Since many writers have undertaken to compose narratives about the facts established among us,

Now Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned home.

When they saw this, they informed them of the story that had been told about this child.

And His father and mother kept wondering at the things spoken by Symeon about Him.

Just at that time she came up and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were expecting the deliverance of Jerusalem.

Now while the people were on tiptoe in their expectations, and they were all arguing in their hearts about John whether he was himself the Christ,

Now Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His work; He was the son, as was supposed, of Joseph, the son of Eli,

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and for forty days He was led about in the desert under the Spirit's guidance,

for the Scripture says, 'He will give His angels directions about you, to protect you,'

Then He rose to leave the synagogue, and He went to Simon's house. And Simon's mother-in-law was in the grip of a burning fever; so they asked Him about her.

But the news about Him continued to spread, and great crowds were gathering to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases.

When the captain heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, to ask Him to come and bring his slave safe through the illness.

This story about Him spread all over Judea and all the surrounding country.

Now John's disciples told him about all these things.

But when John's messengers had gone, He began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the desert to gaze at? A reed that is tossed to and fro by the wind?

because his only daughter, about twelve years old, was dying. While He was going, the crowds of people continued to press upon Him.

So Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who can this be about whom I hear such reports?" So he was trying to see Him.

But the crowds learned of it, and followed Him; and He welcomed them and began to speak to them about the kingdom of God and to cure the people who needed to be cured.

For there were about five thousand men. So He said to His disciples, "Have them sit down in reclining groups of fifty each."

Now about eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

who appeared in splendor and were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

But they remained ignorant of what this meant; indeed, it had been hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.

Stay on at the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the workman deserves his support. Do not keep moving about from house to house.

But Martha was getting worried about having to wait on them so much, so she came up suddenly and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the housework alone? Then tell her to take hold and help me."

The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and vexed about many things.

And suppose he answers from inside, 'Stop bothering me; the door is now locked, and my children are packed about me in bed; I cannot get up and give you any.'

"When the foul spirit goes out of a man, it wanders about in deserts in search for rest, and since it finds none, it says, 'I will go back to my house which I left.'

And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but no one who speaks abusively about the Holy Spirit will be forgiven.

Now when they are bringing you before the synagogues or the magistrates or the authorities, never worry about how to defend yourselves, or what to say,

Then He said to His disciples: "Stop worrying, then, about life, as to what you will have to eat, or about your body, as to what you will have to wear.

So if you cannot do this very little thing, why should you worry about the rest?

So you must stop seeking what to eat and what to drink, and must stop being in suspense about these things.

Just at that time some people came up to tell Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with that of their sacrifices.

So he called the manager to him and said, 'What is this that I am hearing about you? Balance your accounts and show how you are conducting my affairs, for you cannot be manager any longer.'

Now He took the Twelve aside and said to them, "Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

But they did not understand about these things, and this statement was an insoluble riddle to them; they did not even begin to grasp what He meant.

"Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes and love to be saluted with honor in public places, to be seated in the front seats in the synagogues, and to occupy the places of honor at banquets --

Now while some people were talking about the temple, how it was decorated with beautiful stones and votive-offerings, He said,

Then they asked Him, "Teacher, when will this be? And what is the sign that it is about to take place?"

So He said, "You must take care not to be misled about it! For many will come bearing the name of Messiah, and saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not go after them.

Now when the hour came, He took His place at the table, with the apostles about Him.

For I tell you, what has been written about me must be fulfilled: 'He was classed with the outlaws.' Yes, that saying about me has its fulfillment."

And He Himself withdrew about a stone's throw from them, and after kneeling down He continued to pray,

Those who were about Him saw what was about to take place, and said, "Lord, shall we use our swords now?"

About an hour later another man emphatically asserted, "He certainly was with Him, for he is a Galilean!"

Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had been wanting to see Him for a long time on account of what he had heard about Him; also he was hoping to see some spectacular performance done by Him.

It was already about noon, and darkness covered the whole country, and lasted until three o'clock,

And as they were being perplexed about this, two men in dazzling robes suddenly took their stand beside them.

On that very day, strange to say, two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem,

and were talking together about all these things that had taken place.

And He said to them, "What sort of things?" They answered Him, "The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who in the sight of God and of all the people became a prophet mighty in deed and word,

Then He began with Moses and went through all the prophets and explained to them all the passages in the Scriptures about Himself.

Even while they were talking about these things, He took His stand among them Himself, [and said to them, "Peace to you!"]

So while they were still disbelieving for sheer joy and still wondering about it, He asked them, "Have you anything here to eat?"

Then He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you, that everything which is written about me in the law of Moses, in the prophets, and in the Psalms, had to be fulfilled."