As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us,

As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word,

So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching.

And it fortuned, as soon as the time of his office was out, he departed home into his own house. And after those days,

And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and secluded herself five months, saying,

Now in those days Mary set out [and] traveled with haste into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

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

And his mercy [is] for generation after generation to those who fear him.

With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts.

he has cast down princes from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree,

Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;

And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea.

And all those who heard kept [these things] in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be? For indeed the hand of the Lord was with him!"

Salvation from those who are against us, and from the hands of those who have hate for us;

That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,

To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world.

And all those to whose ears it came were full of wonder at the things said by the keepers of the sheep.

But Mary kept all those sayings, and pondered them in her heart.

and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, as it was spoken unto them.

And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

And his father and mother marveled at those things, which were spoken of him:

And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

After those days were over, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents did not know it.

and all those hearing him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

So John used to say to the crowd of those who were going out to be baptized by him. "You breed of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And those who served in the army were also asking him, saying, "What should we also do?" And he said to them, "Extort from no one, and do not blackmail [anyone], and be content with your pay."

For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

but Elias was sent to none of those widows, but to a widow-woman at Sarepta in the territory of Sidon.

And all [those] in the synagogue were filled with anger [when they] heard these [things].

And at sundown all those who had anyone ill with any sort of disease, took them to him, and he put his hands on every one of them and made them well.

And they signaled the partners, those in the other boat, to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.

For he was full of wonder and so were all those who were with him, at the number of fish which they had taken;

And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

And Jesus, answering, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.

I did not come to call those who are doing right to repent [i.e., to change their hearts and lives], but [only those who are] sinners."

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often and make supplications, in like manner those also of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink?

And He said unto them, Can ye make those of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

But the days will come; and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days.

And Jesus said, Have you not seen in the Writings what David did when he was in need of food, he, and those who were with him;

How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.

And having come down with them, he stood on a level place. And a company of his disciples, and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the maritime Tyre and Sidon, were those who came to hear him, and to be h

And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were made well.

Then He looked at His disciples and said, "Those of you who have a [sense of personal] need are blessed, because the kingdom of God belongs to you.

Blessed [are] those who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied. Blessed [are] those who weep now, Because you will laugh.

But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,

Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.

And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners do the same.

And if you let those have the use of your money, from whom you are hoping to get it back, what credit is it to you? even sinners do so to sinners, hoping to get back as much as they gave.

But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.

But those who have listened and not acted upon what they have heard may be compared to a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The river swept down upon it, and the house immediately collapsed; and great was the crash that followed."

And when those who were sent came back to the house they saw that the servant was well.

And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.

At that very time Jesus was healing many people from diseases, those plagued with serious illnesses and those dominated by evil spirits. He [also] restored sight to many blind people.

And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

But what did you go out to see? a man in soft clothing? See now, those who have beautiful clothing and delicate food are in kings' houses.

I tell you, there is no one greater among [those] born of women than John, but the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

they are like to children, to those sitting in a market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not weep!

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 those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins?

and Joanna the wife of Chuzas the steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many other women, who were accustomed to minister unto Him from those things belonging to them.

And a great crowd coming together, and those who were coming to him out of each city, he spoke by parable:

And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

"And no one, [after] lighting a lamp, covers it with a jar or puts [it] under a bed, but puts [it] on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.

Take care, then, how you listen. For, to all those who have, more will be given; while, from all those who have nothing, even what they seem to have will be taken away."

But he said to them in answer, My mother and my brothers are those who have knowledge of the word of God and do it.

Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth.

(For He commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man; which had oftentimes seized him so violently, that tho' he was bound with chains and fetters, yet he broke the bands asunder, and was driven by the demon into those lonely places.)

Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding there on the hill, and they implored him that he would permit them to enter into those [pigs]. And he permitted them.

And when those who tended them saw what happened, they fled and reported it in the city and in the fields.

And those who had seen [it] reported to them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.

And Jesus said, Who was touching me? And when they all said, It is not I, Peter and those who were with him said, Master, the people are pushing round you on every side.

And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.

And [as for] all those who do not welcome you--[when you] depart from that town, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them."

But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.

But truly I say to you, Some of those who are here now will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.

And it followed about an eight days after those sayings, that he took Peter, James, and John, and went up into a mountain to pray.

Now Peter and those who were with him were overcome with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were with him.

While he was saying these things, there came a cloud, and it overshadowed them; and they were afraid as those men entered the cloud.

And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen.

And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house.

Abide in the same house, eating and drinking those things which are with them: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

Into whatsoever city you may enter and they may receive you, eat those things which are placed by you:

And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.

At that very time Jesus rejoiced in [the power of] the Holy Spirit, and said [in prayer], "I praise you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you concealed these things [i.e., His divine revelations] from those [claiming to be] wise and intelligent and have revealed them to babies [i.e., to simple, sincere, common people]. Yes, Father, this was pleasing to you.

Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does any one know who the Son is, except the Father, or who the Father is, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him."

And turning to His disciples, privately He said, Happy are your eyes, seeing those things which you see.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them: And to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them."

"Which of those three seems to you to have acted like a fellow man to him who fell among the robbers?"

May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.

If, then, you who are evil are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who make request to him?

And it fortuned, as he thus spake those things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, "Happy is the womb that bare thee and the paps, which gave thee suck.

But he said, "On the contrary, blessed [are] those who hear the word of God and follow [it]!"