it seemed good to me also, having thoroughly traced them all from the very first, to write an account of them in order to thee,

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

And it came to pass, while he was in the order of his course performing the priest's office before God,

and many of the children of Israel shall he convert unto the Lord their God.

And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and I am sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee this good news:

But in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee called 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 Him the throne of David his father,

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, and therefore thine holy offspring shall be called the Son of God: and lo,

for nothing is impossible with God.

And Mary said, "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour;

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

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

and prophesied, saying, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

in the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring hath visited us from on high,

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

praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good-will towards men.

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

and blessed God, and said, "Now, Lord, thou dismissest thy servant in peace, according to thy word;

and had been a widow about eighty four years; who departed not from the temple; serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, being 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.

and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being high priests, the word of God came unto John the Son of Zacharias in the wilderness:

and all men shall see the salvation of God."

Bring forth therefore fruits becoming penitents, and do not say within yourselves, "We have Abraham for our father," for I tell you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham.

And now the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which doth not yield good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

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

And the devil said to Him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread only, but on every word of God.

And Jesus answering him said with indignation, Get thee behind me, 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 a battlement of the temple, and said to Him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence;

And Jesus answered him, it is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

"The spirit of the Lord is upon me to the end, for which He hath anointed me: He hath sent me to publish good tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to release them that are bruised,

saying, Let us alone, what hast thou to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the holy one of God:

And demons also came out from many, crying out, Thou art the Messiah the Son of God. And He rebuked them, and suffered them not to say, that they knew Him to be the Christ.

But He said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

And when the people were pressing on Him to hear the word of God, as He stood by the lake of Gennesareth, seeing two vessels at the edge of the lake,

And the scribes and pharisees began to cavil, saying, Who is this that talketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God?

And immediately he rose up before them, took up the bed on which he lay, and went away to his house, glorifying God.

And they were all amazed and glorified God, and were filled with awe, saying, we have seen wonderful things to-day.

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read what David did, when he himself was hungry and those that were with him? how he went into the house of God,

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing, Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to let it be lost?

And in those days He went out to a mountain to pray, and He continued all night in prayer to God.

And lifting up his eyes on his disciples He said, Blessed are ye though poor; for the kingdom of God is yours.

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

to him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other; and let him that taketh away thy cloke, have thy coat too rather than strive with him:

and if ye do good offices to them that do good to you, what thanks are due to you? for even wicked men do the same.

But do ye love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing from it: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the sons of the most High; for He is kind even to the ungrateful and the wicked:

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed and shaken down and running over, shall they give into your bosom: for by the same measure, which ye measure with, shall it be measured back again to you.

For that is not a good tree which produceth bad fruit, nor is the tree bad, which produceth 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 out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

and as He came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carrying out to be buried, his mother's only son, and she was a widow: and many of the people of the city were with her.

And an awe seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, a great prophet is risen up among us, and God hath visited his people.

for I tell you that among the sons of men there is not a greater prophet than John the baptist: (though the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he:)

---and all the people that heard him, even the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John;

but the pharisees indeed and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God within themselves, and were not baptized by him.---

And it came to pass afterwards that He went through every city and village, preaching and declaring the good tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with Him;

But some fell on good ground, and sprang up and yielded fruit an hundred-fold. And as He said these things He cried out, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And He said, To you it is granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but I speak to others in parables, that in seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

Now this is the meaning of the parable, The seed is the word of God:

But that on the good ground, are those who having heard the word, retain it in a good and honest heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.

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

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

saying, Return home, and relate what God hath done for thee. So he went away publishing through the whole city what great things Jesus had done to him.

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

But when the people knew it they followed Him; and He received them, and spake to them concerning the kingdom of God, and healed those that had need of a cure.

And when the day began to decline, the twelve came and said to Him, Dismiss the people, that they may go into the villages and country-places round about, and bait, and get food: for here we are in a desert place.

And He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answered and said, The Christ the Son of God.

And I assure you, there be some of those who stand here, that shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

And as they were departing from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, let us make three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God: but while they were all wondering at the things which Jesus did, He said to his disciples,

and sent messengers before Him: who went into a village of the Samaritans to get a place ready for Him.

but Jesus said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their dead; but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

But Jesus said unto him, No one, that hath put his hand to the plough and looketh back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

and heal those in it that are sick, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come unto you.

even the dust that cleaveth to us out of your city we wipe off against you: but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

At this time Jesus was transported with joy in his spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father, for such was thy good pleasure.

And he answered, 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.

And Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

If ye then, who are 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?

But if I cast out demons by the power of God, you may be sure the kingdom of God is come unto you:

but He replied, Yea rather happy are they, that hear the word of God and keep it.

But wo unto you pharisees, who tithe even your mint, and rue, and all your herbs, and pass by judgement and the love of God: these ought ye to practise and not to omit the others.

And therefore the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute:

Are not five sparrows sold for two assaries, and not one of them is forgotten before God.

But I say unto you, Whosoever shall own me before men, the Son of man will also own him before the angels of God.

But he, that disowneth me before men, shall be disowned before the angels of God.

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

So is he that heapeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.

Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap; they have neither store-house nor barn, and yet God feedeth them: how much more worth are ye than the fowls?

Now if God so clothe the grass which is to day in the field, and to-morrow is cast into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Seek ye therefore the kingdom of God, and all these shall be super-added unto you.

the lord of that servant will come on a day in which he does not expect him, and at a time which he is not aware of; and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.

And he said to the vine-dresser, behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down, why should it cumber the ground?

then perhaps it may bear fruit; if not, afterwards cut it down.

And He laid his hands upon 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 compare it?

And again He said, To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

But He said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate; for I tell you, many will desire to enter in, and shall not be able.

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