Now the birth of Jesus Christ was this way. For his mother Mary, who was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found having in her womb from Holy Spirit.

And she will bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name JESUS, for he will save his people from their sins.

and knew her not until she brought forth her son, the firstborn. And he called his name JESUS.

A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children. And she did not want to be comforted, because they are not.

And he touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she was raised up, and served him.

While he spoke these things to them, behold, one ruler who came worshiped him, saying, My daughter has just now perished, but after coming, lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

For she said within herself, If only I may touch his garment, I will be healed.

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

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.

And she, having been put forward by her mother, says, Give me here on a platter the head of John the immerser.

And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the maiden, and she brought it to her mother.

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples having approached, they besought him, saying, Send her away, because she cries out behind us.

But having come, she worshiped him, saying, Lord, help me.

But she said, Yes, Lord, for even the house dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.

And he said to her, What do thou want? She says to him, Speak that these my two sons may sit, one at thy right hand and one at thy left hand in thy kingdom.

In the resurrection therefore, which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her.

so that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

a woman came to him having an alabaster cruse of precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head as he sat relaxing.

But Jesus knowing it, he said to them, Why do ye cause troubles to the woman? For she has wrought a good work upon me.

For by pouring this ointment upon my body, she did it for my burial.

for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed on behalf of many for remission of sins.