it seemed good to me also, having traced all things accurately from the first, to write to you an orderly account, most noble Theophilus;

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

Now it came to pass, that, while he was doing priestly service in the order of his course before God,

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 have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to proclaim these glad tidings to you.

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

And the angel said to her, "Fear not, Mary; for you found favor from God.

He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David;

And the angel, answering, said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; wherefore also the Holy Thing that is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

because no word from God shall be without power."

and my spirit exulted in God my Saviour;

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

And his mouth was instantly opened, and his tongue loosed, and he was speaking, blessing God.

"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He visited, and wrought redemption for His people;

because of the tender compassions of the mercy of our God, wherein the day-spring from on high shall visit us,

And the angel said to them, "Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which, indeed, 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 of good will!"

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they heard and saw, as it was spoken to them.

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness;

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

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

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

Therefore, indeed, exhorting them as to many and various things, he was proclaiming the 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 Thou art God's Son, command this stone, that it become bread."

And Jesus, answering, said to him, "It has been written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'"

And he led Him to Jerusalem, and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If Thou art God's Son, cast Thyself down hence;

And Jesus, answering, said to him, "It has been said, You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me; because He anointed Me to publish good tidings to the poor; He hath sent Me to proclaim release to captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send away the crushed in freedom.

"Ha! what is there to us and to Thee, Jesus, Nazarene! Didst 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 was not suffering them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.

And He said to them, "It is needful that I proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth."

Now it came to pass, as the multitude was pressing upon Him, and hearing the word of God, that He was standing by the lake Gennesaret;

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is This that is speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God only?"

And, immediately rising up before them, having taken up that on which he was lying, he departed to his house, glorifying God.

And astonishment seized them all, and they were glorifying God, and were filled with fear, saying, "We saw wonderful things to-day!"

how he entered into the house of God, and taking the showbread, ate, and gave to those with him; which it is not lawful to eat, except for the priests only?"

And Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil??o save a soul, or to destroy it?"

And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into the mountain to pray; and He was spending the whole night in prayer to God.

And He, lifting up His eyes on His disciples, said, "Happy, ye poor; because 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 who smites you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, withhold not your coat also.

"And, if ye do good to those who do good to you, what charm have you? even the sinners do the same.

"But love your enemies; and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; because He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

"Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will 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 bears corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bears good fruit;

"The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and the evil, out of the evil treasure brings forth that which is evil; for out of the abundance of the heart does his mouth speak.

And, as He came near to the gate of the city, behold, also there was being carried out one dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd of the city was with her.

And fear seized on all; and they were glorifying God, saying, "A great prophet was raised up among us," and "God did visit His people."

I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; but the least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he."

And all the people, having heard, and the tax-collectors, justified God, having been immersed with the immersion of John.

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God as to themselves, not having been immersed by him.

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that He was passing through by city and village, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God; and the twelve were with Him;

And another fell into the good ground; and, growing, it produced fruit, a hundredfold." Saying these things, He was crying aloud, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And He said, "To you it has been 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 this is the parable: The seed is the word of God.

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

Now there came to Him His mother and brothers; and they could not get to Him because of the multitude.

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, crying out, fell down before Him, and, with a loud voice, said, "What is there to me and to Thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I beg of Thee, do not torment me!"

"Return to your house, and relate how great things God did for you." And he departed, publishing through all the city how great things Jesus did for him.

and He sent them forth to preach the Kingdom of God, and to heal the sick;

And, going forth, they were passing through the several villages, proclaiming the good news, and healing everywhere.

But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed Him; and, having welcomed them, He was speaking to them concerning the Kingdom of God, and those having need of cure He healed.

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

And I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will in no wise taste of death, till they see the Kingdom of God."

And it came to pass, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good that we are here; and let us make three tents; one for Thee, one for Moses, and one for Elijah;" not knowing what he was saying.

And they were all amazed at the Majesty of God! And while all were marvelling at all the things which He was doing, He said to His disciples,

And He said, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but, going, publish abroad the Kingdom of God."

And Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to a plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God."

and heal the sick therein, and say to them, 'The Kingdom of God has come near to you.'

'Even the dust from your city, that cleaves to our feet, we wipe off against you; nevertheless, know this, that the Kingdom of God has come nigh.'

And he, answering, said, "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 of one thing there is need; for Mary chose the good part, which, indeed, shall not be taken away from her."

If ye, then, being 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, by the finger of God, cast out the demons, then the Kingdom of God came upon you unexpectedly.

But He said, "Yea, rather, happy are those who hear the word of God, and keep it!"

"But woe to you Pharisees! because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every herb; but ye pass by judgment and the love of God. Now these things it was needful to do, and not to leave those undone.

On this account also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them will they slay, and some will they persecute;

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

"And I say to you, every one who shall confess Me before men, him will the Son of Man confess before the angels of God;

but he who denied Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

But God said to him, 'Senseless one! this night they require your soul of you; and the things you prepared, whose shall they be?'

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

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

Now, if God so clotheth the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into an oven, how much more shall He clothe you, O ye of little faith!

the lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not expecting him, and in an hour which he knows not, and will cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.

And he said to the vinedresser, 'Behold, these three years I come, seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none; cut it down; why does it also make the land useless?'

And if, indeed, it bear fruit for the future, well; but, if not, you shall cut it down.'"

And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and was glorifying God.

And He said, "To what is the Kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

And again He said, "To what shall I liken the Kingdom of God?

There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust forth without.

And they will come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall recline at table in the Kingdom of God.

And one of those reclining with Him, hearing these things, said to Him, "happy is he who shall eat bread in the Kingdom of God!"

Salt, therefore, is good; but if even the salt become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?

So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents."

But he, answering, said to his father, 'Behold, so many years do I serve you; and, at no time, did I transgress a command of yours; and you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.

No domestic can serve two lords; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to one, and despise the other: ye cannot serve God and mammon."