Thus has the Lord done to me in these days in which he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men.

For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy is his name;

He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and he was in subjection to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.

And already also the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him as to Herodias, the wife of his brother, and as to all the wicked things which Herod had done,

And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the edge of the temple, and said to him, If thou be Son of God, cast thyself down hence;

And having rolled up the book, when he had delivered it up to the attendant, he sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.

and rising up they cast him forth out of the city, and led him up to the brow of the mountain upon which their city was built, so that they might throw him down the precipice;

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out from him. And the demon, having thrown him down into the midst, came out from him without doing him any injury.

And when the sun went down, all, as many as had persons sick with divers diseases, brought them to him, and having laid his hands on every one of them, he healed them;

and he saw two ships standing by the lake, but the fishermen, having come down from them, were washing their nets.

And getting into one of the ships, which was Simon's, he asked him to draw out a little from the land; and he sat down and taught the crowds out of the ship.

But when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Draw out into the deep water and let down your nets for a haul.

And Simon answering said to him, Master, having laboured through the whole night we have taken nothing, but at thy word I will let down the net.

And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes. And their net broke.

And not finding what way to bring him in, on account of the crowd, going up on the housetop they let him down through the tiles, with his little couch, into the midst before Jesus.

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.

And as they sailed, he fell asleep; and a sudden squall of wind came down on the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in danger;

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

And the demons, going out from the man, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the precipice into the lake, and were choked.

Return to thine house and relate how great things God has done for thee. And he went away through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done for him.

And the woman, seeing that she was not hid, came trembling, and falling down before him declared before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was immediately healed.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done by him, and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among the dead,

And the apostles having returned related to him whatever they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart into a desert place of a city called Bethsaida.

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

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

And it came to pass on the following day, when they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak that fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?

And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side;

And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.

But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.

But woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb, and pass by the judgment and the love of God: these ye ought to have done, and not have left those aside.

But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared himself nor done his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

And he said to the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none: cut it down; why does it also render the ground useless?

and if it shall bear fruit but if not, after that thou shalt cut it down.

And as he said these things, all who were opposed to him were ashamed; and all the crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things which were being done by him.

And they shall come from east and west, and from north and south, and shall lie down at table in the kingdom of God.

When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,

But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;

And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what is needed to complete it;

Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?

Or, what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek carefully till she find it?

And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.

And the lord praised the unrighteous steward because he had done prudently. For the sons of this world are, for their own generation, more prudent than the sons of light.

But which of you is there who, having a bondman ploughing or shepherding, when he comes in out of the field, will say, Come and lie down immediately to table?

Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not.

Thus ye also, when ye shall have done all things that have been ordered you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen; we have done what it was our duty to do.

And as he entered into a certain village ten leprous men met him, who stood afar off.

And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but the nine, where are they?

In that day, he who shall be on the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not go down to take it away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than that other. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?

And when he came up to the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for to-day I must remain in thy house.

And he made haste and came down, and received him with joy.

And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming.

And the first came up, saying, My Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas.

And he said to him, Well done, thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities.

For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed.

He says to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked bondman: thou knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I have not laid down and reaping what I have not sowed.

And he said to those that stood by, Take from him the mina and give it to him who has the ten minas.

And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas.

saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.

As to these things which ye are beholding, days are coming in which there shall not be left stone upon stone which shall not be thrown down.

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the nations until the times of the nations be fulfilled.

And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and having knelt down he prayed,

saying, Father, if thou wilt remove this cup from me: but then, not my will, but thine be done.

And being in conflict he prayed more intently. And his sweat became as great drops of blood, falling down upon the earth.

And they having lit a fire in the midst of the court and sat down together, Peter sat among them.

And when Herod saw Jesus he greatly rejoiced, for he had been a long while desirous of seeing him, because of hearing many things concerning him, and he hoped to see some sign done by him;

nor Herod either, for I remitted you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death is done by him.

And he said the third time to them, What evil then has this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will chastise him therefore and release him.

for if these things are done in the green tree, what shall take place in the dry?

and we indeed justly, for we receive the just recompense of what we have done; but this man has done nothing amiss.

and having taken it down, wrapped it in fine linen and placed him in a tomb hewn in the rock, where no one had ever been laid.

But Peter, rising up, ran to the sepulchre, and stooping down he sees the linen clothes lying there alone, and went away home, wondering at what had happened.

And they, having done him homage, returned to Jerusalem with great joy,