Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to arrange in order a narration about the deeds that have been brought to fullness among us,

just as they delivered them to us, who became from the beginning eyewitnesses and servants of the word,

But it came to pass during his service as a priest in the course of his division in the presence of God,

And Zacharias said to the agent, How will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days.

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.

And the agent having come in near her, he said, Hail, thou who are highly favored. The Lord is with thee, thou who are blessed among women.

And having answered, the agent said to her, Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee. Therefore also the holy thing that is begotten will be called the Son of God.

And behold, Elizabeth thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

and she exclaimed in a great voice, and said, Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy belly.

And why is this to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me?

And blessed is she who believed, because there will be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from Lord.

because the Mighty has done great things to me. And his name is holy.

And his mercy is for generations of generations to those who fear him.

just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and his seed into the age.

And they said to her, There is no man among thy relatives who is called by this name.

And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.

Blessed is Lord, the God of Israel, because he came to help, and made ransom for his people.

And he raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his boy David,

just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,

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

the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to give to us,

because of the bowels of mercy of our God, by which the dayspring from on high came to help us,

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and patriarchy of David,

because to you was born today in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ Lord.

And this is the sign to you: Ye will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a feed trough.

And it came to pass, as the agents went away from them into heaven, that the men (the shepherds) said to each other, Let us indeed go through as far as Bethlehem, and see this declaration that has come to pass, which the Lord made

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they heard and saw, as it was told to them.

(just as it is written in a law of Lord that every male that opens a womb will be called holy to the Lord),

and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in a law of Lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the encouragement of Israel, and Holy Spirit was upon him.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this man is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign being repudiated

And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him, Child, why did thou this way to us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee sorrowing.

And he said to them, Why is it that ye were seeking me? Had ye not known that I must be among the things of my Father?

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, which says, The voice of a man crying out in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Lord. Make his paths straight.

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore not making good fruit is cut down, and cast into fire.

And as the people were expectant, and all pondering in their hearts about John, if perhaps he was the Christ,

whose winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

and the Holy Spirit to descend in a bodily form as a dove upon him, and a voice to occur out of heaven, saying, Thou are my beloved Son. In thee I am well pleased.

And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

And Jesus answered, saying to him, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every saying of God.

And having answered, Jesus said to him, Go thee behind me, Satan. It is written, Thou shall worship Lord thy God, and him only shall thou serve.

for it is written, He will give his agents orders about thee, to protect thee,

And having answered, Jesus said to him, It is said, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. And having opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

The Spirit of Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good-news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to sent forth in deliv

And all witnessed to him, and wondered at the words of grace that proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is this not the son of Joseph?

And he said, Truly I say to you, that not one prophet is acceptable in his fatherland.

And having risen up, they thrust him outside of the city, and brought him as far as the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw him down headlong.

Oh no! What is with us and with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Did thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou are, the Holy man of God.

And amazement developed in all, and they spoke among each other, saying, What is this word? Because with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.

And when the sun was setting, all, as many as had those who were incapacitated with various diseases, brought them to him. And having laid his hands on each one of them, he healed them.

And they beckoned to their partners in the other boat, after coming, to assist them. And they came and filled both the boats, so as for them to be sunk down.

And he commanded him to tell no man, but, After going, show thyself to the priest, and bring concerning thy cleansing, just as Moses commanded for a testimony to them.

And the scholars and the Pharisees began to deliberate, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, except God alone?

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

And he said to them, Ye cannot make the sons of the wedding hall fast while the bridegroom is with them.

And no man having drunk old straightaway desires new, for he says, The old is better.

But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not permitted to do on the Sabbath day?

how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the loaves of the presentation, and also gave to those who were with him, which is not permitted to eat, except the priests alone?

And he said to them, The Son of man is lord also of the Sabbath.

Then Jesus said to them, I will question you. What? Is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm, to save life, or to kill?

And having looked around on them all, he said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did, and his hand was restored whole as the other.

And having lifted up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Blessed are the poor, because the kingdom of God is what belongs to you.

Blessed are ye, when men will hate you, and when they will exclude you, and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, because of the Son of man.

Rejoice ye in that day, and leap, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did in the same way to the prophets.

And as ye desire that men would do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

And if ye love those who love you, what credit is for you? For even sinners love those who love them.

And if ye do good to those who do good to you, what credit is for you? For even sinners do the same.

And if ye lend to whom ye hope to receive, what credit is for you? For even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, despairing nothing, and your reward will be great. And ye will be sons of the Most High, because he is good toward the ungrateful and bad.

Become ye therefore merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

A disciple is not above his teacher, but every disciple who is fully developed will be as his teacher.

Or how can thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow me to take out the speck that is in thine eye, when thou thyself do not see the beam in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou wil

For a good tree is not producing corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree producing good fruit.

For each tree is known from its own fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they harvest grapes from a bramble bush.

Every man who comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like.

He is like a man who builds a house, who dug and excavated, and laid a foundation upon the rock. And when a flood developed, the stream beat upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded upon the rock.

But he who heard, and not having done, is like a man who built a house upon the soil without a foundation, on which the stream beat, and straightaway it fell. And the ruin of that house became great.

And when they came to Jesus they urged him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom thou may offer this,

for he loves our nation, and he himself built the synagogue for us.

And fear seized all. And they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised among us, and, God came to help his people.

And when they came to him, they said, John the immerser has sent us to thee, saying, Are thou he who comes, or do we look for another man?

And blessed is he, whoever will not be offended by me.

This is he about whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee.

For I say to you, among men born of women there is not one prophet greater than John the immerser, yet the smaller in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And wisdom is justified from all her children.

But when the Pharisee who invited him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind the woman is who touches him, that she is sinful.

For this reason I say to thee, her many sins are forgiven, because she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

And those who sat together began to say within themselves, Who is this who even forgives sins?

And another fell on the good ground, and having grown it produced fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he called out, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

And his disciples questioned him, saying, What is this parable?

And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the others in parables, so that seeing they would not see, and hearing they would not understand.

Now the parable is this. The seed is the word of God.

And that which fell in the thorns, these are those who heard, and as they go they are choked by cares and wealth and pleasures of life, and do not bring to maturity.

For there is no secret that will not become visible, nor hid, that will not be known and come to be visible.

Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, also his disciples. And he said to them, Let us pass through to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth,

but as they sailed he began to asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were filling up, and were in peril.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And having feared, they wondered, saying to each other, Who then is this man, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

And they sailed toward the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.