as they delivered them to us who, from the beginning, were eye witnesses and ministers of the word,

And the angel answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to tell you this good news.

And they said to her, There is no one of your relations who is called by this name;

And all who heard laid them to heart, saying, What then is this child to be? For the hand of the Lord was also with him.

to be enrolled with Mary his espoused [wife,] who was with child.

For to you was born to-day in the city of David, a Saviour who is the anointed Lord.

and all who heard wondered at the things told them by the shepherds.

And she coming by at that time, praised God, and spoke of him [the child] to all who expected a redemption in Jerusalem.

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

Then John said to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And the devil said to him, All this power will I give you, and the glory of these; for it is given to me, and I give it to whom I will.

Alas! what have you to do with us, Jesus Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy [Son] of God!

And when the sun went down, all who had friends sick with various diseases brought them to him; and putting his hands on each one of them he cured them;

So also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from this time you shall take men.

And behold, men bringing on a bed a man who was paralytic; and they sought to bring him in to place him before him.

And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaks blasphemies? who can forgive sins, but God alone?

And Levi made a great feast for him at his house; and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others who reclined with them.

And when it was day he called his disciples; and having chosen twelve of them, whom he named apostles,

Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor,

he went down with them and stood on a plain; and a multitude of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be cured of their diseases;

Woe to you full! for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep.

to him that strikes you on the cheek, present also the other; and forbid not him who takes away your cloak to take your coat also.

Give to every one that asks; and from him who takes that which is yours, ask it not back.

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks have you? for sinners do the same.

And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks have you? sinners also lend to sinners, to receive back as much again.

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

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid the foundation on the rock; and when there was a flood, the stream beat against that house and could not shake it, because it was built on a rock.

And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and about to die;

And having come to Jesus they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom you should do this;

And approaching he touched the bier, and those who bore it stopped. And he said, Young man, I tell you, arise!

and blessed is he who shall not be offended with me.

But what went you out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Behold, those who wear fine clothes, and live in luxury, are in royal palaces.

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

And all the people who heard this, and the publicans, justified God, having received the baptism of John.

And the Pharisee who invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying, If this was a prophet he would have known who and what kind of a woman this is who touches him; for she is a sinner.

Simon answered and said, I suppose the one to whom he gave most. And he said to him, You have judged rightly.

Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she has loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

And those who reclined with him said within themselves, Who is this that forgives sins also?

and certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, from whom went out seven demons,

and Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susannah, and many others, who served them with their property.

those by the way are those who hear, then comes the devil and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved;

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

and that which fell among thorns signifies those who hear, and going away are choked by cares and riches and the pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But that on the good ground signifies those who, with a noble and good heart, hearing the word retain it, and bear fruit persistently.

And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and perform it.

And as he went out on the land, there met him a certain man from the city who had had demons for a long time; and he wore no clothes, and remained not in a house, but in the tombs.

And those who fed them, seeing what was done, fled and reported it in the city and in the country places.

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 of a sound mind, at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid.

And those who had seen related to them how the demoniac had been cured.

And the man from whom the demons had gone out desired to be with him; but he sent him away, saying,

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

And Jesus said, Who touched me? And all denying, Peter and those with him said, Master, the multitudes press upon and throng you, and do you say, Who touched me?

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

And when he was praying alone, the disciples came to him, and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

And he said to them, Who do you say that I am? And Peter answered and said, The Christ of God.

And I tell you of a truth, there are some of those standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.

and behold, two men conversed with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

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

And turning to his disciples, he said, All things are 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 will reveal him.

But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

And Jesus replied and said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who both stripped him and inflicted blows upon him, and went away leaving him half dead.

Which of these three think you was a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one who is indebted to us; and bring us not into trial.

And what father is there of you, who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? or if he asks also for a fish, will for a fish give him a serpent?

But if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? they, therefore, shall be your judges.

No one lights a candle and puts it in a secret place, or under a modius [1.916 gallon measure], but on a candlestick, that all who go in may see the light.

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the house. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation.

But I will show you whom to fear; Fear him, who after killing has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, Fear him.

And he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

But God said to him, Foolish man, this night they shall require your soul from you; and who then will have the goods which you have provided?

Blessed are those servants whom their lord when he comes shall find watching. I tell you truly, that he will gird himself, and cause them to recline, and he will come and wait upon them.

And the Lord said, Who then is a faithful, a wise steward, whom the lord shall place over his family, to give them their proper food in due time?

Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.

And that servant who knew his lord's will and prepared not himself, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And from any one to whom much is given, much will be demanded; and of him with whom men have deposited much, they will ask more.

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in the Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think they were sinners above all men that live at Jerusalem?

and behold, there was a woman who had been subject to a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent down, and was not able to lift herself up at all.

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, behold, eighteen years, to be released from this bond on the sabbath?

And some one said to him, Lord, are there few who are saved? And he said to them,

And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

But when you are invited, go and sit down in the last place, that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher; then you shall have honor in the presence of those that recline with you;

lest having laid its foundation, and not being able to finish, all who see ridicule him,

So, therefore, no one of you can be my disciple who does not forsake all that he has.

So, I tell you, there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that changes his mind, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need a change of mind.

but when this your son came who has consumed his living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf.

If, therefore, you have not been faithful in the riches procured by injustice, who will commit to you the true?

And if you have not been faithful in another's, who will give you yours?

And the Pharisees, who are avaricious, heard all these things, and derided him.

AND he said to his disciples, It is inevitable that offenses should come; but woe to him by whom they come;

And coming to a certain village, ten lepers met him, who stood afar off.

saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city, who feared not God and regarded not man.

And will not God execute the judgment of his elect, who cry day and night to him, even though he waits long on them?

And he also spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

And Jesus seeing him, said, With what difficulty do those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

And those hearing him, said, And who can be saved?

And he said to them, I tell you truly, that there is no one who has left a house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, on account of the kingdom of God,

who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the life to come eternal life.

And he sought to see Jesus, who he was; and could not on account of the multitude, because he was of small stature.

And he returned, having received the kingdom, and ordered those servants to be called to him to whom he had given the money, that he might know what each one had done.