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

And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife far advanced in her age.

And the angel coming in to her said, All hail! O thou highly favoured one! the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God.

And the angel answering said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee; wherefore also the Holy One that shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God.

And, behold, Elisabeth thy cousin, she also hath conceived in her old age: and this is the fifth month [of pregnancy] with her who was called barren.

Then said Mary, Behold a servant of the Lord, be it to me according to thy declaration. And the angel departed from her.

And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped for joy in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

And blessed is she that hath believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things told her from the Lord.

And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her home.

And her neighbours and her relations heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy upon her; and they congratulated her.

And they said to her, There is not one among thy relations, who is called by this name.

And it came to pass, while they were there, that her time was up, that she should be delivered.

And she brought forth a son, her first-born, and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

But Mary carefully preserved all these declarations, laying them together in her heart, in order to apprehend their meaning.

And when the days of her purification were accomplished according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

And there was Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asser: she was far advanced in old age, having lived but seven years with a husband, from her virgin state:

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was in subjection to them: though his mother preserved all these sayings in her heart.

And he said unto them, Ye will probably say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself! the works which we have heard to have been performed by thee at Capernaum, do the like here in thy own country.

Then rising up out of the synagogue, he came into the house of Simon: and Simon's mother-in-law was seized with a violent fever, and they besought him on her behalf.

And standing over her, he charged the fever [to depart]; and it left her: and immediately she arose, and waited upon them.

And as he drew near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carrying out, an only son to his mother, and she a widow; and a great concourse of the city was with her.

And when Jesus saw her, he was moved with compassion for her, and said unto her, Weep not.

though wisdom hath been justified by her children.

and standing at his feet behind him, began to water his feet with her tears, and to wipe them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the perfumed balm.

So turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Thou seest this woman? I came into thine house, even water for my feet thou gavest not; but she hath washed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

For which cause, I tell thee, her many sins are forgiven, for she hath loved much: but to whom a little is forgiven, he loveth little.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

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

Then the devils going out of the man, entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down a precipice into the lake, and was suffocated.

And a woman, who had a flux of blood, for twelve years, who had spent all her substance on physicians, and could not get a cure from any;

coming behind him, touched the fringe of his garment; and instantly the flux of her blood stopped.

Then he said unto her, Be of good cheer, daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace.

Now all were weeping and lamenting her: and he said, Weep not, she is not dead, but asleep.

And he put them all without, and taking her by the hand, cried, saying, Maid, arise!

And her spirit returned, and she immediately arose; and he commanded to give her something to eat.

And her parents were struck with amazement. But he enjoined them to tell no man what was done.

Now the day began to decline: and the twelve coming to him, said, Dismiss the multitude, that going away into the villages and farms round about, they may lodge and find provision; for here we are in a desert place.

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

And it came to pass, as they were departing from him, Peter said unto Jesus, it is well that we are here, and we will make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias; not knowing what he said.

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

But Martha was hurrying about to provide a large entertainment, and coming up to him, she said, Lord, is it no concern to thee, that my sister hath left me to make the whole provision by myself? bid her therefore to assist me.

But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disturbing thyself about many things.

But of one thing there is need: and Mary hath made her election of that good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.

And it came to pass as he was speaking these words, a certain woman from among the multitude lift up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou hast sucked.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment against the men of this generation, and shall 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 rise up in judgment against this generation, and shall condemn it, for they repented on the preaching of Jonah, and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

But wo to you, Pharisees, because ye tithe mint, and rue, and every herb, and pass by judgment and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not to have omitted the other.

The father shall take part against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the step-mother against her daughter-in-law, and the son's wife against her mother-in-law.

But when Jesus saw her, he called out aloud, and said to her, Woman, thou art delivered from thine infirmity.

And he laid his hands upon her: and instantly she became erect, and glorified God.

O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! thou that killest the prophets, and stonest those who are sent unto thee; how often would I have collected thy children unto me, just as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

And having found it, she calleth her female friends and neighbours together, saying, Congratulate me; for I have found the silver piece I had lost.

Every one who putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and every one who marrieth a woman divorced from her husband, committeth adultery.

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

And they will say to you, Lo here! and lo there! go not after them, nor follow them.

yet because this woman is so troublesome to me, I will do her justice, lest by her perpetual coming she stun me with her importunity,

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

In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.

for all they have of their superfluity cast into the oblations for God: but she out of her indigence hath cast in all the substance which she possessed.

Then let those who are in Judea fly unto the mountains; and let those who are in the midst of her get far away: and they who are in the countries, let them not enter into her.

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

he is not here; he is risen: remember how he spoke to you, while he was yet in Galilee,

But when they still could not credit it for joy, and marvelled, he said unto them, Have ye here any thing eatable?