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

that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

and behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because thou hast not believed my words, the which shall be fulfilled in their time.

Thus has the Lord done to me in these days in which he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men.

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

And behold, Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her that was called barren:

And blessed is she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from the Lord.

and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy is his name;

He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty ones in the thought of their heart.

He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

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

He has helped Israel his servant, in order to remember mercy,

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,

for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ the Lord.

And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;

And when they saw him they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Child, why hast thou dealt thus with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee distressed.

He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?

And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to the blind sight, to send forth the crushed delivered,

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself; whatsoever we have heard has taken place in Capernaum do here also in thine own country.

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.

But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, he said to the paralysed man, I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy little couch and go to thine house.

And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.

for he loves our nation, and himself has built the synagogue for us.

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.

But the men having come to him said, John the baptist has sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?

For John the baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.

The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold an eater and wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;

and wisdom has been justified of all her children.

And Simon answering said, I suppose he to whom he forgave the most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

And turning to the woman he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest me not water on my feet, but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

Thou gavest me not a kiss, but she from the time I came in has not ceased kissing my feet.

My head with oil thou didst not anoint, but she has anointed my feet with myrrh.

And he said to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee; go in peace.

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.

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.

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 Jesus said, Who has touched me? But all denying, Peter and those with him said, Master, the crowds close thee in and press upon thee, and sayest thou, Who has touched me?

And Jesus said, Some one has touched me, for I have known that power has gone out from me.

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

And all were weeping and lamenting her. But he said, Do not weep, for she has not died, but sleeps.

But they answering said, John the baptist; but others, Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.

And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live.

Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.

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

but when the stronger than he coming upon him overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil he has taken from him.

When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding any he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

And it came to pass as he spake these things, a certain woman, lifting up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the womb that has borne thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?

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,

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

But I will shew you whom ye shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him.

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?

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

verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has.

but he who knew it not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom men have committed much, they will ask from him the more.

I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?

I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence until thou hast paid the very last mite.

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

then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten in thy presence and drunk, and thou hast taught in our streets;

But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;

And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

Salt then is good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.

And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.

But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:

but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found.

But Abraham said, Child, recollect that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and thou art in suffering.

Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not.

And he said to him, Rise up and go thy way: thy faith has made thee well.

And when Jesus had heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: Sell all that thou hast and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens, and come, follow me.

And he said to them, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left home, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

And Jesus said to him, See: thy faith has healed thee.

And all murmured when they saw it, saying, He has turned in to lodge with a sinful man.

for the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost.

And the first came up, saying, My Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas.

And he said to him, Well done, thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities.

And the second came, saying, My Lord, thy mina has made five minas.

For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed.

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

And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas.

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

And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose it? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it.

And they said, Because the Lord has need of it.

and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?

But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?

Shew me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? And answering they said, Caesar's.

demanded of him saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother, who has a wife, die, and he die childless, his brother shall take the wife and raise up seed to his brother.

And some of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well spoken.

And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all;