I determined also, as soon as I had searched out diligently all things from the beginning, that then I would write unto thee, good Theophilus,

And how has it happened to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me?

Happy indeed is she who believed that the promise which she received from the Lord would be fulfilled."

And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;

And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

that he would save us from our enemies and from the grip of all who hate us.

that he would grant to us, that being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we might serve him without fear,

Then the shepherds went away back, glorifying and extolling God for all they had heard and seen as they had been told they would.

Now a man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

And he had knowledge, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ.

Every year Jesus' parents would go to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival.

And all of them who heard Him were amazed at His understanding [i.e., of spiritual matters] and His answers [to questions they would ask Him].

He went into the whole region around the Jordan River proclaiming that those immersed on the basis of their repentance [i.e., determining to change their hearts and lives] would receive the forgiveness of sins [from God].

John would say to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him, "You children of serpents! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

The crowds would ask him, "Then what ought we to do?"

And he would answer and say to them, “The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise.”

And soldiers would ask him, "And what ought we to do?" He said to them, "Do not extort money or make false charges against people, but be satisfied with your pay."

Now as people were anticipating [what would happen] and everyone was wondering in their hearts if perhaps John were the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one],

So with many varied exhortations he would preach the good news to the people,

to proclaim the year of the Lord's acceptance [i.e., the time when people would become His obedient followers]."

When the sun was setting, all those who had anyone sick with various diseases brought them to Him. As He laid His hands on each one of them, He would heal them.

And even demons came out from many people, screaming 'You are the Son of God.' Jesus rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

And he entered into one of the ships, which pertained to Simon, and prayed him, that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people out of the ship.

And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;

But the news about Him spread even more, and large crowds would come together to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.

to which he answered, would you have the bridemen fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

And he said to them, in a story, No man takes a bit of cloth from a new coat and puts it on to an old coat, for so the new coat would be damaged and the bit from the new would not go well with the old.

And no one putteth new wine into old skins; for the new wine would burst the skins, and would itself run out, and the skins would be spoilt.

And the scribes and pharisees watched Him to see if He would work a cure on the sabbath: that they might find an accusation against Him.

But they were filled with mindless rage and began debating with one another what they would do to Jesus.

To him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who would take from thee thy cloak, withhold not thy coat also.

And give to every one that asketh thee; and from him who would take thy goods, demand them not again.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them in like manner.

And if ye love them loving you, what grace is to you? for also the sinful would love those loving them.

He also spoke to them in figurative language. "Can a blind man lead a blind man?" He asked; "would not both fall into the ditch?

and having heard of Jesus, he sent unto Him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that He would come and heal his servant.

But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law of Moses, who would not be immersed by John, rejected God's purpose for themselves.

Like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, 'We piped to you and you would not dance, we lamented and you would not weep.'

And one of the Pharisees made a request that he would take a meal with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house and took his seat at the table.

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.

Other seed fell into the good soil, and grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He would call out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the others in parables, so that seeing they would not see, and hearing they would not understand.

And those by the way are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, lest having believed, they would be saved.

And they told him, saying, "Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, and would see thee."

And, when he went forth upon the land, there met him a certain man, out of the city, having demons; and, for a considerable time, he had put on no garment, and, in a house, would not abide, but among the tombs.

For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.

And they besought Him that He would not command them to go into the abyss:

but as there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain, they intreated Him that He would suffer them to enter into them, and He permitted them.

And all the whole multitude of the country of the Gaderenites, besought him that he would depart from them: for they were taken with great fear. And he gat him into the ship and returned back again.

And behold, there came a man named Jairus: and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house,

When he reached the house he would not allow anyone to come in with him except Peter and James and John, and the child's father and mother.

And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

for he that would save his life shall lose it, but he that would lose his life for my sake shall save it.

For what advantage hath a man in gaining all the would, if he destroy himself, or be punished with the loss of life?

They had a glorified appearance, and were discussing Jesus' departure that he would shortly bring about in Jerusalem.

And I besought thy disciples that they would cast him out, and they could not.

But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.

Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.

But they would not entertain Him, because his face was towards Jerusalem.

After these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them, two and two, before him into every city, and place, whither he himself would come.

And He said unto them, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few: pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that He would send out workmen to his harvest.

Wo unto thee, Chorazin, wo unto thee, Bethsaida, for if the miracles wrought among you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

All things were delivered me by my Father: and none knows who is the Son, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and to whomsoever the Son would wish to reveal.

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up testing him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, would I inherit eternal life?

And he said to them, Which of you, having a friend, would go to him in the middle of the night and say to him, Friend, let me have three cakes of bread;

since a friend arrived from the road to me, and I do not have what I would set before him,

And he, from inside the house, would say in answer, Do not be a trouble to me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; it is not possible for me to get up and give to you?

I tell you, though even he would not rise and give him because he is his friend; yet because of his importunity, roused up, he will give him as many as he needeth.

What father among you, if his son asks for bread, would give him a stone, or if he asks for a fish, would give him a snake instead of the fish?

Or if he asks for an egg, would he give him a scorpion?

others, to try him, desir'd he would show some miraculous sign in the heaven.

And, if Satan also were divided against himself, how would his kingdom stand? because ye say that by Beelzebub I am casting out the demons!

Now, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal.

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

And that servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip],

I have come to throw fire on earth. Would it were kindled already!

"Would it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I straitened till it is accomplished!

For when thou go with thine opponent to the magistrate on the way give effort to be delivered from him, lest he may drag thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer would cast thee into prison.

In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Get thee out, and go hence: for Herod would fain kill thee.

But I must journey on, to-day, to-morrow, and the next day; it would never do for a prophet to perish except in Jerusalem!

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

And he answered and said to them: Which of you, if his son or his ox should fall into a pit, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day?

He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves:

Then the host who invited both of you would come to you and say, "Give this person your place.' In disgrace, you would have to take the place of least honor.

Then he told the man who had invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, stop inviting only your friends, brothers, relatives, or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return and you would be repaid.

for who of you would resolve to build a tower, without taking the trouble first of all to compute the expence, and whether he is able to finish it?

it would be fit neither for the land, nor for the dunghil, but only to be thrown away. he that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

"Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it?

Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn't light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and well: but he was angry, and would not go in.

And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.

And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.

“The Law and the [writings of the] Prophets were proclaimed until John; since then the gospel of the kingdom of God has been and continues to be preached, and everyone tries forcefully to go into it.

It would be easier for the heavens and the earth to disappear than for one stroke of a letter in the Law to be lost.

“There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.

and he would gladly have been fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. And even the dogs came and licked his sores.

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.