Then Joseph her husband, being righteous, and not willing to expose her to shame, purposed to put her away privately.

But while he thought on these things, lo! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.

and he knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name Jesus.

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they were no more."

But I say to you, that whoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

And it was said, "Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement."

But I say to you, that whoever putteth away his wife, unless it be on account of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoever shall marry her when put away, committeth adultery.

And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and waited on him.

And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? Didst thou come here to torment us before the time?

Now there was at a distance from them a herd of many swine feeding.

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.

And he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine. And lo! the whole herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and perished in the waters.

While he was thus speaking to them, lo! a certain ruler came in and bowed down before him, saying, My daughter just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

And he turned round, and seeing her, said, Be of good cheer, daughter; thy faith hath made thee well. And the woman was made well from that hour.

But when the crowd had been put out, he went in, and took hold of her hand; and the girl arose.

For I came to set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter with her mother, and a bride with her motherinlaw;

The Son of man came eating and drinking; and they say, Behold, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified by her works.

But I say to you, that something greater than the temple is here.

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, lo! something more than Jonah is here.

The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! something more than Solomon is here.

For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

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

And she, being set on by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel; and she brought it to her mother.

And they say to him, We have here only five loaves, and two fishes.

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying Send her away, for she is crying out after us.

Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

Truly do I say to you, There are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if thou wilt, I will make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

They say to him, Why then did Moses ordain that a man may give his wife a writing of divorcement, and put her away?

And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing, and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, falling down before him, and asking a certain thing of him.

And he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.

saying to them, Go m the village over against you, and immediately ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose and bring them to me.

and he saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in here, not having a wedding garment? And he was struck dumb.

In the resurrection, then, of which of the seven will she be the wife? For they all had her.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

And he answering said to them, See ye not all these? Truly do I say to you, There will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down.

Then if any one say to you, Lo! here is the Christ; or there, believe him not.

And immediately after the distress of those days will the sun be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Truly do I say to you, Wherever these glad tidings shall be published in the whole world, this too which she hath done will be told for a memorial of her.

Then Jesus cometh with them to a place called Gethsemane, and saith to the disciples, Sit here, while I go yonder and pray.

Then he saith to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.

He is not here; for he hath risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.

And Simons wifes mother lay sick of a fever; and they immediately speak to him about her.

And he went to her, and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she waited on them.

Now there was there, by the mountain, a great herd of swine feeding.

And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits coming out, entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, about two thousand, and were drowned in the lake.

and besought him much, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death; I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved and live.

And immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she perceived in her body that she was cured of her plague.

And he looked round to see her who had done this.

But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace, and be recovered from thy plague.

And taking hold of the hand of the child, he saith to her, Talitha, kum; which is, when interpreted, Damsel, I say to thee, arise!

And he charged them strictly that no one should know it, and bade that something should be given her to eat.

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judah, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they took offence at him.

For Herod himself had sent forth and seized John, and bound him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philips wife; for he had married her.

And he swore to her, Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give thee, to the half of my kingdom.

And she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.

And the king was exceedingly sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he would not refuse her.

and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter.

And he said to her, Let the children be filled first; for it is not well to take the childrens bread and throw it to the little dogs.

And he said to her, For this saying go thy way; the demon hath gone out of thy daughter.

And going away to her house, she found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

And his disciples answered him, Whence can ally one satisfy these men with bread here in a wilderness?

And he said to them, Truly do I say to you, There are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen that the kingdom of God hath come with power.

And Peter answering saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

And he saith to them, Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery against her.

And if she put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

And the second took her and died, leaving no seed; and the third likewise.

In the resurrection, when they have risen, of which of them will she be wife? for the seven had her for a wife.

For they all threw in of their abundance; but she out of her penury threw in all that she had, her whole living.

And then if any one shall say to you, See! here is the Christ; see! there; believe him not.

But in those days, after that distress, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light;

For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor. And they chid her harshly.

But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? A good deed hath she done for me.

And truly do I say to you, Wherever the glad tidings shall be published throughout the whole world, this too which she hath done will be told for a memorial of her.

And they come to a place called Gethsemane; and he saith to his disciples, Sit here, while I pray.

And he saith to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death; remain here and watch.

But he saith to them, Be not affrighted; ye seek Jesus the Nazarene who was crucified; he hath risen; he is not here; behold the place where they laid him.

{The remaining twelve verses, according to Tischendorf and others, made originally no part of Marks Gospel. As the passage was added very early, however, since it is referred to by Irenaeus in the latter part of the second century, it is here given, as an appendix.} [And having risen early, on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.

And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, did not believe.

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And in her sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,

And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored! the Lord is with thee.

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

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.

And lo! Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren.

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

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

And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment 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 kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.

And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.

And it came to pass, while they were there, that the days for her delivery were completed.

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swathingclothes, 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 there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel: of the tribe of Asher; she was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;