It came to pass, in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, that there was a certain priest, by name Zachariah, of the daily course of Abia; and that he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and, her name, was Elizabeth.

And Zachariah said unto the messenger - Whereby, shall I know this? for, I, am, aged, and, my wife, advanced in her days.

and entering in unto her, he said - Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be with thee!

And the messenger said unto her - Do not fear, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God, -

And answering, the messenger said unto her - The Holy Spirit, shall come upon thee, and, the power of the Most High, shall overshadow thee; wherefore, even that which is to be born, Holy, shall be called, Son of God.

And lo! Elizabeth thy kinswoman, even she, hath conceived a son in, her old-age; - and, this month, is, the sixth, to her, the so-called barren one;

And Mary said - Lo! the handmaid of the Lord! Might it come to pass unto me, according to thy declaration. And the messenger departed from her.

And it came to pass that, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leapt in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with Holy Spirit, -

and lifted up her voice with loud exclamation, and said - Blessed, art thou among women, and, blessed, is the fruit of thy womb;

And, happy, is she who hath believed, that there shall be a perfecting of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!

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

And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

And they said unto her - There is, no one from among thy kindred, who is called by this name!

And it came to pass, while they were there, that the days were fulfilled for her to give birth;

and she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

but, Mary, was closely observing, all, these things, putting them together in her heart.

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; - the same, advanced in many days; having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was submitting himself unto them. And, his mother, was closely observing all these things in her heart.

And he said unto them - By all means, ye will speak to me this similitude: Physician! heal, thyself, - Whatsoever things we have heard of coming to pass in Capernaum, do here also, in thine own country.

And, rising up, from the synagogue, he went into the house of Simon. Now, the mother-in-law of Simon, was in distress with a great fever; and they made request to him concerning her.

And, standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her; and, instantly arising, she began to minister unto them.

Now, as he drew near unto the gate of the city, then lo! there was being brought forth, one dead, the only-begotten son of his mother, - and, she, was a widow; and, a considerable multitude of the city, was with her.

And, beholding her, the Lord, was moved with compassion over her, and said to her - Be not weeping!

And yet wisdom hath been justified by all her children.

and standing behind, near his feet, weeping, with the tears, began she to be wetting his feet, and, with the hair of her head, was wiping off the tears , and was tenderly kissing his feet, and anointing them with the perfume.

And, turning towards the woman, unto Simon, he said - Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house: water to me, on my feet, thou didst not give, - but, she, with her tears, hath wetted my feet, and, with her hair, wiped off the tears .

For which cause, I say unto thee - Her many sins, have been forgiven, because she hath loved, much: but, he to whom little is forgiven, little, loveth.

And he said unto her - Thy sins have been forgiven.

Now there was there, a herd of a good many swine, feeding in the mountain; and they besought him, that he would suffer them, into those, to enter; and he suffered them.

And the demons, going forth from the man entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the cliff, into the lake, and were choked.

coming near behind, touched the fringe of his mantle; and, instantly, was stayed the flow of her blood.

And, he, said to her - Daughter! thy faith, hath saved thee: Go thy way into peace.

And they were all weeping, and beating themselves, for her. And he said - Be not weeping; for she died not, but is sleeping.

But, he, grasping her hand, called aloud, saying - O girl! arise!

And her spirit returned, and she rose up instantly, and he ordered that something should be given her to eat.

And her parents were beside themselves. But, he, charged them to tell, no one, what had happened.

And, the day, began to decline; and the twelve, coming near, said to him - Dismiss the multitude, that, going into the surrounding villages and hamlets, they may lodge, and find provisions; because, here, in a desert place, are we.

But I tell you of a truth - There, are, some of those, here, standing, who shall in nowise taste of death, until they see the kingdom of God.

And it came to pass, when they were being parted from him, Peter said unto Jesus - Master! it is, delightful, for us to be, here: Let us, therefore, make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: - not knowing what he said.

And, as they were journeying, he, entered into a certain village; and, a certain woman, named Martha, welcomed him into her house.

But, Martha, was distracted about much ministering, and, coming near, said - Lord! carest thou not that, my sister, hath left me to be ministering, alone? Speak to her, then, that she help me.

But the Lord, answering, said to her - Martha! Martha! thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

Of few things, is there need, or, of one; Mary, in fact, hath chosen, the good part, - one which shall not be taken away from her.

Now it came to pass, while he was saying these things, that a certain woman out of the multitude, lifting up her voice, said unto him - Happy the womb that bare thee! And the breasts which thou didst suck!

The queen of the south, will rise up, in the judgment, with the men of this generation, and will condemn them; because she came out of the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, - and lo! something more than Solomon, here.

Men of Nineveh, will rise up, in the judgment, with this generation, and will condemn it; because they repented into the proclamation of Jonah, - and lo! something more than Jonah, here.

But alas for you, the Pharisees! because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every garden herb, and pass by justice, and the love of God. But, these things, it was biding to do, and, those, not to pass by.

There shall be divided - Father against son, and son against father, mother against daughter, and daughter against the mother, - mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.

And, seeing her, Jesus called her and said to her - Woman! thou art loosed from thy weakness, -

and laid on her his hands; and, instantly, she was made straight again, and began glorifying God.

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!

And, going near, the servant reported unto his lord these things. Then, provoked to anger, the master of the house said unto his servant - Go out quickly, into the broadways and streets of the city, - and, the destitute, and tried, and blind, and lame, bring thou in here.

And, having found it, she calleth together her female friends and neighbours, saying - Rejoice with me! because I have found the piece of silver which I had lost.

But coming, to himself, he said - How many hired servants of my father, have bread enough and to spare, whereas, I, with famine, here, am perishing!

But Abraham said - Child! remember - That thou didst duly received thy good things in thy life, and, Lazarus, in like manner, the evil things; but, now, here, he is comforted, and, thou, art in anguish.

Neither shall they say - Lo, here! or, There. For lo! the kingdom of God, is, among you.

And they will say unto you, Lo there! or, Lo here! Do not depart, and do notpursue.

Yet, if only because this widow annoyeth me, I will vindicate her, - lest, persistently coming, she wholly wear me out.

But, these mine enemies who desired not that I should be made king over them, bring ye here, and slay them outright before me.

and the third, took her, - yea, likewise, even the seven; They left no children, and died:

The woman, therefore, in the resurrection, Of which of them, doth she become wife? for, the seven, had her to wife.

For, all these, out of their superfluity, have cast in among the gifts, but, she, out of her deficiency, all the living that she had, hath cast in.

As to these things, which ye are looking upon, There will come days, in which there will not be left here, stone upon stone, which will not be taken down.

But whensoever ye shall see Jerusalem, encompassed by armies, then, know, that her desolation hath drawn near.

Then they who are in Judaea, let them flee into the mountains, and they who are in her midst, let them go forth, - and they who are in the fields, let them not enter into her;

And, they, said - Lord, lo! two swords, here! And, he, said unto them - 'Tis, enough!

Now, while yet they believed not for the joy, and were marvelling, he said unto them - Have ye anything to eat, here?