It seemed good to me also, having accurately traced all things from their first rise, to write unto thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

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

And while he executed the priest's office before God,

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speak to thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God, to a city of Galilee,

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

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give him the throne of his father David.

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that Holy thing which shall be born, shall be called the Son of God.

For with God, nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy word.

My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

He hath filled the hungry with good things, but sent the rich empty away.

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

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;

Thro' the tender mercy of our God, whereby the Day-spring from on high hath visited us,

And the angel said to them, Fear not; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all 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 the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

He took him up in his arms, and blessed God and said, Lord,

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers, night and day.

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

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

Annas being the high priest and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth: And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

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

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

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

And the devil said to him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

And Jesus answering said to him, Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the battlement of the temple, and said, If thou be the son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy one of God.

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

And he said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also; for therefore am I sent.

And as the multitude pressed on him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesareth,

Who can forgive sins but God only? And Jesus knowing their thoughts, answered and said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?

And immediately rising up before them, and taking up that on which he lay, he went to his house, glorifying God.

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

How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the shew-bread, and gave also to them that were with him, which it is not lawful to eat, but for the priests only?

And he arose and stood forth. Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you, Which is lawful on the sabbath, To do good, or to do evil?

And in those days he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in the prayer of God.

And lifting up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Happy are ye poor: for your's is the kingdom of God.

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

And to him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer also the other: and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take 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 ye your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful and the evil.

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

For there is no good tree which bringeth forth corrupt fruit, neither a corrupt tree, which bringeth forth good fruit.

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil; for of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

And as he drew nigh the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude of the city was with her.

And fear seized all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is risen up among us; and, God hath visited his people.

For I say to you, among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

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

But the Pharisees and scribes made void the counsel of God, toward themselves, being not baptized of him.

And afterward he went through every city and village preaching and publishing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him.

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundred fold. And saying these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to others in parables, so that seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not understand.

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

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

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

But seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What hast thou to do with me, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, torment me not.

and shew what great things God hath done for thee. And he went and published through the whole city, how great things Jesus had done for him.

And when the multitudes knew it, they followed him, and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God and healed them that had need of healing.

Peter answering said, The Christ of God. But he straitly charged and commanded them,

And I tell you of a truth there are some standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

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

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. And while they all wondered at all things which Jesus did,

But he said, Lord, Suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

Jesus said to 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 to them, The kingdom of God is come nigh to you.

Even the dust of your city which cleaveth to our feet, do we wipe off against you: yet know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand.

Yet in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice, that your names are written in heaven. In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

How readest thou? 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 neighbour as thyself.

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

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

Therefore they shall be your judges. But if I cast out devils by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

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

But wo to you, Pharisees; for ye tythe mint and rue and all herbs; and pass by justice and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Therefore also the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will slay, and persecute the rest.

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

Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

But he that denieth me before man, shall be denied before the angels of God.

But God said to him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: and whose shall the things be that thou hast provided?

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

Consider the ravens; for they neither sow nor reap; neither have store-house nor barn: yet God feedeth them. How much better are ye than the birds?

If then God so cloth the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the still, how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

But seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

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

The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he expecteth not, and at an hour when he knoweth not, and will cut him in sunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.

A man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came, seeking fruit thereon and found none. Then said he to the keeper of the vineyard, Behold three years I come seeking fruit of this fig tree, and find aone: cut it down: why doth it also cumber the ground?

Perhaps it may bear fruit: but if not, after that thou shalt cut it down.

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

Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I resemble it?

Again he said, Whereto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

And he said to him, Strive to enter in thro' the strait gate; for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.

And they shall come from the east and the west, and the north and the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

And one of them that sat at table with him, hearing these things, said to him, Happy is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?