Whereas many have undertaken to compose a narrative of the things, which have been fully certified among us;

as they delivered them to us, who were from the beginning eye-witnesses of them, and ministers of the word;

but the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:

and as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

to a virgin who was betrothed to a man, whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

And when the angel came in to the room to her, he said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured; the Lord is with thee;

thy cousin Elisabeth also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren;

for nothing is impossible with God.

And as soon as Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and Elisabeth was filled with the holy Spirit:

and she cried out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb:

and whence is this honor to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

for behold, as soon as the voice of thy salutation reached my ears, the child in my womb leaped for joy:

and blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a performance of the things that were told her from the Lord.

for He that is mighty hath done great things for me,

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

in remembrance of his mercy (even as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed,) for ever."

and they said to her, There is none of thy relations of this name.

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

and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us,

in the house of his servant David, as He spake by the mouth of his holy prophets from the beginning,

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

to grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him,

in the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring hath visited us from on high,

so 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

that this day is born, in the city of David, your Saviour Christ the Lord.

And when the angels went from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us go to Bethlehem, and see this which hath been told us, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

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.

(as it is written in the law of the Lord, That every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord:) and to offer a sacrifice,

according to what is required in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.

And there was a man at Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and he was a just and a religious man, who expected the consolation of Israel; and the holy Spirit was upon him.

And he came by the influence of the Spirit into the temple, as his parents brought in the child Jesus to do concerning Him according to the custom of the law:

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against,

and when He was twelve years old, going up to Jerusalem, as usual at the feast, and having finished the time,

And when they saw Him, they were amazed. And his mother said to Him, Son, why didst thou deal thus with us? behold, thy father and I with grief have been seeking for thee.

as it is written in the book of Esaias the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight:

And now the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which doth not yield good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

And He said unto them, Exact no more than what is appointed you.

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.

And Jesus was then about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread only, but on every word of God.

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.

And Jesus answering him said with indignation, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.

for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee,

And Jesus answered him, it is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

"The spirit of the Lord is upon me to the end, for which He hath anointed me: He hath sent me to publish good tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to release them that are bruised,

And He said unto them, this day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

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?

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

saying, Let us alone, what hast thou to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the holy one of God:

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 when the people were pressing on Him to hear the word of God, as He stood by the lake of Gennesareth, seeing two vessels at the edge of the lake,

as were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Be not afraid, from henceforth thou shalt be a captor of men.

And He charged him to tell no one: but go, said He, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

And one day, as He was teaching, there were pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people:

And the scribes and pharisees began to cavil, saying, Who is this that talketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God?

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

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

And no one that has been drinking old wine, immediately desireth new; for he saith, the old is better.

And it came to pass on the second-sabbath after the first, that as He was passing through the corn-fields, his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and rubbed them in their hands and ate them.

And some of the pharisees said to them, Why do ye do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?

and did take and eat the shew-bread, and gave also to his attendants, which it is not lawful for any to eat but the priests.

And He said unto them, the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.

And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that He went into a synagogue and taught; and there was a man there, whose right hand was withered.

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 lifting up his eyes on his disciples He said, Blessed are ye though poor; for the kingdom of God is yours.

Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and reject you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as infamous on account of the Son of man.

Rejoice in that day, and be exceeding glad; for behold, your reward is great in heaven: for thus did their fathers to the prophets.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them in like manner.

But do ye love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing from it: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the sons of the most High; for He is kind even to the ungrateful and the wicked:

be ye therefore merciful as your heavenly Father also is merciful.

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

But why dost thou look at the chaff in thy brother's eye, and takest no notice of the beam that is in thine own?

or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother let me take out the splinter that is in thine eye, when thou thyself seest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou wilt see distinctly how to take out the chaff that is in thy brother's eye.

For that is not a good tree which produceth bad fruit, nor is the tree bad, which produceth good fruit:

for every tree is known by it's fruit; for men do not gather figs from thorns, nor grapes from a bramble.

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

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

he is like a man who in building an house digged deep, and laid the foundation upon a rock; and when a flood came, the torrent beat violently against that house, but could not shake it, for it was founded upon a rock.

But he that heareth and observeth not, is like a man that built an house upon the ground without any foundation, which the flood beat violently upon, and immediately it fell down, and the ruin of that house was great.

And when they came to Jesus, they intreated Him earnestly, saying, he is worthy of this favor:

for he loveth our nation, and hath built us a synagogue.

and as He came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carrying out to be buried, his mother's only son, and she was a widow: and many of the people of the city were with her.

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 the men came to Him, and said, John the baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou He that was to come, or are we to expect another?

and happy is he who shall not be offended at any thing in me.

This is he of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee:"

for I tell you that among the sons of men there is not a greater prophet than John the baptist: (though the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he:)

the Son of man is come eating and drinking like other men, and ye call Him a gluttonous man and a wine bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners.

But wisdom is justified by all her children.

But when the pharisee that invited Him saw it, he said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of a woman this is that toucheth Him; for she is a notorious sinner.

Wherefore, I tell thee, her sins though many are forgiven, for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth but little.

And they that sat at table with Him, said within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

and some women that had been cured of evil spirits and other infirmities, as Mary Magdalene, out of whom were cast seven demons,

A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he was sowing, some fell by the way-side, and was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

And some fell upon stony ground, and as soon as it sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

But some fell on good ground, and sprang up and yielded fruit an hundred-fold. And as He said these things He cried out, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And He said, To you it is granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but I speak to others in parables, that in seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.