosam, Elmodam, Er,

And He came into Nazareth, where He was brought up: and according to the custom to Him, He came into the synagogue on the Sabbath-day, and stood up to read.

And the Book of Isaiah the prophet was given to Him; and having opened the book, He found the place where it was written,

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor: hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and sight to the blind, and to set at liberty them that are bruised,

to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

And having closed the book, and giving it back to the officer, He sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on Him.

And He began to say to them; This day has this Scripture been fulfilled in your ears.

And in truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah. When the heaven was shut up three years and six months, how the famine was great over all the land;

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha; and none of them were cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.

And all in the synagogue, hearing these things, were filled with wrath.

And rising up, they cast Him out of the city, and were leading Him to the brink of the mountain on which their city was built, to hurl Him down;

And they were astonished at His teaching; because His word was with authority.

And fear came upon them all, and they were talking together to one another, saying, What word is this? because with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.

and He saw two ships standing by the lake: the fishermen, having gone from them, were washing their nets.

When He ceased speaking He said to Simon, Lead out into the deep, and spread your nets for a draught.

And likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were companions to Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from now you shall be catching men.

And it came to pass, while He was in one of the cities, and behold, there is a man full of leprosy: and seeing Jesus, having fallen on his face, he prayed to Him, saying, Lord, if you may will it, you are able to cleanse me.

And He was in one of the cities, and was teaching; and there were many Pharisees and theologians, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

And behold, men carrying a man on a couch, who was paralyzed; and were seeking to bring him in, and place him before Him.

And seeing their faith, He said to him; Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

And having responded He said to them, Why do you reason in your hearts?

Which is the easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven unto thee; or, to say. Arise and walk about?

And rapture seized them all, and they continued to glorify God; and they were filled with fear, saying, that, We have seen the paradoxical this day.

And Levi made a great feast for Him in his own house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and others who were sitting along with Him.

And their scribes and the Pharisees were murmuring to His disciples, saying, Wherefore do you eat and drink with publicans and, sinners?

And Jesus responding said to them, They that are whole have not need of a physician, but they that are sick;

And He said to them, Whether are you able to make the sons of the bridechamber to fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

And it came to pass on the second Sabbath, He was going through the cornfields; and His disciples were plucking the ears, and eating, shelling them out with their hands.

And certain ones of the Pharisees said to them, Why are you doing that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?

And the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him, if He will heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they may find accusation against Him.

And Jesus said to them, I will ask you; What is lawful on the Sabbath; to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy?

And they were filled with rage; and they were talking one to another what they might do to Jesus.

and those troubled by unclean spirits; and they were getting healed.

And He lifting up His eyes to His disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor: because the kingdom of God is yours.

Blessed are ye who hunger now: because ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye who weep now: because ye shall laugh.

Blessed are ye, when the people may hate you, and when they may separate you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of man.

Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for behold your reward in heaven is great: for according to these things were their fathers accustomed to do to the prophets.

Moreover woe unto you rich! because you exhaust your reward.

Woe unto you who are full! because you shall hunger. Woe unto you who are now laughing because you shall weep and mourn.

Woe unto you when all the people may speak well of you! because according to the same things their fathers were accustomed to do to the false prophets.

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies with divine love, and do good to those that hate you,

Moreover love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest: because He is good to the ungrateful and wicked.

Therefore be ye merciful, as your Father is indeed merciful.

Forgive, and you shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, heaped up, and shaken down, and running over, they will give into your bosom. For with the same measure, which you measure, it will be measured unto you.

But why do you see the mote which is in the eye of your brother, and do not recognize the beam which is in your own eye?

Or how are you able to say to your brother; Brother, permit me, I will cast out the mote which is in thine eye, yourself not seeing the beam which is in your own eye? O hypocrite, first cast out the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the mote which is in the eye of your brother.

for he loves our race, and himself built for us a synagogue.

And John calling certain two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, saying, Art thou the one coming, or must we expect another?

And the men having come to Him, said; John the Baptist sent us to thee, saving; Art thou the one coming, or must we expect another?

And Jesus responding said to them, Having gone, proclaim to John those things which you saw and heard; that the blind are seeing, the lame are walking about, the lepers are being cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, the poor are having the gospel preached unto them;

But what went you out into the wilderness to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold those who are in gaudy apparel and luxury, are in royal palaces.

Then to whom shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?

They are like unto little children sitting in the market-place, and calling to one another, and saying, We piped unto you, and you did not dance; we mourned unto you, and you did not weep.

And the Pharisee, having invited Him, seeing, spoke within himself, saying, If He were a prophet, He would know who and what kind the woman is, who touches Him, because she is a sinner.

There were two debtors to a certain creditor: the one owed him five hundred denaria, and the other fifty.

Therefore I say unto thee, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth little.

And He said to her; Thy sins are forgiven.

and Joanna the wife of Chuzas the steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many other women, who were accustomed to minister unto Him from those things belonging to them.

A sower went out to sow his seed. And while he was sowing, some fell by the way, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it.

And there are those who hear by the wayside; then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, lest they believing may be saved.

And those on the stones are they who, when they may hear, receive the word with joy; and they have no root in them, who believe for a time, and in time of temptation they fall away.

And that which falleth among thorns, there are those who hear, and going forward, by the cares and riches and pleasures are choked out, and bring forth no fruit to perfection.

And that which is in the good ground, are those whosoever hearing the word in a beautiful and good heart, retain it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

But no one having lighted a candle covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed; but he places it on a candlestick, in order that those coming in may see the light.