61:1The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me: he has sent me to preach to the gentle, to heal the sorry of heart, and to preach a release to the captives, and rescue to them that are shut up.

2To announce the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God: to comfort all that mourn:

10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, and my soul shall be joyful in my God: for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation: and with the robe of righteousness he has covered me, as a bridegroom decked with a crown, and as a bride adorned with her jewels.

11For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth her offspring to shoot forth: so shall the Lord God make righteousness to spring forth, and praise before all the nations.

1:46And Mary said: My soul does magnify the Lord.

47And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.

48Because he has regarded the humility of his servant; for look from now on all generations shall call me blessed.

49Because he that is mighty, has done great things to me; and holy is his name.

50And his mercy is from generation to generations, to them that fear him.

53He has satisfied the hungry with good things; and the rich he has sent empty away.

54He has received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy:

5:16Always rejoice.

17Pray without ceasing.

18In all things give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you all.

19Extinguish not the spirit.

20Despise not prophecies.

21But prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

22From all appearance of evil refrain yourselves.

23And may the God of peace himself sanctify you in all things; that your whole spirit, and soul, and body, may be preserved blameless in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24He is faithful who has called you, who also will do it.

1:6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7This man came for a witness, to give teaching of the light, that all men might believe through him.

8He was not the light, but was to give teaching of the light.

19And this is the teaching of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art you?

20And he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ.

21And they asked him: What then? Art you Elias? And he said: I am not. Art you the prophet? And he answered: No.

22They said therefore to him: Who art you, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest you of yourself?

23He said: I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias.

24And those who were sent, were of the Pharisees.

25And they asked him, and said to him: Why then do you baptize, if you be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

26John answered them, saying: I baptize with water; but there has stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not.

27The same is the one who will come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose.

28These things were done in Bethania, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.