And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

"This is what the Lord has done for me," she said, "now that he has deigned to take away the reproach under which I have been living."

But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words?

Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.

and she came into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.

And it came to pass when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant in her womb leaped; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; and she spoke with a loud voice and said;

And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.

Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.

For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

And Mary stayed with her about three months; then she returned to her home.

Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

to be registered along with Mary his wife. She was pregnant,

And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.

And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

and as for Mary, she treasured it all up and mused upon it.

And there was one, Anna, a woman prophet, the daughter of Phanuel, of the family of Asher (she was very old, and after seven years of married life

She had been a widow for eighty-four years); she was in the Temple at all times, worshipping with prayers and going without food, night and day.

And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

The son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

He went near her, and with a sharp word he gave orders to the disease and it went away from her; and straight away she got up and took care of their needs.

And He charged him to tell no one: but go, said He, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

and did take and eat the shew-bread, and gave also to his attendants, which it is not lawful for any to eat but the priests.

Whosoever cometh unto me, and heareth my instructions, and observeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

and as He came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carrying out to be buried, his mother's only son, and she was a widow: and many of the people of the city were with her.

And behold a woman in the city, that was a sinner, when she knew that He was at table in the pharisee's house,

And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were washed with the drops from her eyes, and with her hair she made them dry, and kissing his feet she put the perfume on them.

But when the pharisee that invited Him saw it, he said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of a woman this is that toucheth Him; for she is a notorious sinner.

and turning to the woman, He said to Simon, Dost thou see this woman? I came into thine house, and thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she has bathed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Thou gavest me not the respect of a kiss; but this woman, ever since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

Thou didst not anoint my head with common oil, but she hath anointed even my feet with sweet ointment.

Wherefore, I tell thee, her sins though many are forgiven, for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth but little.

Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. (But as He was going, the people crouded Him:

And a woman who was {suffering from hemorrhages} for twelve years (who, [although she] had spent all [her] assets on physicians, was not able to be healed by anyone)

She came up behind Jesus and touched the tassel of his garment, and her bleeding stopped at once.

And when the woman saw that she was not concealed, she came trembling, and fell down to Him, and declared before all the people, for what reason she had touched Him, and how she was healed immediately.

But Jesus hearing it, answered saying, Fear not, only believe, and she shall be recovered.

And they were all weeping and bewailing her: but He said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.

And her spirit returned, and immediately she stood up: and He ordered something to be given her to eat.

And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

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.

Mary has chosen the best dish, and she is not to be dragged away from it."

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.

This is why the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send prophets and apostles to them, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute'??50 so that this age may be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the creation of the world,

That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

But I will shew you whom ye should fear,---Fear Him, who after He hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, fear Him.

And there was a woman who had had a disease for eighteen years; she was bent, and was not able to make herself straight.

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

And this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound {eighteen} long years--is it not necessary that she be released from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?"

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! she that slayeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! How often, have I desired to gather together thy children, like as a hen, her own brood, under her wings, - and ye did not desire!

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

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

"Every person who divorces his wife and marries another woman becomes sexually unfaithful to her [i.e., because he is still regarded by God as married to his first wife. See Matt. 19:9]. And the person who marries someone who has been divorced by her husband commits sexual sin with her [i.e., because she is still rightfully married to her first husband].

And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

THEN he spake also to them a parable, to shew that we ought to pray always, and not faint;

And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

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

Then said the master of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: probably when they see him, they will shew him respect.

Shew me a denarius. Whose image and inscription hath it? And they answering said, Caesar's.

then the third took her, and so she was married to all seven, who all died without leaving any children.

Last of all the woman died also. Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife of them is she?

When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.

who devour widows houses, and for a shew of religion make long prayers: these shall receive a heavier sentence.

for all the rest of them made their contributions out of their surplus, but she out of her want dropped in all that she had to live on."

And he will shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

And the cup in like manner, after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

But a certain maid servant saw him taking his seat near the fire and, with a sharp glance at him, she said, "This fellow was with him, too!"