it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,

And the messenger answering said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,

And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which is Nazareth,

And the messenger said to her, 'Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

And the messenger answering said to her, 'The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,

and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.

Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,

Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,

And the messenger said to them, 'Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people --

And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will.'

and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, as it was spoken unto them.

then he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and he said,

and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.

Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests -- there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'

make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father -- Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.'

And, therefore, indeed with many other things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good news to the people,

the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

and the Devil said to him, 'If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.'

And Jesus answered him, saying, 'It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'

And Jesus answering him said, 'Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, 'If the Son thou art of God, cast thyself down hence,

And Jesus answering said to him -- 'It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,

saying, 'Away, what -- to us and to thee, Jesus, O Nazarene? thou didst come to destroy us; I have known thee who thou art -- the Holy One of God.'

And demons also were coming forth from many, crying out and saying -- 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of God;' and rebuking, he did not suffer them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.

and he said unto them -- 'Also to the other cities it behoveth me to proclaim good news of the reign of God, because for this I have been sent;'

And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, 'Who is this that doth speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins, except God only?'

And presently having risen before them, having taken up that on which he was lying, he went away to his house, glorifying God,

and astonishment took all, and they were glorifying God, and were filled with fear, saying -- 'We saw strange things to-day.'

how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did take, and did eat, and gave also to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat, except only to the priests?'

Then said Jesus unto them, 'I will question you something: Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save or to kill?'

And it came to pass in those days, he went forth to the mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of God,

And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: 'Happy the poor -- because yours is the reign of God.

But woe to you -- the rich, because ye have got your comfort.

'But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back.

and if ye do good to those doing good to you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful do the same;

'But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

'Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

'For there is not a good tree making bad fruit, nor a bad tree making good fruit;

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which is evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

and as he came nigh to the gate of the city, then, lo, one dead was being carried forth, an only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a great multitude of the city was with her.

and fear took hold of all, and they were glorifying God, saying -- 'A great prophet hath risen among us,' and -- 'God did look upon His people.'

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Having gone on, report to John what ye saw and heard, that blind men do see again, lame do walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf do hear, dead are raised, poor have good news proclaimed;

for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'

And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

And it came to pass thereafter, that he was going through every city and village, preaching and proclaiming good news of the reign of God, and the twelve are with him,

And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.' These things saying, he was calling, 'He having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

And he said, 'To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

'And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain it, and bear fruit in continuance.

And there came unto him his mother and brethren, and they were not able to get to him because of the multitude,

and he answering said unto them, 'My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'

and having seen Jesus, and having cried out, he fell before him, and with a loud voice, said, 'What -- to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I beseech thee, mayest thou not afflict me!'

'Turn back to thy house, and tell how great things God did to thee;' and he went away through all the city proclaiming how great things Jesus did to him.

and he sent them to proclaim the reign of God, and to heal the ailing.

And going forth they were going through the several villages, proclaiming good news, and healing everywhere.

and the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured.

and he said to them, 'And ye -- who do ye say me to be?' and Peter answering said, 'The Christ of God.'

and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.'

And it came to pass, in their parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, 'Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,' not knowing what he saith:

And they were all amazed at the greatness of God, and while all are wondering at all things that Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

and Jesus said to him, 'Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, and thou, having gone away, publish the reign of God.'

and Jesus said unto him, 'No one having put his hand on a plough, and looking back, is fit for the reign of God.'

and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The reign of God hath come nigh to you.

And the dust that hath cleaved to us, from your city, we do wipe off against you, but this know ye, that the reign of God hath come nigh to you;

In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, 'I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.

And he answering said, 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.'

but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'

If, then, ye, being evil, have known good gifts to be giving to your children, how much more shall the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!'

but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.

And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping it!'

'But woe to you, the Pharisees, because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every herb, and ye pass by the judgment, and the love of God; these things it behoveth to do, and those not to be neglecting.

because of this also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets, and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute,

'Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God,

And I say to you, Every one -- whoever may confess with me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess with him before the messengers of God,

and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,

and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,

and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.

And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare -- to whom shall they be?

so is he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'

'Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?

and if the herbage in the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow into an oven is cast, God doth so clothe, how much more you -- ye of little faith?

but, seek ye the reign of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he doth not look for him, and in an hour that he doth not know, and will cut him off, and his portion with the unfaithful he will appoint.

and he said unto the vine-dresser, Lo, three years I come seeking fruit in this fig-tree, and do not find, cut it off, why also the ground doth it render useless?

and if indeed it may bear fruit -- ;and if not so, thereafter thou shalt cut it off.'