"You and your sons with you may not drink wine or strong drink when you come to [the] tent of assembly, so that you will not die--[it is] a lasting statute for your generations--

Since many have attempted to compile an account concerning the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning passed on to us, read more. it seemed best to me also--[because I] have followed all [things] carefully from the beginning--to write [them] down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty concerning the things about which you were taught.

"The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,

And they were all speaking well of him, and were astonished at the gracious words that were coming out of his mouth. And they were saying, "Is this man not the son of Joseph?"

And they were astounded at his teaching, because {he spoke} with authority.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful!

And he also told them a parable: "Surely a blind person cannot lead the blind, [can he]? Will they not both fall into a pit?

"There were two debtors [who owed] a certain creditor. One owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty.

So Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion," because many demons had entered into him.

and they proceeded to another village.

And into whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat {whatever is} set before you,

"No one [after] lighting a lamp puts [it] in a cellar or under a bushel basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.

But give [as] charitable giving the things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.

And he told them a parable to [show that] they must always pray and not be discouraged,

And another came, saying, 'Sir, behold your mina, which I had put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.

But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these [things] [that] are going to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."

And he took bread, [and] [after] giving thanks, he broke [it] and gave [it] to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." And in the same way the cup after [they] had eaten, saying, "This cup [is] the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you.

saying, "The Lord has really been raised, and has appeared to Simon!"

and said to them, "Thus it is written [that] the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,

Jesus of Nazareth--how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.

explaining and demonstrating that it was necessary [for] the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and [saying], "This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ."

and are confident [that] you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light of those in darkness,

and my speech and my preaching [were] not with the persuasiveness of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power,

If any of the unbelievers invites you, and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, {asking no questions} for the sake of the conscience.

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which he was betrayed, took bread, and [after he] had given thanks, he broke [it] and said, "This is my body which [is] for you. Do this in remembrance of me." read more. Likewise also the cup, after they had eaten, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink [it], in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. But let a person examine himself, and in this way let him eat from the bread and let him drink from the cup. For the one who eats and drinks, [if he] does not recognize the body, eats and drinks judgment against himself.

and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,

Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

For even if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave [us] {for building you up and not for tearing you down}, I will not be put to shame,

with all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and to this [end] being alert with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

Let your speech always [be] with grace, seasoned with salt, so that [you] may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.

for which [purpose] we also pray always for you, that you may be considered worthy of the calling of our God, and he might fulfill every desire for goodness and work of faith with power,

To the pure all [things] [are] pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing [is] pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.

"And after the sixty and two weeks an anointed one shall be cut off, and {he shall have nothing}, and [the] people of the coming leader will destroy the city and the sanctuary, and its end [will be] with the flood and [on] to [the] end [there shall be] war; [these] desolations are determined.

And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.

Then they understood that he did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And [when] they were not able to bring [him] to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. And [after] digging through, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.

And immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself dismissed the crowd.

And he sent him to his home, saying, "Do not even go into the village."

For whoever is not against us is for us.

And they were bringing young children to him so that he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.

"But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be" (let the one who reads understand), "then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!

Since many have attempted to compile an account concerning the events that have been fulfilled among us,

Since many have attempted to compile an account concerning the events that have been fulfilled among us,

Since many have attempted to compile an account concerning the events that have been fulfilled among us,

Since many have attempted to compile an account concerning the events that have been fulfilled among us,

Since many have attempted to compile an account concerning the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning passed on to us,

just as those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning passed on to us,

just as those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning passed on to us, it seemed best to me also--[because I] have followed all [things] carefully from the beginning--to write [them] down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus,

it seemed best to me also--[because I] have followed all [things] carefully from the beginning--to write [them] down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus,

it seemed best to me also--[because I] have followed all [things] carefully from the beginning--to write [them] down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus,

it seemed best to me also--[because I] have followed all [things] carefully from the beginning--to write [them] down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus,

it seemed best to me also--[because I] have followed all [things] carefully from the beginning--to write [them] down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty concerning the things about which you were taught.

so that you may know the certainty concerning the things about which you were taught.

so that you may know the certainty concerning the things about which you were taught. It happened that in the days of Herod, king of Judea, [there was] a certain priest, Zechariah by name, of the division of Abijah. And {he had a wife} from the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elizabeth.

It happened that in the days of Herod, king of Judea, [there was] a certain priest, Zechariah by name, of the division of Abijah. And {he had a wife} from the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elizabeth.

It happened that in the days of Herod, king of Judea, [there was] a certain priest, Zechariah by name, of the division of Abijah. And {he had a wife} from the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elizabeth.

It happened that in the days of Herod, king of Judea, [there was] a certain priest, Zechariah by name, of the division of Abijah. And {he had a wife} from the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elizabeth.

It happened that in the days of Herod, king of Judea, [there was] a certain priest, Zechariah by name, of the division of Abijah. And {he had a wife} from the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elizabeth.

It happened that in the days of Herod, king of Judea, [there was] a certain priest, Zechariah by name, of the division of Abijah. And {he had a wife} from the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elizabeth.

And blessed [is] she who believed that [there] will be a fulfillment to what was spoken to her from the Lord!"

"Blessed [be] the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited to help and {has redeemed} his people,

Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire.

Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire. (This first registration took place [when] Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

And Jesus was advancing in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and [with] people.

And Jesus was advancing in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and [with] people.

And Jesus was advancing in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and [with] people.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, [when] Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, [when] Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, [when] Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be leveled, and the crooked will become straight, and the rough road [will become] smooth,

And he said, "Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable in his [own] hometown.

And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

And [when they] did not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof [and] let him down through the roof tiles with the stretcher into the midst [of them], in front of Jesus.

And Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining for the meal with them.

and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,

And the whole crowd was seeking to touch him, because power was going out from him and healing [them] all.

To the one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from the one who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic also.

And this report about him went out in the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.

Now one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he entered into the house of the Pharisee [and] reclined at the table.

and Joanna the wife of Chuza (Herod's household manager), and Susanna, and many others who were helping to support them from their possessions.

And summoning the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases,

But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they could not understand it. And they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

But Jesus said to him, "Do not prevent [him], because whoever is not against you is for you." Now it happened that when the days were approaching {for him to be taken up}, he set [his] face to go to Jerusalem.

Now it happened that when the days were approaching {for him to be taken up}, he set [his] face to go to Jerusalem.

But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead! But you go [and] proclaim the kingdom of God."

And after these [things], the Lord also appointed seventy-two others and sent them out two by two before {him} into every town and place where he was about to go.

But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

Give us each day our daily bread.

And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that one! For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted." Now they were bringing even [their] babies to him so that he could touch them. But [when] the disciples saw [it], they rebuked them.

Now they were bringing even [their] babies to him so that he could touch them. But [when] the disciples saw [it], they rebuked them.

And when he came to the place, Jesus looked up [and] said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because it is necessary [for] me to stay at your house today!"

And [after he] had said these [things], he traveled on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. And it happened that when he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, to the hill called [the Mount] of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

And he entered into the temple [courts] [and] began to drive out those who were selling,

And he was teaching every day in the temple [courts], and the chief priests and the scribes and the most prominent men of the people were seeking to destroy him.

"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.

"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.

But [when] these [things] begin to happen, stand up straight and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near!"

Now the feast of Unleavened Bread (which is called Passover) was drawing near.

And when the hour came, he reclined at the table, and the apostles with him.

And a dispute also occurred among them as to which of them was recognized as being greatest.

But they insisted, saying, "He incites the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea and beginning from Galilee as far as here."

And when they came to the place that is called "The Skull," there they crucified him, and the criminals, the one on [his] right and the other on [his] left.

I produced the former account, O Theophilus, about all {that} Jesus began to do and to teach,

And when they had entered, they went up to the upstairs room where they were staying--Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [son] of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas [son] of James.

Parthians and Medes and Elamites and those residing [in] Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers.

For before these days, Theudas rose up saying he was somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined {him}. {He} was executed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

For before these days, Theudas rose up saying he was somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined {him}. {He} was executed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and {caused people to follow him in revolt}. And that one perished, and all who followed him were scattered.

After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and {caused people to follow him in revolt}. And that one perished, and all who followed him were scattered.

you know the thing that happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism that John proclaimed:

Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had accepted the word of God.

And one of them {named} Agabus stood up [and] indicated by the Spirit [that] a great famine was about to come over the whole inhabited earth (which took place in the time of Claudius). So from the disciples, {according to their ability to give}, each one of them determined to send [financial aid] for support to the brothers who lived in Judea,

Now these were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica. {They} accepted the message with all eagerness, examining the scriptures every day [to see] if these [things] were so.

And he found a certain Jew {named} Aquila, {a native} of Pontus who had arrived recently from Italy {along with} Priscilla his wife, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome, [and] he went to them.

And [when] two years had passed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus. And [because he] wanted to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul behind {as a prisoner}.

And [when] two years had passed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus. And [because he] wanted to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul behind {as a prisoner}.

So he stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and welcomed all who came to him,