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.

The census itself first took place when Cyrenius had the government 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 days for their purification appointed by the Law of Moses had passed, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord--

Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed 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.

Then some soldiers too were asking him, "What ought we too to do?" So he said to them, "Never extort money from anyone, never make a false accusation, and always be satisfied with your wages."

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

Then he led Jesus up [to a high mountain] and displayed before Him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth [and their magnificence] in the twinkling of an eye.

Then he led Jesus to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple, and said [mockingly] to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;

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, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable: 'Physician, heal yourself!' Whatever we have heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in your hometown also!"

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 answered and said, Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing: but at thy word I will let down the nets.

for astonishment seized him, and all those with him, at the draught of the fishes that 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, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own 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 entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?

Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a vast multitude of people from all over Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region 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 the man who strikes you on one cheek, offer him the other too; and from the man who takes away your coat, do not keep back your shirt either,

For I too am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under my command. I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does 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.'

But one of the Pharisees begged him that he would eat with him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee he took his place at 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.

And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave 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.

And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.

And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,

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].

Jesus took up the question and said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead.

So too a Levite, when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

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

And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto 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. Then said Jesus to him, Go, and do thou likewise.

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 if Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

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.

When He had thus spoken, a Pharisee invited Him to breakfast at his house; so He entered and took His place at table.

Fools! Didn’t He who made 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."

One of the experts in the law answered Him, “Teacher, when You say these things You insult us too.”

"Alas too for you expounders of the Law!" replied Jesus, "for you load men with cumbrous burdens which you yourselves will not touch 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.

You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”

"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.

If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, 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.

After he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout 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.

Then the manager said to himself, 'What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm too 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.

for I have five brothers—in order that he may solemnly warn them and witness to them, so that they too will not 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.