it seemed good to me also, having traced all things accurately from the first, to write to you an orderly account, most noble Theophilus;

that you may fully know the certainty of the words wherein you were instructed.

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

And, behold, you shall be silent, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass; because you did not believe my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season."

"Thus hath the Lord done to me in the days wherein He looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men!"

And Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; may it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

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

For, behold, as the voice of your salutation came into my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy!

And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord;

and my spirit exulted in God my Saviour;

because He looked upon the lowliness of His handmaid; for, behold, from the present time all generations will call me happy;

because the Mighty One did great things for me; and Holy is His name!

and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form, as a dove; and a voice came out of Heaven, "Thou art My Son, the Beloved, in Whom I delighted."

And the Devil said to Him, "To Thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them; because to me it has been delivered, and to whomsoever I will I give it.

If Thou, therefore, wilt worship before me, it shall all be Thine."

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me; because He anointed Me to publish good tidings to the poor; He hath sent Me to proclaim release to captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send away the crushed in freedom.

And He said to them, "Ye will doubtless say to Me this parable, 'Physician, heal Thyself: whatsoever we heard of as done in Capernaum, do also here in Thy own country.'"

And Simon Peter, seeing it, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, "Depart from me; because I am a sinful man, O Lord;"

And it came to pass, while He was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy; and, when he saw Jesus, falling on his face, he besought Him, saying, "Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean."

But, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority on the earth to forgive sins (He said to the paralyzed man), I say to you, arise; and, taking up your couch, go to your house."

And, after these things, He went forth, and beheld a tax-collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax-office; and He said to him, "Follow Me."

"And, if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what charm have you? even the sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive back as much.

Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, suffer me to cast out the mote that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the beam in your own eye? Hypocrite! cast first the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the mote that is in your brother's eye.

"But why do ye call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not the things that I say?

"Every one who comes to Me, and hears My words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like:

And Jesus was going with them. And now, when He was not far distant from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, "Lord, trouble not Thyself; for I am not worthy that Thou shouldest come under my roof.

Wherefore, neither thought I myself worthy to come to Thee; but speak with a word, and let my boy be healed;

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

And happy is he, whosoever shall find no cause of stumbling in Me."

This is he concerning whom it has been written, 'Behold, I send forth My messenger before Thy face, who will prepare Thy way before Thee.'

And, turning to the woman, He said to Simon, "Do you behold this woman! I entered into your house, you gave Me no water for My feet; but this woman wet My feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

You gave Me no kiss; but she, from the time I entered, ceased not to kiss My feet.

My head with oil you did not anoint; but she anointed My feet with perfume.

And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables; that, seeing, they may not see, and, hearing, they may not understand.

"And no one, having lighted a lamp, covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a lamp-stand, that those coming in may see the light;

And He, answering, said to them, "My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."

And, seeing Jesus, he, crying out, fell down before Him, and, with a loud voice, said, "What is there to me and to Thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I beg of Thee, do not torment me!"

And Jesus said, "Who is it that touched Me?" And, when all were denying, Peter said, "Master, the multitudes are thronging Thee, and hard pressing Thee!"

But Jesus said, "Some one touched Me; for I perceived that power had gone out from Me."

And the day began to decline. And the twelve, coming near, said to Him, "Send away the multitudes; that, going into the villages and country round about, they may lodge and find food; because we are here in a desert place."

And He said to all, "If any one wishes to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

For whosoever wishes to save his soul shall lose it; but whosoever will lose his soul for My sake, the same shall save it.

For whosoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when He cometh in His glory, and in that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is My Son, the Chosen; hear ye Him."

And, behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, "Teacher, I pray Thee to look upon my son, because he is my only begotten.

and said to them, "Whosoever shall receive this child in My name, receives Me; and whosoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for he that is least among you all, the same is great."

And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me, going away, first to bury my father."

And another said, "I will follow Thee, Lord; but first permit me to bid adieu to those within my house."

"He who hears you hears Me; and he who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects Him Who sent Me."

"All things were delivered up to Me by My Father; and no one knows Who the Son is, but the Father; and Who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son purposeth to reveal Him."

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

But Martha was being distracted about much serving; and, coming up suddenly, she said, "Lord, carest Thou not that my sister left me to serve alone? Speak to her, therefore, that she assist me!"

And He said to them, "Who of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;

forasmuch as a friend of mine came to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him;'

and he from within, answering, shall say, 'Trouble me not; already the door has been shut, and my children are with me in the bed; I cannot rise and give you.'

He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who is not gathering with Me is scattering.

"When the unclean spirit goes out from the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest; and, not finding it, it says, 'I will return into my house whence I came out.'

"No one, having lighted a lamp, puts it in a cellar, or under a measure, but on a lamp-stand, that those who enter may see the light.

that the blood of all the prophets, which has been shed from the founding of the world, may be required of this generation??51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah who perished between the altar and the house??ea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.'

"And I say to you, my friends, be not frightened by those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do;

"And I say to you, every one who shall confess Me before men, him will the Son of Man confess before the angels of God;

but he who denied Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

And one out of the multitude said to Him, "Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me."

But He said to him, "Man, who appointed Me a judge or a divider over you?"

and he reasoned within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, because I have not where to store my fruits?'

And he said, 'This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there will I store all my grain and my goods.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.'

and yourselves like men waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may straightway open to him.

But, if that servant should say in his heart, My lord is delaying to come, and shall begin to beat the manservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

And He will say, 'I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from Me, all ye workers of unrighteousness.'

But yet I must go on My way to-day, and to-morrow, and the following day; because it is not possible that a prophet perish outside of Jerusalem!'

But I say to you, ye shall in no wise see Me, until ye shall say, 'Blessed is He Who is coming in the name of the Lord!'"

"When you are bidden by any one to a marriage feast, sit not on the first seat, lest possibly a more honorable man than you may have been invited by him;

But, when you are invited, going, sit in the lowest place, that, when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher;' then you will have glory in the presence of all who are reclining at table with you;

"And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, 'I bought a field, and I must go out to see it; I pray you, have me excused.'

And another said, 'I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to prove them; I pray you, have me excused.'

And the lord said to the servant, 'Go forth into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled;

for I say to you, that no one of those men who have been invited shall taste of my supper."

"If any one comes to Me, and hates not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and, further, his own soul also, he cannot be My disciple.

And whosoever does not bear his own cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple.

"So, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all his own goods, cannot be My disciple.

and, coming to his house, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep, which was lost.

And, having found it, she calls together her female friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me; because I found the piece which I lost!'

And the younger said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of the estate that falls to me.' And he divided to them his living.

But, coming to himself, he said, 'How many hired servants of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I am perishing here with hunger!

Arising, I will go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I sinned against Heaven, and before you;

I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.'

because this my son was dead, and came to life again; had been lost, and was found.' And they began to be merry.

But he, answering, said to his father, 'Behold, so many years do I serve you; and, at no time, did I transgress a command of yours; and you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.

And he said to him, 'Child, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours'

And the steward said in himself, 'What shall I do? because my lord takes away the stewardship from me! To dig, I have not strength; to beg, I am ashamed!

I resolved what to do; that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.'

And, calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my lord?'

And I say to you, make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it fails, they may receive you into everlasting tabernacles.

And, crying, he said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; because I am in anguish in this flame!'

And he said, 'I pray you, therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house;

for I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.'

and will not rather say to him, 'Make ready wherewith I may sup; and, having girded yourself, serve me, until I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink?'

And there was a widow in that city; and she kept coming to him, saying, 'Avenge me of my adversary.'

yet, because this widow occasions me trouble, I will avenge her, lest, by her persistent coming, she wear me out.'"