It came to pass in the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zacharias, from the division of Abijah, and his wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And Zacharias said to the agent, How will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days.

And the agent having come in near her, he said, Hail, thou who are highly favored. The Lord is with thee, thou who are blessed among women.

And the agent said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou have found favor with God.

And having answered, the agent said to her, Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee. Therefore also the holy thing that is begotten will be called the Son of God.

And behold, Elizabeth thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

And Mary said, Behold the maid-servant of Lord. May it happen to me according to thy word. And the agent departed from her.

And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her belly. And Elizabeth was filled of Holy Spirit,

And blessed is she who believed, because there will be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from Lord.

And Mary dwelt with her about three months, and returned to her house.

Now the time for Elizabeth was fulfilled for her to give birth, and she brought forth a son.

And her neighbors and her kinfolk heard that Lord magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.

And they said to her, There is no man among thy relatives who is called by this name.

And it came to pass while they were there, the days were fulfilled for her to bring forth.

And she brought forth her son, the firstborn, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in the feed trough, because there was no place for them in the inn.

But Mary kept all these proclamations, pondering in her heart.

And there was Anna, a prophetess, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (being advanced in many days, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was being subordinate to them. And his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down from here,

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb: Physician, heal thyself. How many things we heard that happened at Capernaum, do also here in thy fatherland.

And having arisen from the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's mother-in-law was gripped by a great fever, and they besought him about her.

And having stood over her, he rebuked the fever. And it left her, and immediately after rising up, she served them.

Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, an only begotten son who died was being carried out for his mother. And she was a widow, and a considerable crowd of the city were with her.

And when the Lord saw her, he felt compassion toward her, and said to her, Weep not.

And wisdom is justified from all her children.

and having stood behind near his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head. And she kissed his feet much, and anointed them with the ointment.

And having turned to the woman, he said to Simon, See thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gave no water for my feet. But this woman has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

For this reason I say to thee, her many sins are forgiven, because she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

Now a herd of considerable swine was there feeding on the mountain, and they implored him that he would allow them to enter into those. And he allowed them.

And the demons having come out from the man, they entered into the swine. And the herd stampeded down the slope into the lake, and were drowned.

And a woman being with an issue of blood for twelve years, who, although she spent her entire living on physicians, was unable to be healed by any,

having come from behind, she touched the border of his garment. And immediately the issue of her blood stayed.

And he said to her, Cheer up, Daughter. Thy faith has healed thee. Go in peace.

And all were weeping and bewailing her. But he said, Weep not. She did not die, but sleeps.

But having sent them all away outside, having taken her by the hand, he called out, saying, Girl, awake.

And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately. And he commanded to give her to eat.

And her parents were amazed, but he ordered them to tell no man that which happened.

And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, they said to him, Send the multitude away, so that, after going into the villages and fields around, they may rest and find provision, because we are here in a desolate

But I tell you truly, there are some of those who stand here, who will, no, not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

And it came to pass, as they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, and we could make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah, not knowing what he was sayi

And having answered, Jesus said, O faithless and perverted generation, how long will I be with you and endure you? Bring thy son here.

And it came to pass as they went, he also entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

But Martha was encumbered about much serving. And having stood near, she said, Lord, do thou not care that my sister left me behind to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.

But having answered, Jesus said to her, Martha, Martha, thou are anxious and troubled about many things,

but one thing is necessary, and Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.

And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman, having lifted up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the belly that bore thee, and the breasts that thou suckled.

The queen of the south will awake in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

A father will be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

And when Jesus saw her, he called out, and said to her, Woman, thou are loosed from thine infirmity.

And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

In the same day some Pharisees came, saying to him, Get thee out and depart from here, because Herod wants to kill thee.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather thy children together as a hen does her brood under her wings, and ye would not.

And that bondman, having come, he informed his lord these things. Then the house-ruler having become angry, he said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the thoroughfares and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and maimed and

And when she has found it, she calls together her lady friends and lady neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, because I found the drachma that I lost.

Every man who divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery, and every man who marries her who has been divorced from a husband commits adultery.

But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now here he is comforted and thou are in agony.

And besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those here who want to cross over to you are not able, nor may those go across from there to us.

nor will they say, Lo, here! or, Lo, there! For behold, the kingdom of God is inside of you.

And they will say to you, Lo, here! Lo, there! Do not depart, nor pursue.

yet because this widow causes me a beating, I will avenge her, lest by no end of coming she give me a black eye.

Nevertheless those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring here, and kill them before me.

And the third likewise took her, and likewise also the seven; they left behind no children, and died.

In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them does she become? For the seven had her as wife.

For all these cast into the offerings of God from their abundance, but this woman from her poverty cast in all the living that she had.

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to them, It is enough.

But they were emphatic, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee as far as here.

He is not here, but was raised. Remember how he spoke to you when he was still in Galilee,

And while they still disbelieved from joy and wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything to eat here?