Since many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zachariah: for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

And Zachariah said unto the angel, How shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well advanced in years.

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stands in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto you, and to show you these glad tidings.

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, you that are highly favored, the Lord is with you: blessed are you among women.

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for you have found favor with God.

Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of you shall be called the Son of God.

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

And she spoke out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

And Mary said, My soul does magnify the Lord,

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

And they said unto her, There is none of your kindred that is called by this name.

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord has made known unto us.

And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

Then he took him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why have you thus dealt with us? behold, your father and I have sought you sorrowing.

And he said unto them, How is it that you sought me? knew you not that I must be about my Father's business?

Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

He answered and said unto them, He that has two coats, let him impart to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

Then came also tax collectors to be baptized, and said unto him, Teacher, what shall we do?

And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

And the soldiers likewise asked of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.

And the devil said unto him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give you, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get you behind me, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here:

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, You shall not test the Lord your God.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

And all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

And he said unto them, You will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in your country.

And he said, Verily, I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and asked him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

Now when he had ceased speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.

And Simon answering said unto him, Teacher, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at your word I will let down the net.

And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from now on you shall catch men.

And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, your sins are forgiven you.

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, Why reason you in your hearts?

But that you may know that the Son of man has power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the paralytic,) I say unto you, Arise, and take up your bed, and go into your house.

And after these things he went forth, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office: and he said unto him, Follow me.

And Levi made himself a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of tax collectors and of others that sat down with them.

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but you eat and drink?

And he said unto them, Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do you that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

And Jesus answering them said, Have you not read so much as this, what David did, when he was hungry, and they who were with him;

And he said unto them, The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

And he came and touched the coffin: and they that bore him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto you, Arise.

And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

When the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us unto you, saying, Are you he that should come? or look we for another?

And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things you have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

And the Lord said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

And one of the Pharisees asked him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat.

And, behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat to eat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment,

And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have something to say unto you. And he said, Teacher, say on.

Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, You have rightly judged.

And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, See this woman? I entered into your house, you gave me no water for my feet: but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

And he said unto her, Your sins are forgiven.

And they that sat to eat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgives sins also?

And he said to the woman, Your faith has saved you; go in peace.

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

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

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

And it was told him by some who said, Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you.

And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it.

Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commands even the winds and water, and they obey him.

When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of God most high? I beseech you, torment me not.

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion: because many demons were entered into him.

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Teacher, the multitude throng you and press you, and you say, Who touched me?

And Jesus said, Somebody has touched me: for I perceive that power has gone out of me.

And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: your faith has made you whole; go in peace.

And all wept, and mourned her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor bag, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead;

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

And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get food: for we are here in a desert place.

But he said unto them, Give you them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; unless we should go and buy food for all this people.

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in companies.

And they did so, and made them all sit down.

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

He said unto them, But whom say you that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.