it seemed good to me also, having accurately traced up all things from the first, to write to thee a connected account, most excellent Theophilus,

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.

And thou, child, shalt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go in advance before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

And he said to them, Why is it that ye have been seeking me? Did ye not know that I must be about my Fathers business?

And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?

And there came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what must we do?

And soldiers also asked him, saying, And what must we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no one, accuse no one falsely, and be content with your wages.

and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a stone."

But he said to them, I must publish the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth.

But new wine must be put into new skins.

But love your enemies, and do good and lend, despairing of no one; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the unthankful and wicked.

When they had nothing to pay, he freely remitted the debt of both. Which of them, now, will love him the most?

Simon answering said, He, I suppose, to whom he remitted the most. And he said to him, Thou hast judged rightly.

And seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and rise again on the third day.

But today and tomorrow and the next day I must go on; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish out of Jerusalem.

And all with one accord began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and must needs go out and see it; I pray that I may be excused.

But first he must suffer much, and be rejected by this generation.

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said to him, Zacchaeas, make haste and come down; for today I must abide at thy house.

And when ye hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified; for these things must first come to pass; but not immediately is the end.

Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed;

For I say to you, that this which is written must be accomplished in me: "And he was reckoned among transgressors." For that which concerneth me also hath an end.

saying, The Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinners, and be crucified, and rise again on the third day.

And he said to them, These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning me.