Seeing that many have taken it in hand to draw up an account of those matters which have been fully established among us,

so that you may know the certainty of the story which you have been taught by the word of mouth.

"And now you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day the day when this has taken place; because you did not believe my words??ords which will be fulfilled at their appointed time."

"The Holy Spirit shall come upon you," said the angel, "and the power of the most High shall overshadow you, and therefore the holy offspring which is born, shall be called the son of God.

"As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets Which have been since the world began

"The oath which he swore to Abraham, our forefather,

And every one went to be registered, each to the town to which he belonged.

"Have no fear, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be for all the people.

Now when the angels had left them, and gone away to heaven, the shepherds said to one to another, "Let us go now even to Bethlehem, and see this saying which has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us."

When they had seen, they made known about the words which had been spoken to them concerning the child.

And all who heard it were astonished at the things which were told to them by the shepherds.

"Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;

"Behold this child is set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

And now truly the axe is already laid at the root of the trees. So every tree which is not bearing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."

they rose, hurried him outside the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, intending to cast him down headlong.

He went on board one of the boats which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push out a little way from land. Then he sat down and continued to teach the crowd from the boat.

(For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the haul of fish which they had made;

"What is this caviling in your hearts? Which is easier to say, "Your sins are forgiven," or to say, "Rise and walk?"

"How he entered into God's house and took and ate the Presented Loaves, and gave some to his followers, loaves which none must eat but the priests?

"For there is not good tree which bears worthless fruit, nor again any worthless tree which bears good fruit; for each tree is known by its own fruit.

"But he who listens but does not do, is like a man who built a house upon the soil, without foundations, against which the torrent burst, and at once it fell in, and the ruin of that house was great."

"When they had nothing pay he forgave them with such charm. "Tell me, then, which of these will love him most?"

"And that which fell upon thorns is those who have heard, but as they go on their way of word is choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life; so they bring no fruit of perfection.

"For is nothing hidden that shall not be disclosed; there is nothing secret which shall not be made known and come to the light.

Then they put in at the country of Gadarenes, which is across from Galilee.

So they ate and were filled, all of them. And there was picked up that which remained over to them, of broken pieces, twelve basketfuls.

These appeared in glory and talked about his departure which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

Now there arose a dispute among them as to which one of them was the greatest.

After this the appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two before his face, into every city and place into which he himself intended to go.

"'The very dust of your town which clings to your feet we wipe off as protest; but know this, that the kingdom of God is drawing near to you.'

"Woe unto you, Chorazin! Woe unto you, Bethsaida! For had the mighty been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

"Which then of these three seems to you to have behaved like a neighbor to the man who fell among bandits?"

"only one thing is really necessary. Mary, moreover, has chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her."

"but when the stronger man attacks him, he takes away from the strong armor in which he was trusting and divides up the spoil.

"Whenever a foul spirit is gone out of a man, it roams through waterless places, in search of rest; but when it can find none, it says, 'I will go back to the house which I have left.'

"Woe unto you! for you are like the tombs which are hidden, and men walk over them unsuspecting."

"so that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required from this generation,

Meanwhile when myriads of the multitudes were thronging around him so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples, first of all. "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisee, which is hypocrisy.

"There is nothing hidden which shall not be revealed; nothing concealed that shall not be known.

And to the people he said, "Take heed and guard yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses."

"So he debated with himself saying, 'What shall I do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.'

"And he said to himself. 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build larger ones in which I will store all my wheat and my goods.

"And which of you by taking anxious thought can add a cubit to his height?

"If then you cannot do even that which is least, why are you anxious concerning the rest?

"Now if God so clothe the grass in the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

"Sell what you have and give alms. Provide yourselves with purses which do not grow old, a treasure inexhaustible in the heavens, where no thief draws near, nor does moth destroy.

But the ruler of the synagogue was indignant at Jesus for healing her on the Sabbath, and said to the crowd. "There are six days of the week on which men ought to work. Therefore come during those, and get cured, but not on the Sabbath Day."

"It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his own garden. It grew and became a tree, and the wild birds nested in its branches."

"It is like leaven which a took and hid in three measures of flour until the whole was leavened."

"And lo, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last."

And to them he said, "Which of you when an ox or ass has fallen into a well, will at once pull him out on the Sabbath Day?"

Jesus answered. "A certain man was making a great feast to which he invited many guests.

"Which of you who is desirous of building a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, to see if he has the means to complete it?

"Which one of you men, if he has a hundred sheep, and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it?

"And when she has found it, she calls together her woman friends and neighbors and say, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'

"The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of your property which is coming to me.' So he divided his means among them.

"And he was longing to be filled with the husks which the swine were eating, but no one gave him any.

He said to them. "You are those that justify themselves in the eyes of men; but God knows you hearts; for that which is lofty in the eyes of men is abomination in the eyes of God.

"And the next came to him and said, 'Here master is your pound which I was keeping safe in a napkin.

he sent two of his disciples saying. "Go into the village in the front, and on entering it you will find an ass's colt tied, on which no one has ever ridden.

He looked at them and said: "Then what does this scripture mean. "The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner?

"for I will give you utterance and a wisdom which none of your adversaries will be able to answer or withstand.

"men lifeless through fear, and foreboding of that which is about to come upon the habitable earth. For the powers of the heavens shall be shaken,

Now the festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was drawing near.

Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the paschal lamb must be sacrificed.

"And to the good man of the house say, 'The teacher asks you, "Where is the room in which I can eat the Passover with my disciples?"'

And he took a loaf, and after giving thanks, he broke it and gave it to them saying. "This is my body, which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me.'

And they began to question among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do such a thing.

And there arose also a dispute among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest,

"For which is greater, he who sits at table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at table? But I am in your midst as one who serves.

"For I say to you that this word of Scripture must find it's fulfilment in me. "And he was numbered among the transgressors, For that which concerns me has its accomplishment."

But they repeatedly insisted, "He is stirring up the people throughout all Judea with his teaching which started from Galilee."

(This was a man who had been thrown in prison on account of a riot which had occurred in the city, and for murder.)

On the Sabbath Day they rested in obedience to the commandment, but in the deep dawn of the first day of the week they took the spices which they had prepared, and came to the tomb.

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb, but when he stooped and looked in he saw the linen wrappings by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering at that which was come to pass.

When they drew near to the village to which they are were going, he appeared to be going farther.

Then he said to them, "These are my words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, how all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law of Moses, and the prophets, and the Psalms concerning me."