It seemed fitting to me also, having comprehended all things thoroughly from above, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

And Zacharias said to the messenger, By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in her days.

And, behold, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall be, because thou didst not believe my words, which shall be completed in their time.

That so has the Lord done to me in days which he looked upon, to take away my reproach among men.

And Mary said Behold the servant of the Lord; may it be to me according to thy word. And the messenger departed from her.

And whence this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

For, behold, when the voice of thy greeting was in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord.

And my Spirit rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he looked upon the humiliation of his servant; for, behold, from now shall all generations deem me happy

For the powerful one has done great things for me; and his name holy.

And they nodded to his father, what he may wish to have him called.

And he said to them, For what have ye sought me ? knew ye not that among the things of my Father I must be ?

And the people awaiting, and all reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether he may not be the Christ;

And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him, and there was a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my dearly loved Son; in thee I was contented.

And the devil said to him, I will give thee all this power, and their glory; for to me has it been delivered; and to whom I will I give it.

Therefore if thou worship before me, all shall be thine.

And having answered him Jesus said, Retire behind me, Satan: for it has been written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me for which he anointed me to announce good news to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim a remission to the captives, and a recovery of sight to the blind, to send away with remission the bruised,

And he said to them, Directly will ye say to me this proverb, Physician, cure thyself: what things we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

And Simon Peter fell upon his knees before Jesus, saying, Go out from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

And it was in his being in one of the cities, and behold a man full of leprosy: and having seen Jesus, having fallen upon the face, supplicated him, saying, Lord, if thou wouldst, thou canst cleanse me.

And after these, he went out, and saw a publican, by name Levi, sitting by the custom-house; and he said to him, Follow me.

And they were filled with want,of understanding; and they discoursed with one another What they may do to Jesus.

And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?

Every one coming to me, and hearing my words, and doing them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

And Jesus went with them. And now he being away not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not fit that thou shouldest come under my roof;

Therefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee: but speak in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

For I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under myself, and I say to this, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes: and to my servant, Do this, and he does.

And happy is he, whoever should not be offended in me.

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

And having turned to the woman, he said to Simon, Thou seest this woman? I came into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: and she wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Thou gavest me no kiss: and she from when I came in left not kissing my feet.

Thou anointedst not my head with oil: and she anointed my feet with perfumed oil.

And his disciples asked him, saying, What may this parable be?

And he having answered, said unto them, My mother and my brethren are they hearing the word of God, and doing it.

And having seen Jesus and cried out, he fell before him, and with a great voice said, What to me and thee, Jesus, Son of God most high? I implore thee, thou wouldst not torment me.

And Jesus said; Who having touched me? And all denying, Peter said. and they with him: Ruler, the crowds hold with thee and press thee, and thou sayest, Who having touched me?

And Jesus said, Somebody touched me: for I know power having gone out from me.

And it was in his being alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom do the crowds say me to be?

And he said to them, And whom say ye me to be? And Peter having answered said, The Christ of God.

And he said to all, If any one wish to come after me, let him deny himself, and lift up his cross daily and let him follow me.

For whoever would wish to save his soul shall lose it: and whoever should lose his soul for my sake, the same shall save it.

For whoever should be ashamed of me and my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he should come in the glory of himself, and of the Father, and of the holy messengers.

And there was a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly beloved Son: hear him.

And, behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, Teacher, I implore thee look upon my son: for he is my only born.

And he said to them, Whoever should receive this child in my name receives me: and whoever should receive me, receives him having sent me: for he being less among you all, the same shall be great.

And he said to another, Follow me. And he said, Lord, permit me having gone, first to inter my father.

And another said, I will follow thee, Lord; and first permit me to take leave of those in my house.

He hearing you hears me and he rejecting you rejects me; and he rejecting me rejects him having sent me.

All things were delivered me by my Father: and none knows who is the Son, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and to whomsoever the Son would wish to reveal.

And he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor

And upon the morrow, he having come forth, taking out two drachmas, he gave to the inn-keeper, and said to him, Take care, of him; and whatever thou spendest besides, I, in my coming back, will repay thee.

And Martha was perplexed about much service, and having stood before, said, Lord, carest thou not that my sister left me to serve alone ? speak therefore to her that she may lay hold and assist with me.

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

Since my friend has come to me from the way, and I have not what I may set before him!

And he within, having.answered, should say, Offer not weariness to me already has the door been shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot having risen, give thee.

He not being with me is against me : and he not gathering with me scatters.

When the unclean spirit comes out from a man, he passes through places wanting water, seeking rest; and not finding, he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

And I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these not having anything remaining to do.

And I say to you, Every one who should acknowledge in me before men, also the Son of man will acknowledge in him before the messengers of God.

And he having denied me before men, shall he denied before the messengers of God.

And a certain one out of the crowd said to him, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

And he said to him, Man, who appointed me judge or distributer over you

And he calculated in himself, saying, What shall I do, for I have not where I shall collect together my fruits?

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my stores, and build greater; and there will I collect all my produce and my good things.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years; rest, eat, drink, be gladdened.

And if that servant should say in his heart, My Lord delays to come; and should begin to strike the servants and maids, also to eat and drink, and to be intoxicated;

And he will say, I say to you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workmen of iniquity.

Behold, your house is left to you a desert: and truly I say to you, That ye should not see me, until it should come when ye say, Praised he coming in the name of the Lord.

And from one they all began to conciliate. The first said to him, I bought a field, and have necessity to go and see it: I ask thee, have me pardoned.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I ask thee, have me pardoned.

And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the ways and hedges, and compel to come in, that my house may be filled up.

For I say to you, That none of those men called shall taste of my supper.

If any come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, and yet also his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

And whoever lifts not his cross, and comes after me, cannot be my disciple.

So then, every one of you, who renounces not all of his possessions, cannot be my disciple.

And having come into the house, he calls together friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me: for I have found my lost sheep.

And having found, she calls together female friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me; for I found the drachma which I lost.

And the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of property falling. And he divided to them the property.

And having come to himself, he said, Many hired of my father abound in loaves, and I am perishing with hunger!

Having risen, I will go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

And I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired.

For this my son was dead, and has returned to life; and he was lost, and found. And they began to be gladdened.

And having called one of his servants, he inquired what these may be.

And he having answered said to the father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never at any time passed by thy command: and never hast thou given me a kid, that I might be gladdened with my friends.

And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all mine are thine.

And the steward said in himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes away the stewardship from me: I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.

I have resolved what I will do, that, when I should be removed from the stewardship, they might receive me in their houses.

And having called upon each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord

And he having called out, said, Father Abraham, pity me, and send Lazarus, that he might dip his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

And he said, Then I ask thee, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

But will he not say to him, Prepare what I shall sup, and, being girded, serve me, till I eat and drink; and after these, thou mayest eat and drink?

And a widow was in that city; and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

Yet because this widow produces fatigue to me, I will avenge her, lest in the end, coming, she give me a blow under the eyes.

And the publican, standing afar off, would not either lift up the eyes to heaven, but struck upon his breast, saying, God propitiate for me the sinful.

And Jesus having called them, said, Leave the young children to come to me, and hinder them not: for of such is time kingdom of God.

And Jesus said to him, Why sayest thou me good? none good except the one God.

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

And Jesus having heard these, said to him, Yet one thing fails thee: all whatever thou hast, sell and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.