it seemed good to me also, having accurately traced up all things from the first, to write to thee a connected account, most excellent Theophilus,

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, that, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his course,

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

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

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

And the angel said to 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 will give to him the throne of David his father;

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.

For nothing will be impossible with God.

and my spirit hath exulted in God my Saviour;

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

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

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

And the angel said to them, Fear not; for lo! I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to the whole 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 of good will!"

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

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

And she came up at this very time, and gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

And the child grew, and waxed strong, 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.

when Annas and Caiaphas were highpriests, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, 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 for our father; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And already also is the axe lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that beareth not good fruit is to be cut down, and cast into the fire.

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

And the Devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf of bread.

And Jesus answering said to him, 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 pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence;

And Jesus answering said to him, It hath been said, "Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God."

Ha! what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us. I know 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 he rebuked them, and did not suffer them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

But he said to them, I must publish the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth.

And it came to pass, as the multitude was pressing upon him and hearing 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 he immediately rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and went away to his house, giving glory to God.

And amazement seized them all, and they gave glory to God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.

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

how he went into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave it also to those who were with him, which it is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone?

And Jesus said to them, I ask you whether it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to kill?

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

And raising his eyes toward his disciples, he said, Blessed are ye 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;

To him that smiteth thee on one cheek, offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.

For if ye do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do ye deserve? even sinners do the same.

But love your enemies, and do good and lend, despairing of no one; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the unthankful and wicked.

give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will men give into your bosom; for with what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you in return.

For there is no good tree that beareth bad fruit; and again, there is no bad tree that beareth 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 his heart his mouth speaketh.

And as he came near the gate of the city, lo! there was carried out dead an only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

And fear seized on all, and they gave glory to God, saying, A great prophet hath risen up among us; and, God hath visited his people.

And he answered and said to them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard; that the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor good tidings are brought;

I say to you, Among those born of women there is no greater prophet than John; but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And all the people when they heard him, and the publicans, acknowledged God as righteous by being baptized with the baptism of John.

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God toward themselves, not being baptized by him.

And it came to pass afterward, that he journeyed through cities and villages, preaching and publishing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him,

And others fell upon good ground, and sprung up, and bore fruit, a hundredfold. While saying these things, he cried aloud, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said, To you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others [these things are spoken] in parables; that while seeing they may not see, and while hearing they may not understand.

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

But the seeds on the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, when they have heard the word, hold it fast, and bear fruit with constancy.

And his mother and his brothers came where he was, and could not get to him on account of the crowd.

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

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

Return to thy house, and tell what great things God hath done for thee. And he went and published through the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

And he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God, and to heal.

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

And when the day began to decline, the twelve came and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages around, and the open country, and lodge, and get food; for we are here in a desert place.

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

And I tell you in truth, that there are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

And it came to pass as they were parting from him, that Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one 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. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,

And he said to him, Let the dead bury their own dead; but go thou and carry the tidings of the kingdom of God.

And Jesus said to him, No one who looketh back after putting his hand to the plough is fit for the kingdom of God.

and heal the sick that are therein, and say to them, The kingdom of God hath come near to you.

Even the dust of your city that cleaveth to our feet we wipe off to you; but know this, that the kingdom of God hath come near.

In that hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. And turning to the disciples he said,

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, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!

But if I cast out the demons through the finger of God, then hath the kingdom of God already come to you.

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

But woe to you Pharisees! for ye pay tithes of the mint, and the rue, and every herb; and pass by justice and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not to leave those undone.

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

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

And I say to you, Every one that acknowledgeth me before men, him will the Son of man also acknowledge before the angels of God.

But he that hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.

But God said to him, Fool! this night will thy soul he required of thee; and whose will those things be which thou hast laid up?

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

Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse, nor barn; and God feedeth them. Of how much greater value are ye than the birds!

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

Fear not, little flock! for it is your Fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.

Then said he to the vinedresser, Lo! three years I have come seeking fruit on this figtree, and have found none; cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

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

And he laid his hands on her; and immediately she stood upright, and gave glory to God.

He said therefore, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I compare it?

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

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