There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And in her sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,

And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored! the Lord is with thee.

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God.

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.

And lo! Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren.

And Mary said, Lo, the handmaid of the Lord! May it be to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.

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

And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.

And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.

And it came to pass, while they were there, that the days for her delivery were completed.

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swathingclothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

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

And there was Anna, a prophetess, 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 subject to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, "Physician, heal thyself;" whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country.

And he arose and went from the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simons wifes mother was seized with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on them.

And as he came near the gate of the city, lo! there was carried out dead an 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 was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not.

But wisdom is acknowledged by all her children.

and standing behind at his feet, weeping, began to wet his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered thy house, no water didst thou give me for my feet; but she wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

Wherefore, I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loveth little.

And he said to her, Thy sins have been forgiven.

Now there was there 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 coming out of the man went into the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned.

And a woman who had had an issue of blood twelve years, and had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be cured by any one,

came up behind and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her issue of blood ceased.

And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace.

And all were weeping, and lamenting for her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeping.

But he took hold of her hand, and called aloud, saying, Maiden, arise!

And her spirit returned, and she immediately arose. And he ordered food to be given to her.

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

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

And I tell you in truth, that there are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

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

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

But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Tell her therefore to help me.

But the Lord answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things.

But one thing is needful. For Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

And it came to pass, as he was saying these things, that a certain woman lifted up her voice from the crowd, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts from which thou drewest nourishment.

The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! something more than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and lo! something more than Jonah is here.

But woe to you Pharisees! for ye pay tithes of the mint, and the rue, and every herb; and pass by justice and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not to leave those undone.

They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; the motherinlaw against her daughterinlaw, and the daughterinlaw against her motherinlaw.

And Jesus, seeing her, called to her, and said to her, Woman, thou art set free from thy infirmity.

And he laid his hands on her; and immediately she stood upright, and gave glory to God.

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I lost.

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my fathers have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!

Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and he who marrieth a woman that hath been put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou didst receive thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus in like manner his evil things; but now he is comforted here, and thou art tormented.

nor will they say, Lo here! or there! for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.

And they will say to you, Lo there! lo here! Go not away, and follow not.

yet, because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her; lest by coming for ever she weary me out.

But as for those enemies of mine, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them here, and slay them before me.

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

In the resurrection then, of which of them is the woman the wife? for the seven had her for a wife.

For all these out of their abundance cast in to the offerings; but she out of her penury cast in all the living that she had.

As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be throw down.

But when ye see Jerusalem encompassed by armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to him, It is enough!

He is not here, but hath risen. Remember how be spoke to you while yet in Galilee,

And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have ye anything here to eat?