SINCE many have attempted to compose a narrative of facts, confirmed to us by the fullest evidence:

And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to proclaim these glad tidings to thee.

And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been from the beginning:

for my eyes have seen thy salvation,

And when they saw him, they were struck with surprise; and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou behaved to us in this manner? lo! thy father and I have been seeking thee in anguish of heart.

Produce then fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say in yourselves, We have a father, even Abraham; for I say unto you, That God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And he said unto them, Ye will probably say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself! the works which we have heard to have been performed by thee at Capernaum, do the like here in thy own country.

saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus the Nazarean? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

And as the day was coming on, he went forth and departed into a desert place: and the multitude sought him out, and came to him, and would have detained him that he should not leave them.

And Simon answering, said unto him, Sir, we have been toiling all night, and have taken nothing: but at thy command I will shoot the net.

And an extacy of admiration seized upon them all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with awe, saying, We have seen wondrously strange things to-day.

And Jesus answering said unto them, They who are well, have no need of a physician: but they who have illness.

And Jesus answering said to them; Have ye never read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him?

But wo unto you who are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

And if ye do good to them who do good to you, what thanks have ye? do not even sinners the same thing?

For I also am a man under authority, and have under my command soldiers; and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come hither, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

Then Jesus, on hearing these things, respected him highly, and turning to the multitude which was following him, he said, I tell you, I have not found such faith, even in Israel.

And Jesus addressing them, said, Go, tell John what things ye have seen and heard: that the blind recover sight, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached unto them.

They are like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to each other, and saying, We have played the flute to you, and ye have not danced; we have raised the cry of mourning, and ye have not wept.

And Jesus addressing himself to him said, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he said, Master, speak freely.

And they on the rock, are such as when they have heard, with joy embrace the word; and these have not root, who for a time believe, and in a season of trial apostasize.

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

But when he saw Jesus, roaring out, he fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God Most High? I pray thee, torment me not.

And he said to them, Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs, nor satchel, nor bread, nor money, nor have two coats each.

Then he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes; unless we go somewhere and buy provisions for all this multitude:

And Jesus Said to him, The foxes have holts, and the birds of the air, nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

And in the same family abide, eating and drinking such as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not about from house to house.

Wo to thee Chorazin! wo to thee Bethsaida! for if the miracles which have been done in thee, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long ago sitting in sackcloth and ashes, would they have repented.

for I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and he shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

for a friend of mine is come to me off a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.

But wo to you, Pharisees, because ye tithe mint, and rue, and every herb, and pass by judgment and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not to have omitted the other.

Wo unto you, teachers of the law! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge; ye yourselves enter not in, and those who were entering ye have hindered.

Wherefore whatsoever things ye have spoken in darkness, they shall be reported in the light; and what ye have whispered into the ear in the closets, shall be proclaimed on the house-tops.

But I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of those who may kill the body, but after that, have nothing farther which they can do.

and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do? for I have not room where I may house my crops.

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; yet God feedeth them: how much are ye more excellent than the birds?

For after all these things are the nations of the world seeking; and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

Now this be assured of, that if the master of the family had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

But I have a baptism to be baptised with; and how am I distressed in spirit till it is finished!

Then said he to the vine-dresser, Lo! for three years have I come, expecting fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it render the ground thus useless?

When the master of the family shall have arisen, and shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Master, master, open it for us! and he answering will tell you, I know you not whence ye are:

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

O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! thou that killest the prophets, and stonest those who are sent unto thee; how often would I have collected thy children unto me, just as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher; then shalt thou have respect in the presence of those who are seated with thee.

And they all began with one voice to frame excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I must of necessity go and survey it: I pray thee hold me excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am going to make a trial of them: I pray thee accept my excuse.

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

For what man of you designing to erect a tower, doth not first sitting down calculate the expence, if he have sufficient to complete the work?

And coming home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Congratulate me; for I have found that sheep of mine which was lost.

And having found it, she calleth her female friends and neighbours together, saying, Congratulate me; for I have found the silver piece I had lost.

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

Then said the son unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

But he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years I am serving thee, and never have transgressed thy command: yet to me thou hast never once given a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? because my master is taking away the stewardship from me: to dig, I have not the strength; to beg, I am ashamed.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust you with the true?

and if ye have not been faithful in that which belongs to another, who will give up to you that which is your own?

And crying out, he said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented with this flame.

for I have five brothers: that he may testify to them, that they also come not into this place of torment.

Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hearken to them.

So also ye, when ye have done all things commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: for we have but done what was our duty to do.

and they lift up their voice, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!

Then he said, All these things have I observed from my youth.

Then Jesus hearing this, said to him, Yet one thing thou lackest: sell all whatsoever thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Then Jesus, observing that he was very sorrowful, said, How difficultly shall they who have riches, enter into the kingdom of God!

Then said Peter, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.

And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me!

And they who were going before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me!

And he was desirous to have a sight of Jesus, what sort of person he was; and he could not, because of the crowd, for he was short of stature.

Then Zaccheus standing up, said unto the Lord, Behold, the half of my goods, Lord, I give unto the poor; and if I have got any thing from any man, by laying false informations, I am ready to restore fourfold.

But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to rule over us.

And another came, saying, Master, there is thy maneh, which I have kept wrapt up in a napkin:

why then gavest thou not my money to the bank, so when I came I might have required it with interest?

saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.

for all they have of their superfluity cast into the oblations for God: but she out of her indigence hath cast in all the substance which she possessed.

But wo to those who are big with child, and have infants at their breasts, in those days! for there shall be great distress on the earth, and wrath upon this people.

And he said unto them, With earnest desire have I longed to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

Ye are they who have continued with me during my trials.

but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith may not fail: and when thou art returned, stablish thy brethren.

Then they said, What further need have we of witness? for we have heard it from his own mouth.

and began to accuse him, saying, We have found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay tribute to Caesar; pretending that he himself is the King Messiah.

said unto them, Ye have brought this man to me, as one who perverteth the people: and lo! on examining him before you, I have found nothing culpable in this man, respecting the charges ye bring against him:

Then the third time he said to them, What evil hath this man done? I have found nothing deserving death in him: I will therefore, after scourging, discharge him.

For, behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs which have not borne, and the breasts which never suckled.

And we indeed justly, for we receive deserved punishment for the crimes we have committed: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

But we had entertained hopes that this was the person who should have redeemed Israel: and ah! besides all these things, to-day concludes that third day since these things were done.

And he said unto them, O ye void of understanding, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

look upon my hands and my feet, that it is my very self: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

But when they still could not credit it for joy, and marvelled, he said unto them, Have ye here any thing eatable?