it seemed good to me also, having carefully investigated all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus,

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

Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.

And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news.

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

For with God nothing will be impossible."

"My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away.

And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God.

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people,

through the tender mercy of our God, with which the sunrise from on high will visit us;

Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will 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 with whom he is pleased!"

Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

he took him up in his arms and blessed God, and said:

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

And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

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

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'"

Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

And even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."

And with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people.

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

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

And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

He took him to Jerusalem, set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here;

And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

"Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you arethe Holy One of God!"

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him without doing him any harm.

And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

but he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this purpose."

Now as the people pressed around him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

Then he got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

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

Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God.

And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, "We have seen strange things today."

how he entered the house of God, took and ate the consecrated bread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?"

Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?"

In those days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.

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

"But I say to you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For he is kind to the ungrateful and evil.

Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you."

"For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good, and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

As he came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.

Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us;" and "God has visited his people."

He answered them, "Go and tell John what you 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 the good news preached to them.

I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

(And when they heard him, all the people, even the tax collectors, justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John.

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)

Soon afterward, he went on through every city and village, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,

But others fell on good soil, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When he had said this he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to others it is given in parables, so that 'Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

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

But the ones that fell on the good soil are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.

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

One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side of the lake." So they set out.

When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!"

Then all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.

"Return to your home, and tell how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

Then her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat.

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

But when the crowds learned it, they followed him; and he welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.

Now the day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away, to go to the surrounding villages and country, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a deserted place."

And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, "The Christ of God."

But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."

As the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"not knowing what he said.

When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.

And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

Heal the sick there and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.'

At that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was your good pleasure.

And he answered, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind'; and 'your neighbor as yourself.'"

but only one thing is needed. And Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."

and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything'?

I tell you, though he will not get up and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as much as he needs.

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

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

But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

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

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

"I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God.

But he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have prepared?'

So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!

But if God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!