Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."

Having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, you highly favored one. The Lord is with you."

The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?"

And Mary said, "See, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.

She called out with a loud voice, and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord.

As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever."

They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name."

to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace."

The angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for see, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.

It happened, when the angels went away from them into the sky, that the men, the shepherds, said one to another, "Let us go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the Law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."

then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, "Look, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

When they saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us this way? Look, your father and I were anxiously looking for you."

He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be doing the works of my Father?"

He said therefore to the crowds who went out to be baptized by him, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what must we do?"

He said to them, "Collect no more than that which is appointed to you."

Soldiers also asked him, saying, "What about us? What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages."

The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."

The devil said to him, "I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.

Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"

He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,

Jesus answering, said to him, "It is said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,

He closed the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.'"

He said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

But he said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent."

He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch."

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will be catching men."

Seeing their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" (he said to the paralyzed man), "I tell you, arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house."

After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, "Follow me."

They said to him, "The disciples of John often fast and pray, likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink."

He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"

Jesus, answering them, said, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him;

He said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."

But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Rise up, and stand in the middle." He arose and stood.

Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to destroy it?"

He looked around at them all, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did, and his hand was restored.

He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.

When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd who followed him, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel."

When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, "Do not cry."

He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, "Young man, I tell you, arise."

He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

When the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the One who is to come, or should we look for another?'"

In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.

Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

They are like children who sit in the marketplace, and call one to another, saying, 'We piped to you, and you did not dance. We mourned, and you did not weep.'

One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee's house, and sat at the table.

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, "This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner."

Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." He said, "Teacher, say on."

Simon answered, "He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most." He said to him, "You have judged correctly."

Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."

Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."

"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

He said, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Now it happened on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side of the lake." So they launched out.

He said to them, "Where is your faith?" Being afraid they marveled, saying one to another, "Who is this, then, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?"

When he saw Jesus, he shouted, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, "What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me."

Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion," for many demons had entered into him.

Jesus said, "Who touched me?" When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds press and jostle you."

But Jesus said, "Someone did touch me, for I perceived that power has gone out of me."

He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace."

All were weeping and mourning her, but he said, "Do not weep. She is not dead, but sleeping."

He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey?neither staffs, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece.

Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done; and he was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,

Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He sought to see him.

The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."

But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."

For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

They did so, and made them all sit down.

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "The Messiah of God."

He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

It happened, as they were parting from him, that Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents: one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah," not knowing what he said.

While he said these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.

They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,

and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great."

Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him, for he who is not against you is for you."

It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,

They did not receive him, because he was traveling with his face set towards Jerusalem.

When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and destroy them?"