Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: when his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

And she will give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

but did not know her until she had borne a son. And he called his name Jesus.

He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and served him.

While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."

For she said to herself, "If I only touch his garment, I shall be made well."

The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."

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

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying out after us."

But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me!"

"Yes, Lord," she said, "yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."

Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her."

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive perfume, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.

But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me.

For in pouring this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her."