SINCE many have undertaken to compose a history of the things that are fully believed among us,

And the angel came into her presence, and said: Hail, graciously accepted: the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.

And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke with a loud voice, and said: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

He has done mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in the understanding of their hearts.

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

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from this place;

And when he saw their faith, he said to him: Man, your sins are forgiven you.

But Jesus perceived their reasonings, and answered and said to them: Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

Which is easier, to say., Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Arise and walk?

And Jesus answered arid said to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why are you doing what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: Blessed are you that are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and shall withdraw themselves from you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man.

But alas for you that are rich! for you have received your consolation.

Alas for you that are full! for you shall be hungry. Alas for you that laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep.

For every tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes gathered from brambles.

And Jesus answered and said to them: Go and tell John what 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, the poor have the gospel preached to them;

But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear splendid apparel, and live in luxury, are in kings houses.

To what, then, shall I compare the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

They are like children sitting in the market-place, who call to one another, and say, We have played on the pipe for you, and you have not danced; we have sung mournful songs for you, and you have not lamented.

Wherefore, I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much. But he to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

And he said to her: Your sins are forgiven.

those by the way side are they that hear; then comes the devil and takes the word from their heart, lest they should believe and be saved.

Those on the rock are they that, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who, for awhile, believe, and in time of temptation apostatize.

That which fell among thorns are those who hear, and so conduct them selves, that they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But that on the good ground are those who, in a good and honest heart, hear the word, and keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

But he answered and said to them: My mother and my brothers are they that hear the word of God and do it.

And the day began to decline; and the twelve came and said to him: Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and the country round about, and lodge, and find food; for we are here in a desert place.

But I say to you, of a truth, there are some of these who stand here that shall not taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.

But he turned and rebuked them, and said: You know not of what spirit you are.

He said, therefore, to them: The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; pray, therefore, the Lord of the harvest that he send out laborers into his harvest.

and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them: The kingdom of God has come near to you.

And the seventy returned with joy, and said: Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.

However, rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

All things are delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

And he turned to his disciples, and said privately: Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.

But Jesus answered and said to her: Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things:

And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not; the door is already closed, and my children and myself are in bed; I can not rise and give you.

When the strong man armed keeps guard over his palace, his goods are in peace;

And he said: Yes, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

But give as charity the contents of the cup, and behold, all things are clean for you.

Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like graves that are not seen; and men that walk over them know it not.

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; yet God feeds them: you are of far more value than the birds.

If, therefore, you can not do that which is the least, why are you anxious about the rest?

and be like men that are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he comes and knocks, they may open for him immediately.

Blessed are those servants whom their lord, when he comes, shall find watching. Verily I say to you, That he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and will come forth and serve them.

And if he shall come in the second watch, and if he shall come in the third watch, and find them thus, blessed are those servants.

For when you are going with your opponent at law to the ruler, while you are on the way, endeavor to be delivered from him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the collector, and the collector throw you into prison.

And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said to her: Woman, you are released from your infirmity.

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath-day, answered and said to the multitude: There are six days in which work ought to be done; on these, therefore, come and be cured, and not on the sabbath-day. Then the Lord answered him and said:

And a certain man said to him: Lord, are there few that are saved? And he said to them:

When once the master of the house has risen, and closed the door, and you begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open for us, and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not, whence you are;

And he shall say, I tell you, I know you not, whence you are; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.

And behold, there are last that shall be first, and there arc first that shall be last.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent to thee: how often have I desired to gather thy children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you refused.

When you are invited by any one to a wedding, do not recline in the first place, lest a more honorable man than you may have been invited by him;

But when you are invited, go and recline in the last place, that when he that invited you shall come, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then you shall have honor in the presence of those who recline with you.

And he sent his servant at the hour of supper, to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all things are now ready.

And he said to him, Son, you are ever with me, and all that I have is yours.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he acted prudently. For the children of this age are more prudent toward their generation than the children of light.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that, in your lifetime, you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus his evil things. But now he is comforted, and you are tormented.

So also you, when you shall have done all things that you arc commanded to do, say, We are unprofitable servants; for we have done what was our duty to do.

And Jesus answered and said: Were not the ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

In that day, let not him that is on the house-top, and whose goods are in the house, come down to take them away. Likewise, he that is in the field, let him not turn back.

He replied: Things that are impossible with men, are possible with God.

And he took the twelve aside, and said to them: Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.:

For I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man; you take up that which you did not lay down, and reap that which you did not sow.

But those who are my enemies, who were not willing that I should rule over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

saying: Hadst thou known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which were for thy peace! But now, they are hid from thy eyes.

He said to them: Give, therefore, to Caesar the things that are Caesar s, and to God the things that are God s.

And Jesus answered and said to them: The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage.

But those who shall be accounted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.

For they can die no more; for they are like the angels, and are the sons of God, being the sons of the resurrection.

But: that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at The Bush, since he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let those who are in the midst of it, withdraw from it. Let those who are in the count try, not come within it.

For these are the days of vengeance, that all things that are written may be fulfilled.

But alas for them that are with child, and for them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath upon this people.

men's hearts failing on account of the fearful expectation of the things that are coming on the land; for the hosts of the heavens shall be shaken.

And he said to them: The kings of the nations have dominion over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors.

You are they that have continued with me in my trials;

And they said: Lord, behold, here are two swords. He said to them: It is enough.

And after a little, another saw him, and said: You also are one of them. Peter replied: Man, I am not.

If you are the Christ, tell us. But he said to them: If I tell you, you will not believe;

And they all said: You are, then, the Son of God? He said to them: You say that I am.

And Pilate asked him, saying: Are you the king of the Jews? He answered and said to him: You say it.

For, behold, the days are coming in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never gave suck.

and saying: If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself.

And one of the evil-doers that were hanged reviled him, saying: If you are the Christ, save yourself and us.

But the other answering, rebuked him, saying: Do you not fear God, since you are in the same condemnation?

And we justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.

And he said to them: What matters are these which you are discussing with one another as you walk and are sad?

And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered and said to him: Are you only a stranger in Jerusalem, and have not known the things that have taken place there in these days?

And he said to them: Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

And he said to them: These are the words that I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled that are written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

You are witnesses of these things.