Inasmuch as many have undertaken to arrange a narrative of those things which are fully believed among us,

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

And Jesus answering said to them, They who are well do not need a physician, but they who are sick.

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

And raising his eyes toward his disciples, he said, Blessed are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are ye that hunger now; for ye will be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now; for ye will laugh.

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.

But woe to you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

Woe to you that are full now! for ye will hunger. Woe to you that laugh now! for ye will mourn and weep.

bless those who curse you; pray for those who are spiteful to you.

And calling to him two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, Art thou he that is to come, or are we to look for another?

And the men came to him and said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is to come, or are we to look for another?

And he answered and said to them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard; that the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor good tidings are brought;

But what have ye gone out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Lo! they who wear gorgeous apparel, and live luxuriously, are in kings palaces.

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

They are like children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance; we sung a dirge, and ye did not weep.

And he said, To you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others [these things are spoken] in parables; that while seeing they may not see, and while hearing they may not understand.

Those by the wayside are they that hear; then cometh the Devil and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Those on the rocky ground are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; and for a while they believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And those seeds which fell among the thorns, these are they who, when they have heard, go away and are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But the seeds on the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, when they have heard the word, hold it fast, and bear fruit with constancy.

And he answering said to them, My mother and my brothers are these, who hear the word of God, and do it.

And they came and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing! And he rose, and rebuked the wind, and the surging of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.

And Jesus said, Who touched me? And when all denied it, Peter and those with him said, Master, the multitudes are thronging thee, and pressing against thee.

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

And I tell you in truth, that there are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to those who are in my house.

And he said to them, The harvest is great, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers for his harvest.

and heal the sick that are therein, and say to them, The kingdom of God hath come near to you.

And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in thy name.

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

And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye are seeing.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye are seeing, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye are hearing, and heard them not.

And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not; the door is now shut, and I and my children are in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

When a strong man armed guardeth his palace, his goods are in peace;

But he said, Blessed rather are they that hear the word of God and keep it.

Woe to you, for ye are as tombs which are unseen, and men walking over them know it not.

So then ye bear witness to and approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and ye are building [their tombs].

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

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse, nor barn; and God feedeth them. Of how much greater value are ye than the birds!

If then ye cannot do even that which is least, why are ye anxious about the rest?

Happy are those servants, whom their lord when he cometh shall find watching; truly do I say to you, that he will gird himself, and place them at table, and will come and wait on them.

And if in the second, or if in the third watch, he cometh and findeth them thus, happy are they.

But the ruler of the synagogue answering, being filled with indignation because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath, said to the multitude, There are six days in which it is proper to work; on those therefore come and be cured, and not on the sabbathday.

And one said to him, Lord, are there few that are to be saved? And he said to them,

When once the master of the house shall have risen, and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I know not whence ye are;

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

And lo! there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

But when thou art invited, go and recline in the lowest place, that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher. Then wilt thou have honor in the presence of all who are at table with thee.

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

And the lord commended the unjust steward for having done wisely; for the sons of this world are wiser toward their generation than the sons of light.

And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is highly exalted among men is an abomination before God.

So also do ye, when ye have done all that hath been commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were bound to do.

And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? Where are the nine?

And taking the twelve aside, he said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all that hath been written by the prophets concerning the Son of man will be accomplished.

And if any one ask you, Why are ye loosing it? ye shall say thus, The Lord hath need of it.

And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them, Why are ye loosing the colt?

And he answering said, I tell you, that if these are silent, the stones will cry out.

saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, and that in this thy day, the things that concern thy peace! but now they are hidden from thine eyes.

But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

And he said to them, Render then to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are Gods.

And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage;

but they who have been accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;

for they cannot die any more; for they are like the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

But that the dead are raised, even Moses hath shown at the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when then will these things be? and what will be the sign when these things are about to come to pass?

Then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let those who are within the city go out of it, and let not those in the open country enter it.

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

and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led away captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the gentiles, until the times of the gentiles are fulfilled.

mens hearts failing them from fear, and from looking for those things which are coming on the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

But watch at all times, and pray that ye may be able to escape all the things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

And he said to them, The kings of the nations rule as lords over them, and they who exercise authority over them are called benefactors.

Ye however are they who have continued steadfastly with me in my trials.

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to him, It is enough!

For lo! 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 nourishment.

And we indeed justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done nothing amiss.

And he said to them, What discourse is this which ye have one with another, as ye are walking? And they stood sad.

But we are hoping that it is he who is to redeem Israel; moreover, besides all this, it is the third day since these things were done.

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

And he said to them, These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning me.

Ye are witnesses of these things.

And I send forth upon you that which hath been promised by my Father; but do ye tarry in the city, until ye are endued with power from on high.