And Zachariah said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years.

And the angel answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to tell you this good news.

And she was troubled at his word, and doubted what this salutation meant.

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

And behold Elizabeth, your relative, even she is pregnant with a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her called barren;

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord has come to me?

for he has looked on the low condition of his servant; for, behold, from this time all generations shall call me blessed,

And they said to her, There is no one of your relations who is called by this name;

And all who heard laid them to heart, saying, What then is this child to be? For the hand of the Lord was also with him.

This first census was taken when Cyrenius was proconsul of Syria.

And this shall be a sign to you. You shall find the babe wrapped in bandages, lying in a manger.

And when the angels had departed from them to heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us go now to Bethlehem, and see this thing which has occurred, which the Lord has made known to us.

And when they saw it they related the word spoken to them concerning this child;

And behold, there was a man at Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against,

added also this to all, and shut up John in prison.

And the devil said to him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.

And the devil said to him, All this power will I give you, and the glory of these; for it is given to me, and I give it to whom I will.

And he said to them, To-day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

And they all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And he said to them, You will undoubtedly tell me this proverb; Physician, cure yourself; things which we heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your own country.

And they were all amazed, and talked with each other, saying, What word is this, that with authority and power he commands the impure spirits, and they come out?

But he said to them, I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God in the other cities also, because for this am I sent;

And doing this he enclosed a great number of fishes; and their net broke.

So also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from this time you shall take men.

And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaks blasphemies? who can forgive sins, but God alone?

Rejoice in that day, and be exceedingly glad; for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in this manner did their fathers to the prophets.

Woe, when all men speak well of you! for in this manner did their fathers of the false prophets.

And having come to Jesus they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom you should do this;

for I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And this report of him went out into all Judea, and into all the region around.

This is he of whom it is written; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

And all the people who heard this, and the publicans, justified God, having received the baptism of John.

[And he said], To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? and what are they like?

And the Pharisee who invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying, If this was a prophet he would have known who and what kind of a woman this is who touches him; for she is a sinner.

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I came into your house; you gave me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hairs.

And those who reclined with him said within themselves, Who is this that forgives sins also?

And his disciples asked him, What does this parable mean?

But the parable signifies this; the seed is the word of God;

and that which fell among thorns signifies those who hear, and going away are choked by cares and riches and the pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they were afraid, and wondered, saying one to another, What man then is this, that he commands the winds and the water and they obey him?

And Herod said, John I beheaded; but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

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

And he charged and commanded them to tell this to no one;

And when he had said this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid when they entered into the cloud.

And there was a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my chosen Son; hear him.

But they understood not this saying; and it was concealed from them, that they might not perceive it; and they feared to ask him concerning this saying.

and said to them, Whoever receives this little child in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives him that sent me. For he that is least among you all, he shall be the greatest.

And into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house!

Even the dust of your city which adheres to our feet we wipe off for you; but know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand.

but in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

And he said to him, You have answered well; do this, and you shall live.

And multitudes being assembled, he said, This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of man be to this generation.

The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh shall arise in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they changed their minds at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out since the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the house. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation.

And I tell you, my friends, fear not those that kill the body, and after this have [power] to do nothing more.

And he said, I will do this; I will take down my storehouses and build greater; and there will I bring together all my produce and my goods;

But God said to him, Foolish man, this night they shall require your soul from you; and who then will have the goods which you have provided?

But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

And Peter said to him, Lord, do you speak this parable to us, or also to all?

For from this time there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two shall be divided against three;

Hypocrites! You know how to distinguish the appearance of the earth and sky, and how do you not distinguish this time?

And he spoke this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.

And he said to his vine dresser, Behold, I have come three years seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none; cut it down; why should it make the ground unproductive?

And he answered and said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I dig about it, and put on manure;

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, behold, eighteen years, to be released from this bond on the sabbath?

and he that invited you and him come and say to you, Give this man a place; and then with shame you take the last place.

And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.

saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish.

And both the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.

And he spoke to them this parable; saying,

for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to rejoice.

but when this your son came who has consumed his living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf.

We ought also to rejoice and be glad; for this your brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

And calling him, he said to him, What is this which I hear of you? Render an account of your stewardship; for you can be no longer a steward.

And the lord praised the unjust steward, because he did wisely; for the children of this life are wiser, for their generation, than the children of light.

And he called and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in pain in this flame.

And besides all this, there is a great chasm fixed between us and you, so that those wishing to pass from hence to you cannot, neither can they pass from thence to us.

for I have five brothers, to testify fully to them, that they may not also come to this place of torment

And the Lord said, If you had a faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this sycamore tree, Be taken up by the roots and planted in the sea, and it would obey you.

There are not found returning to give glory to God any but this stranger.

But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.

yet because this widow makes me trouble I will give her judgment, that she may not vex me by her continual coming.

And he also spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

The Pharisee, standing by himself, offered this prayer; God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican;

I tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than that; for every one that exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the life to come eternal life.

And they understood nothing of these things; and this word was concealed from them, and they did not perceive what was said.

And Jesus said to him, To-day has salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;

And his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We wish not this man to reign over us.

saying, O, that you had known, even you, and indeed in this your day, the things which are for your peace! But now they are hid from your eyes.

and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

And he spoke to the people this parable; A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time.

But seeing him, the husbandmen reasoned with themselves, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and let the vineyard to others. And hearing this, they said, By no means.

And he looked at them and said, What, then, is this which is written? The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of a corner;

And the scribes and chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that time; and they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke this parable to them.