it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus;

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

Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

And many of the children of Israel shall be turn unto the Lord their God.

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.

And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed , and he spake, blessing God.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,

And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people:

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.

then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

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

And even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people;

the'son of Enos, the'son of Seth, the'son of Adam, the'son of God.

And the devil said unto him, if thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread.

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

And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

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

And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.

Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

And no man having drunk old wine desireth new; for he saith, The old is good.

how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?

And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?

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

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

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,

To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.

And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same.

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit.

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 the heart his mouth speaketh.

Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.

And he answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye have seen and heard; the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good tidings preached to them.

I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none greater than John: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him.

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve,

And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it.

And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.

Return to thy house, and declare how great things God hath done for thee. And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done for him.

And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he cured.

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

And he said unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

And it came to pass, as they were parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said.

And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marvelling at all the things which he did, he said unto his disciples,

But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.

But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe off against you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

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

But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and'some of them they shall kill and persecute;

Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.

And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!

But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more'shall he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.

For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.

And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground?

and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well ; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.

And he laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?

And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?