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

I, too, have carefully investigated everything from the beginning and have decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

When Zacharias saw the angel, he was troubled and overcome with fear.

"This is what the Lord did for me when he looked favorably on me and took away my public disgrace."

And listen! your relative, Elizabeth, has herself too become pregnant, although she is old, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms.

And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

All who heard about him took it to heart, saying, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the Lord’s hand was with him.

This enrollment first took place when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.

Joseph, too, went up from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the City of David (called Bethlehem), because he was a descendant of the household and family of David.

And he took Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.

And when the necessary days for making them clean by the law of Moses had come to an end, they took him to Jerusalem to give him to the Lord

Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,

Indeed, a sword will pierce your own soul, too, so that the inner thoughts of many people might be revealed."

She, too, came up at that very moment and began praising and giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all who were looking for the redemption and deliverance of Jerusalem.

the soldiers too made the same demand, how are we to act? he answer'd them, injure no man either by violence or by fraud, and be content with your pay.

When all the people had been baptized, Jesus, too, was baptized. While he was praying, heaven opened,

And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.

And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,

And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, "Physician, heal thyself;" whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country.

But in truth I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months while a great famine took place over all the land.

And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.

But he, passing through the midst of them, took his departure.

He went near her, and with a sharp word he gave orders to the disease and it went away from her; and straight away she got up and took care of their needs.

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.

But Jesus said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that is what I was sent to do."

And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.

for astonishment seized him, and all those with him, on account of the draught of the fishes which they took;

And so, too, were James and John, Zebediah's sons, who were Simon's partners. "Do not be afraid," Jesus said to Simon; "from to-day you shall catch men."

And immediately he rose up before them, took up the bed on which he lay, and went away to his house, glorifying God.

And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

Then He told them a short story: "No one tears a piece from a new coat and puts it on an old one; or if he does, he will tear the new one too, and the patch from the new coat will not match the old one.

Now it came about that on the Sabbath he was going through the fields of grain, and his disciples took the heads of the grain for food, crushing them in their hands.

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?

Afterwards Jesus came down the hill with them and took his stand on a level place. With him were a large crowd of his disciples, and great numbers of people from the whole of Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast district of Tyre and Sidon,

Who had come to hear him and to be restored to health. Those, too, who were troubled with foul spirits were cured;

But it is too bad for you rich people because you have [already] received [all] the comforts [you are going to get].

It is too bad for you people who have plenty to eat now, because you will be hungry [later on]. It is too bad for you people who are laughing now, because you will grieve and cry [later on].

It is too bad for you people when everyone speaks well about you, because the forefathers said the same thing about the false prophets.

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:

For, I too, am a man ranked, under authority, having, under myself, soldiers; and I say to this one - Go! and he goeth, - and to another - Come! and he cometh, - and to my servant - Do this! and he doeth it.

And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.

They're like little children who sit in the marketplace and shout to each other, "A wedding song we played for you, the dance you all did scorn. A woeful dirge we chanted, too, but then you would not mourn.'

And one of the Pharisees made a request that he would take a meal with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house and took his seat at the table.

And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,

And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were washed with the drops from her eyes, and with her hair she made them dry, and kissing his feet she put the perfume on them.

Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: And the herd took their course, and ran headlong into the lake, and were choked.

And when the men who took care of them saw what had come about, they went quickly and gave news of it in the town and the country.

But, Jesus, said - Some one touched me, for, I, took note of power, gone out from me.

But he took her hand [and] called, saying, "Child, get up."

And the apostles; when they were returned, told Him all that they had done: and He took them and retired privately into a desert place belonging to the city Bethsaida.

And He took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven He blessed them; and brake and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

And they all took the food and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twelve baskets full.

About eight days after these discourses, He took Peter, and John, and James, and went up to a mountain to pray.

And Jesus knowing the thought of their heart, took a child and set him by Him, and said unto them,

And He said to them, "There is certainly plenty to harvest, but there are [too] few people to do the work. You should pray to the Lord of the harvest to send [more] workers out into the field to gather His crop.

"It is too bad for you, Chorazin! It is too bad for you, Bethsaida! For if the powerful miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which were performed in your presence, they would have repented long ago by sitting in ashes and wearing sackcloth. [Note: This sackcloth was a coarse cloth made of goat hair and indicated deep remorse or mourning].

And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

A Levite, too, did the same; he came up to the spot, but, when he saw the man, passed by on the opposite side.

but a certain Samaritan being on the road, came where he was, and when he saw him, he took compassion on him,

he was moved with compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and setting him upon his own beast, brought him to an inn and took care of him.

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.

And he said, He that took pity on him. Therefore said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou in like manner.

Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house.

And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.

But Martha was very busy and distracted with all of her serving responsibilities; and she approached Him and said, “Lord, is it of no concern to You that my sister has left me to do the serving alone? Tell her to help me and do her part.”

So, too, if Satan is wholly divided against himself, how can his kingdom last? Yet you say that I drive out demons by the help of Baal-zebub.

And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.

Now, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal.

Fools! did not the maker of the outside make the inside too?

"But it is too bad for you Pharisees! For you give a tenth of your mint, rue and every [other] herb [Note: These were small garden plants used for seasoning or medicine] and [yet] neglect [demonstrating] justice and the love of God [toward others]. But you should have done these things and not neglected to do the other things [as well].

"It is too bad for you Pharisees! For you love [to occupy] the principal seats in the synagogues and [to receive special] greetings in the open shopping markets.

"It is too bad for you! For you people are like obscure grave sites that people walk over without knowing it."

Then one of the experts in the Law told him, "Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us, too."

But Jesus went on: "Alas for you, too, you Students of the Law! You load men with loads that are too heavy to carry, but do not, yourselves, touch them with one of your fingers.

"It is too bad for you! For your forefathers killed the prophets and you build grave monuments to them [i.e., the prophets].

Woe unto you lawyers! for ye took away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

For where your treasure lies, your heart will lie there too.

So you, too, must always be ready, for at an hour that you are not expecting, the Son of Man will come."

"Why, too, do you not of yourselves arrive at just conclusions?

Absolutely not, I tell you! But if you don't repent, then you, too, will all die.

Absolutely not, I tell you! But if you don't repent, then you, too, will all die."

But the worker answered him, 'Sir, leave it alone this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer on it.

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

And there He saw a certain man suffering from dropsy [Note: This is a condition in which the tissues of the body retain too much fluid].

And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

And he said also to him who invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, do not invite thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest they too invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

so he turned and said to them, If any man come to me, and does not comparatively hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple.

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

Then after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need.

And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.

The factor said to himself, 'What am I to do, now that my master is taking the factorship away from me? I am too weak to dig, I am ashamed to beg.

The Pharisees too, who were noted for avarice, heard all this discourse, and treated him with derision.

covered with sores and longing to make a full meal off the scraps flung on the floor from the rich man's table. Nay, the dogs, too, used to come and lick his sores.

And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.

"'Let him earnestly warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.'

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "It is inevitable that occasions which cause people to be led astray [from God] will come, but it is too bad for that person who is responsible for it happening.