it seemed good to me also, having accurately traced up all things from the first, to write to thee a connected account, most excellent Theophilus,

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.

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 it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were completed, that he returned to his house.

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

And Mary said, Lo, the handmaid of the Lord! May it be to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

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

And it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they were about to call him Zachariah, after the name of his father.

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 it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be registered.

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,

And it came to pass, while they were there, that the days for her delivery were completed.

And it came to pass, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said one to another, Let us go at once to Bethlehem, and see that which hath come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us.

And when they had seen it, they made known abroad what had been told them concerning this child.

And all who heard wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.

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.

as it is written in the law of the Lord: "Every firstborn male shall be called holy to the Lord,"

and to offer a sacrifice, according to what is directed in the law of the Lord: "A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons."

and it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.

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

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

And she came up at this very time, and gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Now his parents used to go yearly to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover.

and had completed the days, on their returning, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents did not know it,

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.

And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and his answers.

And he said to them, Why is it that ye have been seeking me? Did ye not know that I must be about my Fathers business?

And they understood not what he spoke to them.

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And already also is the axe lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that beareth not good fruit is to be cut down, and cast into the fire.

And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?

And there came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what must we do?

And soldiers also asked him, saying, And what must we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no one, accuse no one falsely, and be content with your wages.

His winnowingshovel is in his hand to thoroughly cleanse his threshingfloor, and gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

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,

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,

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

And the Devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf of bread.

And Jesus answered him, It is written, "Not on bread alone shall man live."

And the Devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and their glory; because to me it hath been delivered, and I give it to whomever I will.

If thou then wilt worship me, it shall all be thine.

And Jesus answering said to him, It is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

for it is written, "He will give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee;

And Jesus answering said to him, It hath been said, "Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God."

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee; and there went out a report concerning him through all the surrounding country

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

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he hath sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty the oppressed,

And rolling up the book, he gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.

And they all spoke in his praise, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded from his mouth; and they said, Is not this Josephs son?

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

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 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,

Ha! what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us. I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst, and came out of him, having done him no hurt.

And all were amazed; and they spoke with one another, saying, What kind of word is this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out?

And there went out a report concerning him into every place of the surrounding country.

And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on 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.

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 saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them, and had washed the nets.

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 when he had done speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into deep water, and let down your nets for a draught.

And Simon answering said, Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing; but at thy word I will let down the nets.

And Simon Peter seeing it fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.

For he and all that were with him were amazed at the draught of fishes, which they had taken;

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.

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.

But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered and said to them, What are ye thinking in your hearts?

And after these things he went out, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the customhouse; and he said to him, Follow me.

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 the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners?

And they said to him, The disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.

And he spoke also a parable to them: No one taketh a patch from a new garment and putteth it upon an old one; for then both the new garment would be rent, and the patch from the new garment would not match with the old.

And no one putteth new wine into old skins; for the new wine would burst the skins, and would itself run out, and the skins would be spoilt.

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 some of the Pharisees said, Why are ye doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath?

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

how he went into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave it also to those who were with him, which it is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone?

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 Jesus said to them, I ask you whether it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to kill?

But they were filled with madness, and conferred with one another as to what they should do to Jesus.

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.

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

And the whole multitude sought to touch him, because power went out of him and healed all.

Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man.

And if ye love those who love you, what thanks do ye deserve? for sinners also love those who love them.

For if ye do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do ye deserve? even sinners do the same.

And if ye lend to those from whom ye expect to receive, what thanks do ye deserve? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much in return.

give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will men give into your bosom; for with what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you in return.

And why dost thou look at the mote in thy brothers eye, and not perceive the beam that is in thine own eye?

How canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me take out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself perceivest not the beam in thine own eye? Hypocrite! first cast the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to take out the mote that is in thy brothers eye.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil; for out of the abundance of his heart his mouth speaketh.

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.