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

to a virgin who was betrothed to a man, whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

was of the house and line of David) to be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was big with child.

And there was a man at Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and he was a just and a religious man, who expected the consolation of Israel; and the holy Spirit was upon him.

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser; who was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her first marrying,

and had been a widow about eighty four years; who departed not from the temple; serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Therefore said he to the multitudes that came to be baptised by him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

saying, Let us alone, what hast thou to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the holy one of God:

as were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Be not afraid, from henceforth thou shalt be a captor of men.

And when He was in one of the cities of that country, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus, fell prostrate to Him, and besought Him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.

And one day, as He was teaching, there were pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people:

who seeing their faith said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

And the scribes and pharisees began to cavil, saying, Who is this that talketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God?

And when it was day, He called his disciples to Him: and chose out twelve from among them, whom He also named his apostles:

and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor:)

and He came down the hill with them, and stood in the plain; with the rest of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all the parts of Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases,

And if ye lend to those from whom ye expect to receive, what thanks are due to you? for sinners also lend to sinners that they may receive an equivalent.

Whosoever cometh unto me, and heareth my instructions, and observeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

he is like a man who in building an house digged deep, and laid the foundation upon a rock; and when a flood came, the torrent beat violently against that house, but could not shake it, for it was founded upon a rock.

whom he had a great value for, was ill and ready to die;

and happy is he who shall not be offended at any thing in me.

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

But when the pharisee that invited Him saw it, he said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of a woman this is that toucheth Him; for she is a notorious sinner.

And Simon answered, I suppose he to whom he forgave most. And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged:

Wherefore, I tell thee, her sins though many are forgiven, for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth but little.

And they that sat at table with Him, said within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

and some women that had been cured of evil spirits and other infirmities, as Mary Magdalene, out of whom were cast seven demons,

and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who assisted Him with their substance.

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.

But that on the good ground, are those who having heard the word, retain it in a good and honest heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.

No man when he hath lighted a candle covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a couch; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they who come in may see the light.

And He said unto them, Where is your faith? But they were struck with awe and amazement, and said one to another, who is this? for He commandeth even the winds and the sea, and they obey Him.

And when He was landed, there met Him a man out of the city, who had been possessed by demons a long while, and wore no clothes, and abode in no dwelling but the tombs.

and the people went out to see what was done, and came to Jesus; and found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind:

Now the man from whom the demons were gone out, prayed Him to let him be with Him: but Jesus sent him away,

and a woman who had been in a flux twelve years, and had spent her whole livelyhood upon physicians,

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied it, Peter, and those that were with him, said, Sir, the multitudes throng and press thee, and dost thou ask, Who was it that touched me?

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

And it came to pass, as He was praying in private, his disciples were with Him: and He asked them saying, Whom say the people that I am?

And He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answered and said, The Christ the Son of God.

And I assure you, there be some of those who stand here, that shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

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

and sent messengers before Him: who went into a village of the Samaritans to get a place ready for Him.

All things are delivered to me by my Father: and none knoweth who the Son is, but the Father: and who the Father is, but the Son; and he to whom the Son pleaseth to reveal Him.

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

And Jesus replying said, There was a certain man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among thieves, who after they had stripped and beaten him, went away, leaving him half dead.

And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the feet of Jesus, attending to his discourse.

And He said unto them, when ye pray, say, "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done as in heaven so also upon earth;

If ye then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the holy Spirit to them that ask Him?

But He who well knew their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself becomes desolate, and a house against a house falleth: if Satan also be divided against himself,

And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your own people cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges.

But yet no one having lighted a candle putteth it into a secret place, nor under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they who come in may see the light.

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

But wo unto you pharisees, who tithe even your mint, and rue, and all your herbs, and pass by judgement and the love of God: these ought ye to practise and not to omit the others.

Wo unto you; who build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

who perished between the altar and the temple. Verily I tell you, it shall be required of this generation.

But I will shew you whom ye should fear,---Fear Him, who after He hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, fear Him.

Man, who set me over you as a judge or divider?

Happy are those servants, whom the master when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself, and make them sit down, and will come and serve them.

And the Lord said, Who is indeed that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his family to give out the measure of food in due season?

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

And that servant, who knew his master's will, and did not prepare himself to do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

but he that knew it not, and did things deserving stripes, shall be beaten with few: for to whomsoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will demand the more.

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, do ye think that they were sinners above all the inhabitants in Jerusalem?

And might not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?

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

and he who invited thee and him, should come and say to thee, Give place to this person, and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.

But when thou art invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, that, when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then wilt thou have honor before them that sit at table with thee:

And one of those; who sat at table with Him, hearing these things, said unto Him, Happy is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

for I tell you, that none of those men who were invited, shall taste of my supper.

For who of you that hath a mind to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expence, whether he hath wherewithal to perfect it?

And he went and let himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.

but as soon as this thy son was come, who hath eaten up thy substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

And He said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his goods.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the false riches, who will intrust you with the true?

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

And the pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things; and derided Him.

Now there was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, living voluptuously and splendidly every day.

who was laid at his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass that the poor man died,

And besides, there is a great gulf fixed between us and you; so that they, who would pass from hence to you, cannot; nor can they pass to us, who would come from thence.

Then said He to the disciples, It is impossible that offences should not come: but wo to him by whom they come.

who stood at a distance, and lifted up their voice, saying, Jesus master, have pity on us.

saying, There was a judge in a certain city, who neither feared God, nor regarded man.

And there was a widow in that city, who came to him, saying, Do me justice of my adversary.

And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

who shall not receive manifold more even in this life, and in the world to come life everlasting.

and behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, who was the chief publican, and very rich.

And he sought to see Jesus who He was; but he could not for the croud; for he was little of stature.

And when he was returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to be called to him, to whom he had delivered the money, that he might know what use each had made of it.

for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man, who takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

But those mine enemies, who would not have me to reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who it is that gave thee this authority?

And some of the Sadducees (who deny a resurrection) came to Him and asked Him,

But they who are counted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

Beware of the scribes, who affect to walk in long robes, and love salutations in public places, and the chief seats in the Synagogues, and uppermost places at feasts;

who devour widows houses, and for a shew of religion make long prayers: these shall receive a heavier sentence.

Then entred Satan into Judas who was surnamed Iscariot, one of the twelve.

and the Son of man is going indeed as was determined; but wo to that man by whom He is betrayed.

and when they had blind-folded Him, they struck Him on the face, and asked Him, saying, Prophesy who it was that smote thee.

and understanding that He was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also at Jerusalem at that time.