Whereas many have undertaken to compose a narrative of the things, which have been fully certified among us;

and now shalt thou be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass; because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled at their season.

according to the oath which He sware to Abraham our father,

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

and the angel said to them, Be not affrighted; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people,

And when the angels went from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us go to Bethlehem, and see this which hath been told us, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

and all that heard it, were amazed at the things which were related to them by the shepherds.

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

for mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast provided in the sight of all people,

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against,

but they did not understand the word which He spake to them.

And now the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which doth not yield good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

But Herod the tetrarch being reproved by him on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the wicked things which Herod did,

"The spirit of the Lord is upon me to the end, for which He hath anointed me: He hath sent me to publish good tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to release them that are bruised,

And they all bare witness to Him, and wondered at the gracefulness of the words, which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

and they rose up and drove Him out of the city, and dragged Him to the brow of the hill, on which their city was built, in order to throw Him down the precipice.

He went into one of them, which was Simon's, and desired him to put off a little way from the shore: and He sat down and taught the multitudes from the ship.

for he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had taken;

Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say, Rise up and walk?

And immediately he rose up before them, took up the bed on which he lay, and went away to his house, glorifying God.

And some of the pharisees said to them, Why do ye do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?

and did take and eat the shew-bread, and gave also to his attendants, which it is not lawful for any to eat but the priests.

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed and shaken down and running over, shall they give into your bosom: for by the same measure, which ye measure with, shall it be measured back again to you.

For that is not a good tree which produceth bad fruit, nor is the tree bad, which produceth good fruit:

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 out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

But he that heareth and observeth not, is like a man that built an house upon the ground without any foundation, which the flood beat violently upon, and immediately it fell down, and the ruin of that house was great.

and they not being able to pay him, he freely forgave them both: tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

And that which fell among thorns, are those who when they have heard the word go away and are choked with the cares and riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

(For there is nothing secret, that shall not be made manifest: nor any thing concealed, which shall not be made known and come to light.)

And they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.

(For He commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man; which had oftentimes seized him so violently, that tho' he was bound with chains and fetters, yet he broke the bands asunder, and was driven by the demon into those lonely places.)

and behold two men talked with Him, which were Moses and Elias;

who appeared in glory, and spake of his exit, which He was to make at Jerusalem.

And when the voice was uttered, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it to themselves, and told no one at that time any of the things which they had seen.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God: but while they were all wondering at the things which Jesus did, He said to his disciples,

Then a dispute rose among them, which of them should be greatest.

And thou Capernaum, which art exalted even to heaven, shalt be cast down to hell.

for many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and did not see them; and to hear what ye hear, but did not hear them.

Which now of these three dost thou think was neighbor to him that fell among the thieves?

And Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

And He said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine on his journey is come to me,

As He was speaking these things, a certain woman lifted up her voice from amidst the croud, and said, Happy is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck!

Take heed therefore least the light which is in thee be darkness.

Senseless creatures! Did not He who made the outside, make also that which is within? give alms rather according to your ability:

that the blood of all the prophets which has been shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah,

In the mean time great multitudes of people being gathered together about Him, so that they trode upon one another, He began to say to his disciples, Beware of the leaven of the pharisees, which is hypocrisy: for there is nothing concealed,

which shall not be discovered; nor hidden which shall not be known.

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

And which of you by all his thought can add one moment to his life?

Now if God so clothe the grass which is to day in the field, and to-morrow is cast into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Sell what ye have, and give alms: provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a never-failing treasure in the heavens, where no thief approacheth nor moth corrupteth:

the lord of that servant will come on a day in which he does not expect him, and at a time which he is not aware of; and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.

But the ruler of the synagogue, being provoked that Jesus had wrought a cure on the sabbath-day, said to the people, There are six days in which ye ought to work; on these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath-day.

It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew, and became a great tree, and the birds of the air lodged in it's boughs.

It is like leaven, which a woman took and put into three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

and said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out even on the sabbath-day?

Upon which He said, A certain man made a great supper and invited many;

saying, What man of you that hath an hundred sheep, and loseth one of them, doth not leave the ninety-nine in the field, and go after that which was lost, till he find it?

and coming home, he calleth his friends and neighbors together and saith unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.

and when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and neighbors together; saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.

And he would gladly have filled his belly with the husks which the swine did eat: and no man relieved him.

and if ye have not been faithful in that which was another's, who will give you that which is your own?

And He said unto them, Ye justify yourselves before men, but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

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

For as the lightning which lightneth from the one part of heaven shineth to the other: so also shall the Son of man be in his day.

But they understood none of these things; and this matter was hid from them, so that they knew not the things which were spoken.

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

And another came, and said, Behold, my Lord, thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

saying, Go into the opposite village, in which, at your entring, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat; loose him and bring him hither.

And when He was now come near to the foot of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples rejoicing began to praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,

And He looked upon them and said, What then is this, which is written, The stone which the builders refused, is become the head of the corner?

And as some were speaking of the temple; how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts, He said, As for these things which ye see,

the days will come, in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be demolished.

which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor withstand.

For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

Watch therefore and be constant in prayer, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things, which shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the passover.

The day of unleavened bread being come, on which the paschal-lamb was to be slain,

and say to the master of the house, Our Master inquireth by us, Where is the room, in which I may eat the passover with my disciples?

And He took bread, and gave thanks and brake it, and gave it to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me:

as also the cup after supper, saying, This cup represents the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.

And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do it.

And there was also a dispute among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest:

For which is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at table? but I am among you as one that serveth.

for I tell you, that this which is written must yet be accomplished in me, "And He was numbered with transgressors," for the things foretold concerning me are near at an end.

For behold the days are coming in which they shall say, happy are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck.

And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him and the malefactors: one on his right hand and the other on his left.

And on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared; (and some others with them:) and found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre:

And they were conversing together about all these things which had happened.

And He said unto them, What subjects are these, which ye are discoursing of to one another as ye walk, and why are ye sorrowful?

And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered and said to Him, Art thou only a sojourner at Jerusalem, and hast not heard of the things which have been done there within these few days?

And He said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all the things must be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and Psalms, concerning me.