and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David the king, and David had Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

but Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was inclined to break off the contract with her privately;

and when he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph thou Son of David, scruple not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

and he knew her not, till she brought forth her Son the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.

saying, Where is the king of the Jews that is born here? for we have seen his star in the east and are come to worship Him.

saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

but I tell you, that whosoever looketh on a woman, so as to lust after her, hath already debauched her in his heart.

And it has been said, whosoever would put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

but I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except on account of whoredom, tempteth her to commit adultery; and if any man marry her that is divorced, he committeth adultery.

and He did but touch her hand, and the fever left her; and she rose up and waited on them.

Now there was at some distance from them a large herd of swine seeding: and the devils besought Him,

saying, If Thou cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine:

and He said unto them, Go: and they came out and went away into the herd of swine; and lo, all the herd of swine ran furiously down a precipice into the sea,

As He was speaking these things to them, behold there came a ruler and worshipped Him, saying, My daughter is at the point of death: but come, I pray Thee, and put thy hand upon her, and she shall live:

And Jesus turning about, and seeing her, said, Daughter be comforted, thy faith hath cured thee. And from that time the woman was healed.)

But when the people were put out, He went in and took hold of her hand, and the damsel rose up.

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:

the Son of man came eating and drinking like other men, and they call Him a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.

But I tell you, that a greater than the temple is here:

So that the men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold a greater than Jonas is here.

The queen of the South too, shall rise up in the day of judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon is here.

and somebody said to Him, "Here are thy mother and thy brethren standing without, desiring to speak to thee."

and his sisters, are they not all here among us? from whence then hath this man all these things?

for John said to Him, It is not lawful for thee to have her: and he would have put him to death,

that he promised her with an oath to give her whatever she would ask:

and she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here in a dish the head of John the baptist:

at which the king was distressed, but because of his oath, and of those who sat at table with him, he ordered it to be given her;

and his head was brought in a dish, and given to the young princess, who carried it to her mother:

And they said, we have nothing here but five loaves and two fishes:

But he answered her not a word: and his disciples came and intreated Him, saying, Send her away, for she crieth importunately after us.

Then Jesus answering, said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it therefore unto thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was cured from that very hour.

And I tell you of a truth, there be some of those standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Then Peter said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou pleasest, let us make three tabernacles here, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

Bring him here to me. And when Jesus rebuked him, the demon departed out of him, and the child was cured from that time.

They say unto Him, Why then did Moses order a bill of divorce to be given, and so to put her away?

and I tell you, that whosoever putteth away his wife, except for whoredom, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and he that marrieth her so put away committeth adultery.

And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing without work, and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day doing nothing?

Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Him, together with her two sons, falling down before Him, and presenting a petition to Him.

And He said unto her, What dost thou desire? She saith unto Him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on the left in thy kingdom.

saying unto them, Go into the village over-against you, and ye will find directly an ass tied and a colt with her: loose them and bring them to me:

Friend, how camest thou in here without a wedding-garment? and he was struck speechless.

therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

But Jesus said unto them, Do ye see all these things? Verily I tell you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be demolished.

Then if any shall say to you, Behold here is the Messiah, or there; believe it not:

Verily I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached, in the whole world, what she hath done shall also be spoken of for a memorial of her.

Then went Jesus with them to a place called Gethsemane, and saith to the disciples, Sit here, while I go there and pray:

and saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death, stay here and watch with me.

He is not here, for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay:

And Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever: and they immediately told Him of her:

and He came to her, and taking her by the hand raised her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she waited upon them.

Now there was a great herd of swine feeding upon the mountains:

And immediately Jesus permitted them: and the impure spirits went out of the man, and entered into the swine; and the herd (which were about two thousand,) ran violently down a precipice into the sea, and were suffocated.

and earnestly intreated Him, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death, I beseech thee that thou wouldst come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.

And immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt within herself that she was healed of the disorder.

But the woman being afraid and trembling, as knowing what had been done in her, came and prostrated herself to Him, and told Him all the truth:

and He said to her, Daughter, thy faith has saved thee; go in peace, and be healed of thy disorder.

and taking hold of her hand, He saith unto her, Talitha, cumi, which is, being interpreted, Damsel, (I say unto thee) arise:

And He strictly charged them, that no one should know it: and bid them give her something to eat.

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here among us? and they were prejudiced against Him.

For Herod had sent and seized John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her:

And he gave her his oath too, whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, even to the half of my kingdom.

And she withdrew and consulted her mother, what to ask: and she said, The head of John the baptist.

And the king was exceedingly grieved, but on account of his oath, and those who were at table with him, he would not refuse her: but immediately sent one of his guard,

and he went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel carried it to her mother.

(now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation,) and she besought Him to cast out the demon from her daughter.

But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be satisfied: for it is not fit to take the children's bread, and throw it to the dogs.

And He said unto her, For this saying, go thy way, the demon is gone out of thy daughter.

And she went away to her house, and found the demon gone out, and her daughter laid on the bed.

And his disciples answered Him, From whence can one satisfy these people with bread here in a desert?

And He said unto them, Verily I tell you, that there are some of those who stand here, that shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

Then said Peter to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: let us make three tabernacles; one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias:

And they said, Moses permitted a man to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.

and He told them, Whoever putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery against her.

And if a woman be divorced from her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

and the second took her, and died, and he left no seed neither; and the third likewise.

And all the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all died the woman also.

In the resurrection therefore, when they rise again, whose wife shall be of them; for all the seven had her to wife?

For they all have contributed out of their abundance: but she out of her penury hath given all that she had, even her whole living.

And as He was going out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to Him, Master, behold what fine stones are here, and what stately buildings!

And then if any shall say to you, Behold, here is the Christ, or, Behold, He is there, believe it not:

For it might have been sold for above three hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they inveighed against her.

But Jesus said, Let her alone, why do ye give her uneasiness?

Verily I tell you, wheresoever this gospel is preached, through all the world, what she hath done shall also be told for a memorial of her.

And they came to a place called Gethsemane, and He saith to his disciples, Sit here whilst I go and pray.

And He saith unto them, My Soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death, stay here and watch.

but he said to them, Be not affrighted, ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified, He is risen, He is not here, see the place where they laid Him.

but they, though they heard that He was indeed alive, and had been seen by her, did not believe it.

There was in the days of Herod king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

And when the angel came in to the room to her, he said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured; the Lord is with thee;

blessed art thou among women! and when she saw him, she was confused at what he said, and pondered in her mind what sort of salutation this could be.

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God:

And the angel answered and said unto her, The holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee, and therefore thine holy offspring shall be called the Son of God: and lo,

thy cousin Elisabeth also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren;

Then Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord, may it be unto me according to thy word. So the angel departed from her.

And as soon as Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and Elisabeth was filled with the holy Spirit:

and blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a performance of the things that were told her from the Lord.

And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her own house.

Now when Elisabeth's time for her delivery was fully come, she brought forth a son:

and her neighbours and kindred heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they congratulated her;