Since many took in hand to draw up an account concerning the matters which have been borne out among us,

it seemed good to me also, following all things accurately from the very first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus,

And it happened in his serving in the order of his course, before God,

according to the custom of the priests, it was his lot to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

And all the multitude of the people were praying outside at the time of incense.

And you shall have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.

And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in her days.

And when he came out, he could not speak to them. And they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, and remained speechless.

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what kind of greeting this might be.

And Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

And it happened as Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and were calling it Zacharias, after his father's name.

And all those who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying, What kind of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

that He would grant to us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear

And it happened in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee to be taxed (out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David).

And it happened as the angels departed from them into Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Indeed, let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing which has happened, which the Lord made known to us.

And hurrying they came and sought out both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, His name was called JESUS, the name called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord)

And it happened to him, being instructed by the Holy Spirit, he was not to see death before he would see the Christ of the Lord.

And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken by him.

And she was a widow of eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And she coming in at that instant gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of Him to all those in Jerusalem eagerly expecting redemption.

And His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.

And it happened that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them.

And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers.

as it is written in the book of the Words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.

And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

And tax-collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

And the soldiers also asked of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do not forcibly extort anyone, nor accuse any falsely. And be content with your wages.

whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge His floor and will gather the wheat into His storehouse. But He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.

And it happened in the baptizing of all the people, Jesus also being baptized, and praying, and the heaven was opened.

son of of Melchi, son of of Addi, son of of Cosam, son of of Elmodam, son of of Er,

forty days, being tempted by the Devil. And in those days He ate nothing. And they being ended, He afterward was hungry.

And the Devil said to Him, If you are the Son of God, speak to this stone that it might become bread.

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written that "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word of God."

And the Devil said to Him, All this power I will give you, and the glory of them; for it has been delivered to me. And I give it to whomever I will.

And Jesus answered and said to him, Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve."

For it is written, "He shall give His angels charge over You, to keep You;

and in their hands they shall bear You up, lest at any time You dash Your foot against a stone."

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

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee. And a report went out throughout all the neighborhood concerning Him.

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And unrolling the book, He found the place where it was written,

"The Spirit of the Lord is on Me; because of this He has anointed Me to proclaim the Gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and new sight to the blind, to set at liberty those having been crushed,

And rolling up the book, returning it to the attendant, He sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on Him.

And all bore witness to Him and wondered at the gracious words which came out of His mouth. And they said, Is this not Joseph's son?

But Elijah was not sent to any of them, except to Zarephath, a city of Sidon, to a woman, a widow.

And they were astonished at His doctrine, for His word was with authority.

And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon and cried out with a loud voice,

saying, Let us alone! What is to us and to You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know You, who You are, the Holy One of God.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be quiet and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown him into the midst, he came out of him, not harming him.

And they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, What a word is this! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.

And a report about Him went out into every place of the neighborhood.

And standing over her, He rebuked the fever. And it left her. And immediately she arose and served them.

And also demons came out of many, crying out and saying, You are the Christ, the Son of God! And rebuking them, He did not allow them to speak; for they knew Him to be the Christ.

And day coming on, going out, He went into a deserted place. And the crowds looked for Him and came to Him, and held Him fast, not to pass away from them.

And it happened that the crowd pressed on Him to hear the Word of God, He stood by the lake of Gennesaret.

And He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, He asked him to thrust out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the people out of the boat.

And as He stopped speaking, He said to Simon, Launch out into the deep and let your nets down for a haul.

And answering, Simon said to Him, Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing. Yet at Your word I will let down the net.

And seeing, Simon Peter fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.

For he and all who were with him were astonished at the haul of fish which they had taken,

And it happened, as He was in a certain city, behold, a man full of leprosy! And seeing Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, Lord, if You will, You can cleanse me.

And stretching out the hand, He touched him, saying, I will! Be clean! And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

And it happened on one of the days, even He was teaching. And Pharisees and teachers of the Law were sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was there, for the curing of them.

And after these things He went out and saw a tax-collector named Levi, sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, Follow Me.

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against His disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax-collectors and sinners?

And they said to Him, Why do John's disciples fast often and make prayers, and also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?

And it happened on the second chief sabbath, He went through the grain fields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate, rubbing them in their hands.

And answering, Jesus said to them, Have you not read this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

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

And it happened, also on another sabbath, that He entered into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man whose right hand was withered.

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

And looking around on them all, He said to the man, Stretch out your hand! And he did so. And his hand was restored whole like the other.

And they were filled with madness, and talked with one another as to what they might do to Jesus.

And it happened in those days that He went out into a mountain to pray, and He was spending the night in prayer to God.

And when it was day, He called His disciples. And He chose twelve of them, whom He also named apostles:

And all the crowd sought to touch Him, for power went out of Him and healed them all.

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall cut you off, and when they shall reproach you and shall cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

For if you love those who love you, what thanks do you have? For sinners also love those who love them.

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you have? For sinners also do the same.

And if you lend to those of whom you hope to receive, what thanks do you have? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

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

And why do you look at the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but do not see the beam that is in your own eye?

Or how can you say to your brother, Brother, let me pull out the splinter in your eye, when you yourself do not see the beam that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First cast out the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to pull out the splinter that is in your brother's eye.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good. And an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth the evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

And why do you call Me Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?

He is like a man who built a house and dug deep and laid the foundation on a rock; and a flood occurring, the stream burst against that house and could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.

But he who hears and does not perform, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, on which the stream burst, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.

Then Jesus went with them. But He being yet not far off from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, Lord, do not trouble Yourself. For I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof.

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers. And I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And hearing these things, Jesus marveled at him. And turning to the crowd following Him, He said, I say to you, I have not found such faith, no, not in Israel.

And it happened on the next day, He went into a city called Nain. And many of His disciples and a great crowd went with Him.

And drawing near the gate of the city, even behold, one having died was being carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a considerable crowd of the city was with her.

And this report of Him went out in all Judea, and in all the neighborhood.

And answering, Jesus said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the gospel is proclaimed to the poor.

And when the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the people concerning John. What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

But what did you go out to see? A man clothed with soft clothing? Behold, those in splendid clothing and being in luxury are in kings' palaces.