that thou mightst know the exact truth with regard to those things in which thou wast instructed.

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both far advanced in years.

And it came to pass, that, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his course,

And the whole multitude of the people was praying without at the time of the incense.

And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name John.

And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee these glad tidings.

And on coming out, he was not able to speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he was beckoning to them, and remained speechless.

And in her sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgins name was Mary.

And she was troubled at the words, and was considering what this salutation could mean.

And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue was loosed; and he spoke, blessing God.

And all that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit; and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

(This registering was the first made while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,

to be registered with Mary who had been betrothed to him, who was with child.

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swathingclothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

And when eight days were completed for him to be circumcised, his name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

And lo! there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and he was a righteous and devout man, waiting for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was upon him;

And his father and his mother marveled at what was spoken concerning him.

And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel: of the tribe of Asher; she was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;

and she was a widow eightyfour years old, who never left the temple, worshipping with fastings and prayers night and day.

And the child grew, and waxed strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

And when he was twelve years old, and they went up, after the custom of the feast,

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.

And it came to pass, when all the people had been baptized, and Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying, that the heaven was opened,

And Jesus himself was, when he began, about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli,

who was the son of Matthath, who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Jannai, who was the son of Joseph,

who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Amos, who was the son of Nahum, who was the son of Esli, who was the son of Naggai,

who was the son of Maath, who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Shimei, who was the son of Josech, who was the son of Joda,

who was the son of Joanan, who was the son of Rhesa, who was the son of Zerubbabel, who was the son of Shealtiel, who was the son of Neri,

who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Addi, who was the son of Kosam, who was the son of Elmadam, who was the son of Er,

who was the son of Jesus, who was the son of Eliezer, who was the son of Jorim, who was the son of Matthath, who was the son of Levi,

who was the son of Simeon, who was the son of Judah, who was the son of Joseph, who was the son of Jonam, who was the son of Eliakim,

who was the son of Melea, who was the son of Menna, who was the son of Mattatha, who was the son of Nathan, who was the son of David,

who was the son of Jesse, who was the son of Obed, who was the son of Boaz, who was the son of Salma, who was the son of Nahshon,

who was the son of Amminadab, who was the son of Admin, who was the son of Arni, who was the son of Hezron, who was the son of Pharez, who was the son of Judah,

who was the son of Jacob, who was the son of Isaac, who was the son of Abraham, who was the son of Terah, who was the son of Nahor,

who was the son of Serug, who was the son of Reu, who was the son of Peleg, who was the son of Eber, who was the son of Shelah,

who was the son of Cainan, who was the son of Arphaxad, who was the son of Shem, who was the son of Noah, who was the son of Lamech,

who was the son of Methuselah, who was the son of Enoch, who was the son of Jared, who was the son of Mahalaleel, who was the son of Cainan,

who was the son of Enos, who was the son of Seth, who was the son of Adam, who was the son of God.

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness

forty days, tempted by the Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.

And he came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbathday; and stood up to read.

And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling the book, he found the place where it was written,

But I tell you in truth, that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;

and yet to none of them was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta in Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow.

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.

And they rose up, and forced him out of the city and took him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, to cast him down headlong;

And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbath.

And they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority.

And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

And he arose and went from the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simons wifes mother was seized with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

And when the sun was setting, all who had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and did not suffer them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

And when it was day, he went out, and betook himself to a desert place; and the multitudes went in search of him; and they came to him, and would have prevented him from leaving them.

But he said to them, I must publish the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth.

And it came to pass, as the multitude was pressing upon him and hearing the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

And going into one of the boats, which was Simons, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And sitting down in the boat, he taught the multitudes.

And it came to pass, when he was in one of the cities, lo! a man full of leprosy; and seeing Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.

But he was wont to withdraw to desert places, and pray.

And it came to pass on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present that he might heal.

And lo! men brought on a bed a man that was palsied; and they endeavored to bring him in, and to set him before him.

And Levi made a great feast for him at his house, and there was a great company of publicans and others, who were reclining at table with them.

And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he was going through grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears of grain, and ate them, rubbing them with their hands.

And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not even read what David did, when he was himself hungry, and they who were with him?

And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and taught; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.

And looking round on them all, he said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored.

And when it was day, he called to him his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles;

He is like a man building a house, who dug deep, and laid its foundation on a rock; and when a flood arose, the stream dashed against that house, and could not shake it; because it was well built.

But he that heareth and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream dashed, and it fell at once, and the ruin of that house was great.

And a certain centurions servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and about to die.

And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof;

And it came to pass the day after, that he was going to a city called Nain; and many of his disciples were with him, and a great multitude.

And as he came near the gate of the city, lo! there was carried out dead an only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

And when the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not.

And he that was dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.

And lo! a woman who was in the city, a sinner, learning that he was at table in the Pharisees house, brought an alabasterbottle of ointment,

And his mother and his brothers came where he was, and could not get to him on account of the crowd.

And word was brought to him, Thy mother and thy brothers stand without, desiring to see thee.

And they came and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing! And he rose, and rebuked the wind, and the surging of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.

For he was about to command the unclean spirit to come out of the man; for it had possessed him for a long time, and he had been kept bound and secured with chains and fetters; and bursting the bands, he had been driven by the demon into the wilderness.

Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain; and they besought him to permit them to go into them. And he permitted them.

And the herdsmen, seeing what was done, fled, and told the news in the city and in the country.

And they who had seen it told them how he that was possessed by demons was made well.

And lo! there came a man, named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling at the feet of Jesus, he besought him to come into his house;

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. And as he went, the multitudes thronged him.

And the woman, seeing that she was discovered, came trembling, and falling down before him declared before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was cured immediately.

While he was yet speaking, there cometh one from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, saying, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher any further.

And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was taking place, and was perplexed; because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead;

And they ate, and were all filled; and what remained to them of fragments was taken up, twelve baskets.

And it came to pass as he was in a private place praying, that his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

And while he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was changed, and his raiment became white and glistening.