[To his Excellency, Theophilus. Many attempts have been already made to draw up an account of those events which have reached their conclusion among us,

And has raised up for us the Strength of our Salvation In the House of his servant David--

Among others Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem, the town of David, in Judea--because he belonged to the family and house of David--

While Mary treasured up all that they said, and dwelt upon it in her thoughts.

When the period of purification of mother and child, enjoined by the Law of Moses, came to an end, his parents took the child up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,

At that moment she came up, and began publicly to thank God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the deliverance of Jerusalem.

Crowned them all by shutting John up in prison.

And the Devil led Jesus up, and showing him in a single moment all the kingdoms of the earth, said to him:

Coming to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, Jesus, as was his custom, went on the Sabbath into the Synagogue, and stood up to read the Scriptures.

Starting up, they drove Jesus out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town stood, intending to hurl him down.

Bending over her, he rebuked the fever; the fever left her, and she immediately got up and began to wait upon them.

But, finding no way of getting him in owing to the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him through the tiles, with his pallet, into the middle of the people and in front of Jesus.

Which is the easier?--to say 'Your sins have been forgiven you'? or to say 'Get up, and walk about'?

But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"-- he spoke to the paralyzed man-- "To you I say, Get up, and take up your pallet, and go to your home."

Instantly the man stood up before their eyes, took up what he had been lying on, and went to his home, praising God.

Levi left everything and got up and followed him.

Jesus, however, knew what was in the their minds, and said to the man whose hand was withered: "Stand up and come out into the middle." The man stood up;

Now about that time, Jesus went out, up the hill, to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Alas for you who are sated now, for you will hunger. Alas for you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

When he saw her, the Master was moved with compassion for her, and he said to her: "Do not weep."

Then he went up and touched the bier, and the bearers stopped; and Jesus said: "Young man, I am speaking to you--Rise!"

The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus restored him to his mother.

"The sower went out to sow his seed; and, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path and was trodden upon; and the wild birds ate it up.

Other seed fell in the middle of brambles, but the brambles grew up with it and choked it entirely.

"Where is your faith?" he exclaimed. But in great awe and amazement they said to one another: "Who can this be, that he commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey him?"

Came up behind and touched the tassel of his cloak. Instantly the hemorrhage ceased.

And every one was weeping and mourning for her. "Do not weep," Jesus said, "she is not dead; she is asleep."

The child's spirit returned to her, and she instantly stood up; and Jesus ordered them to give her something to eat.

The day was drawing to a close, when the twelve came up to him, and said: "Send the crowd away, so that they may make their way to the villages and farms round about, and find themselves lodgings and provisions, for we are in a lonely spot here."

Taking the five loaves and the two fishes, Jesus looked up to Heaven and said the blessing over them. Then he broke them in pieces, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people.

Every one had sufficient to eat, and what was left of the broken pieces was picked up--twelve baskets.

And to all present he said: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

About eight days after speaking these words, Jesus went up the mountain to pray, taking with him Peter, John, and James.

While the boy was coming up to Jesus, the demon dashed him down and threw him into convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the foul spirit, and cured the boy, and gave him back to his father.

As the days before his being taken up to Heaven were growing few, Jesus set his face resolutely in the direction of Jerusalem; and he sent on messengers in advance.

'We wipe off the very dust of your town which has clung to Our feet; still, be assured that the Kingdom of God is close at Hand.'

A Levite, too, did the same; he came up to the spot, but, when he saw the man, passed by on the opposite side.

He went to him and bound up his wounds, dressing them with oil and wine, and then put him on his own mule, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

But Martha was distracted by the many preparations that she was making. So she went up to Jesus and said: "Master, do you approve of my sister's leaving me to make preparations alone? Tell her to help me."

And suppose that the other should answer from inside 'Do not trouble me; the door is already fastened, and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything';

I tell you that, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is a friend, yet because of his persistence he will rouse himself and give him what he wants.

At the Judgment the Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation, and will condemn them, because she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and here is more than a Solomon!

At the Judgment the men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation, and will condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's proclamation; and here is more than a Jonah!

The lamp of the body is your eye. When your eye is unclouded, your whole body, also, is lit up; but, as soon as your eye is diseased, your body, also, is darkened.

If, then, your whole body is lit up, and no corner of it darkened, the whole will be lit up, just as when a lamp gives you light by its brilliance."

There is nothing, however covered up, which will not be uncovered, nor anything kept secret which will not become known.

When once the master of the house has got up and shut the door, while you begin to say, as you stand outside and knock, 'Sir, open the door for us.' His answer will be--'I do not know where you come from.'

Just then some Pharisees came up to Jesus and said: "Go away and leave this place, for Herod wants to kill you."

No, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place, so that, when he who has invited you comes, he may say to you 'Friend, come higher up'; and then you will be honored in the eyes of all your fellow-guests.

I will get up and go to my father, and say to him "Father, I sinned against Heaven and against you;

And he got up and went to his father. But, while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was deeply moved; he ran and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him.

But, no sooner has this son of yours come, who has eaten up your property in the company of prostitutes, than you have killed the fattened calf for him.'

One by one he called up his master's debtors. 'How much do you owe my master?' he asked of the first.

In the Place of Death he looked up in his torment, and saw Abraham at a distance and Lazarus at his side.

But the Master said: "If your faith were only like a mustard- seed, you could say to this mulberry tree 'Be up-rooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

Get up," he said to him, "and go on your way. Your faith has delivered you."

They were eating and drinking and marrying and being married, up to the very day on which Noah entered the ark, and then the flood came and destroyed them all.

"Two men went up into the Temple Courts to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer.

Gathering the Twelve round him, Jesus said to them: "Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem; and there everything that is written in the Prophets will be done to the Son of Man.

For he will be given up to the Gentiles, mocked, insulted and spat upon;

Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. And, when he had come close up to him, Jesus asked him:

When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him: "Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I must stop at your house to-day."

The first came up, and said 'Sir, your ten pounds have made a hundred.'

After saying this, Jesus went on in front, going up to Jerusalem.

Having watched their opportunity, they afterwards sent some spies, who pretended to be good men, to catch Jesus in the course of conversation, and so enable them to give him up to the Governor's jurisdiction and authority.

Presently there came up some Sadducees, who maintain that there is no resurrection. Their question was this--

"Teacher, Moses laid down for us in his writings that-- 'Should a man's married brother die, and should he be childless, the man should take the widow as his wife, and raise up a family for his brother.'

Looking up, Jesus saw the rich people putting their gifts into the chests for the Temple offerings.

Make up your minds, therefore, not to prepare your defense;

And all the people would get up early in the morning and come to listen to him in the Temple Courts.

But they insisted: "He is stirring up the people by his teaching all through Judea; he began with Galilee and has now come here."

He released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, as they demanded, and gave Jesus up to be dealt with as they pleased.

So Jesus turned and said to them: "Women of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

The soldiers, too, came up in mockery, bringing him common wine,

[But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping down he saw nothing but the linen wrappings, and he went away, wondering to himself at what had taken place.]

While they were talking about these things and discussing them, Jesus himself came up and went on their way with them;

And how the Chief Priests and our leading men gave him up to be sentenced to death, and afterwards crucified him.

Then they immediately got up and returned to Jerusalem, where they found the Eleven and their companions all together,

As he was in the act of blessing them, he left them [and was carried up into Heaven.]