even as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us;

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

for he will be great before the Lord; and he will drink no wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

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.

because no word from God shall be without power."

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

And happy is she who believed, because there shall be a fulfillment of the things spoken to her from the Lord!"

because He looked upon the lowliness of His handmaid; for, behold, from the present time all generations will call me happy;

He deposed potentates from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

(as He spake through the mouth of His holy prophets from of old),

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

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

Now it came to pass, in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the inhabited earth should be enrolled.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into Heaven, that the shepherds were saying one to another, "Let us go over at once to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord made known to us."

He was saying, therefore, to the multitudes coming forth to be immersed by him, "Broods of vipers! who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was being led in the Spirit in the wilderness

And, having completed every temptation, the Devil departed from Him until a fitting season.

And Jesus rebuked it, saying, "Be silent, and come out from him." And the demon, hurling him into the midst, came out from him, having injured him naught.

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, day coming on, going forth, He went into a desert place; and the multitudes were seeking after Him, and came to Him, and were trying to restrain Him from going away from them.

And, entering into one of the boats, which was Simon's, He asked him to put out a little from the land; and, having taken a seat, He was teaching the multitudes out of the boat.

And Simon Peter, seeing it, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, "Depart from me; because I am a sinful man, O Lord;"

And, stretching forth His hand, He touched him, saying, "I am willing; be made clean." And straightway the leprosy departed from him.

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

And He spake also a parable to them: "No one, rending a piece from a new garment, puts it on an old garment; else both the new will cause a rent, and the piece from the new will not agree with the old.

And when it became day, He called His disciples; and, having selected twelve from them, (whom He also called apostles):

and, descending with them, He stood upon a level place; and a large multitude of His disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, were present, who came to hear Him, and to be healed of their diseases;

and all the multitude were seeking to touch Him; because power was coming forth from Him, and was healing them all.

"Happy are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from themselves, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

"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 lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what charm have you? even the sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive back as much.

for each tree is known by its own fruit; for they do not gather figs of thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

And Jesus was going with them. And now, when He was not far distant from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, "Lord, trouble not Thyself; for I am not worthy that Thou shouldest come under my roof.

You gave Me no kiss; but she, from the time I entered, ceased not to kiss My feet.

and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

And, when a large multitude was coming together, and those from city after city were coming to Him, He spake through a parable:

And those by the wayside are those who heard; then the Devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart; lest, having believed, they should be saved.

Take heed, therefore, how ye hear; for whosoever has, to him shall be given; and whosoever has not, even what he seems to have shall be taken from him."

For He was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man; for many times had it seized him, and he was bound with chains and fetters, kept under guard; and, bursting the bonds, he was driven by the demon into the deserts.

And the demons, going out from the man, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned.

And they went out to see what had taken place; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons went out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and having his right mind; and they were afraid.

And the whole multitude of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Him to depart from them; because they were being constrained by great fear. And He, entering into a boat, returned.

And the man, from whom the demons had gone forth, was begging Him that he might be with Him; but He sent him away, saying,

But Jesus said, "Some one touched Me; for I perceived that power had gone out from Me."

While He is yet speaking, there comes one from the ruler of the synagogue, saying, "Your daughter has died; trouble not the Teacher."

And as many as do not receive you, going out from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them."

Now Herod, the tetrarch, heard of all the things that were taking place; and he was thoroughly perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised from the dead;

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

And, behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, "Teacher, I pray Thee to look upon my son, because he is my only begotten.

And, behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it convulses him with foaming, and with difficulty it departs from him, bruising him;

But they did not understand this saying; and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him concerning this saying.

And, seeing it, His disciples, James and John, said, "Lord, dost Thou wish that we bid fire come down from heaven, and consume them?"

And in the same house abide, eating and drinking the things supplied by them; for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

'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.'

In that same hour He exulted in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I thank Thee, O Father Lord of Heaven and earth, because Thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, and didst reveal them to babes: yea, Father, because it was well-pleasing in Thy sight.

And Jesus, answering, said, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers; who, both stripping him and inflicting blows, went away, leaving him half dead.

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

forasmuch as a friend of mine came to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him;'

and he from within, answering, shall say, 'Trouble me not; already the door has been shut, and my children are with me in the bed; I cannot rise and give you.'

And others, tempting, were seeking of Him a sign from heaven.

"When the unclean spirit goes out from the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest; and, not finding it, it says, 'I will return into my house whence I came out.'

"The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, something more than Solomon is here.

that the blood of all the prophets, which has been shed from the founding of the world, may be required of this generation??51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah who perished between the altar and the house??ea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.'

And He said to them, "Take heed, and guard yourselves from all covetousness; because one's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses."

and yourselves like men waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may straightway open to him.

For from this time forth five in one house will be divided, three against two, and two against three;

For, as you are going with your adversary before the ruler, on the way give diligence to be released from him; lest he draw you to the judge, and the judge shall deliver you to the exactor, and the exactor shall cast you into prison.

And Jesus, seeing her, called and said to her, "Woman, you have been loosed from your infirmity."

And the Lord answered him, and said, "Hypocrites! does not each one of you, on the sabbath, loose his ox or his ass from the stall; and, leading it away, water it?

And was it not right that this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, lo, eighteen years, should have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?"

And He will say, 'I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from Me, all ye workers of unrighteousness.'

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 the steward said in himself, 'What shall I do? because my lord takes away the stewardship from me! To dig, I have not strength; to beg, I am ashamed!

I resolved what to do; that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.'

"The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the Gospel of the Kingdom of God is proclaimed, and every one presses into it by force!

"Every one who puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband, commits adultery.

and desiring to be fed with the crumbs falling from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.

And, in all these things, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed; so that those wishing to cross from hence to you cannot; nor do they pass from thence to us.'

But he said, 'Nay, father Abraham; but, if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.'

But he said to him, 'If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rose from the dead.'"

But who is there of you, having a servant plowing, or tending sheep, that will say to him, having come in from the field, 'Coming straightway, recline at table;'

but on the day on which Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all:

And he said, "All these I observed from my youth."

And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hidden from them, and they were not understanding the things being said.

And, standing, Zacchaeus said to the Lord, "Behold, the half of my goods, Lord, I give to the poor; and, if I wrongfully exacted anything from any one, I restore four-fold."

And he said to those standing by, 'Take away from him the pound, and give it to him who has the ten pounds.'

'I say to you that to every one who has shall be given; but from him who has not shall be taken away even that which he has.

And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to Him, "Teacher, rebuke Thy disciples!"

saying, "If you knew, in this your day??ven you??he things pertaining to peace! but just now were they hid from your eyes!

The immersion of John, was it from Heaven, or of men?"

And they reasoned together with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From Heaven,' He will say, 'Why did ye not believe him?'

and if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."

but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;

and there will be great earthquakes, and, in various places, famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

And He was parted from them about a stone's throw; and, kneeling down, He prayed,

saying, "Father, if Thou art willing, remove this cup from Me; nevertheless, not My will, but Thine, be done."

And there appeared to Him an angel from Heaven, strengthening Him.