that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God, and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to bring these glad tidings to thee;

as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;

for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ the Lord.

and having seen it they made known about the country the thing which had been said to them concerning this child.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and seen, as it had been said to them.

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 it came to pass, all the people having been baptised, and Jesus having been baptised and praying, that the heaven was opened,

But he said to them, I must needs announce the glad tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for for this I have been sent forth.

But days will come when also the bridegroom will have been taken away from them; then shall they fast in those days.

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.

And they who had been sent returning to the house found the bondman, who was ill, in good health.

And fear seized on all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people.

(And all the people who heard it, and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;

but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)

and wisdom has been justified of all her children.

and certain women who had been healed of wicked spirits and infirmities, Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to go out from the man. For very often it had seized him; and he had been bound, kept with chains and fetters; and breaking the bonds he was driven by the demon into the deserts.

And they also who had seen it told them how the possessed man had been healed.

For whosoever shall have been ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his glory, and in that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

All things have been 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 whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him.

Which now of these three seems to thee to have been neighbour of him who fell into the hands of the robbers?

that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.

but he who knew it not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom men have committed much, they will ask from him the more.

I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?

But I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how am I straitened until it shall have been accomplished!

But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;

for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.

But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found.

I know what I will do, that when I shall have been removed from the stewardship I may be received into their houses.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who shall entrust to you the true?

and if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who shall give to you your own?

Thus ye also, when ye shall have done all things that have been ordered you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen; we have done what it was our duty to do.

There have not been found to return and give glory to God save this stranger.

And having been asked by the Pharisees, When is the kingdom of God coming? he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation;

And he said to him, Well done, thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities.

but I have besought for thee that thy faith fail not; and thou, when once thou hast been restored, confirm thy brethren.

And when Herod saw Jesus he greatly rejoiced, for he had been a long while desirous of seeing him, because of hearing many things concerning him, and he hoped to see some sign done by him;

And Pilate and Herod became friends with one another the same day, for they had been at enmity before between themselves.

who was one who, for a certain tumult which had taken place in the city, and for murder, had been cast into prison.

And he released him who, for tumult and murder, had been cast into prison, whom they begged for, and Jesus he delivered up to their will.

Now one of the malefactors who had been hanged spoke insultingly to him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.

and having taken it down, wrapped it in fine linen and placed him in a tomb hewn in the rock, where no one had ever been laid.

And withal, certain women from amongst us astonished us, having been very early at the sepulchre,