Seeing that many have taken it in hand to draw up an account of those matters which have been fully established among us,

so that you may know the certainty of the story which you have been taught by the word of mouth.

But the Angel said to him. "Do not be afraid, Zachariah, because your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.

"I am Gabriel," answered the angel, "who stand in the presence of God; and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring and to bring you this good news.

"As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets Which have been since the world began

When they had seen, they made known about the words which had been spoken to them concerning the child.

Now it has been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

As soon as all that the law required had been done, they returned to Galilee to their own town, Nazareth.

When they saw him they were astonished, and his mother said to him "Child, why have you treated us so? Behold your father and I have been looking for you in anguish."

He answered, "Why is it that you have been looking for me, did you not realize that I had to be in my Father's house?"

Now after all the people had been baptized, and Jesus himself had been baptized and was praying,

"To you will I give all this authority and this glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

"It has been said," replied Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord, thy God."

Then he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up. and, as was his custom, he entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day, and stood up to read.

And instantly he arose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and went away to his house, glorifying God.

"But there is coming a day when the Bridegroom will have been taken away from them; then at that time they will fast."

"He is like a man who is building a house who digged and went deep and laid a foundation upon rock. And, when a flood came, the torrent dashed against that house, but could not move, because it had been founded upon rock.

And those who had been sent, on returning to the house, found the slave well.

The twelve were with him, and certain women whom he had delivered from evil spirits and various diseases. Mary of Magdala, out of whom seven demons have been driven,

Then those who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been saved.

Then the woman, who saw that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and falling down before him, stated before the people for what reason she had touched him, and how she had been instantly healed.

He bade them to get her some food. Her parents were amazed; but he forbade them to tell any one what had been done.

"Woe unto you, Chorazin! Woe unto you, Bethsaida! For had the mighty been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

"All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father; and who the Father is except the Son, and he the Son wishes to reveal him."

"but he who did not know, but did things worthy of a beating, will receive few lashes. To whom much has been given, from him much will be required, and to whom much is entrusted, of him they will ask the more.

"and this woman, who is the daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound these eighteen years, ought she not have been loosened from bondage, though the day be the Sabbath?"

"When you are invited by any one to a marriage-feast, do not sit down in the best seat, lest a guest more distinguished than yourself has been invited, and your host come to you and say,

"At dinnertime he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for all things are now ready.'

"And the slave said, 'My master, your orders have been carried out, but yet there is room.'

"'All these years I have been slaving for you and never disobeyed a command of yours. Yet you never gave me even a kid so that I might make merry with my friends.

"If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will trust to you the true riches?

"And he said to him, 'Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.'

"The Son of man indeed goes on his way, as it has been determined; but woe to that man by who he is betrayed."

Now when Herod saw Jesus he was exceedingly glad. He had long been wanting to see him, because he had heard so much about him, and was hoping to see some miracles performed by him.

So he had been asking him many questions, but Jesus made no answers.

Herod and Pilate became friends again from that very day; for before they had been at enmity between themselves.

(This was a man who had been thrown in prison on account of a riot which had occurred in the city, and for murder.)

He released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, the man whom they asked for; but Jesus he handed over to their will.

And one of the criminals who had been hung there kept reviling him, saying. "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us."

And all the crowds who had assembled to see this spectacle, after witnessing what had been done, were returning beating upon their breast.

But all his acquaintances and the women who had been his followers continued to stand at a distance, looking on.

Then taking it down, he wrapped it in linen, and placed it in a tomb hewn in the rock, where no man has ever been laid.

They stood still, looking sad. And one of them named Cleopas, answered him, "Do you sojourn alone in Jerusalem, that you do not know what things have been happening there these days?"