even as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us;

And the angel, answering, said to him, "I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to proclaim these glad tidings to you.

And, behold, Elizabeth, your kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren;

And happy is she who believed, because there shall be a fulfillment of the things spoken to her from the Lord!"

And His mercy is unto generations and generations to those who fear Him.

And they said to her, "There is no one of your kindred who is called by this name."

and all who heard laid them up in their heart, saying, "What, then, shall this child be!" For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

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

to shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

because there was born to-day, in the city of David, a Saviour, Who is Christ the Lord.

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

He was saying, therefore, to the multitudes coming forth to be immersed by him, "Broods of vipers! who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

And he, answering, said to them, "Let him who has two coats share with him who has none; and let him who has food do likewise."

John answered, saying to them all, "I, indeed, immerse you in water; but He is coming, Who is mightier than I??he latchet of Whose sandals I am not worthy to loose??e will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire;

and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form, as a dove; and a voice came out of Heaven, "Thou art My Son, the Beloved, in Whom I delighted."

and to no one of them was Elijah sent, except to Zarephath in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

"Ha! what is there to us and to Thee, Jesus, Nazarene! Didst Thou come to destroy us? I know Thee, Who Thou art, the Holy One of God!"

and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Fear not; henceforth you will catch men."

And it came to pass, on one of the days, that He was teaching; and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present with Him to heal.

And, behold, men bearing on a couch a man who was a paralytic, and they were seeking to bring him in, and place him before Him.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is This that is speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God only?"

And Levi made a great reception for Him in his house; and there was a great multitude of tax-collectors and of others who were reclining at table with them.

And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

And when it became day, He called His disciples; and, having selected twelve from them, (whom He also called apostles):

Simon whom He also called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,

and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon who is called Zelotes,

and Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot who became a betrayer;

and, descending with them, He stood upon a level place; and a large multitude of His disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, were present, who came to hear Him, and to be healed of their diseases;

"Happy, ye who are hungering now; because ye will be filled. "Happy, ye who are weeping now; because ye shall laugh.

"Woe to you who are filled now; because ye shall hunger! "Woe to you who are laughing now; because ye shall mourn and weep!

"But I say to you who hear, love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;

bless those who curse you; pray for those who revile you.

"To him who smites you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, withhold not your coat also.

"Give to every one who asks of you; and of him who takes away your goods, ask them not back.

"And, if ye love those who love you, what charm have you? for even the sinners love those who love them.

"And, if ye do good to those who do good to you, what charm have you? even the sinners do the same.

"And, if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what charm have you? even the sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive back as much.

"Every one who comes to Me, and hears My words, and does them, I will show 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; and, a flood coming, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it; because it was well built.

But he who heard and did not, is like a man who built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream broke, and straightway it collapsed; and the ruin of that house was great."

And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, being ill, was about to die.

And they, coming to Jesus, were earnestly beseeching Him, saying, "He is worthy for whom Thou shalt do this;

And those who were sent, having returned to the house, found the servant well.

This is he concerning whom it has been written, 'Behold, I send forth My messenger before Thy face, who will prepare Thy way before Thee.'

They are like children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, who say, 'We piped to you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not weep.'

And, behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and, learning that He was reclining at table in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster cruse of perfume;

But, seeing it, the Pharisee who invited Him, spake in himself, saying, "This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that is touching Him, because she is a sinner."

Simon, answering, said, "He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the more." And He said to him, "Rightly did you judge."

Wherefore, I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; because she loved much; but he, to whom little is forgiven, loves little."

And those reclining with Him began to say in themselves, "Who is This That even forgiveth sins!"

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

and Joanna wife of Chuzas Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who were ministering to them of their substance.

And those by the wayside are those who heard; then the Devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart; lest, having believed, they should be saved.

"And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; who, for a season, believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

"And that which fell among the thorns, these are those who heard; and, going forth, they are choked with anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, and bear no fruit to perfection.

And He, answering, said to them, "My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."

And He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And, struck with fear, they marvelled, saying one to another, "Who, then, is This, that He commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!"

And, when He went forth on the land, there met Him a certain man out of the city, who had demons, and for a long time he had worn no clothing; and he abode not in a house, but in the tombs.

And they went out to see what had taken place; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons went out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and having his right mind; and they were afraid.

And those who saw it reported to them how the demon-possessed man was delivered.

And the man, from whom the demons had gone forth, was begging Him that he might be with Him; but He sent him away, saying,

And a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who could not be cured,

And Jesus said, "Who is it that touched Me?" And, when all were denying, Peter said, "Master, the multitudes are thronging Thee, and hard pressing Thee!"

And Herod said, "John I beheaded; but Who is This concerning Whom I hear such things?" And he was seeking to see Him.

And it came to pass, as He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He asked them, saying, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"

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

And I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will in no wise taste of death, till they see the Kingdom of God."

And, behold, two men were talking with Him, who, indeed, were Moses and Elijah;

who, appearing in glory, were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

Now Peter and those with him had become heavy with sleep; but, having watched through it, they saw His glory, and the two men who were standing with Him.

and said to them, "Whosoever shall receive this child in My name, receives Me; and whosoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for he that is least among you all, the same is great."

And Jesus said to him, "Forbid him not: for he who is not against you is for you."

"He who hears you hears Me; and he who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects Him Who sent Me."

"All things were delivered up 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 purposeth to reveal Him."

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

And Jesus, answering, said, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers; who, both stripping him and inflicting blows, went away, leaving him half dead.

Which, therefore, of these three seems to you to have become neighbor of him who fell among the robbers?"

And she had a sister called Mary, who, also seated at the Lord's feet, was hearing His word.

And He said to them, "Who of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;

for every one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened.

If ye, then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"

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

He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who is not gathering with Me is scattering.

But He said, "Yea, rather, happy are those who hear the word of God, and keep it!"

"No one, having lighted a lamp, puts it in a cellar, or under a measure, but on a lamp-stand, that those who enter may see the light.

Senseless ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

that the blood of all the prophets, which has been shed from the founding of the world, may be required of this generation??51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah who perished between the altar and the house??ea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.'

"Woe to you lawyers; because ye took away the Key of Knowledge; ye yourselves entered not in, and those who were entering ye hindered."

"And I say to you, my friends, be not frightened by those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do;

but I will show you Whom ye should fear; fear Him Who, after killing, has authority to cast into Hell; yea, I say to you, fear Him.

"And I say to you, every one who shall confess Me before men, him will the Son of Man confess before the angels of God;

but he who denied Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

And every one who shall say a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven.

But He said to him, "Man, who appointed Me a judge or a divider over you?"

So is he who is laying up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

"And who of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit to his stature?

Happy are those servants, whom their lord, when coming, shall find watching! Verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them recline; and, coming near, he will serve them.

And the Lord said, "Who, then, is the faithful steward, the wise one, whom his lord will appoint over his household to give the portion of food in due season?

Happy that servant, whom his lord, when he comes, shall find so doing.

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