But Jesus Christ was begotten thus: After his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they had come together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

And she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus; for he will save his people from their sins.

and knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son. And he called his name Jesus.

And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose and ministered to him.

While he was speaking these things to them, behold, a certain ruler came and did him homage, saying: My daughter is already dead; but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

For she said within herself: If I may only touch his mantle, I shall be saved.

But when the multitude had been sent out, he went in, and took the maiden by the hand, and she arose.

The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the most distant parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

Wherefore he promised, with an oath, to give her whatever she would ask.

And being previously instigated by her mother, she said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Immerser?

And his head was brought in a dish, and given to the maiden: and she carried it to her mother.

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she cries after us.

But she came and did him homage, saying: Lord, help me.

She replied: Yes, Lord; and yet thou canst help me; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.

He said to her: What do you wish? She said to him: Command that these two sons of mine may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.

Therefore, in the resurrection, of which of the seven will she be the wife? for they all had her.

that upon you may come all the righteous blood which has been shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the just to the blood of Zachariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you slew between the temple and the altar.

there came to him a woman who had an alabaster box of very costly ointment; and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table.

Jesus perceived it, and said to them: Why do you trouble the woman? For she has performed a good work upon me.

For in pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial.

Verily I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, this also which she has done shall be told for a memorial of her.

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

and besought him earnestly, saying: My little daughter is at the point of death; come, lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved, and she will live.

and had suffered much from many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was in no way benefited, but rather grew worse,

when she heard of Jesus, came be hind him in the multitude, and touched his mantle;

for she said: If I may even touch his clothes, I shall be saved.

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

And the maiden immediately arose and walked, for she was twelve years old. And they were greatly astonished.

But she went out, and said to her mother: What shall I ask? She replied: The head of John the Immerser.

And she came in immediately, with haste, to the king, and made her request, saying: I desire that you give me, at once, in a dish, the head of John the Immerser.

(the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation,) and she besought him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

She answered and said to him: Yes, Lord; and yd you can help me, for the little dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

And she went to her house, and found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying upon the bed.

and if a woman puts away her husband, and is married to another, she commits adultery.

Therefore, in the resurrection, when they rise, of which of them shall she be the wife? for the seven had her as a wife.

And there came one poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

For all have thrown in out of their abundance; but she, out of her poverty, has thrown in all that she had, her whole living.

And while he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he reclined at table, there came a woman that had an alabaster box of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and she broke the box, and poured it on his head.

But Jesus said: Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has performed a good work on me.

She has done what she could; she has come beforehand to anoint my body for its burial.

Verily I say to you, wherever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also which she has done shall be told, for a memorial of her.

and when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him, and said: You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.

And she went and told it to those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

And she was perplexed at his words, and reasoned, what this salutation could mean.

And behold, Elizabeth your kinswoman, even she has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren;

and she came into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.

And blessed is she who believed; for there shall be a fulfillment of the things which were spoken to her from the Lord.

Now the time for Elizabeth to be delivered had fully come; and she gave birth to a son.

and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swathing-clothes, and laid him in the stable, because there was no place for them in the inn.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; she was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity:

and she was a widow of about eighty-four years, and she departed not from the temple, but served, day and night, with fastings and prayers.

And she came in at that hour, and gave thanks to Lord, and spoke of him to all that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

son of Kenan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,

And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her: and she arose immediately, and ministered to them.

And when he came near the gate of tho city, behold, they were carrying out a dead man, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

And, behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that he reclined at table in the house of the Pharisee, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

and stood behind at his feet, weeping; and she began to wash his feet with her tears; and she wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.

But when the Pharisee who had invited him, saw it, he said within himself: This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who, and what sort of woman this is that touches him; for she is a sinner.

And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon: Do you see this woman? I entered your house, you gave me no water for my feet; but she has washed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

You gave me no kiss; but she, from the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

You did not anoint my head with oil; but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

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

for he had a daughter, his only child, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. And as he went, the multitude pressed upon him.

And the woman, seeing that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and fell down before him, and told him, before all the people, for what cause she had touched him, and that she was immediately restored to health.

But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying: Fear not, only believe, and she shall be saved.

And all were weeping and lamenting her. Bat he said: Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

And they derided him, knowing that she was dead.

And her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And he commanded that food should be given her.

And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the feet of Jesus, and heard his word.

But Martha made herself busy with much serving; and she came to him, and said: Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Bid her, therefore, that she help me.

The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them; for she came from the most distant parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, something greater than Solomon is here.

that the blood of all the prophets, which has been shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

And, behold, there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and was not able to raise herself up at all.

And he laid his hands on her; and she immediately stood erect, and glorified God.

Or, what woman that has ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and search carefully till she find it?

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

And there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, and said: Avenge me on my opponent at law.

yet, because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

Therefore, in the resurrection, of which of them shall she be the wife? for the seven had her as a wife.

For all these, from their abundance, have thrown in among the gifts of God; but she, from her poverty, has thrown in all the living that she had.

In like manner also, the cup, after he had supped, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.

And a certain maid-servant saw him sitting by the fire; and, looking intently at him, she said: This man also was with him.

She said: No one, sir. Jesus said to her: Neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no more.

Then Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went out to meet him; but Mary sat still in the house.

She said to him: Yes, Lord; I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.

And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying: The Teacher has come, and calls for you.

When she heard it, she rose quickly and came to him.

Then the Jews that were with her in the house, and were comforting her, seeing Mary rise and go out quickly, followed her, saying: She is going to the tomb to weep there.

Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother would not have died.

Then Jesus said: Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of my burial.

A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow, be cause her hour has come; but when the child is born, she no longer remembers the pain, for joy that a man is born into the world.

Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them: They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him.

But Mary stood without near the tomb, weeping; and as she wept, she stooped down and looked into the tomb,

And they said to her: Woman, why do you weep? She said to them: They have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

Having said this, she turned back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

Jesus said to her: "Woman, why do you weep? Whom do you seek? Supposing that it was the gardener, she said to him: Sir, if you have taken him hence, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.

Jesus said to her: Mary. She turned, and said to him: Rabboni; which is, translated, Teacher.

Mary Magdalen came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things to her.

And Peter answered her: Tell me, did you sell the land for so much? She replied: Yes; for so much.

And she immediately fell down at his feet, and expired. And the young men came in and found her dead; and they carried her out, and buried her by the side of her husband.