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

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

and he shall be a joy and transport to thee, yea, many shall rejoice on account of his birth; for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord,

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.

And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee.

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

And blessed art thou that believedst: For those things shall be performed which were told thee from the Lord."

For mine eyes have seen the saviour sent from thee:

(and also of thee, a sword will pierce through thine own soul), so that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.

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

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

then if thou mayest worship before me all shall belong to thee.

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

for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee:

and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

And he said unto them, Ye will probably say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself! the works which we have heard to have been performed by thee at Capernaum, do the like here in thy own country.

Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say, Rise up and walk?

but that ye may know, that the Son of man hath power even on earth to forgive sins, (He spake to the paralytic) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go to thine house.

And they said to him, Wherefore do the disciples of John fast frequently, and make prayers, and likewise they of the Pharisees; and they to thee eat and drink

to him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other; and let him that taketh away thy cloke, have thy coat too rather than strive with him:

give to him that asketh thee, and from him that taketh thy goods on loan demand nothing.

neither did I think myself worthy to come unto thee. But speak the word, and my servant will be recovered.

And He came up and touched the bier, (and the bearers stopped,) and He said, Young man, I say unto thee, arise.

And the men came to Him, and said, John the baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou He that was to come, or are we to expect another?

This is he of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee:"

And Jesus said unto him, Simon, I have something to say to thee: (and he replied, Master, say on.)

Wherefore, I tell thee, her sins though many are forgiven, for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth but little.

And he said unto her, "Thy sins are forgiven thee."

But He said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace.

and it was told Him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without desiring to see thee.

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

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is the name to thee? And he said, Legion: for many demons came into him.

saying, Return home, and relate what God hath done for thee. So he went away publishing through the whole city what great things Jesus had done to him.

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied it, Peter, and those that were with him, said, Sir, the multitudes throng and press thee, and dost thou ask, Who was it that touched me?

And He said unto her, Daughter, be comforted, thy faith has healed thee, go in peace.)

And as they were departing from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, let us make three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

and one of the people cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee look upon my son, for he is my only child;

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he followeth not thee with us.

And as they were going by the way, there was one said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest:

And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee, but allow me first to go and take my leave of my family.

Wo unto thee, Chorazin, wo unto thee, Bethsaida, for if the miracles wrought among you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

At this time Jesus was transported with joy in his spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father, for such was thy good pleasure.

And on the morrow, when he went away he took out two denaries, and gave them to the inn-keeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will repay thee.

Which of these three, seemeth unto thee to have become, neighbour, unto him who fell among the robbers?

But Martha was hurrying about to provide a large entertainment, and coming up to him, she said, Lord, is it no concern to thee, that my sister hath left me to make the whole provision by myself? bid her therefore to assist me.

And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

then ye may begin to say, We did eat before thee, and did drink, and in our broad places thou didst teach;

The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

When you may be called by any one to a marriage feast, do not sit down upon the first couch; lest one more worthy than thee may have been called by him,

And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

Then said the son unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

And Jesus, hearing, said unto him - Yet one thing, unto thee, is lacking: Whatsoever thou hast, sell, and distribute unto the destitute, - and thou shalt have treasure in theheavens; and come! be following me.

Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.

Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.

For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

And say to the master of that family, The teacher saith to thee, Where is the dining-room, in which I can eat the passover with my disciples?

but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith may not fail: and when thou art returned, stablish thy brethren.

Then he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, to prison, and to death!

And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before thou shalt thrice deny having known me.

saying, "Father, if it please thee, take this cup away from me. But thy will, not mine, be done."

and blindfolding him, smote him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is he that struck thee?

And Jesus said to him. Verily I say unto thee, To-day thou shalt be with me in paradise.