It seemed good to me also, having accurately traced all things from their first rise, to write unto thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

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.

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

And the angel coming in to her, said, Hail, thou highly favoured; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that Holy thing which shall be born, shall be called the Son of God.

And seeing him they were amazed. And his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou done thus to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I delight.

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

And Jesus answering said to him, Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

For it is written, He shall charge his angels concerning thee, to keep thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up,

What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy one of God.

And seeing 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, Rise up and walk?

But that ye may know, that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he said to the paralytic) I say to thee, Arise, take up thy couch, and go to thine house.

And to him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer also the other: and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coat also.

Give to every man that asketh thee, and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again.

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

And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, Arise.

And the men being come to him, said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for 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 answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

Wherefore I say to thee, Those many sins of her's are forgiven; therefore she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth little.

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

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

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

and shew what great things God hath done for thee. And he went and published through the whole city, how great things Jesus had done for 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 he said to her, Daughter, take courage: thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

And just as they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents, ane for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah, not knowing what he said.

And behold a man from the croud, cried aloud saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son; for he is my only child.

And as they went in the way, one said to him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but suffer me first to bid them farewell that are in my house.

Wo to thee, Chorazin, wo to thee Bethsaida; for if the mighty works which have been done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Yet in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice, that your names are written in heaven. In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

And on the morrow departing, he took out two pieces of money, and gave them to the host, and said to him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, as I come back I will repay thee.

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

As he spake these things, a certain woman lifting up her voice out of the multitude said to him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked!

Take heed therefore, left the light that is in thee be darkness.

If then thy whole body be full of light, not having any part dark, the whole shall be as full of light, as when a lamp enlightens thee with its bright shining.

But God said to him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: and whose shall the things be that thou hast provided?

When thou art going with thine adversary to the magistrate, give diligence in the way to 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 in no wise come out thence, till thou hast paid the last mite.

The same day came certain of the Pharisees, saying to him, Go out and depart from hence; for Herod is minded to kill thee.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together as a bird gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

And he that invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place. And then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when thou art invited,

go and sit down in the lowest place, that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour in the presence of them that sit at table with thee. For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that

Then said he also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also invite thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

the disabled, the lame, the blind, And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee; but thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a field, 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 to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee:

And the son said 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 thy commandment at any time, yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.

And calling him, he said to him, Why hear I this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship, for thou canst 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 sin against thee, rebuke him, and if he repent, forgive him.

And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

And he said to him, Arise and go, thy faith hath saved thee.

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

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

he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I should do for thee? He said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

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

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

And he saith to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what 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 press thee on every side,

And shall dash thee against the ground, and thy children, that are in thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another: because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

And spake to him saying, Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things, and who is he that gave thee this authority?

And say to the master of the house, The master saith to thee, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not: and when thou art returned, strengthen thy brethren.

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

And he said, I tell thee, Peter, it shall not be the time of cockcrowing this day, before thou wilt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

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

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