as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, --

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.

and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that a vision he had seen in the sanctuary, and he was beckoning to them, and did remain dumb.

and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

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

And they said unto her -- 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'

and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;

and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear.

And they came, having hasted, and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger,

and having seen, they made known abroad concerning the saying spoken to them concerning the child.

and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, as it was spoken unto them.

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

And when they finished all things, according to the Law of the Lord, they turned back to Galilee, to their city Nazareth;

and when he became twelve years old, they having gone up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,

and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,

and not having found him, they turned back to Jerusalem seeking him.

And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,

And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, 'Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'

and they did not understand the saying that he spake to them,

And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, 'Teacher, what shall we do?'

forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,

and -- On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou mayest dash against a stone thy foot.'

and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, 'Is not this the son of Joseph?'

and having risen, they put him forth without the city, and brought him unto the brow of the hill on which their city had been built -- to cast him down headlong,

and they were astonished at his teaching, because his word was with authority.

and amazement came upon all, and they were speaking together, with one another, saying, 'What is this word, that with authority and power he doth command the unclean spirits, and they come forth?'

And having risen out of the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon, and the mother-in-law of Simon was pressed with a great fever, and they did ask him about her,

And demons also were coming forth from many, crying out and saying -- 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of God;' and rebuking, he did not suffer them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.

And day having come, having gone forth, he went on to a desert place, and the multitudes were seeking him, and they came unto him, and were staying him -- not to go on from them,

And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,

and they beckoned to the partners, who are in the other boat, having come, to help them; and they came, and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.

for astonishment seized him, and all those with him, at the draught of the fishes that they took,

and they, having brought the boats upon the land, having left all, did follow him.

And lo, men bearing upon a couch a man, who hath been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before him,

and not having found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the house-top, through the tiles they let him down, with the little couch, into the midst before Jesus,

and astonishment took all, and they were glorifying God, and were filled with fear, saying -- 'We saw strange things to-day.'

And Jesus answering said unto them, 'They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:

And they said unto him, 'Wherefore do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications -- in like manner also those of the Pharisees -- but thine do eat and drink?'

but days will come, and, when the bridegroom may be taken away from them, then they shall fast in those days.'

and the scribes and the Pharisees were watching him, if on the sabbath he will heal, that they might find an accusation against him.

and they were filled with madness, and were speaking with one another what they might do to Jesus.

and those harassed by unclean spirits, and they were healed,

Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and shall cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake --

and if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners -- that they may receive again as much.

'Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

And he spake a simile to them, 'Is blind able to lead blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

for each tree from its own fruit is known, for not from thorns do they gather figs, nor from a bramble do they crop a grape.

And they, having come near unto Jesus, were calling upon him earnestly, saying -- 'He is worthy to whom thou shalt do this,

and fear took hold of all, and they were glorifying God, saying -- 'A great prophet hath risen among us,' and -- 'God did look upon His people.'

but what have ye gone forth to see? a man in soft garments clothed? lo, they in splendid apparellings, and living in luxury, are in the houses of kings!

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

they are like to children, to those sitting in a market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not weep!

and they not having wherewith to give back, he forgave both; which then of them, say thou, will love him more?'

And he said, 'To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

'And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

'And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion.

And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain it, and bear fruit in continuance.

And there came unto him his mother and brethren, and they were not able to get to him because of the multitude,

and he answering said unto them, 'My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'

And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he himself went into a boat with his disciples, and he said unto them, 'We may go over to the other side of the lake;' and they set forth,

and as they are sailing he fell deeply asleep, and there came down a storm of wind to the lake, and they were filling, and were in peril.

And having come near, they awoke him, saying, 'Master, master, we perish;' and he, having arisen, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and there came a calm,

and he said to them, 'Where is your faith?' and they being afraid did wonder, saying unto one another, 'Who, then, is this, that even the winds he doth command, and the water, and they obey him?'

And they sailed down to the region of the Gadarenes, that is over-against Galilee,

and there was there a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain, and they were calling on him, that he might suffer them to enter into these, and he suffered them,

and they came forth to see what was come to pass, and they came unto Jesus, and found the man sitting, out of whom the demons had gone forth, clothed, and right-minded, at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid;

And the whole multitude of the region of the Gadarenes round about asked him to go away from them, because with great fear they were pressed, and he having entered into the boat, did turn back.

And it came to pass, in the turning back of Jesus, the multitude received him, for they were all looking for him,

and they were all weeping, and beating themselves for her, and he said, 'Weep not, she did not die, but doth sleep;

and they were deriding him, knowing that she did die;

And going forth they were going through the several villages, proclaiming good news, and healing everywhere.

And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,

And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, 'Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.'

And he said unto them, 'Give ye them to eat;' and they said, 'We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'

for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, 'Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'

and they did so, and made all to recline;

and they did eat, and were all filled, and there was taken up what was over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

And they answering said, 'John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;'

and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.'

but Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep, and having waked, they saw his glory, and the two men standing with him.

and as he was speaking these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them, and they feared in their entering into the cloud,

and when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone; and they were silent, and declared to no one in those days anything of what they have seen.

And it came to pass on the next day, they having come down from the mount, there met him a great multitude,

and I besought thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.'

And they were all amazed at the greatness of God, and while all are wondering at all things that Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

and he sent messengers before his face, and having gone on, they went into a village of Samaritans, to make ready for him,

and they did not receive him, because his face was going on to Jerusalem.

for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save;' and they went on to another village.

And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said unto him, 'I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go, sir;'

And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy is the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,

and into whatever city ye enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you,

'And into whatever city ye do enter, and they may not receive you, having gone forth to its broad places, say,

'Woe to thee, Chorazin; woe to thee, Bethsaida; for if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes, they had reformed;

and Jesus having taken up the word, said, 'A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving him half dead.

But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons -- your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be;

then doth it go, and take to it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having entered, they dwell there, and the last of that man becometh worst than the first.'