it has seemed good to me also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,

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

And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,

And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God, and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to bring these glad tidings to thee;

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

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of the Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God.

for nothing shall be impossible with God.

and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.

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

And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake, blessing God.

Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people,

on account of the bowels of mercy of our God; wherein the dayspring from on high has visited us,

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, good pleasure in men.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and seen, as it had been said to them.

he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

And the child grew and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom, and God's grace was upon him.

And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came upon 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 in yourselves, We have Abraham for our father, for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

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

of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God.

And the devil said to him, If thou be Son of God, speak to this stone, that it become bread.

And Jesus answered unto him saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.

And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the edge of the temple, and said to him, If thou be Son of God, cast thyself down hence;

And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

and demons also went out from many, crying out and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.

But he said to them, I must needs announce the glad tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for for this I have been sent forth.

And it came to pass, as the crowd pressed on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret:

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason in their minds, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins but God alone?

And immediately standing up before them, having taken up that whereon he was laid, he departed to his house, glorifying God.

And astonishment seized all, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that any eat, unless the priests alone?

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Get up, and stand in the midst. And having risen up he stood there.

Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.

And he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;

To him that smites thee on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him that would take away thy garment, forbid not thy body-coat also.

And if ye do good to those that do good to you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners do the same.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;

The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good; and the wicked man out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

And they who had been sent returning to the house found the bondman, who was ill, in good health.

And as he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a very considerable crowd of the city was with her.

And fear seized on all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people.

for I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater prophet is no one than John the baptist; but he who is a little one in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

(And all the people who heard it, and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;

but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)

And it came to pass afterwards that he went through the country city by city, and village by village, preaching and announcing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him,

and other fell into the good ground, and having sprung up bore fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables, in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

But the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And his mother and his brethren came to him, and could not get to him because of the crowd.

But he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are those who hear the word of God and do it.

And as he got out of the ship on the land, a certain man out of the city met him, who had demons a long time, and put on no clothes, and did not abide in a house, but in the tombs.

But seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee torment me not.

Return to thine house and relate how great things God has done for thee. And he went away through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done for him.

And he said to her, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith has healed thee; go in peace.

and sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

But the crowds knowing it followed him; and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those that had need of healing.

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

But I say unto you of a truth, There are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God.

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

And all were astonished at the glorious greatness of God. And as all wondered at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

But Jesus said to him, Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, but do thou go and announce the kingdom of God.

But Jesus said to him, No one having laid his hand on the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.

and heal the sick in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God is come nigh to you.

Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us on the feet, do we shake off against you; but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.

But he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.

but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.

I say to you, Although he will not get up and give them to him because he is his friend, because of his shamelessness, at any rate, he will rise and give him as many as he wants.

If therefore ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

But if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.

But woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb, and pass by the judgment and the love of God: these ye ought to have done, and not have left those aside.

For this reason also the wisdom of God has said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution,

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

But I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man will confess him also before the angels of God;

but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;

And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;

and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.

But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are ye than the birds?

But if God thus clothe the grass, which to-day is in the field and to-morrow is cast into the oven, how much rather you, O ye of little faith?

Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.

the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unbelievers.

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 render the ground useless?

and if it shall bear fruit but if not, after that thou shalt cut it down.

And he laid his hands upon her; and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?