Since many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, you that are highly favored, the Lord is with you: blessed are you among women.

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

And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.

And the devil said unto him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here:

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with you, you Jesus of Nazareth? are you come to destroy us? I know who you are; the Holy One of God.

And demons also came out of many, crying out, and saying, You are Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them permitted them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, your sins are forgiven you.

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

But new wine must be put into new wineskins; and both are preserved.

Blessed are you that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now: for you shall laugh.

Blessed are you, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

But woe unto you that are rich! for you have received your consolation.

Woe unto you that are full! for you shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep.

And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Are you he that should come? or look we for another?

When the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us unto you, saying, Are you he that should come? or look we for another?

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things you have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

But what went you out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, they who are gorgeously appareled, and live in luxury, are in kings' courts.

For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And the Lord said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

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

Therefore I say unto you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.

And he said unto her, Your sins are forgiven.

Those by the wayside are they that hear; then comes the devil, and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

Those on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for awhile believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it.

And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get food: for we are here in a desert place.

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, You know not what manner of spirit you are of.

And another also said, Lord, I will follow you; but let me first go bid them farewell, who are at home at my house.

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray you therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.

And into whatsoever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:

And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come near unto you.

And you, Capernaum, which are exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to hades.

And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us through your name.

Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no man knows who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

And he turned to his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see:

And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things:

And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give you.

When a strong man armed keeps his palace, his goods are in peace:

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

But rather give alms of such things as you have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are as graves which are not seen, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them: how much more are you better than the fowls?

If you then be not able to do that thing which is least, why are you anxious concerning the rest?

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he comes shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to eat, and will come forth and serve them.

And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, as you are in the way, give diligence that you may settle with him; lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison.

And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.

And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

And, behold, some are last who shall be first, and some are first who shall be last.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kills the prophets, and stones them that are sent unto you; how often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen does gather her brood under her wings, and you would not!

When you are bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest place; lest a more honorable man than you be bidden of him;

But when you are bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that bade you come, he may say unto you, Friend, go up higher: then shall you have honor in the presence of them that sit at table with you.

And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

And he said unto him, Son, you are ever with me, and all that I have is yours.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

And he said unto them, You are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.

So likewise you, when you shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.

And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.

For I feared you, because you are a severe man: you take up what you laid not down, and reap what you did not sow.

Saying, If you had known, even you, at least in this your day, the things which belong unto your peace! but now they are hid from your eyes.

But if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.

And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

But they who shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them who are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the country enter into it.

For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that nurse children, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking toward those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

And he said unto them, Behold, when you are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he enters in.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

You are they who have continued with me in my trials.

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

And after a little while another saw him, and said, you are also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.

Are you the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, you will not believe:

Then said they all, Are you then the Son of God? And he said unto them, You say that I am.

And Pilate asked him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, You say it.

For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts which never nursed.

And saying, If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.

And one of the malefactors who were hanged railed at him, saying, If you are Christ, save yourself and us.

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Do you not fear God, seeing you are in the same condemnation?

And he said unto them, What manner of words are these that you have one to another, as you walk, and are sad?

And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Are you a stranger in Jerusalem, and have not known the things which have come to pass there in these days?

And he said unto them, Why are you troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

And he said unto them, These are the words which I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

And you are witnesses of these things.