There was in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

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

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

And behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren:

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

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

And blessed is she that believed that there will be a performance 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 cousins heard that the Lord had shown great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

And they said to her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes, 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 when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher: she was of a 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: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And the mother of Simon's wife was taken with a violent fever; and they besought him for her.

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

Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and many people of the city were with her.

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

But wisdom is justified by all her children.

And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Wherefore I say to thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

Then the demons went out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.

And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed by any,

Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

And he said to her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

And all wept and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not: she is not dead, but sleepeth.

And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

And her spirit came again, and she arose immediately: and he commanded to give her food.

And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.

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

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

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

Now it came to pass, as they were going, 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 came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

And Jesus answered, and said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious, and troubled about many things:

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

And it came to pass, as he was speaking these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps which nourished thee.

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

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

The father will be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thy infirmity.

And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee; how often would I have gathered thy children, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

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

Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and whoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

Neither will they say, Lo here! or lo there! for behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And they will say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

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

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

And the second took her for a wife, and he died childless.

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

Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.

For all these have of their abundance cast in to the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

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

He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee,

And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have ye here any thing for food?