Even as they who were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word from the beginning, delivered them to us:

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

For he shall be great before the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God, to a city of Galilee,

And the angel departed from her.

And happy is she that believed; for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

And his mercy is on them that fear him, from generation to generation.

He hath put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted them of low degree.

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began: That we should be saved from our enemies,

and from the hand of all that hate us;

Thro' the tender mercy of our God, whereby the Day-spring from on high hath visited us,

And in those days there went out a decree from Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be inrolled.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem,

And when the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us go to Bethlehem, and see this thing which is done, which the Lord hath made known to us.

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher: she was of a great age, having lived with an husband seven years from her virginity.

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers, night and day.

that came forth to be baptized of him, Ye brood of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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 Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the battlement of the temple, and said, If thou be the son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

And the devil, having ended all the temptation, departed from him till a convenient season.

And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the multitude sought him, and came to him, and detained him, that he might not depart from them.

And going into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he desired him to thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the multitude out of the boat.

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

which they had taken, And in like manner also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

And putting forth his hand he touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

But the days will come, when the bride-groom shall be taken away from them: and then shall they fast in those days.

And coming down with them, he stood on a plain, and the croud of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases:

Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and shall separate you from their company, and shall revile you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

For every tree is known by its own fruit; for they do not gather figs from thorns, nor from a bramble do they gather grapes.

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

Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, from the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

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

Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about, besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear, and he went in the vessel and returned.

While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the master.

And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

because it was said by some, That John was risen from the dead; and by some that Elijah had appeared; by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

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 the next day, as they came down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.

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 lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out, and it teareth him, that he foameth, and bruising him, hardly departeth from him.

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of this saying.

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, Wilt thou that we bid fire come down from heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did?

And remain in the same house eating and drinking such things as they have; for the labourer is worthy of his hire: go not from house to house.

And he said to them, I beheld Satan falling as lightning from heaven.

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 Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who having stripped and wounded him departed, leaving him half dead.

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her.

And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

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?

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

when he that is stronger than him cometh upon him and overcometh him, he taketh from him his compleat armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

So that the blood of all the prophets shed from the foundation of the world, shall be required of this generation.

From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was destroyed between the temple and the altar: verily I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

and your lamps burning, And be like men that wait for their Lord, when he will return from the wedding, that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.

For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

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.

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

The Lord answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each of you loose his ox or ass from the stall on the sabbath, and lead him away to watering!

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound lo these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath?

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

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

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

And the steward said in himself, What shall I do? For my lord taketh away the stewardship from me. I cannot dig, to beg I am ashamed.

I know what to do, that when I am removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

The law and the Prophets were until John: from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man forceth into it.

Whosoever putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table: yea, the dogs also came and licked his sores.

And besides all this, between us and you, there is a great gulph fixed; so that they who would pass from us to you, cannot, neither can they pass to us that would come from thence.

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

And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded tho' one rose from the dead.

But which of you having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him as soon as he cometh from the field, Come and sit down to table?

But the day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

And he said, All these have I kept from my childhood. Jesus hearing these things said to him, Yet lackest thou one thing:

And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

And Zaccheus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken any thing from any man wrongfully, I restore him fourfold.

And he said to them that stood by, Take the pound from him, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

For I say unto you, To every one that hath shall be given: but from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away from him.

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said to him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

saying, O that thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day the things that are for thy peace. But now they are hid from thine eyes.

And he answering said, I will also ask you one thing and tell me, Was the baptism of John from heaven or of men?

saying, If we say from heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

But they who are accounted worthy to obtaan that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines and pestilences, and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast,

and kneeling down, he prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine be done.

And there appeared to him an angel from heaven strengthening him.

And rising up from prayer, he came to his disciples,

He said, Ye say it: I am. And they said, What farther need have we of witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

But they were the more violent saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching through all Judea, beginning from Galilee, to this place.

And all his acquaintance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

And the women who had come with him from Galilee, following after, beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, And entering, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

And returning from the sepulchre, told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

And behold two of them were going the same day to a village called Emmaus, which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem.

to understand the scriptures, And said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

but tarry in the city Jerusalem, till ye be clothed with power from on high.

And while he was blessing them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.