and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.

Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted 'With us he is God.'

'And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

if, therefore, ye being evil, have known good gifts to give to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?

and lo, a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves, but he was sleeping,

Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod,

that on you may come all the righteous blood being poured out on the earth from the blood of Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar:

And being grieved exceedingly, they began to say to him, each of them, 'Is it I, Sir?'

for this is my blood of the new covenant, that for many is being poured out -- to remission of sins;

And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not answer any thing,

saying, 'Say ye, that his disciples having come by night, stole him -- we being asleep;