Forasmuch as many have undertaken to draw up a relation concerning the matters fully believed among us,

as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,

And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,

And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.

(as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.

as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;

to be inscribed in the census roll with Mary who was betrothed to him as his wife, she being great with child.

And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and seen, as it had been said to them.

(as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and as the parents brought in the child Jesus that they might do for him according to the custom of the law,

and had completed the days, as they returned, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and his parents knew not of it;

as it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether he might be the Christ,

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him as to Herodias, the wife of his brother, and as to all the wicked things which Herod had done,

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him; and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.

And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old; being as was supposed son of Joseph; of Eli,

And when the sun went down, all, as many as had persons sick with divers diseases, brought them to him, and having laid his hands on every one of them, he healed them;

And it came to pass, as the crowd pressed on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret:

And it came to pass as he was in one of the cities, that behold, there was a man full of leprosy, and seeing Jesus, falling upon his face, he besought him saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.

And he enjoined him to tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing as Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.

And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him,

Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

And having looked around on them all, he said to him, Stretch out thy hand. And he did so and his hand was restored as the other.

Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:

To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back.

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

Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

The disciple is not above his teacher, but every one that is perfected shall be as his teacher.

And as he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a very considerable crowd of the city was with her.

but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)

but as they had nothing to pay, he forgave both of them their debt: say, which of them therefore will love him most?

The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it up;

and other fell into the good ground, and having sprung up bore fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

And as they sailed, he fell asleep; and a sudden squall of wind came down on the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in danger;

And as he got out of the ship on the land, a certain man out of the city met him, who had demons a long time, and put on no clothes, and did not abide in a house, but in the tombs.

because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as he went the crowds thronged him.

And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness against them.

And it came to pass as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?

And as he prayed the fashion of his countenance became different and his raiment white and effulgent.

And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

But as he was saying these things, there came a cloud and overshadowed them, and they feared as they entered into the cloud:

And as the voice was heard Jesus was found alone: and they kept silence, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.

But as he was yet coming, the demon tore him and dragged him all together. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child and gave him back to his father.

And all were astonished at the glorious greatness of God. And as all wondered at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them that they should not perceive it. And they feared to ask him concerning this saying.

And they did not receive him, because his face was turned as going to Jerusalem.

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak that fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

And it came to pass as they went in the way, one said to him, I will follow thee wheresoever thou goest, Lord.

Go: behold I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.

And in the same house abide, eating and drinking such things as they have; for the workman is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house.

And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning falling out of heaven.

But he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.

And on the morrow as he left, taking out two denarii he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt expend more, I will render to thee on my coming back.

And it came to pass as they went that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received him into her house.

And it came to pass as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.

I say to you, Although he will not get up and give them to him because he is his friend, because of his shamelessness, at any rate, he will rise and give him as many as he wants.

And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

But of whom of you that is a father shall a son ask bread, and the father shall give him a stone? or also a fish, and instead of a fish shall give him a serpent?

or if also he shall ask an egg, shall give him a scorpion?

If therefore ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

And it came to pass as he spake these things, a certain woman, lifting up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the womb that has borne thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

If therefore thy whole body is light, not having any part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp lights thee with its brightness.

But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.

Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know it.

And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;

But he said to him, Man, who established me as a judge or a divider over you?

Consider the lilies how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I say unto you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.

but he who knew it not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom men have committed much, they will ask from him the more.

For as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

The Lord therefore answered him and said, Hypocrites! does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger and leading it away, water it?

And as he said these things, all who were opposed to him were ashamed; and all the crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things which were being done by him.

And one said to him, Sir, are such as are to be saved few in number? But he said unto them,

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not.

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, who was of the Pharisees, to eat bread on the sabbath, that they were watching him.

And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day?

And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming up, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

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

But the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye had said to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

And it came to pass as he was going up to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

And as he entered into a certain village ten leprous men met him, who stood afar off.

And seeing them he said to them, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass as they were going they were cleansed.

For as the lightning shines which lightens from one end under heaven to the other end under heaven, thus shall the Son of man be in his day.

And as it took place in the days of Noe, thus also shall it be in the days of the Son of man:

and in like manner as took place in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them?

The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.

Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

And Jesus said to him, To-day salvation is come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

But as they were listening to these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was about to be immediately manifested.

And it came to pass as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany at the mountain called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose it? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it.

And they that were sent, having gone their way, found as he had said to them.

And as they were loosing the colt, its masters said to them, Why loose ye the colt?