Inasmuch as many have undertaken to arrange a narrative of those things which are fully believed among us,

And thou wilt have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice for his birth.

And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.

for mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

And when they saw him, they were amazed; and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have been seeking thee in much distress.

And he said to them, Why is it that ye have been seeking me? Did ye not know that I must be about my Fathers business?

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, "Physician, heal thyself;" whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country.

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

And when it was day, he went out, and betook himself to a desert place; and the multitudes went in search of him; and they came to him, and would have prevented him from leaving them.

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.

Which is easier? to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk?

And amazement seized them all, and they gave glory to God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.

I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.

And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not even read what David did, when he was himself hungry, and they who were with him?

But woe to you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

And Jesus hearing this, wondered at him; and turning round said to the multitude that followed him, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

And he answered and said to them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard; that the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor good tidings are brought;

And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What have ye gone out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind?

But what have ye gone out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Lo! they who wear gorgeous apparel, and live luxuriously, are in kings palaces.

But what have ye gone out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he saith, Teacher, say on.

Wherefore, I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loveth little.

And he said to her, Thy sins have been forgiven.

Those on the rocky ground are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; and for a while they believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And those seeds which fell among the thorns, these are they who, when they have heard, go away and are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But the seeds on the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, when they have heard the word, hold it fast, and bear fruit with constancy.

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

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

And he said to them, Take nothing for the journey, neither a staff, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money, nor have two coats apiece.

But he said to them, Do ye give them food. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we ourselves should go and buy food for l all these people.

And I tell you in truth, that there are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

And the disciples James and John, on seeing it, said, Lord, wilt thou have us bid fire come down from heaven, and consume them?

And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have lodgingplaces; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Lo! I have given you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the might of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Yet rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names have been written in heaven.

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 hath come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him?

But woe to you Pharisees! for ye pay tithes of the mint, and the rue, and every herb; and pass by justice and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not to leave those undone.

Woe to you lawyers! because ye have taken away the key of knowledge; ye have not entered yourselves, and those who were entering ye have hindered.

Therefore, whatever ye have said in darkness, will be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in closets, will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do? for I have not where to store my crops.

Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse, nor barn; and God feedeth them. Of how much greater value are ye than the birds!

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

Sell what ye have, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses which wax not old, treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, nor moth destroyeth.

And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how is my soul troubled, till it be accomplished!

And he answering said to them, Do ye think that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they have suffered such things?

Then said he to the vinedresser, Lo! three years I have come seeking fruit on this figtree, and have found none; cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

When once the master of the house shall have risen, and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I know not whence ye are;

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not take the highest place, lest one more honorable than thou may have been invited by him;

But when thou art invited, go and recline in the lowest place, that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher. Then wilt thou have honor in the presence of all who are at table with thee.

And all with one accord began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and must needs go out and see it; I pray that I may be excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am going out to try them; I pray that I may be excused.

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

Salt then is good; but if the salt itself have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

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

I say to you, that in like manner there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninetynine righteous men who have no need of repentance.

And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I lost.

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my fathers have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!

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

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

And he answering said to his father, Lo! for so many years have I served thee, and never transgressed thy command; and yet to me thou never gavest a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.

And he said to him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

and if ye have not been faithful in that which is anothers, who will give you that which is your own?

The Law and the Prophets were till John; from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God have been published, and every one is forcing his way into it.

And he called and said, Father Abraham, have pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

for I have five brothers; that he may give earnest warning to them, that they too may not come into this place of torment.

But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

It were better for him to have a millstone hung round his neck, and be cast into the sea, than to cause one of these little ones to fall away.

Will he not rather say to him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself and serve me till I have eaten and drunken, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

So also do ye, when ye have done all that hath been commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were bound to do.

And they lifted up their voice, saying, Jesus, Master, have pity on us.

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

And Jesus hearing this said to him, One thing thou still lackest: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly do they that have riches enter the kingdom of God!

And he cried out, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!

And they who went before sharply bade him hold his peace. But he cried out the more, Son of David, have pity on me!

And Zacchaeus stood up, and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any one by false representation, I restore him fourfold.

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

And he said to him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.

And another came, saying, Lord, behold thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.

why then didst thou not put my money into a bank? Then I at my coming might have received it back with interest.

saying to them, It is written, "And my house shall be a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers."

but they who have been accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;

when they have already shot forth, ye see it, and know of yourselves that summer is now nigh at hand.

Truly do I say to you, that this generation will not pass away, till all shall have taken place.

And he said to them, Lo! when ye have entered the city, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he goeth in;

And he said to them, Earnestly have I desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer.

For I say to you, that I shall not drink henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall have come.

Ye however are they who have continued steadfastly with me in my trials.

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not. And do thou, when thou hast returned to me, strengthen thy brethren.

Then Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and elders who had come to him, Ye have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs;

And they said, What further need have we of testimony? For we have ourselves heard from his own mouth.

said to them, Ye have brought to me this man, as one that perverteth the people; and behold, I have examined him before you, and have found nothing in this man to sustain the charges which ye bring against him.

And he said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found him guilty of nothing deserving death; I will therefore chastise, and release him.

And he said to them, What discourse is this which ye have one with another, as ye are walking? And they stood sad.