It seemed fitting to me also, having comprehended all things thoroughly from above, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

And the messenger said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy supplication has been heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And joy shall be to thee, and gladness: and many shall rejoice at his birth.

The messenger having answered, said to him, I am Gabriel, standing before God; and was sent to speak to thee, and announce these good news to thee.

And the messenger, having come in to her said, Hail, thou made acceptable; the Lord with thee: praised thou among women.

And the messenger having answered, said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

And having seen him, they were struck with awe : and his mother said to hint, Child, why didst thou so to us ? behold, thy father and I, grieving,have sought thee.

And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him, and there was a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my dearly loved Son; in thee I was contented.

And the devil said to him, I will give thee all this power, and their glory; for to me has it been delivered; and to whom I will I give it.

For it has been written, That he shall charge his messengers concerning thee, to watch over thee:

And upon hands shall they lift thee up, lest that perhaps thou shouldest strike thy foot against a stone.

Saying, Let alone; what to us and thee, Jesus Nazarene? hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy of God.

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

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

And that ye might know that the Son of man has power upon earth to remit sins, (he said to him affected with paralysis,) I say to thee, Arise, and having taken up thy conch, go into thy 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 striking thee upon the cheek hold also near the other; and from him taking away thy garments, and thou shouldest not retrench thy coat.

And to every one asking thee, do thou give; and from him taking away thy things, re-demand not.

Therefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee: but speak in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

And having come, he touched the coffin, and they bearing stood. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, arise.

And the men, having approached to him, said, John the Immerser has sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he coming? or should we expect another?

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

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

For which I say to thee, Her many sins are remitted; for she loved much: and he to whom little is remitted, loves little.

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

And it was announced to him, saying, Thy mother and thy brethren have stood without, wishing to see thee.

And having seen Jesus and cried out, he fell before him, and with a great voice said, What to me and thee, Jesus, Son of God most high? I implore thee, thou wouldst not torment me.

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

Return to thy house and recount what God did to thee. And he departed, proclaiming throughout the whole city what Jesus did to him.

And Jesus said; Who having touched me? And all denying, Peter said. and they with him: Ruler, the crowds hold with thee and press thee, and thou sayest, Who having touched me?

And he said to her. Take courage, Daughter: thy faith has saved thee; go in peace.

And it was in their having withdrawn from him, Peter said to Jesus, Ruler, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he says.

And, behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, Teacher, I implore thee look upon my son: for he is my only born.

And it was, they going in the way, a certain one said to him, I will follow thee wherever thou shouldest go forth, Lord.

And another said, I will follow thee, Lord; and first permit me to take leave of those in my house.

Woe to thee Chorazin! woe to thee Bethsaida! for if in Tyre and Sidon were the powers having been in you, long since had they changed the mind, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I will acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes: yes Father, for so was it benevolence before thee.

And upon the morrow, he having come forth, taking out two drachmas, he gave to the inn-keeper, and said to him, Take care, of him; and whatever thou spendest besides, I, in my coming back, will repay thee.

Which then of these three seems to thee to have been neighbor to him fallen among rubbers.?

And he within, having.answered, should say, Offer not weariness to me already has the door been shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot having risen, give thee.

And it was in his speaking these things, a certain woman of the crowd, having lifted up the voice, said to him, Happy the womb having borne thee, and breasts thou didst suck.

Take heed therefore lest the light in thee be darkness.

If therefore thy whole body clear, not having any part dark, the whole shall be clear, as when a lamp enlightens thee with its gleam.

And God said to him, O foolish one, this night they require thy soul from thee: and what thou hast prepared, to whom shall it be?

For when thou retirest with thine adversary to the ruler, in the way give labor to be released from him; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the avenger, and the avenger cast thee into prison.

I say to thee, thou shouldest not come out thence, even till also thou shouldest give back the last small coin.

Then will ye begin to say, We ate and drank before thee, and thou didst teach in our streets.

In the same day certain Pharisees came near, saying to him, Come out, and go from thence: for Herod wishes to kill thee.

And he having called thee and him, having come, shall say to thee, Give place to this; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take possession of the last place.

But when thou art called, having gone, recline in the last place; that when he having called thee come, might say to thee, Friend, mount up higher; then shall honour be to thee beore them reclining with thee.

And he also said to him having called him, When thou makest a breakfast or supper, call not thy friends, nor thy rich neighbors, nor thy brethren; lest they call thee in return, and a giving back be to thee.

And happy shalt thou be; for they have not to give back to thee: for it shall be given back to thee at the rising up of the just.

And from one they all began to conciliate. The first said to him, I bought a field, and have necessity to go and see it: I ask thee, have me pardoned.

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

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

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

And he having answered said to the father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never at any time passed by thy command: and never hast thou given me a kid, that I might be gladdened with my friends.

And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear of thee give back the word of thy stewardship; for thou canst no more be steward.

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

Attend to yourselves: and if thy brother sin against thee, censure him; and if he should repent, let him go.

And if seven times in a day he sin against thee, and seven times in a day turn back to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt let him go.

And he said to him, Having risen, go: thy faith has saved thee.

The Pharisee having stood, prayed these to himself, O God, I return thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or also as this publican.

And Jesus having heard these, said to him, Yet one thing fails thee: all whatever thou hast, sell and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

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

Saying, What wilt thou I shall do to thee? And he said, Lord, that I:night see again.

And Jesus said to him, See again: thy faith has saved thee.

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

And he said to him, Out of thy month will I judge thee, O evil servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I sowed not:

For the days shall come upon thee, and thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and keep thee together from all sides,

And they shall level thee with the ground, and thy children in thee; they shall not leave in thee stone upon stone; because thou knewest not the time of thine inspection.

And they spake to him, saying, Say to us, by what authority doest thou these? or who is he having given thee this authority?

And ye shall say to the master of the house, The Teacher says to thee, Where is the room where I should eat the pascha with my disciples?

And I have supplicated for thee that thy faith fail not: and thou, when having turned back, confirm thy brethren.

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

And he said, I say to thee, Peter, the cock shall not utter a sound this day, before thou shalt thrice deny knowing me.

And having covered him, they struck his face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy who it is having struck thee.