it seemed good to me also, having thoroughly traced them all from the very first, to write an account of them in order to thee,

And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And it came to pass, while he was in the order of his course performing the priest's office before God,

and all the people were praying without at the time of offering incense.

And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to prepare for the Lord a people well-disposed.

for behold, from henceforth shall all generations call me blessed:

and his name is holy, and his mercy is on them that fear Him, unto all generations.

And he called for a writing-tablet, and wrote upon it, His name is John: and they all wondered.

And an awe fell upon all that dwelt round about them; and all these things were divulged through the whole hill-country of Judea.

And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What a child will this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

even salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,

all the days of our life.

Now in those days an edict was published by Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be enrolled or taxed,

(this tax was first levied when Cyrenius was governor of Syria) and they all went to be enrolled,

And while they were there, the days of her delivery were fulfilled,

and the angel said to them, Be not affrighted; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people,

praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good-will towards men.

and all that heard it, were amazed at the things which were related to them by the shepherds.

But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering them in her heart.

And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all the things which they had heard and seen, according as it had been told unto them.

for mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast provided in the sight of all people,

And coming in at the very same time, gave thanks unto the Lord, and spake of Him to all that were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.

And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

And all that heard Him were astonished at his understanding and his answers.

Then He went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

and he went into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance in order to the remission of sins;

and all men shall see the salvation of God."

Now as the people were in suspense, and were all thinking in their hearts concerning John, whether he were the Christ or not,

John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but a mightier than I is coming, whose shoes I am not worthy to untie: He will baptize you with the holy Spirit, and with fire;

whose fan is in his hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat into his granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire.

But Herod the tetrarch being reproved by him on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the wicked things which Herod did,

added this likewise to all the rest, that he shut up John in prison.

Now, when all the people were baptized, and Jesus was baptized and praying,

the heaven was opened, and the holy Spirit descended in a corporeal form, like a dove upon Him, and there came a voice from heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

and He did eat nothing in all those days: and when they were ended, at last He was hungry.

And the devil taking Him up into an high mountain, shewed Him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant,

and said to Him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for it is committed to me, and I give it to whomsoever I will.

Therefore, if thou wilt but worship me, they all shall be thine.

And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from Him for a time.

And Jesus returned by the influence of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame was spread through all the country round about concerning Him:

And He folded up the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon Him.

And they all bare witness to Him, and wondered at the gracefulness of the words, which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And He said unto them, No doubt ye will apply to me this proverb, "Physician, cure thyself, and do here in thy own country what we have heard were done at Capernaum."

But, said He, indeed I must tell you, that no prophet is well received in his own country.

And I assure you, there were many widows in Israel, in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, and there was a great famine through all the land;

And all the synagogue were filled with rage, when they heard these things,

And they were all amazed, and said one to another, What a speech is this? for with authority and power He commandeth the impure spirits, and they come out!

And his fame spread all over the country round about.

And at sun-set all that had any persons sick of any diseases, brought them to Him: and He laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.

And Simon answered and said unto Him, Master, we have been toiling all the night, and have caught nothing; however at thy word I will cast the net.

for he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had taken;

And when they had brought their ships to land, they left all and followed Him.

And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed: and immediately the leprosy departed from him.

And they were all amazed and glorified God, and were filled with awe, saying, we have seen wonderful things to-day.

and he left all, rose up, and followed Him.

And He said unto them, Can ye make those of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, then they will fast.

nor doth any one put new wine in to old vessels; otherwise, the new wine will burst the casks, and be spilled, and the vessels will be destroyed:

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing, Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to let it be lost?

And looking round upon them all, He said to the man, Stretch out thine hand: and he did so, and his hand was made as sound as the other.

And in those days He went out to a mountain to pray, and He continued all night in prayer to God.

and He came down the hill with them, and stood in the plain; with the rest of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all the parts of Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases,

And all the people endeavoured to touch Him, for there went a divine virtue out of Him, and healed them all.

Wo unto you when all men speak well of you; for their fathers did the same to the false prophets.

And He said to them by way of parable, Can a blind man guide a blind man? will they not both fall into a ditch?

the learner is not above his teacher, tho' every complete scholar will become as learned as his master.

Whosoever cometh unto me, and heareth my instructions, and observeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

whom he had a great value for, was ill and ready to die;

neither did I think myself worthy to come unto thee. But speak the word, and my servant will be recovered.

And when they that were sent, returned to the house, they found the servant well, that had been sick.

And an awe seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, a great prophet is risen up among us, and God hath visited his people.

And this report of Him was spread through all Judea, and in all the country round about.

And the disciples of John told him of all these things: so John called two of his disciples to him,

---and all the people that heard him, even the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John;

But wisdom is justified by all her children.

and they not being able to pay him, he freely forgave them both: tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

Thou didst not anoint my head with common oil, but she hath anointed even my feet with sweet ointment.

And those on stony-ground are such as when they hear, receive the word with joy; but have no root, and so believe only for a while, and in the time of trial fall away.

And when He was landed, there met Him a man out of the city, who had been possessed by demons a long while, and wore no clothes, and abode in no dwelling but the tombs.

And all the people of the country round about the Gadarenes desired Him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear: and He went into the ship and returned.

saying, Return home, and relate what God hath done for thee. So he went away publishing through the whole city what great things Jesus had done to him.

And when Jesus returned, a great multitude of people received Him; for they were all waiting for Him.

and a woman who had been in a flux twelve years, and had spent her whole livelyhood upon physicians,

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied it, Peter, and those that were with him, said, Sir, the multitudes throng and press thee, and dost thou ask, Who was it that touched me?

And when the woman saw that she was not concealed, she came trembling, and fell down to Him, and declared before all the people, for what reason she had touched Him, and how she was healed immediately.

While He was yet speaking, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's, and said to Him, Thy daughter is dead, trouble not the Master.

And they were all weeping and bewailing her: but He said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

But He turned them all out, and taking hold of her hand, called to her, saying, Child, arise.

And He called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases:

And whosoever will not receive you, when ye depart from that city, shake off the very dust from your feet, for a testimony against them.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things that were done by Him; and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead;

And the apostles; when they were returned, told Him all that they had done: and He took them and retired privately into a desert place belonging to the city Bethsaida.

But He said unto them, Do ye give them food. And they said, We have but five loaves and two fishes: unless we should go and buy provisions for all this people:

And they did so, and caused them all to sit down.

And they did eat, and were all satisfied: and there was taken up what remained even of fragments twelve baskets.

And He said unto them all, if any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me:

For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be destroyed?

and lo, a spirit seizeth him, and all on a sudden he screameth, and it convulses him with foaming; and bruising him, with much ado departs from him.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God: but while they were all wondering at the things which Jesus did, He said to his disciples,

Whosoever shall receive this little child for my sake, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth Him that sent me. For he that is lest among you all, shall be great.