Since many took in hand to draw up an account concerning the matters which have been borne out among us,

so that you might know the certainty of those things in which you have been instructed.

And you shall have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.

And the angel said to her, Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

And they made signs to his father as to how he would have him called.

For my eyes have seen Your Salvation

which You have prepared before the face of all the peoples,

But they, supposing Him to have been in the company, went a day's journey. And they looked for Him among the kinsfolk and acquaintances.

And seeing Him, they were amazed. And His mother said to Him, Child, why have you done so to us? Behold, your father and I have looked for you, greatly distressed.

Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

And He said to them, You will surely say this proverb to Me, Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in your native-place.

saying, Let us alone! What is to us and to You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know You, who You are, the Holy One of God.

And answering, Simon said to Him, Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing. Yet at Your word I will let down the net.

And answering, Jesus said to them, Have you not read this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation.

For if you love those who love you, what thanks do you have? For sinners also love those who love them.

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you have? For sinners also do the same.

And if you lend to those of whom you hope to receive, what thanks do you have? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

And hearing these things, Jesus marveled at him. And turning to the crowd following Him, He said, I say to you, I have not found such faith, no, not in Israel.

And answering, Jesus said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the gospel is proclaimed to the poor.

They are like children sitting in a market and calling to one another, and saying, We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced; we have mourned to you, and you did not weep.

But seeing this, the Pharisee who had invited Him, spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, for she is a sinner.

And answering, Jesus said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Teacher, speak.

And answering, Simon said, I suppose that one to whom he forgave most. And He said to him, You have judged rightly.

Those on the rock are the ones who, when they hear, receive the Word with joy. And these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And those which fell among thorns are the ones who, when they have heard, go forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of life, and do not bear to maturity.

Therefore be careful how you hear. For whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.

And He said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money, nor each to have two tunics.

And Herod said, John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see Him.

But He said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.

And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented a long while ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing before You.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen them, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard them.

And He said to him, You have answered right; do this and you shall live.

And He said to them, which of you shall have a friend and shall go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves,

for a friend of mine has come from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him?

And it happened as He spoke these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice and said to Him, Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which You have sucked.

But give alms of such things as you have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

But woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over judgment and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to leave the other undone.

Woe to you, lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and you have hindered those who were entering in.

Therefore whatever you have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light. And that which you have spoken in the ear in secret rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room in which to store my fruits?

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat drink and be merry.

But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul shall be required of you, then whose shall be those things which you have prepared?

For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you have need of these things.

Sell what you have and give alms. Make for yourselves purses which do not become old, an unfailing treasure in Heaven, where no thief comes nor moth corrupts.

And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.

But he not knowing, and doing things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomever much is given, of him much shall be required. And to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

I have come to send fire on the earth. And what will I do if it is already kindled?

But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am pressed down until it is accomplished!

Do you suppose that I have come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.

I tell you, you shall not depart from there until you have paid the very last lepton.

then you shall begin to say, We ate and drank in Your presence, and You have taught in our streets.

And He answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit and will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?

And all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, I must go and see it. I beg you, have me excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I beg you, have me excused.

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

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you have commanded, and still there is room.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he may have enough to finish it;

And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.

And when she has found it, she calls her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.

I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you, and am no more worthy to be called your son.

And answering he said to his father, Lo, these many years I have served you, neither did I transgress your commandment at any time. And yet you never gave me a kid so that I might make merry with my friends.

But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you have killed for him the fattened calf.

And he said to him, Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.

Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust the true riches to you?

And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who shall give you that which is your own?

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

for I have five brothers, so that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the Prophets, let them hear them.

So likewise you, when you shall have done all the things commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants, for we have done what we ought to do.

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

And when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, Yet you lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven. And come, follow Me.

And Peter said, Lo, we have left all and have followed You.

And he cried, saying, Jesus, Son of David! Have mercy on me.

And they who were in front rebuked him that he should be quiet. But he cried so much the more, Son of David! Have mercy on me.

But his citizens hated him. And they sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this one to reign over us.

And he said to him, Well done, good servant, because you have been faithful in a least thing, have authority over ten cities.

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your mina, which I have kept in a handkerchief.

And why did you not give my silver on the bank table, and coming I might have exacted it with interest?

saying to them, It is written, "My house is a house of prayer," but you have made it a den of thieves.

Show Me a coin. Whose image and inscription does it have? They answered and said, Caesar's.

And answering, certain of the scribes said, Teacher, you have spoken well.

For all these have cast in to the offerings of God from their abundance, but out of her poverty she has cast in all the living she had.

men fainting from fear, and expecting those things which have come on the earth. For the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

And He said to them, Behold, when you have entered into the city, you will meet a man bearing a pitcher of water. Follow him into the house where he enters.

And He said to them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer.

You are those who have continued with Me in My trials.

But I have prayed for you, that your faith fail not. And when you are converted, strengthen your brothers.

For I say to you that this which is written must yet be accomplished in Me, "And he was reckoned among the transgressors"; for the things concerning Me have an end.

And Jesus said to the chief priests and commanders of the temple, and the elders, who had come to Him, Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and staves?

And they said, What need do we have for any witness? For we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth.

And they began to accuse Him, saying, We have found this one perverting the nation and forbidding them to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be a king, Christ.

Pilate said to them, You have brought this Man to me as perverting the people. And behold, having examined Him before you, I have found no fault in this Man regarding those things of which you accuse Him;

And he said to them the third time, Why? What evil has He done? I have found no cause of death in Him, therefore I will chastise Him and let Him go.

And He said to them, What words are these that you have with one another as you walk, and are so sad?

And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered and said to Him, Are you only a stranger in Jerusalem and have not known the things which have occurred there in these days?