even as they were delivered to us by those who were, from the beginning, eye-witnesses and. ministers of the word;

it seemed good to me also, having obtained exact information of all things from the very first, to write them in order for you, most excel lent Theophilus,

For he shall be great before the Lord; and he shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb.

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

And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

And blessed is she who believed; for there shall be a fulfillment of the things which were spoken to her from the Lord.

for he has looked upon the lowly condition of his handmaid. For, behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed;

and his mercy is from generation to generation upon those who fear him.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.

salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,

that he would grant to us, that being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we might serve him without fear,

through the tender mercies of our God; by which the dawn from on high has visited us,

And it came to pass in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the inhabitants of the land should be enrolled.

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

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; she was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity:

and she was a widow of about eighty-four years, and she departed not from the temple, but served, day and night, with fastings and prayers.

Therefore he said to the multitudes that came out to be immersed by him: Generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

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 from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

And soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Take nothing from any one by extortion, nor by false accusation, and be content with your pay.

and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in a bodily form, like a dove; and there came a voice from heaven, which said: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I delight.

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from this place;

And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a time.

And when it was day, he went out and departed into a desert place; and the multitudes sought for him, and came to him and endeavored to detain him, that he should not go away from them.

And he entered one of the ships, which was Simon s, and requested him to push out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the multitude from the ship.

And when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, and said: Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.

and in like manner also upon James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon: Fear not; from this time forth you shall catch men.

And stretching out his hand, he touched him, and said: I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy departed from him.

And it came to pass, on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was exerted to heal them.

But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them; then shall they fast in those days.

And he spoke also a parable to them: No one patches an old garment with a piece taken from a new garment. If so, the new tears it, and the patch from the new suits not the old.

And when it was day, he called to him his disciples; and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:

And he came down with them, and stood in a plain; and with him stood a multitude of his disciples, and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases,

And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for power went forth from him, and healed them all.

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and shall withdraw themselves from you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man.

To him that strikes you on one cheek, offer also the other; and from him that takes away your mantle, withhold not your coat.

And if you lend to them from whom you hope to receive, what thanks have you? for even sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive the same.

For every tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes gathered from brambles.

And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, and said to him: Lord, give thyself no trouble; for I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof.

And when he came near the gate of tho city, behold, they were carrying out a dead man, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

You gave me no kiss; but she, from the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him from their means.

And when a great multitude had assembled, and they were coming to him from every city, he spoke by a parable:

those by the way side are they that hear; then comes the devil and takes the word from their heart, lest they should believe and be saved.

Take heed, therefore, how you hear; for whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, even that which he seems to have shall be taken from him.

And when he came out upon the land, there met him a certain man from the city, who had been possessed with demons for a long time, and who wore no clothes, and dwelt in no house, but in the tombs.

And the whole multitude of the neighboring country of the Gadarenes besought him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear. And he entered the ship and returned.

But Jesus said: Some one touched me; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me.

While he was yet speaking, there came some one from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and said to him: Your daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher.

And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off even the dust from your feet, for a testimony against them.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all things that were done by him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some, that John had risen from the dead;

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

And there came a voice from the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son; hear him.

And it came to pass, that, on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.

And, behold, a man from the multitude cried out, saying: Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, for he is my only child;

and, behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out, and it throws him into convulsions, and causes him to foam, and after depriving him of strength, hardly departs from him.

But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they might not understand it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said: Lord, is it thy will that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, even as Elijah did?

And in that house remain, eating and drinking what they have to give; for the laborer is worthy of his hire; go not from house to house.

And he said to them: I saw Satan, like lightning from heaven, falling.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because 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.

And Jesus answered and said: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among; robbers, who stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and went away, leaving him half dead.

one thing is needful; and Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her.

and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not; the door is already closed, and my children and myself are in bed; I can not rise and give you.

And others, that they might tempt him, asked of him a sign from heaven.

And it came to pass, that, when he said these things, a certain woman from among the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts that thou didst suck.

The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them; for she came from the most distant parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, something greater than Solomon is here.

that the blood of all the prophets, which has been shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the temple; yes, I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.

trying to entrap him, and seeking to lay hold on something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.

and be like men that are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he comes and knocks, they may open for him immediately.

For from this time forth there shall be five in one house at variance, three with two, and two with three.

And he said also to the multitudes: When you see the cloud rising from the west, you immediately say, There comes a shower: and so it is.

For when you are going with your opponent at law to the ruler, while you are on the way, endeavor to be delivered from him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the collector, and the collector throw you into prison.

And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said to her: Woman, you are released from your infirmity.

Hypocrites, does not each one of you, on the sabbath, loose his ox or his ass from the stable, and lead him away, and give him water?

And ought not this woman, who is a daughter of Abra ham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?

And he shall say, I tell you, I know you not, whence you are; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.

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

On the same day, certain Pharisees came and said to him: Depart, and get away from this place; for Herod intends to kill you.

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes from me the stewardship. I have not strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

and he would gladly have been fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. And even the dogs came and licked his sores.

But he said, Not so, Father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they would repent.

But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.

Which of you that has a servant plowing, or feeding a flock, will say to him immediately, when he comes in from the field, Go and recline at table?

but in the day in which Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

He replied: All these have I kept from my youth.

And they understood none of these things; and this saying was concealed from them; and they understood not the things that were spoken.

And Zacchaeus stood, and said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken from any one by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

And he said to those who stood by: Take from him the pound, and give it to him that has ten pounds.

For I say to you, To every one that has, it shall be given; but from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken away.

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude, said to him: Teacher, rebuke your disciples.

saying: Hadst thou known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which were for thy peace! But now, they are hid from thy eyes.

Was the immersion of John from heaven, or from men?

And they reasoned among themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven, he will reply: Why, then, did you not believe him?

But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they believe that John was a prophet.

And he began to speak this parable to the people: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to vine-dressers, and was absent from home for a long time.

But those who shall be accounted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.

For all these, from their abundance, have thrown in among the gifts of God; but she, from her poverty, has thrown in all the living that she had.