"Thus has the Lord dealt with me," she said, "now that He has graciously taken away my reproach among men."

She was greatly agitated at his words, and wondered what such a greeting meant.

And see, your relative Elizabeth--she also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

Here she came to the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth;

and uttered a loud cry of joy. "Blest among women are you," she said, "and the offspring of your body is blest!

And blessed is she who has believed, for the word spoken to her from the Lord shall be fulfilled."

Now when Elizabeth's full time was come, she gave birth to a son;

and she gave birth to her first-born son, and wrapped Him round, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

There was also Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, belonging to the tribe of Asher. She was of a very great age, having had after her maidenhood seven years of married life,

and then being a widow of eighty-four years. She was never absent from the Temple, but worshipped, by day and by night, with fasting and prayer.

And coming up just at that moment, she gave thanks to God, and spoke about the child to all who were expecting the deliverance of Jerusalem.

son of Cainan, son of Arpachshad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,

Then standing over her He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she at once rose and waited on them.

And just as He reached the gate of the town, they happened to be bringing out for burial a dead man who was his mother's only son; and she was a widow; and a great number of the townspeople were with her.

And there was a woman in the town who was a notorious sinner. Having learnt that Jesus was at table in the Pharisee's house she brought a flask of perfume,

and, standing behind close to His feet, weeping, began to wet His feet with her tears; and with her hair she wiped the tears away again, while she lovingly kissed His feet and poured the perfume over them.

Noticing this, the Pharisee, His host, said to himself, "This man, if he were really a Prophet, would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching him--and would know that she is an immoral woman."

Then turning towards 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 made my feet wet with her tears, and then wiped the tears away with her hair.

No kiss did you give me; but she from the moment I came in has not left off tenderly kissing my feet.

No oil did you pour even on my head; but she has poured perfume upon my feet.

This is the reason why I tell you that her sins, her many sins, are forgiven--because she has loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little."

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as He went, the dense throng crowded on Him.

And a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with haemorrhage--and had spent on doctors all she had, but none of them had been able to cure her--

Then the woman, perceiving that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and throwing herself down at His feet she stated before all the people the reason why she had touched Him and how she was instantly cured.

Jesus heard the words and said to him, "Have no fear. Only believe, and she shall be restored to life."

The people were all weeping aloud and beating their breasts for her; but He said, "Leave off wailing; for she is not dead, but asleep."

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

And her spirit returned, and instantly she stood up; and He directed them to give her some food.

She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Lord's feet and listened to His teaching.

Martha meanwhile was busy and distracted in waiting at table, and she came and said, "Master, do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do all the waiting? Tell her to assist me."

and yet only one thing is really necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion and she shall not be deprived of it."

The Queen of the South will awake at the Judgement together with the men of the present generation, and will condemn them; because she came from the extremity of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; but mark! One greater than Solomon is here.

so that the blood of all the Prophets, that is being shed from the creation of the world onwards, may be required from the present generation.

where a woman was present who for eighteen years had been a confirmed invalid: she was bent double, and was unable to lift herself to her full height.

And He put His hands on her, and she immediately stood upright and began to give glory to God.

And this woman, daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan had bound for no less than eighteen years, was she not to be loosed from this chain because it is the Sabbath day?"

"Or what woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully till she finds it?

And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, and says, "'Congratulate me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'

yet because she annoys me I will give her justice, to prevent her from constantly coming to pester me.'"

The woman, then--at the Resurrection--whose wife shall she be? for they all seven married her."

For from what they could well spare they have all of them contributed to the offerings, but she in her need has thrown in all she had to live on."

when a maidservant saw him sitting by the fire, and, looking fixedly at him, she said, "This man also was with him."