In the days of Herod the king of Judea, there was a certain priest by the name of Zachariah, of the class of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And coming in to her, he said, Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you!

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 shall come upon you, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you; and on that account the holy child shall be called the Son of God.

And behold Elizabeth, your relative, even she is pregnant with a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her called barren;

And Mary said, Behold, I am the servant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

And when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be an accomplishment of the words spoken to her by the Lord.

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

and her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy to her, and congratulated her.

And they said to her, There is no one of your relations who is called by this name;

And while they were there the days for her delivery were completed;

and she bore her first-born son, and wrapped him in bandages, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the khan.

But Mary kept all these words, revolving them in her mind.

And there was Anna, a prophetess, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; she was far advanced in years, having 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 brought him to Jerusalem and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here;

And he said to them, You will undoubtedly tell me this proverb; Physician, cure yourself; things which we heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your own country.

And going up from the synagogue he entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a violent fever; and they asked him in her behalf.

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

And as he approached the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a great multitude from the city was with her.

And seeing her, the Lord had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.

And Wisdom is justified by all her children.

and standing behind, by his feet, weeping, washed his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head; and she kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I came into your house; you gave me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hairs.

Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she has loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

And he said to her, Your sins are forgiven.

And there was a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain, and they besought him to permit them to enter into them; and be permitted them.

And the demons going out of the man entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the precipice into the lake and were drowned.

And a woman having a hemorrhage of twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians, and could not be cured by any one,

coming up behind, touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her flow of blood was stopped.

And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has cured you; go in peace.

And all wept and lamented her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

And taking her hand, he called, saying, Child, arise!

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

And her parents were astonished; and he commanded them to tell no one what was done.

And the day began to decline; and the twelve came and said to him, Dismiss the multitude, that they may go to the villages and farms around, and lodge, and find provisions; for we are here in a solitary place.

And I tell you of a truth, there are some of those standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.

And when they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said.

And as they were pursuing their journey he entered into a certain village. And a woman by the name of Martha received him into her house.

But Martha was distracted with much serving, and came and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her, therefore, to help me.

And the Lord answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disturbed about many things,

but of one thing there is need; and Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

And when he was saying these things, a certain woman from the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed is the mother that bore you, and the breasts which you nursed!

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

The men of Nineveh shall arise in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they changed their minds at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

And Jesus seeing her, called to her and said, Woman, you are released from your infirmity;

and he put his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those sent to her, how often would I have gathered your children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you would not!

And when she finds it, she calls her female friends and neighbors together, saying, Congratulate me, for I have found the drachma which I lost.

And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father abound in bread, but I perish here with hunger!

But Abraham said, Son, remember that you received your good things in your life, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in pain.

neither shall they say, Behold here! or, there! for behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And they shall say to you, Behold there! behold here! go not away, nor follow them.

yet because this widow makes me trouble I will give her judgment, that she may not vex me by her continual coming.

and the second and third took her;

In the resurrection, therefore, which of them has her for a wife? for the seven had her for a wife.

for all these have cast among the gifts from their abundance; but she from her want has cast in all the living she had.

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to them, It is sufficient.

He is not here, but is raised. Remember how he told you while he was yet in Galilee,

And while they yet disbelieved from joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have you any food here?