as they delivered them to us, who were from the beginning eye-witnesses of them, and ministers of the word;

And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And they had no child, for Elisabeth was barren; and they were both far advanced in years.

and all the people were praying without at the time of offering incense.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondered at his staying so long in the temple:

and as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

and blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a performance of the things that were told her from the Lord.

He hath wrought powerfully with his arm; He hath confounded those that were proud in the imagination of their heart.

And an awe fell upon all that dwelt round about them; and all these things were divulged through the whole hill-country of Judea.

And while they were there, the days of her delivery were fulfilled,

And there were in the same country shepherds out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night: and lo,

an angel of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them, and they were greatly terrified:

and all that heard it, were amazed at the things which were related to them by the shepherds.

And when eight days were fulfilled for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, having been so called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him before the Lord:

And Joseph and his mother were amazed at the things that were spoken concerning Him.

And coming in at the very same time, gave thanks unto the Lord, and spake of Him to all that were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.

And all that heard Him were astonished at his understanding and his answers.

And when they saw Him, they were amazed. And his mother said to Him, Son, why didst thou deal thus with us? behold, thy father and I with grief have been seeking for thee.

Now as the people were in suspense, and were all thinking in their hearts concerning John, whether he were the Christ or not,

Now, when all the people were baptized, and Jesus was baptized and praying,

and He did eat nothing in all those days: and when they were ended, at last He was hungry.

And He folded up the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon Him.

And He said unto them, No doubt ye will apply to me this proverb, "Physician, cure thyself, and do here in thy own country what we have heard were done at Capernaum."

And I assure you, there were many widows in Israel, in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, and there was a great famine through all the land;

There were also many lepers in Israel, in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed; but Naaman the Syrian was.

And all the synagogue were filled with rage, when they heard these things,

and they were astonished at his doctrine; for He spake with authority.

And they were all amazed, and said one to another, What a speech is this? for with authority and power He commandeth the impure spirits, and they come out!

And when the people were pressing on Him to hear the word of God, as He stood by the lake of Gennesareth, seeing two vessels at the edge of the lake,

(but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets:)

And they beckoned to their partners that were in the other ship, to come and help them; and they came, and filled both the ships, so that they were even sinking: and when Simon Peter saw it,

for he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had taken;

as were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Be not afraid, from henceforth thou shalt be a captor of men.

And one day, as He was teaching, there were pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people:

And they were all amazed and glorified God, and were filled with awe, saying, we have seen wonderful things to-day.

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read what David did, when he himself was hungry and those that were with him? how he went into the house of God,

And they were filled with confusion: and consulted together, what they might do to Jesus.

even those that were tormented by impure spirits: and they were healed.

And when they that were sent, returned to the house, they found the servant well, that had been sick.

and as He came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carrying out to be buried, his mother's only son, and she was a widow: and many of the people of the city were with her.

(Now at that very time He cured many of their diseases and plagues, and of evil spirits, and gave sight to many that were blind.)

When the messengers of John were departed, He began to speak unto the people concerning John, what went ye out into the wilderness to see?

but the pharisees indeed and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God within themselves, and were not baptized by him.---

But when the pharisee that invited Him saw it, he said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of a woman this is that toucheth Him; for she is a notorious sinner.

And it came to pass afterwards that He went through every city and village, preaching and declaring the good tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with Him;

and some women that had been cured of evil spirits and other infirmities, as Mary Magdalene, out of whom were cast seven demons,

And they launched forth: but as they were failing, He fell asleep: and a storm of wind came down upon the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in great danger.

And He said unto them, Where is your faith? But they were struck with awe and amazement, and said one to another, who is this? for He commandeth even the winds and the sea, and they obey Him.

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? and he said, Legion: because many demons were entred into him.

So the demons went out of the man and entred into the swine: and the herd ran violently down the hill into the lake and were drowned.

and the people went out to see what was done, and came to Jesus; and found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind:

and they were afraid, for those that saw it told them how the demoniac was healed.

And all the people of the country round about the Gadarenes desired Him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear: and He went into the ship and returned.

Now the man from whom the demons were gone out, prayed Him to let him be with Him: but Jesus sent him away,

And when Jesus returned, a great multitude of people received Him; for they were all waiting for Him.

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied it, Peter, and those that were with him, said, Sir, the multitudes throng and press thee, and dost thou ask, Who was it that touched me?

And they were all weeping and bewailing her: but He said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

And her parents were exceedingly astonished: but He charged them to tell no one what was done.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things that were done by Him; and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead;

And the apostles; when they were returned, told Him all that they had done: and He took them and retired privately into a desert place belonging to the city Bethsaida.

for they were about five thousand men. And He said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifty.

And they did eat, and were all satisfied: and there was taken up what remained even of fragments twelve baskets.

And it came to pass, as He was praying in private, his disciples were with Him: and He asked them saying, Whom say the people that I am?

and behold two men talked with Him, which were Moses and Elias;

Now Peter and they that were with Him were heavy with sleep; but being awakened they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with Him.

And as they were departing from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, let us make three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

And as he was saying this, there came a cloud and overshadowed them; and they were afraid, when they went up into the cloud and disappeared.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God: but while they were all wondering at the things which Jesus did, He said to his disciples,

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not, and they were afraid to ask Him concerning it.

And it came to pass, as the days were almost fulfilled of his being received up again into heaven, that He set his face to go to Jerusalem,

And as they were going by the way, there was one said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest:

And as they were journeying, He entered into a certain village; and a woman named Martha received Him into her house.

And when the multitudes were gathering thick together He began to say, This is a wicked generation: they demand a sign, but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah:

Wo unto you interpreters of the law; for ye have taken away the key of knowledge, ye entered not in yourselves, and those that were entering in, ye hindered.

I am come to send fire on the earth, and how do I desire that it were already kindled?

There were present at the same time, some that told Him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye think that these were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, do ye think that they were sinners above all the inhabitants in Jerusalem?

Upon his saying this, all his adversaries were ashamed: but the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.

And as He went into the house of one of the chief of the pharisees to eat on the sabbath-day, and they were watching Him,

and they were not able to answer Him again to these things.

And He spake a parable to those that were invited, observing how they chose the chief seats, saying unto them,

and sent his servant at supper-time to say to them that were invited, Come, for all things are now ready.

for I tell you, that none of those men who were invited, shall taste of my supper.

Now there were great multitudes going along with Him:

And the pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things; and derided Him.

It were better for him that a milstone were hung about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to offend.

I think not. So likewise ye, when ye have done all things that were commanded you, say we are unprofitable servants, for we have done only what we ought to do.

and as He entered into a certain village, there met Him ten men that were lepers:

And when He saw them, He said unto them, Go and shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass as they were going, they were cleansed.

And Jesus answered and said, Were not all the ten cleansed? and where are the other nine?

They were eating, drinking, marrying, and being married, till the day that Noah went into the ark: and the flood came and destroyed them all.

And as it was likewise in the days of Lot; they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, and building:

But they understood none of these things; and this matter was hid from them, so that they knew not the things which were spoken.

And they that were sent, went away and found it as He had told them.

But as they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, Why do ye untie the colt?

And He answered them, I tell you, that if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.

And He went into the temple, and cast out those that were buying and selling in it,

and could not find how to effect it: for all the people were attentive to hear Him.