There was, in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest, named Zachariah, of the class of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Eliza beth.

And the angel came into her presence, and said: Hail, graciously accepted: the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.

And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for you have found favor with God.

And the angel answered and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for which reason, also, that which is begotten, being holy, shall be called the Son of God.

And behold, Elizabeth your kinswoman, even she has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren;

And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe in her womb leaped for joy.

And blessed is she who believed; for there shall be a fulfillment of the things which were spoken to her from the Lord.

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

And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had showed great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

And they said to her: There is no one among your relatives that is called by this name.

And it came to pass while they were there, that the days for her to be delivered were completed;

and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swathing-clothes, and laid him in the stable, because there was no place for them in the inn.

But Mary kept all these things in her mind, and pondered them in her heart.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; she was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity:

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. And his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

And he said to them: You will assuredly apply to me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself. Whatever things we have heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your country.

And he arose and went out of the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simon's mother-in-law was confined with a violent fever: and they besought him in her behalf.

And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her: and she arose immediately, and ministered to them.

And when he came near the gate of tho city, behold, they were carrying out a dead man, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her: Weep not.

Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children.

and stood behind at his feet, weeping; and she began to wash his feet with her tears; and she wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.

And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon: Do you see this woman? I entered your house, you gave me no water for my feet; but she has washed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

Wherefore, I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much. But he to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

And he said to her: Your sins are forgiven.

And there was in that place a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain. And they besought him to permit them to go into them. And he permitted them.

And the demons came out of the man, and went into the swine; and the herd rushed down a steep place into the lake, and were drowned.

And a woman that had been afflicted with an issue of blood for twelve years, who had spent her whole living upon physicians, and could be cured by no one,

came behind, and touched the fringe of his mantle; and her issue of blood immediately ceased.

And he said to her: Take courage, daughter; your faith has saved you; go in peace.

And all were weeping and lamenting her. Bat he said: Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

But he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, and said: Child, arise.

And her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And he commanded that food should be given her.

And her parents were amazed. But he charged them to tell no one what had been done.

And the day began to decline; and the twelve came and said to him: Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and the country round about, and lodge, and find food; for we are here in a desert place.

But I say to you, of a truth, there are some of these who stand here that shall not taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.

And it came to pass, that, as they were withdrawing from him, Peter said to Jesus: Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for thee, one for Moses, and one for. Elijah, not knowing what he said.

And it came to pass, as they continued their journey, that he entered a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

But Martha made herself busy with much serving; and she came to him, and said: Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Bid her, therefore, that she help me.

But Jesus answered and said to her: Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things:

one thing is needful; and Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her.

And it came to pass, that, when he said these things, a certain woman from among the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts that thou didst suck.

The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them; for she came from the most distant parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, something greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it; for they repented in accordance with the preaching of Jonah; and lo. something greater than Jonah is here.

But alas for you, Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass by the justice and the love of God; these you ought to have done, and those you ought not to have left undone.

If, then, God so clothes the herb of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?

The father shall be at variance with the son, and the son with the father; the mother with the daughter, and the daughter with the mother; the mother-in-law with her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law.

And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said to her: Woman, you are released from your infirmity.

And he laid his hands on her; and she immediately stood erect, and glorified God.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent to thee: how often have I desired to gather thy children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you refused.

And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma that I lost.

Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is divorced, commits adultery.

nor shall it be said, Lo here! or Lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is among you.

And they shall say to you, Lo here! or Lo there! go not after them, nor follow them.

yet, because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

and the third took her; and in like manner also the seven; and they left no children, and died.

Therefore, in the resurrection, of which of them shall she be the wife? for the seven had her as a wife.

For all these, from their abundance, have thrown in among the gifts of God; but she, from her poverty, has thrown in all the living that she had.

And they said: Lord, behold, here are two swords. He said to them: It is enough.

He is not here, but he has risen; remember that he spoke to you while he was yet in Galilee,

And while they did not believe as yet for joy, and were astonished, he said to them: Have you any thing here to eat?