Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

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

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

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

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.

For she said within herself, If I only touch his garment, I shall be made well.

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.

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.

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 she came and fell down before him, saying, Lord, help me!

And she said, Yea, Lord; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.

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.

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

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew, between the temple and the altar.

And Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? For she hath done a good deed to me.

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

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.

for this is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many for remission of sins.

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.

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 had undergone much at the hands of many physicians, and spent all that she had, and was not at all benefited, but rather grew worse,

For she said, If I touch even his garments, I shall be made well.

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

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

and the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those at table with him; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

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

And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I desire that thou wilt give me immediately on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

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

But she answered, and saith to him, Yea, Lord; even the little dogs under the table eat of the childrens crumbs.

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

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

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 when he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, there came a woman having an alabaster bottle of ointment of pure spikenard, very precious; and breaking the bottle, she poured it on his head.

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

She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for its burial.

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 he said to them, This is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many.

and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, Thou too wast with the Nazarene, Jesus.

She went and reported it to those who had been with him, who were mourning and weeping.

And she was troubled at the words, and was considering what this salutation could mean.

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 she entered the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth.

And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.

Now Elizabeths full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

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.

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;

and she was a widow eightyfour years old, who never left the temple, worshipping with fastings and prayers night and day.

And she came up at this very time, and gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

who was the son of Cainan, who was the son of Arphaxad, who was the son of Shem, who was the son of Noah, who was the son of Lamech,

And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on them.

And as he came near the gate of the city, lo! there was carried out dead an only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

And the Pharisee who had invited him, when he saw this, said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who, and what sort of woman, this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered thy house, no water didst thou give me for my feet; but she wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

No kiss didst thou give me; but she, from the time I came in, did not cease to kiss my feet.

My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but she anointed my feet with costly ointment.

Wherefore, I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loveth little.

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. And as he went, the multitudes thronged him.

And the woman, seeing that she was discovered, came trembling, and falling down before him declared before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was cured immediately.

But Jesus hearing this, answered him, Fear not; only believe, and she will be made well.

And all were weeping, and lamenting for her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeping.

And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

And her spirit returned, and she immediately arose. And he ordered food to be given to her.

And she had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the feet of the Lord, and listened to his word.

But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Tell her therefore to help me.

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

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

And lo! there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bent together, and wholly unable to lift herself up.

And he laid his hands on her; and immediately she stood upright, and gave glory to God.

Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and search carefully till she findeth it?

And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I lost.

And there was a widow in that city; and she kept coming to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary!

yet, because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her; lest by coming for ever she weary me out.

For all these out of their abundance cast in to the offerings; but she out of her penury cast in all the living that she had.

And in like manner he took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is about to be shed for you.

And she said, No one, Lord. And Jesus said, neither do I condemn thee; go, and sin no more.

Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet him; but Mary continued sitting in the house.

She saith to him, Yea, Lord; I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, he who was to come into the world.

And having said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is here and calleth for thee.

She, when she heard this, riseth quickly and cometh to him.

The Jews then who were with her in the house and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up hastily and went out, followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there.

Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was, as soon as she saw him fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

Then said Jesus, Let her alone, that she may keep it until the day of my burial.

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, through joy that a man is born into the world.

She runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him.

But Mary was standing without by the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she stooped down into the tomb,

And they say to her, Woman, why dost thou weep? She saith to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

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

Jesus saith to her, Woman, why dost thou weep? whom dost thou seek? She, supposing that it was the gardener, saith to him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

Jesus saith to her, Mary! She turned and saith to him in Hebrew, Rabboni! Which signifieth, Teacher!

Mary the Magdalene cometh, bringing word to the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things to her.

Peter said to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.

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

Now at Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which name being interpreted is the same as Dorcas, that is, Gazelle. This woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

And it came to pass in those days, that she fell sick, and died; and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper chamber.

Then Peter arose, and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber; and all the widows came to him weeping, and showing the coats and cloaks which Dorcas made while she was with them.

But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and seeing Peter, she sat up.

and recognizing Peters voice, she opened not the gate for gladness; but ran in, and told them that Peter was standing before the gate.