the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to grant us

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

Lord, thou wilt grant thy servant a happy death, according to thy promise.

So, when Joseph and Mary had completed everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to their [current home] town of Nazareth, in Galilee.

And he said to him, "To you I will grant this whole realm -- and the glory that goes along with it, for it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.

and he saw two vessels a-ground near the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and washing their nets.

Simon replied, “Master, we worked hard all night [to the point of exhaustion] and caught nothing [in our nets], but at Your word I will [do as you say and] lower the nets [again].”

While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came to him who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed down with his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."

Then Levi hosted a grand banquet for Him at his house. Now there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were guests with them.

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely [with malicious intent], to see if He would [actually] heal [someone] on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse Him.

He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man guide [another] blind man? Will they not both fall into a hole in the ground?

he is like a man who in building a house, digg'd deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: an inundation came, the current beat impetuously upon that house, but could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.

But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,

Others fell on stony ground, and as soon as they came up, they dried up because they had no moisture.

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away.

the ground over-run with thorns denotes such as have embraced the doctrine, but are so immerst in the business, enjoyments, and pleasures of life, as not to improve it to any real advantage.

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Now while the youth was coming, the spirit dashed him to the ground and cruelly convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the foul spirit, and cured the youth and gave him back to his father.

And all were astounded at this grand display of God. But while all marvelled at all he did, he said to his disciples,

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. And he reasoned in himself, saying, What shall I do?

fear not, ye little flock, for it is your father's good pleasure to grant you the kingdom.

Do you think that I have come to grant peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!

Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

There you will weep and grind your teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves being driven away on the outside.

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

It is fit neither for the ground nor the manure heap; people throw it away. Let him who has ears to hear with, listen!"

But it is easier for earth and sky to pass away than for one smallest detail of the Law to fall to the ground.

He fell with his face to the ground at Jesus' feet and thanked him. (Now he was a Samaritan.)

And there was a widow in that town, and she kept coming to him, saying, 'Grant me justice against my adversary!'

yet because this widow is causing trouble for me, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me down in the end [by her] coming back!'"

Will not God grant justice to His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay to help them?

I tell you that He will swiftly grant them justice. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find that faith on earth?”

He said to him, 'On the ground of what you say I will sentence you, you wicked slave! You knew that I was a stern man, that I picked up what I did not put down, and reaped what I did not sow.

"The time will come for you when your enemies will throw ramparts around you, and encompass you, and shut you in on every side, and raze you to the ground,

And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Thus I grant to you a kingdom, just as my Father granted to me,

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

"You have brought this man to me on a charge of corrupting the loyalty of the people. But, you see, I have examined him in your presence and have discovered in the man no ground for the accusations which you bring against him.

So Pilate decided to grant their demand

And as they were filled with fear and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the dead?

They [bowed to the ground before him and] returned to Jerusalem full of joy;