and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her who had been Uriah's,

and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.

And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten is of the Holy Spirit,

and did not know her till she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.

A voice in Ramah was heard -- lamentation and weeping and much mourning -- Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not.'

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

'And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;

but I -- I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom, doth make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery.

And if the herb of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast to the furnace, God doth so clothe -- not much more you, O ye of little faith?

and he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose, and was ministering to them.

And there was far off from them a herd of many swine feeding,

and the demons were calling on him, saying, 'If thou dost cast us forth, permit us to go away to the herd of the swine;'

and he saith to them, 'Go.' And having come forth, they went to the herd of the swine, and lo, the whole herd of the swine rushed down the steep, to the sea, and died in the waters,

While he is speaking these things to them, lo, a ruler having come, was bowing to him, saying that 'My daughter just now died, but, having come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.'

And Jesus having turned about, and having seen her, said, 'Be of good courage, daughter, thy faith hath saved thee,' and the woman was saved from that hour.

but, when the multitude was put forth, having gone in, he took hold of her hand, and the damsel arose,

for I came to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,

the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'

and I say to you, that a greater than the temple is here;

'Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for they reformed at the proclamation of Jonah, and lo, a greater than Jonah here!

'A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and lo, a greater than Solomon here!

and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.

for John was saying to him, 'It is not lawful to thee to have her,'

whereupon with an oath he professed to give her whatever she might ask.

And she having been instigated by her mother -- 'Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;

and his head was brought upon a plate, and was given to the damsel, and she brought it nigh to her mother.

And they say to him, 'We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.'

And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying -- 'Let her away, because she crieth after us;'

then answering, Jesus said to her, 'O woman, great is thy faith, let it be to thee as thou wilt;' and her daughter was healed from that hour.

Verily I say to you, there are certain of those standing here who shall not taste of death till they may see the Son of Man coming in his reign.'

And Peter answering said to Jesus, 'Sir, it is good to us to be here; if thou wilt, we may make here three booths -- for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elijah.'

They say to him, 'Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'

'And I say to you, that, whoever may put away his wife, if not for whoredom, and may marry another, doth commit adultery; and he who did marry her that hath been put away, doth commit adultery.'

And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle?

Then came near to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing and asking something from him,

and he said to her, 'What wilt thou?' She saith to him, 'Say, that they may sit -- these my two sons -- one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.'

saying to them, 'Go on to the village over-against you, and immediately ye shall find an ass bound, and a colt with her -- having loosed, bring ye to me;

therefore in the rising again, of which of the seven shall she be wife -- for all had her?'

'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.

and Jesus said to them, 'Do ye not see all these? verily I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.'

Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here is the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;

'And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken;

Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this one did shall also be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

Then come with them doth Jesus to a place called Gethsemane, and he saith to the disciples, 'Sit ye here, till having gone away, I shall pray yonder.'

then saith he to them, 'Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul -- unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.'

he is not here, for he rose, as he said; come, see the place where the Lord was lying;

and the mother-in-law of Simon was lying fevered, and immediately they tell him about her,

and having come near, he raised her up, having laid hold of her hand, and the fever left her immediately, and she was ministering to them.

And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of swine feeding,

and immediately Jesus gave them leave, and having come forth, the unclean spirits did enter into the swine, and the herd did rush down the steep place to the sea -- and they were about two thousand -- and they were choked in the sea.

and he was calling upon him much, saying -- 'My little daughter is at the last extremity -- that having come, thou mayest lay on her thy hands, so that she may be saved, and she shall live;'

and immediately was the fountain of her blood dried up, and she knew in the body that she hath been healed of the plague.

And he was looking round to see her who did this,

and the woman, having been afraid, and trembling, knowing what was done on her, came, and fell down before him, and told him all the truth,

and he said to her, 'Daughter, thy faith hath saved thee; go away in peace, and be whole from thy plague.'

and, having taken the hand of the child, he saith to her, 'Talitha cumi;' which is, being interpreted, 'Damsel (I say to thee), arise.'

and he charged them much, that no one may know this thing, and he said that there be given to her to eat.

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?' -- and they were being stumbled at him.

For Herod himself, having sent forth, did lay hold on John, and bound him in the prison, because of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he married her,

and he sware to her -- 'Whatever thou mayest ask me, I will give to thee -- unto the half of my kingdom.'

And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, 'What shall I ask for myself?' and she said, 'The head of John the Baptist;'

And the king -- made very sorrowful -- because of the oaths and of those reclining (at meat) with him, would not put her away,

and he having gone, beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head upon a plate, and did give it to the damsel, and the damsel did give it to her mother;

and the woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phenician by nation -- and was asking him, that the demon he may cast forth out of her daughter.

And Jesus said to her, 'Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the little dogs.'

And he said to her, 'Because of this word go; the demon hath gone forth out of thy daughter;'

and having come away to her house, she found the demon gone forth, and the daughter laid upon the couch.

And his disciples answered him, 'Whence shall any one be able these here to feed with bread in a wilderness?'

And he said to them, 'Verily I say to you, That there are certain of those standing here, who may not taste of death till they see the reign of God having come in power.'

And Peter answering saith to Jesus, 'Rabbi, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one:'

and he saith to them, 'Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her;

and if a woman may put away her husband, and is married to another, she committeth adultery.'

and the second took her, and died, neither left he seed, and the third in like manner,

and the seven took her, and left no seed, last of all died also the woman;

in the rising again, then, whenever they may rise, of which of them shall she be wife -- for the seven had her as wife?'

for all, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, all that she had put in -- all her living.'

And then, if any may say to you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Lo, there, ye may not believe;

'But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.

And Jesus said, 'Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;

Verily I say to you, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what also this woman did shall be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

And they come to a spot, the name of which is Gethsemane, and he saith to his disciples, 'Sit ye here till I may pray;'

and he saith to them, 'Exceeding sorrowful is my soul -- to death; remain here, and watch.'

And he saith to them, 'Be not amazed, ye seek Jesus the Nazarene, the crucified: he did rise -- he is not here; lo, the place where they laid him!

and they, having heard that he is alive, and was seen by her, did not believe.

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'

And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women;'

And the messenger said to her, 'Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

And the messenger answering said to her, 'The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;

And Mary said, 'Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.

And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

and happy is she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'

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

And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,

and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

And they said unto her -- 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'

And it came to pass, in their being there, the days were fulfilled for her bringing forth,

and she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber.