as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,

And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

And all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

And the people were awaiting Zacharias, and they wondered at his delaying in the temple.

And it came to pass, when the days of his service were completed, he departed to his house.

(as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

And fear came upon all who dwelt round about them; and in the whole hill-country of Judaea all these things were the subject of conversation.

deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;

to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,

the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear

in piety and righteousness before him all our days.

on account of the bowels of mercy of our God; wherein the dayspring from on high has visited us,

to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

And it came to pass, while they were there, the days of her giving birth to her child were fulfilled,

And there were shepherds in that country abiding without, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, which was the name given by the angel before he had been conceived in the womb.

And when the days were fulfilled for their purifying according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

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

And his father and mother wondered at the things which were said concerning him.

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

And when they saw him they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Child, why hast thou dealt thus with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee distressed.

Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituraea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

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

And persons engaged in military service also asked him saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely, and be satisfied with your pay.

But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether he might be the Christ,

of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,

forty days, tempted of the devil; and in those days he did not eat anything, and when they were finished he hungered.

And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up; and he entered, according to his custom, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.

And the book of the prophet Esaias was given to him; and having unrolled the book he found the place where it was written,

to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

And having rolled up the book, when he had delivered it up to the attendant, he sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.

And he began to say to them, To-day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.

And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

But of a truth I say to you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine came upon all the land,

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.

And they were all filled with rage in the synagogue, hearing these things;

And they were astonished at his doctrine, for his word was with authority.

and he saw two ships standing by the lake, but the fishermen, having come down from them, were washing their nets.

But when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Draw out into the deep water and let down your nets for a haul.

And they beckoned to their partners who were in the other ship to come and help them, and they came, and filled both the ships, so that they were sinking.

For astonishment had laid hold on him, and on all those who were with him, at the haul of fishes which they had taken;

and in like manner also on James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; henceforth thou shalt be catching men.

And it came to pass on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and out of Jerusalem; and the Lord's power was there to heal them.

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

But Jesus, knowing their reasonings, answering said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?

which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

And astonishment seized all, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

And Levi made a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax-gatherers and others who were at table with them.

And Jesus answering said to them, They that are in sound health have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.

but new wine is to be put into new skins, and both are preserved.

And it came to pass on the second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating them, rubbing them in their hands.

And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him,

how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that any eat, unless the priests alone?

And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching if he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find something of which to accuse him.

Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

But they were filled with madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.

and those that were beset by unclean spirits were healed.

And he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:

rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.

But woe to you rich, for ye have received your consolation.

Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.

But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.

Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow me, I will cast out the mote that is in thine eye, thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see clear to cast out the mote which is in the eye of thy brother.

for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.

for he loves our nation, and himself has built the synagogue for us.

and John, having called two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?

But the men having come to him said, John the baptist has sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?

And Jesus answering said to them, Go, bring back word to John of what ye have seen and heard: that blind see, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, poor are evangelized;

But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate garments? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and live luxuriously are in the courts of kings.

for I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater prophet is no one than John the baptist; but he who is a little one in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?

They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This person if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches him, for she is a sinner.

There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;

For which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

And they that were with them at table began to say within themselves, Who is this who forgives also sins?

And it came to pass afterwards that he went through the country city by city, and village by village, preaching and announcing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him,

And a great crowd coming together, and those who were coming to him out of each city, he spoke by parable:

But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.

But that that fell where the thorns were, these are they who having heard go away and are choked under cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And no one having lighted a lamp covers it with a vessel or puts it under a couch, but sets it on a lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.

But he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are those who hear the word of God and do it.

And as they sailed, he fell asleep; and a sudden squall of wind came down on the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in danger;

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And, being afraid, they were astonished, saying to one another, Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

And the demons, going out from the man, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the precipice into the lake, and were choked.

And they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting, clothed and sensible, at the feet of Jesus. And they were afraid.

And all the multitude of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were possessed with great fear; and he, entering into the ship, returned.

And it came to pass when Jesus returned, the crowd received him gladly, for they were all expecting him.

And all were weeping and lamenting her. But he said, Do not weep, for she has not died, but sleeps.

And her parents were amazed; but he enjoined them to tell no one what had happened.

And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness against them.