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

it seemed good to me also, having thoroughly traced them all from the very first, to write an account of them in order to thee,

and he shall drink neither wine nor any other strong liquor; and he shall be filled with the holy Spirit even from his birth;

Then Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord, may it be unto me according to thy word. So the angel departed from her.

and blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a performance of the things that were told her from the Lord.

for behold, from henceforth shall all generations call me blessed:

He hath cast down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the humble.

in the house of his servant David, as He spake by the mouth of his holy prophets from the beginning,

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

in the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring hath visited us from on high,

so Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem (because he

And when the angels went from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us go to Bethlehem, and see this which hath been told us, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser; who was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her first marrying,

and had been a widow about eighty four years; who departed not from the temple; serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Therefore said he to the multitudes that came to be baptised by him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

the heaven was opened, and the holy Spirit descended in a corporeal form, like a dove upon Him, and there came a voice from heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

Now Jesus being full of the holy Spirit, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being forty days tempted by the devil;

And he brought Him to Jerusalem, and set him on a battlement of the temple, and said to Him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence;

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

And they all bare witness to Him, and wondered at the gracefulness of the words, which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And demons also came out from many, crying out, Thou art the Messiah the Son of God. And He rebuked them, and suffered them not to say, that they knew Him to be the Christ.

And when the day was coming on, He went out and retired into a solitary place; and the people sought for Him, and came to Him, and would fain have detained Him, that He might not go from them.

He went into one of them, which was Simon's, and desired him to put off a little way from the shore: and He sat down and taught the multitudes from the ship.

he fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, Lord, depart from me, for I am a sinful man;

as were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Be not afraid, from henceforth thou shalt be a captor of men.

And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed: and immediately the leprosy departed from him.

And one day, as He was teaching, there were pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people:

but when they could not find what way to bring him in because of the croud, they went up on the battlements of the house, and let him down from the roof with his couch, into the midst before Jesus,

but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, then they will fast.

And when it was day, He called his disciples to Him: and chose out twelve from among them, whom He also named his apostles:

and He came down the hill with them, and stood in the plain; with the rest of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all the parts of Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases,

give to him that asketh thee, and from him that taketh thy goods on loan demand nothing.

And if ye lend to those from whom ye expect to receive, what thanks are due to you? for sinners also lend to sinners that they may receive an equivalent.

But do ye love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing from it: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the sons of the most High; for He is kind even to the ungrateful and the wicked:

or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother let me take out the splinter that is in thine eye, when thou thyself seest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou wilt see distinctly how to take out the chaff that is in thy brother's eye.

for every tree is known by it's fruit; for men do not gather figs from thorns, nor grapes from a bramble.

So Jesus went with them. And when He was now not far from the house, the centurion sent some of his friends to Him, saying Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof:

and those by the way-side, are such as hear indeed; but then the devil cometh and taketh away the word from their hearts, least they should believe and be saved.

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever improveth what he hath, to him shall more be given; and whosoever hath not, even what he seemeth to have shall be taken from him.

and the people went out to see what was done, and came to Jesus; and found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind:

And all the people of the country round about the Gadarenes desired Him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear: and He went into the ship and returned.

Now the man from whom the demons were gone out, prayed Him to let him be with Him: but Jesus sent him away,

While He was yet speaking, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's, and said to Him, Thy daughter is dead, trouble not the Master.

And whosoever will not receive you, when ye depart from that city, shake off the very dust from your feet, for a testimony against them.

And they went from town to town, preaching the gospel and healing every where.

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

And as they were departing from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, let us make three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

And the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a great multitude met Him:

and lo, a spirit seizeth him, and all on a sudden he screameth, and it convulses him with foaming; and bruising him, with much ado departs from him.

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not, and they were afraid to ask Him concerning it.

And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, as Elias did?

Go not from house to house. And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you;

And He said unto them, I beheld Satan, as lightning, falling from heaven.

At this time Jesus was transported with joy in his spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father, for such was thy good pleasure.

And Jesus replying said, There was a certain man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among thieves, who after they had stripped and beaten him, went away, leaving him half dead.

And Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

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, Do not be troublesome; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed, I cannot rise to give thee.

and others, to try Him, desired of Him a sign from heaven.

As He was speaking these things, a certain woman lifted up her voice from amidst the croud, and said, Happy is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck!

The queen of the south shall rise up in the day of judgement against the men of this generation and condemn them: for she came from the remote parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold a 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,

ye yourselves like men waiting for their lord's return from a wedding, that they may immediately open the door to him, when he comes and knocks.

For from this time there shall be five in one family divided, three against two and two against three:

He said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, ye presently say, there is a shower coming, and so it proves:

I tell thee, thou shalt not come out from thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

And when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

The Lord therefore answered him and said, Thou hypocrite, does not any of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall and lead him away to watering?

And might not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?

and thou hast taught in our streets, But He will say, I tell you, I know you not, whence ye are; depart from me all ye workers of iniquity:

Yea they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

And the steward said in himself, What shall I do? now my master takes away the stewardship from me; I am not able to work, and I am ashamed to beg.

The law and the prophets continued until John: from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one presseth into it.

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

who was laid at his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass that the poor man died,

And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham from afar, and Lazarus in his bosom.

And besides, there is a great gulf fixed between us and you; so that they, who would pass from hence to you, cannot; nor can they pass to us, who would come from thence.

and he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one went to them from the dead, they will repent.

And he replied, If they hearken not to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one should rise from the dead.

But which of you having a servant plowing, or feeding cattle, will say to him, as soon as he comes in from the field, Come hither and sit down at table?

For as the lightning which lightneth from the one part of heaven shineth to the other: so also shall the Son of man be in his day.

but the very day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

And he said, all these have I kept from my youth.

But they understood none of these things; and this matter was hid from them, so that they knew not the things which were spoken.

But Zaccheus stood up and said unto Jesus, Behold, Lord, the half of my substance I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any one wrongfully, I restore him fourfold.

And he said to them that stood by, Take away the pound from him, and give it to him that hath the ten pounds.

for I tell you, that to every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even what he seemingly hath shall be taken away.

And some of the pharisees from among the multitude said to Him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at lest in this thy day, the things relating to thy peace--- but now they are hid from thine eyes.

Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

But they who are counted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

and there will be great earthquakes in several places, and famines, and pestilences, and fearful sights and great prodigies from heaven.

And when He was withdrawn from them about a stone's-cast, He kneeled down and prayed saying,

Father, if thou art willing take away this cup from me---nevertheless, not my will but thine be done.

And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven strengthening Him.

And when He rose up from prayer, He came to his disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow;

And He said unto them, I am. And they said, What need have we of any farther evidence? when we ourselves have it from his own mouth?

And all his acquaintance stood at a distance, and the women that followed Him from Galilee, beholding these things.

wherefore the women, that came with Him from Galilee, followed Joseph, and saw the sepulchre, and how the body was laid: