as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,

And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God, and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to bring these glad tidings to thee;

And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.

And fear came upon all who dwelt round about them; and in the whole hill-country of Judaea all these things were the subject of conversation.

And all who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? And the Lord's hand was with him.

as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;

deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;

to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

to be inscribed in the census roll with Mary who was betrothed to him as his wife, she being great with child.

for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ the Lord.

And all who heard it wondered at the things said to them by the shepherds.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was far advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,

and herself a widow up to eighty-four years; who did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers;

and she coming up the same hour gave praise to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who waited for redemption in Jerusalem.

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

He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?

saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And they beckoned to their partners who were in the other ship to come and help them, and they came, and filled both the ships, so that they were sinking.

For astonishment had laid hold on him, and on all those who were with him, at the haul of fishes which they had taken;

and in like manner also on James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; henceforth thou shalt be catching men.

And it came to pass on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and out of Jerusalem; and the Lord's power was there to heal them.

And lo, men bringing upon a couch a man who was paralysed; and they sought to bring him in, and put him before him.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason in their minds, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins but God alone?

And Levi made a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax-gatherers and others who were at table with them.

And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him,

how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that any eat, unless the priests alone?

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Get up, and stand in the midst. And having risen up he stood there.

And when it was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also he named apostles:

Simon, to whom also he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,

and Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon who was called Zealot,

and Judas brother of James, and Judas Iscariote, who was also his betrayer;

and having descended with them, he stood on a level place, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.

bless those that curse you; pray for those who use you despitefully.

And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? for even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like.

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

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.

And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.

And a certain centurion's bondman who was dear to him was ill and about to die;

But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,

And they who had been sent returning to the house found the bondman, who was ill, in good health.

But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate garments? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and live luxuriously are in the courts of kings.

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

for I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater prophet is no one than John the baptist; but he who is a little one in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

(And all the people who heard it, and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;

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

and behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, and knew that he was sitting at meat in the house of the Pharisee, having taken an alabaster box of myrrh,

And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This person if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches him, for she is a sinner.

And Simon answering said, I suppose he to whom he forgave the most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

For which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little.

And they that were with them at table began to say within themselves, Who is this who forgives also sins?

and certain women who had been healed of wicked spirits and infirmities, Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

and Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him of their substance.

And a great crowd coming together, and those who were coming to him out of each city, he spoke by parable:

But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.

But those upon the rock, those who when they hear receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a time, and in time of trial fall away.

But that that fell where the thorns were, these are they who having heard go away and are choked under cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And no one having lighted a lamp covers it with a vessel or puts it under a couch, but sets it on a lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.

But he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are those who hear the word of God and do it.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And, being afraid, they were astonished, saying to one another, Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

And as he got out of the ship on the land, a certain man out of the city met him, who had demons a long time, and put on no clothes, and did not abide in a house, but in the tombs.

And they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting, clothed and sensible, at the feet of Jesus. And they were afraid.

And they also who had seen it told them how the possessed man had been healed.

But the man out of whom the demons had gone besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying,

And a woman who had a flux of blood since twelve years, who, having spent all her living on physicians, could not be cured by any one,

And Jesus said, Who has touched me? But all denying, Peter and those with him said, Master, the crowds close thee in and press upon thee, and sayest thou, Who has touched me?

And Herod said, John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? and he sought to see him.

And it came to pass as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?

And he said to them, But ye, who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

But I say unto you of a truth, There are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God.

And lo, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elias,

who, appearing in glory, spoke of his departure which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.

But Peter and those with him were oppressed with sleep: but having fully awoke up they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.

And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be the greatest of them.

and said to them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is the least among you all, he is great.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.

All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him.

But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.

Which now of these three seems to thee to have been neighbour of him who fell into the hands of the robbers?

And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.

And he said to them, Who among you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, let me have three loaves,

But of whom of you that is a father shall a son ask bread, and the father shall give him a stone? or also a fish, and instead of a fish shall give him a serpent?

If therefore ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

But if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons by whom do they cast them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.

But no one having lit a lamp sets it in secret, nor under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.

Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

Woe unto you, the doctors of the law, for ye have taken away the key of knowledge; yourselves have not entered in, and those who were entering in ye have hindered.

But I say to you, my friends, Fear not those who kill the body and after this have no more that they can do.

But I will shew you whom ye shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him.

But he said to him, Man, who established me as a judge or a divider over you?

Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

and ye like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord on coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.

And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season?

Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus;

But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared himself nor done his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;