Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.

And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.

And he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.

In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.

But I say to you that everyone who puts away his wife for any other cause but the loss of her virtue, makes her false to her husband; and whoever takes her as his wife after she is put away, is no true husband to her.

And he put his hand on hers and the disease went from her, and she got up and took care of his needs.

While he was saying these things to them, there came a ruler and gave him worship, saying, My daughter is even now dead; but come and put your hand on her, and she will come back to life.

Because, she said to herself, if I may but put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.

The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.

And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

And his head was put on a plate and given to the girl; and she took it to her mother.

But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.

But she came and gave him worship, saying, Help, Lord.

But she said, Yes, Lord: but even the dogs take the bits from under their masters' table.

And I say to you, Whoever puts away his wife for any other cause than the loss of her virtue, and takes another, is a false husband: and he who takes her as his wife when she is put away, is no true husband to her.

And he said to her, What is your desire? She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom.

When they come back from the dead, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? because they all had her.

There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.

But Jesus, seeing it, said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? she has done a kind act to me.

For in putting this perfume on my body, she did it to make me ready for my last resting-place.