Forasmuch as many took in hand to arrange in order a narrative concerning the facts that have been fully confirmed among us,

And you will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth;

And the angel, answering, said to him, "I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to proclaim these glad tidings to you.

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

And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

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

"And, if ye love those who love you, what charm have you? for even the sinners love those who love them.

"And, if ye do good to those who do good to you, what charm have you? even the sinners do the same.

"And, if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what charm have you? even the sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive back as much.

And, answering, He said to them, "Going your way, announce to John what ye saw and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the Gospel proclaimed to them.

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

And He said to her, "Your sins have been forgiven."

"And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; who, for a season, believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

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."

And it was reported to Him, "Thy mother and Thy brothers have been standing without, wishing to see Thee."

and He said to them, "Take nothing for the journey??either staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; and not to have two coats.

But He said to them, "Give ye them to eat." And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless we, going, should buy food for all this people." (For they were about five thousand men).

And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have dens; and the birds of the heaven lodging-places; but the Son of Man hath not where to recline His head."

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

Behold, I have given you the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall in any wise harm you.

Notwithstanding, rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice, because your names have been written in Heaven."

Which, therefore, of these three seems to you to have become neighbor of him who fell among the robbers?"

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

forasmuch as a friend of mine came to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him;'

"And I say to you, my friends, be not frightened by those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do;

But even the hairs of your head have all been numbered; fear not, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

and he reasoned within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, because I have not where to store my fruits?'

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

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

Sell what ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses that grow not old, a treasure unfailing in Heaven, where no thief approaches, nor moth corrupts;

But know this, that, if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

But I have an immersion to be immersed with; and how am I constrained until it be accomplished!

And, answering, He said to them, "Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they have suffered these things?

And Jesus, seeing her, called and said to her, "Woman, you have been loosed from your infirmity."

And was it not right that this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, lo, eighteen years, should have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?"

and He said to them, "Who of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a well, and he will not straight-way draw him up on a sabbath day?"

"When you are bidden by any one to a marriage feast, sit not on the first seat, lest possibly a more honorable man than you may have been invited by him;

But, when you are invited, going, sit in the lowest place, that, when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher;' then you will have glory in the presence of all who are reclining at table with you;

and happy shall you be; because they have not wherewith to recompense you; for recompense will be made to you in the resurrection of the righteous."

"And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, 'I bought a field, and I must go out to see it; I pray you, have me excused.'

And another said, 'I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to prove them; I pray you, have me excused.'

for I say to you, that no one of those men who have been invited shall taste of my supper."

I say to you, that so there will be joy in Heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety-nine righteous men who have no need of repentance.

But, coming to himself, he said, 'How many hired servants of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I am perishing here with hunger!

And the steward said in himself, 'What shall I do? because my lord takes away the stewardship from me! To dig, I have not strength; to beg, I am ashamed!

And, crying, he said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; because I am in anguish in this flame!'

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

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

And the Lord said, "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say to this sycamine tree, 'Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

So also ye, when ye do all the things that were commanded you, say, 'We are unprofitable servants; we have done what it was our duty to do.'

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

And Jesus, hearing it said to him, "Yet one thing is lacking to you; sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven, and come, follow Me."

And he cried, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And those going before were rebuking him, that he should be silent; but he kept crying out much more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.'

and wherefore did you not put my money in bank; and I, at my coming, would have exacted it with interest.'

But watch ye at every season, praying that ye may have full strength to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."

And He said to them, "Behold, when ye have entered into the city, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house into which he enters.

But ye are they who have remained with Me in my temptations;

but I prayed for you, that your faith fail not; and, when once you have turned again, establish your brethren."

And they said, "Why do we still have need of testimony? for we ourselves heard from His own mouth!"

See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; handle Me, and see; because a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as ye behold Me having."

And, while they still disbelieved for joy, and marvelled, He said to them, "Have ye here anything to eat?"

And He said to them, "These are My words which I spake to you, while being yet with you: that all things must be fulfilled, that have been written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the Psalms, concerning Me."