as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,

it has seemed good to me also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,

For he shall be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

And Mary said, Behold the bondmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

And blessed is she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from the Lord.

For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;

on account of the bowels of mercy of our God; wherein the dayspring from on high has visited us,

But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census should be made of all the habitable world.

and Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city Nazareth to Judaea, to David's city, the which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

(and even a sword shall go through thine own soul;) so that the thoughts may be revealed from many hearts.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was far advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,

and herself a widow up to eighty-four years; who did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers;

He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him; and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.

But Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness

And the devil, having completed every temptation, departed from him for a time.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out from him. And the demon, having thrown him down into the midst, came out from him without doing him any injury.

and demons also went out from many, crying out and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.

And when it was day he went out, and went into a desert place, and the crowds sought after him, and came up to him, and would have kept him back that he should not go from them.

and he saw two ships standing by the lake, but the fishermen, having come down from them, were washing their nets.

And getting into one of the ships, which was Simon's, he asked him to draw out a little from the land; and he sat down and taught the crowds out of the ship.

But Simon Peter, seeing it, fell at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.

And stretching forth his hand he touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed: and immediately the leprosy departed from him.

But the report concerning him was spread abroad still more, and great crowds came together to hear, and to be healed from their infirmities.

But days will come when also the bridegroom will have been taken away from them; then shall they fast in those days.

And he spoke also a parable to them: No one puts a piece of a new garment upon an old garment, otherwise he will both rend the new, and the piece which is from the new will not suit with the old.

And when it was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also he named apostles:

and having descended with them, he stood on a level place, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power went out from him and healed all.

Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:

To him that smites thee on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him that would take away thy garment, forbid not thy body-coat also.

To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back.

And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? for even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like.

for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.

And Jesus went with them. But already, when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.

Thou gavest me not a kiss, but she from the time I came in has not ceased kissing my feet.

and certain women who had been healed of wicked spirits and infirmities, Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.

Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whosoever has, to him shall be given, and whosoever has not, even what he seems to have shall be taken from him.

And it came to pass on one of the days, that he entered into a ship, himself and his disciples; and he said to them, Let us pass over to the other side of the lake; and they set off from shore.

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to go out from the man. For very often it had seized him; and he had been bound, kept with chains and fetters; and breaking the bonds he was driven by the demon into the deserts.

And the demons, going out from the man, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the precipice into the lake, and were choked.

And they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting, clothed and sensible, at the feet of Jesus. And they were afraid.

And all the multitude of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were possessed with great fear; and he, entering into the ship, returned.

And Jesus said, Some one has touched me, for I have known that power has gone out from me.

While he was yet speaking, comes some one from the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher.

And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness against them.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done by him, and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among the dead,

And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

And it came to pass on the following day, when they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.

And lo, a man from the crowd cried out saying, Teacher, I beseech thee look upon my son, for he is mine only child:

and behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it tears him with foaming, and with difficulty departs from him after crushing him.

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them that they should not perceive it. And they feared to ask him concerning this saying.

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak that fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

And in the same house abide, eating and drinking such things as they have; for the workman is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house.

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.

but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.

But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.

And others tempting him sought from him a sign out of heaven.

but when the stronger than he coming upon him overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil he has taken from him.

A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon is here.

that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.

but he who knew it not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom men have committed much, they will ask from him the more.

for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided; three shall be divided against two, and two against three:

And Jesus, seeing her, called to her, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

The Lord therefore answered him and said, Hypocrites! does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger and leading it away, water it?

And this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are:

and he shall say, I tell you, I do not know you whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

And they shall come from east and west, and from north and south, and shall lie down at table in the kingdom of God.

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do; for my lord is taking the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

I know what I will do, that when I shall have been removed from the stewardship I may be received into their houses.

The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God are announced, and every one forces his way into it.

Every one who puts away his wife and marries another commits adultery; and every one that marries one put away from a husband commits adultery.

and desiring to be filled with the crumbs which fell from the table of the rich man; but the dogs also coming licked his sores.

And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who desire to cross from there pass over unto us.

But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will repent.

And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, not even if one rise from among the dead will they be persuaded.

For as the lightning shines which lightens from one end under heaven to the other end under heaven, thus shall the Son of man be in his day.

but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed all of them:

And he said, All these things have I kept from my youth.

And they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.

But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return him fourfold.

And he said to those that stood by, Take from him the mina and give it to him who has the ten minas.

For I say unto you, that to every one that has shall be given; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.

And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.

saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, even at least in this thy day, the things that are for thy peace: but now they are hid from thine eyes;

but they who are counted worthy to have part in that world, and the resurrection from among the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;

there shall be both great earthquakes in different places, and famines and pestilences; and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

But ye will be delivered up even by parents and brethren and relations and friends, and they shall put to death some from among you,

And he came to an agreement to do it, and sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them away from the crowd.

And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and having knelt down he prayed,

saying, Father, if thou wilt remove this cup from me: but then, not my will, but thine be done.

And an angel appeared to him from heaven strengthening him.