Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,

Thus hath the Lord done to me, in days in which He looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.'

And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women;'

and spake out with a loud voice, and said, 'Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb;

And they said unto her -- 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'

Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will.'

and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,

and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, 'Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?'

and fear took hold of all, and they were glorifying God, saying -- 'A great prophet hath risen among us,' and -- 'God did look upon His people.'

for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'

And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?

and said to them, 'Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all -- he shall be great.'

and Jesus having taken up the word, said, 'A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving him half dead.

'Who, then, of these three, seemeth to thee to have become neighbour of him who fell among the robbers?'

and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, is abomination before God;

and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

And they began to reason among themselves, who then of them it may be, who is about to do this thing.

And there happened also a strife among them -- who of them is accounted to be greater.

but ye are not so, but he who is greater among you -- let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;