it seemed good to me also, having obtained exact information of all things from the very first, to write them in order for you, most excel lent Theophilus,

They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless.

It came to pass, while he was officiating as priest before God, in the order of his class, that,

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

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;

And the angel answered and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for which reason, also, that which is begotten, being holy, shall be called the Son of God.

for he has looked upon the lowly condition of his handmaid. For, behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed;

And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying: His name is John. And they were all astonished.

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them; and all these things were talked of everywhere throughout the mountainous country of Judea.

And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, and said: What, then, will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

(as he spoke by the mouth of all his holy prophets of ancient times,)

salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,

in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.

And it came to pass in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the inhabitants of the land should be enrolled.

And all went to be enrolled, each one to his own city.

And it came to pass while they were there, that the days for her to be delivered were completed;

And the angel said to them: Be not afraid; for, behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which shall be for all people.

And this shall be to you the sign: you will find the babe wrapped in swathing-clothes, and lying in a stable.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among men.

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

But Mary kept all these things in her mind, and pondered them in her heart.

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

which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

And she came in at that hour, and gave thanks to Lord, and spoke of him to all that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

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

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. And his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the immersion of repentance in order to the remission of sins;

and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

While the people were in suspense, and all were reasoning in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not,

John answered them all, saying: I indeed immerse you in water; but there comes One mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose; he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his thrashing-floor, and gather the grain into his granary, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

But Herod the tetrarch having been reproved by him on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the wicked deeds which Herod did,

added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

And it came to pass, while all the people were being immersed, that Jesus also was immersed; and as he was praying, the heaven was opened,

And the devil took him up into a high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, in a moment of time.

And the devil said to him: I will give you all the authority and glory of these, for it is delivered to me; and to whomever I will, I give it.

If, therefore, you will bow with reverence before me, all shall be yours.

for it is written, He will give his angels charge concerning you, to guard you carefully;

And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a time.

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and his fame went throughout the whole of that region.

And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

And he rolled up the volume, and save it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all that were in the synagogue were earnestly fixed upon him.

And all extolled him; and they wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth, and said: Is not this the son of Joseph?

And he said to them: You will assuredly apply to me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself. Whatever things we have heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your country.

And I tell you, in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine was on all the land:

And all that were in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with anger,

And amazement came upon all, and they spoke one to another, saying: "What teaching is this? for with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.

And when the sun had gone down, all that had any sick with various diseases, brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and cured them.

And it came to pass while the multitude was pressing on him to hear the word of God, and he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

And Simon answered and said to him: Master, we have toiled all night and have caught nothing; but at thy command, I will let down the net.

For amazement at the draught of fishes which they had caught had seized upon him and all that were with him;

And when they had brought their ships to the land, they left all and followed him.

And stretching out his hand, he touched him, and said: I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy departed from him.

And astonishment seized upon all, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying: We have seen strange things to-day.

And leaving all, he arose and followed him.

And Jesus answered arid said to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

And he said to them: Can you make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them; then shall they fast in those days.

And no one puts new wine into old bottles; if so, the new wine will burst the bottles, and it will be spilled,. and the bottles will be destroyed.

But new wine must be put into new bottles, and both will be preserved.

Then Jesus said to them, I will ask you a question: Which is lawful on the sabbath, to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill?

And looking round upon them all, he said to him: Stretch forth your hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored like the other.

And he came down with them, and stood in a plain; and with him stood a multitude of his disciples, and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases,

And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for power went forth from him, and healed them all.

Alas for you, when men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

And he spoke a parable to them: Can the blind lead the blind? Will not both fall into the pit?

Every one that comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like.

And when he had ended all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.

And fear seized on all; and they glorified God, saying: A great prophet has arisen among us; and, God has visited his people.

And this report concerning him went abroad into all Judea and all the neighboring region.

And the disciples of John told him of all these things.

And all the people, and the publicans that heard him, vindicated God, by being immersed with the immersion of John;

Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children.

But as they had nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them, then, will love him the more?

You did not anoint my head with oil; but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

And while they were sailing, he fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down upon the lake, and they began to be filled, and were in danger.

And the whole multitude of the neighboring country of the Gadarenes besought him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear. And he entered the ship and returned.

Return to your house, and tell what things God has done for you. And he went away, proclaiming through the whole city what Jesus had done for him.

And it came to pass, when Jesus returned, that the multitude received him gladly; for they were all waiting for him.

And a woman that had been afflicted with an issue of blood for twelve years, who had spent her whole living upon physicians, and could be cured by no one,

And Jesus said: Who touched me? When they all denied, Peter and those with him said: Master, the multitudes press upon thee, and throng thee, and dost thou say, Who touched me?

And the woman, seeing that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and fell down before him, and told him, before all the people, for what cause she had touched him, and that she was immediately restored to health.

While he was yet speaking, there came some one from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and said to him: Your daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher.

And all were weeping and lamenting her. Bat he said: Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

But he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, and said: Child, arise.

And he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure dis eases:

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

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all things that were done by him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some, that John had risen from the dead;

And the apostles returned, and told him all "that they had done. And he took them, and withdrew privately to a desert place, that belonged to a city called Bethsaida.

But he said to them: Do you give them food. They replied: We have nothing but five loaves and two fishes, unless we go and buy food for all these people.

And they did so, and made them all recline.

And they all ate, and were satisfied; and there was taken up what remained to them of the broken pieces, twelve baskets.

And he said to them all: If any one determines to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and fol low me.

For whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall save it.

For what will it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and destroy himself, or be lost?

For whoever will be ashamed of me and my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed, when he comes in his own glory; and that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

While he was saying these things, there came a cloud, and it overshadowed them; and they were afraid as those men entered the cloud.

And while he was coming, the demon cast him to the ground, and threw him into convulsions; but Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and restored the child to health, and gave him back to his father.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God And while they were all wondering at every thing that Jesus did, he said to his disciples: