it occurred to me also, having followed closely from the beginning all things accurately, to write to thee in order, eminent Theophilus,

But the agent said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy plea was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth will bear a son for thee. And thou shall call his name John.

And there will be joy and exultation for thee, and many will rejoice at his birth.

And having answered, the agent said to him, I am Gabriel who stand in the presence of God. And I was sent to speak to thee, and to announce these good news to thee.

And the agent having come in near her, he said, Hail, thou who are highly favored. The Lord is with thee, thou who are blessed among women.

And having answered, the agent said to her, Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee. Therefore also the holy thing that is begotten will be called the Son of God.

(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 amazed. And his mother said to him, Child, why did thou this way to us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee sorrowing.

and the Holy Spirit to descend in a bodily form as a dove upon him, and a voice to occur out of heaven, saying, Thou are my beloved Son. In thee I am well pleased.

And the devil said to him, I will give to thee all this authority, and the glory of them, because it has been delivered to me, and to whomever I want I give it.

And having answered, Jesus said to him, Go thee behind me, Satan. It is written, Thou shall worship Lord thy God, and him only shall thou serve.

for it is written, He will give his agents orders about thee, to protect thee,

and, They will take thee up on their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Oh no! What is with us and with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Did thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou are, the Holy man of God.

And having seen their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

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

But that ye may know that the Son of man has authority upon earth to forgive sins (he said to the paralyzed man), I say to thee, Arise, and after taking up thy small bed, go to thy house.

To him who strikes thee on the cheek offer the other also, and from him who takes away thy cloak, also do not withhold thy coat.

Give to every man who asks thee, and from him who takes away thy personal things do not demand them back.

Therefore neither did I consider myself worthy to come to thee, but speak by word, and my boy will be healed.

And having come, he touched the coffin, and the men carrying it stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, arise.

And when they came to him, they said, John the immerser has sent us to thee, saying, Are thou he who comes, or do we look for another man?

This is he about whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee.

And having responded, Jesus said to him, Simon, I have something to say to thee. And he says, speak Teacher.

For this reason I say to thee, her many sins are forgiven, because she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

And he said to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee. Go in peace.

And it was reported to him, saying, Thy mother and thy brothers stand outside, desiring to see thee.

And when he saw Jesus, having cried out, he fell down before him. And in a great voice he said, What is with me and with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

Return to thy house, and relate everything God did for thee. And he departed, proclaiming throughout the whole city how many things Jesus did for him.

And Jesus said, Who is he who touched me? But when they all denied, Peter and those with him, said, Master, the multitudes come together and crowd thee, and thou say, Who is he who touched me?

And he said to her, Cheer up, Daughter. Thy faith has healed thee. Go in peace.

And it came to pass, as they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, and we could make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah, not knowing what he was sayi

And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son, because he is the only begotten to me.

And it came to pass while they went on the way, a certain man said to him, I will follow thee wherever thou may go, Lord.

And also another said, I will follow thee, Lord, but first allow me to bid farewell to those in my house.

Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works were done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit, and said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, that thou hid these things from the wise and astute, and revealed them to the childlike. Yea, Father, because it becam

And on the morrow when departing, after taking out two denarii, he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatever thou might spend more, I will repay thee at my return.

Which therefore, of these three, appears to thee to have become neighbor to the man who fell among the bandits?

and that man from inside, having answered, would say, Do not cause toils for me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I am not able, after getting up, to give thee?

And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman, having lifted up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the belly that bore thee, and the breasts that thou suckled.

Watch therefore the light in thee not be darkness.

If therefore thy whole body is bright, not having any part dark, the whole will be bright, as when the lamp illuminates thee by the radiance.

But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be?

For when thou go with thine opponent to the magistrate on the way give effort to be delivered from him, lest he may drag thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer would cast thee into prison.

I say to thee, thou will, no, not come out from there, until thou have paid even the last mite.

In the same day some Pharisees came, saying to him, Get thee out and depart from here, because Herod wants to kill thee.

And he who invited thee and him, having come, will say to thee, Give place to this man, and then thou will begin with embarrassment to take the last place.

But when thou are invited, having gone, sit down in the last place, so that when he who has invited thee comes, he will say to thee, Friend, go up higher, then it will be esteem to thee in the presence of those dining with thee.

And he also said to the man who invited him, When thou make a dinner or a supper, do not call thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor prosperous neighbors, lest they also invite thee in return, and a recompense be made

and thou will be blessed, because they do not have to recompense thee, for it will be recompensed to thee at the resurrection of the righteous.

And they all from one began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I have need to go out and see it. I ask thee have me excused.

And another said, I bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to test them. I ask thee have me excused.

But having answered, he said to his father, Lo, so many years do I serve thee, and I never passed by a commandment of thine, and yet thou never gave me a goat that I might be merry with my friends.

And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? Render the account of thy management, for thou can no longer manage.

And he said, I beg thee therefore, father, that thou would send him to my father's house,

Take heed to yourselves. And if thy brother should sin against thee, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times in the day turn back, saying, I repent, thou will forgive him.

And he said to him, After rising, go. Thy faith has healed thee.

Having stood by himself, the Pharisee prayed these things: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, predatory, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.

And when he heard these things, Jesus said to him, Yet one thing is lacking from thee. Sell all things, as many as thou have, and distribute to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.

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

saying, What do thou want that I would do to thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive sight.

And Jesus said to him, Receive sight. Thy faith has healed thee.

For I was afraid of thee because thou are an austere man. Thou take up what thou did not lay down, and reap what thou did not sow.

He says to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, thou evil bondman. Thou had known that I am an austere man taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.

Because the days will come upon thee, and thine enemies will build a barricade around thee, and will surround thee, and enclose thee on every side.

And they will raze thee and thy children within thee. And they will not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou knew not the time of thy visitation.

And they spoke, saying to him, Tell us, by what authority are thou doing these things? Or who is he who gave thee this authority?

And ye shall say to the house-ruler, The teacher says to thee, Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?

but I prayed for thee, so that thy faith may not fail. And thou, when thou have returned, strengthen thy brothers.

And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee both to prison and to death.

And he said, I say to thee, Peter, a cock will, no, not sound today, before thou will thrice deny that thou know me.

And having covered him, they struck his face, and demanded him, saying, Prophesy! Who is he who struck thee?

And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to thee, today thou will be with me in the paradise.