it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;

An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all amazed.

Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire."

He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

Jesus, answering them, said, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him;

It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

When John's messengers had departed, he began to tell the crowds about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?"

The Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?

Why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?

He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'

Then said he to another, 'How much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred cors of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'

It happened, as he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.

They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and are not partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.

They asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.

David himself says in the scroll of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

A certain one of them struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.

From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.