In the days of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah. And his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in her days.

And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, one receiving grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.

And the angel said to her, Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come on you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you. Therefore also that Holy One which will be born of you shall be called Son of God.

And behold, your cousin Elizabeth also conceived a son in her old age. And this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

And Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

And it happened as Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

And blessed is she who believes, for there shall be a perfecting of those things which were told her from the Lord.

And Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

And the time was fulfilled to Elizabeth for her to bear. And she bore a son.

And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard how the Lord had magnified His mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.

And they said to her, There is none of your kindred that is called by this name.

And while they were there, the days for her deliverance were fulfilled.

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

But Mary kept all these sayings, meditating in her heart.

And when the days of her purification according to the Law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought Him to Jerusalem, to present Him to the Lord

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in many days, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity.

And He went with them and came to Nazareth, and He was subject to them. But His mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

And he brought Him to Jerusalem and sat Him on a pinnacle of the temple and said to Him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here.

And He said to them, You will surely say this proverb to Me, Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in your native-place.

And rising up from the synagogue, He entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was being seized with a great fever. And they asked Him for her.

And standing over her, He rebuked the fever. And it left her. And immediately she arose and served them.

And drawing near the gate of the city, even behold, one having died was being carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a considerable crowd of the city was with her.

And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, Do not weep.

But wisdom has been justified by all her children.

And she stood behind Him, weeping at His feet, and she began to wash His feet with tears and wipe them with the hair of her head. And she ardently kissed His feet and anointed them with the ointment.

And He turned to the woman and said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, yet you gave Me no water for My feet. But she has washed My feet with tears, and has wiped them with the hair of her head.

Therefore I say to you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, he loves little.

And He said to her, Your sins are forgiven.

And there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain. And they begged Him that He would allow them to enter into them. And He allowed them.

And coming out of the man, the demons entered into the pigs. And the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake and were choked.

And a woman who had a flow of blood twelve years (who had spent all her living on physicians, and could not be healed by any)

came behind Him and touched the border of His garment. And instantly her flow of blood was staunched.

And He said to her, Daughter, be comforted. Your faith has saved you; go in peace.

And all were weeping and bewailing her. But He said, Do not weep; she has not died, but sleeps.

And He put them all out. And He took her by the hand and called, saying, Little girl, arise!

And her spirit came again, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that food be given her to eat.

And her parents were astonished. But He charged them to tell no one the thing that happened.

But the day began to wear away, and coming up the Twelve said to Him, Send the crowd away so that they may go into the villages and farms all around, and lodge, and get food. For we are here in a deserted place.

But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste of death until they see the kingdom of God.

And in their parting from Him, it happened that Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three tabernacles, one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said.

And answering, Jesus said, O unbelieving generation, one having been perverted, how long shall I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here.

And as they went, it happened that He entered into a certain village. And a certain woman named Martha received Him into her house.

But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she came to Him and said, Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.

And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things.

But one thing is needful, and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

And it happened as He spoke these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice and said to Him, Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which You have sucked.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the Judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them. For she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, One greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the Judgment with this generation and shall condemn it. For they repented at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, One greater than Jonah is here.

But woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over judgment and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to leave the other undone.

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

And when Jesus saw her, He called and said to her, Woman, you are delivered from your infirmity.

And He laid His hands on her. And instantly she was made erect, and she glorified God.

The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying to Him, Go out and depart from here, for Herod will kill you.

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! the one killing the prophets, and stoning those having been sent to her; how often I desired to gather your children in the way a hen gathers her brood under the wings, and you did not desire it.

And coming up that servant reported these things to his lord. And the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor and the maimed, and the lame and the blind.

And when she has found it, she calls her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.

And bring the fattened calf here and kill it. And let us eat and be merry,

Everyone putting away his wife and marrying another commits adultery; and everyone marrying her who is put away from her husband commits adultery.

And besides all this, there is a great chasm fixed between you and us; so that they desiring to pass from here to you cannot, nor can they pass over to us from there.

Nor shall they say, Lo here! or, behold, there! For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.

And they shall say to you, Lo, here! or, behold, there! Do not go away, nor follow.

yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, that she not wear me down in the end.

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your mina, which I have kept in a handkerchief.

But those who are my enemies, who did not desire that I should reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.

And the second took her as a wife, and he died childless.

And the third took her. And likewise the seven left no children and died.

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be? For the seven had her as a wife.

For all these have cast in to the offerings of God from their abundance, but out of her poverty she has cast in all the living she had.

And let those in Judea flee to the mountains. And those in its midst, let them go out. And those in the open spaces, let them not go into her.

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And He said to them, It is enough.

He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee,

And while they still did not believe for joy, and wondered, He said to them, Have you any food here?