And therefore if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one part of thee perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell:

and if thy right hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy limbs should perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

even so, Father, for it was thy good pleasure that so it should be."

Then some of the scribes and pharisees answered Him, saying, Master, we should be glad to see a sign from thee:

and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; least they should see at all with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Then charged He his disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Messiah.

What think ye? if any man had an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, would he not leave the ninety and nine, and go upon the hills, and seek that which is gone astray?

Even so it is not the will of your heavenly Father, that any one of these little ones should be lost.

And he would not: but went away and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.

And his lord being highly provoked delivered him to the officers, till he should pay all that was owing to him.

but when the first came, they thought that they should receive more; and they also received every one a penny.

but the wise answered them, saying, Least there should not be enough for us and you, go rather to them that sell it, and buy for yourselves.

thou oughtest then to have put my money to the bankers, and when I came I should have received my own with interest.

But they said, Not on the feast-day, least there should be a tumult among the people.

But Peter answered and said to Him, though they should all be offended in thee, yet will I never be offended.

Peter replied, though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. And so likewise said all the disciples.

but how then should the scriptures be fulfilled, which say that thus it must be?

order therefore the sepulchre to be secured till the third day, least his disciples should come and steal Him away, and tell the people, He is risen from the dead: and so the last error will be worse than the first.

And if this should come to a hearing before the governor, we will satisfy him, and indemnify you.