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

And the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.

And thou shalt have joy and exultation, and many shall rejoice at his birth.

And coming out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived, that he had seen a vision; for he beckoned to them, and remained speechless.

But she seeing him, was troubled at his saying, and reasoned, what manner of salutation this should be.

For with God, nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy word.

And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

That he would grant us, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies,

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 there were in the same country shepherds, lying out in the field, and keeping watch over their flock by night.

And having seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

And all that heard wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

And when eight days were fulfilled, to circumcise the child, his name was called Jesus, which was named of the angel, before he was conceived in the womb.

(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that

And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

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

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.

And she coming in at that hour, gave thanks to the Lord, and spake of him to all that were waiting for redemption in Jerusalem.

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year, at the feast of the passover.

And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew it not,

And all that heard him were astonished, at his understanding and answers.

As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And now also the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

And the multitude asked him, saying, What then shall we do? He answering saith to them,

And publicans also came to be baptized, and said to him, Master, what shall we do?

And he said to them, Exact no more than what is appointed you.

And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your pay.

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

Now while all the people were baptizing, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized,

the son of Neri, The son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam,

Being forty days tempted by the devil. And in those days he ate nothing, and when they were ended he hungered.

And the devil said to him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

And the devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them; for it is delivered to me, and I give it to whomsoever I will.

And Jesus answering said to him, Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

For it is written, He shall charge his angels concerning thee, to keep thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up,

lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and there went out a fame of him, thro' all the region round about.

he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

And having closed the book, he gave it again to the servant, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

And they all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Yet to none of these was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta, a city of Sidon, to a widow.

And many lepers were in Israel, in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet none of them was healed, but Naaman the Syrian.

And rising up, thrust him out of the city, and brought him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, to cast him down headlong.

And they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

And there was in the synagogue, a man who had a spirit of an unclean devil; and he cried out with a loud voice, saying, Let us alone:

What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy one of God.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And the devil having thrown him in the midst, came out of him, and hurt him not.

And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What word is this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out!

And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was ill of a fever, and they besought him for her.

And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her: and immediately she arose and served them.

And devils also came out of many, crying out and saying, Thou art Christ, the Son of God. And he rebuking them, suffered them not to say, that they knew he was the Christ.

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 saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

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.

When he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

But Simon answering said to him, Master, Having toiled all the night, we have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word, I will let down the net.

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

For astonishment seized him, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes,

And on a certain day as he was teaching, there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and out of Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

And not finding by what way they might bring him in thro' the multitude, they went upon the house, and let him down thro' the tiling with his couch into the midst, before Jesus.

And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said to him, Follow me.

But the scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John, and likewise of the Pharisees, fast often and make prayers; but thine eat and drink?

He spake also a parable to them, No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; otherwise both the new maketh a rent, and the piece out of the new agreeth not with the old.

And on the first sabbath after the second day of unleavened bread, he went thro' the corn-fields, and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and ate, rubbing them in their hands.

And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read, even this, what David did, when he hungered, and they that were with him?

How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the shew-bread, and gave also to them that were with him, which it is not lawful to eat, but for the priests only?

And they were filled with madness, and talked one with another, what they should do to Jesus.

And in those days he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in the prayer of God.

And when it was day, he called to him his disciples, and chose twelve of them, whom also he named Apostles:

And the whole multitude sought to touch him; for virtue went out of him, and healed them all.

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 if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? For sinners also love those that love them.

And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? For even sinners do the same.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? For even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete with, it shall be measured to you again.

Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, thou thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine own eye. Thou hypocrite, cast first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil; for of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

He is like a man, who built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream broke vehemently upon that house, but could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.

But he that heareth, and doth not, is like a man that built an house without a foundation upon the earth: against which the stream broke vehemently, and immediately it fell: and the breach of that house was great.

For I am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

Jesus hearing these things, marvelled at him, and turning, said to the people that followed him, I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

And as he drew nigh the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude of the city was with her.

And happy is he, whosoever shall not be offended at me.

And when the messengers of John were departed, he said to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see?

A reed shaken by the wind? But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold they that are splendidly apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings palaces.

But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.

This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

To whom then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

And one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him. And going into the Pharisee's house, he sat down to table.

And behold a woman in the city, who had been a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at table in the Pharisee's house,

brought an alabaster box of ointment, And standing at his feet behind him weeping, watered his feet with a shower of tears, and wiped them, with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

But the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known, who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that sat at table with him said within themselves,