Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

But the angel said to 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.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

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

And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak to thee, and to show thee these glad tidings.

And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.

Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

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

And she spoke with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

And they said to her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shades of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

And the angel said to them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people.

And it came to pass, when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even to Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us.

And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.

Then he took him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

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

And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Master, what shall we do?

And he said to them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your wages.

And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

And the devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it.

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

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the son of God, cast thyself down from hence.

And Jesus answering, said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

And all bore him testimony, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

And he said, Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

And he said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also, for therefore am I sent.

And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the boat.

Now when he had left speaking, he said to Simon, Lanch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

And Simon answering said to him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net.

And so was also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

And when he saw their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering, said to them, What reason ye in your hearts?

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, He said to the sick with the palsy, I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thy house.

And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me.

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans, and of others that sat down with them.

And Jesus answering, said to them, They that are well need not a physician; but they that are sick.

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

And he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

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

And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they who were with him;

And he said to them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose, and stood forth.

Then said Jesus to 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 destroy it?

And looking around upon them all, he said to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned himself about and said to the people that followed him, I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.

And he came and touched the bier: And they that bore him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, Arise.

And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak, and he delivered him to his mother.

When the men had come to him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities, and diseases, and of evil spirits; and to many that were blind he gave sight.

Then Jesus answering, said to them, Go, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

And the Lord said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down at table.

And behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster-box of ointment,

And Jesus answering, said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he saith, Master, speak.

Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

And they that sat at table with him, began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundred-fold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Those by the way side, are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

And it was told to him by certain, who said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God, and do it.

Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a boat with his disciples: and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they lanched forth.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid, wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

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

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many demons had entered into him.

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter, and they that were with him, said, Master, the multitude throng thee, and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue hath gone out of me.

And he said to her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

And all wept and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not: she is not dead, but sleepeth.

And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor bag, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John had risen from the dead;

And Herod said, John have I beheaded; but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

And when the day began to decline, then came the twelve, and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country around, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy provisions for all this people.

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

And they did so, and made them all sit down.

Then he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

They answering, said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others say, that one of the ancient prophets is risen again.