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.

As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her. For she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no mourning;

The wife is bound to her husband as long as he liveth; but if her husband die, she is free to marry whom she will, only in the Lord.

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.

Requite her even as she requited, and render to her double according to her works; in the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.

But she is happier if she remain as she is, in my opinion; and I too think that I have the Spirit of God.

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

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