Since many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

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 unto her, Fear not, Mary: for you have found favor with God.

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

As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began:

For my eyes have seen your salvation,

Which you have prepared before the face of all people;

But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances.

And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why have you thus dealt with us? behold, your father and I have sought you sorrowing.

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

And he said unto them, You will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in your country.

Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with you, you Jesus of Nazareth? are you come to destroy us? I know who you are; the Holy One of God.

And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and would have kept him, that he should not depart from them.

And Simon answering said unto him, Teacher, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at your word I will let down the net.

And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.

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

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

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

And if you do good to them who do good to you, what thanks have you? for sinners also do even the same.

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

When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things you have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and you have not danced; we have mourned to you, and you have not wept.

Now when the Pharisee who had bidden him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that touches him: for she is a sinner.

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

Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, You have rightly judged.

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

And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

Take heed therefore how you hear: for whosoever has, to him shall be given; and whosoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.

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

And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor bag, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

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

But he said unto them, Give you them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; unless we should go and buy food for all this people.

And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.

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

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hid these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in your sight.

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

And he said unto him, You have answered right: this do, and you shall live.

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

For a friend of mine in his journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman of the crowd lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which you have nursed.

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

But woe unto you, Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over justice and the love of God: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Woe unto you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in you hindered.

Therefore whatsoever you have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which you have spoken in the ear in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that 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 to store my crops?

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 unto him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have prepared?

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them: how much more are you better than the fowls?

For all these things do 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; provide yourselves purses which grow not old, a treasure in the heavens that fails not, where no thief approaches, neither moth corrupts.

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

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I constrained till it be accomplished!

I tell you, you shall not depart from there, till you have paid the very last penny.

Then said he unto the vinedresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbers it the ground?

Then shall you begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in your presence, and you have taught in our streets.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kills the prophets, and stones them that are sent unto you; how often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen does gather her brood under her wings, and you would not!

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

But when you are bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that bade you come, he may say unto you, Friend, go up higher: then shall you have honor in the presence of them that sit at table with you.

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

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them: I pray 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 yet there is room.

And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying unto 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 piece which I had lost.

And he would gladly have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

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

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

And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight, and am no more worthy to be called your son.

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

But as soon as this your son came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you have killed for him the fatted calf.

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

I have decided what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

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

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

And he cried and 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; for I am tormented in this flame.

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

Abraham said unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

And will not rather say unto him, Make ready that I may eat, and gird yourself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward you shall eat and drink?

So likewise you, when you shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Teacher, have mercy on us.

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

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet you lack one thing: sell all that you have, and distribute unto the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hard it is for those that have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

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

And he cried, saying, Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me.

And they who went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, You son of David, have mercy on me.

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

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

And he said unto him, Well done, good servant: because you have been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

Why then gave not you my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required my own with interest?

Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but you have made it a den of thieves.

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

For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her poverty has cast in all the living that she had.

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

You are they who have continued with me in my trials.