according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

And when he [finally] came out, he was not able to talk to them. Then they realized he had seen a vision while in the Temple. So, he remained a mute and had to make [hand] signs to them [i.e., in order to be understood].

So they began to make signs to his father to find out what he might wish him to be named.

To show mercy [as He promised] to our fathers,
And to remember His holy covenant [the promised blessing],

Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

to make known salvation to his people,

by the tender mercy of our God, who will make the Dawn visit us from on high,

At that time, Cesar Augustus published an edict, to make a register of the Roman empire.

And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

And to make an offering, as it is ordered in the law of the Lord, of two doves or other young birds.

They supposed that He was somewhere in the caravan, and so they traveled a whole day before they began to make an anxious search for Him among His relatives and acquaintances.

And seeing that he was not there, they went back to Jerusalem, to make search for him.

and he went into all the Jordan-district preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins ??4 as it is written in the book of the sayings of the prophet Isaiah, The voice of one who cries in the desert, 'Make the way ready for the Lord, level the paths for him.

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father -- Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.

And soldiers would ask him, "And what ought we to do?" He said to them, "Do not extort money or make false charges against people, but be satisfied with your pay."

In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned in the fire which will never be put out.

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

And he said to them, Without doubt you will say to me, Let the medical man make himself well: the things which to our knowledge were done at Capernaum, do them here in your country.

But he said to them: I must make known the good news of the kingdom of God to other cities also; for to this end I have been sent.

And he continued to make his proclamation in the Synagogues of Judea.

When he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, "Launch out into the deep, and let slip your nets to make a draught."

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Jesus ordered him to tell no one [that he might happen to meet], “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your purification, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony (witness) to them [that this is a work of Messiah].”

And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.

And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

And he spake also a simile unto them -- 'No one a patch of new clothing doth put on old clothing, and if otherwise, the new also doth make a rent, and with the old the patch doth not agree, that is from the new.

And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will make the skins burst, the wine will be spilled, and the skins will be ruined.

And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you directly: Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”

“But I say to you who hear [Me and pay attention to My words]: Love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, [make it a practice to] do good to those who hate you,

Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged: do not give punishment to others, and you will not get punishment yourselves: make others free, and you will be made free:

Everyone who comes to me and gives ear to my words and does them, I will make clear to you what he is like:

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, asking Him to come and save the life of his slave.

and blessed is he, who does not make me the occasion of his fall.

This is the one of whom it is written [by the prophet Malachi],

‘Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’

What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?

And placed herself behind Jesus, near his feet, weeping. Then she began to make his feet wet with her tears, and she dried them with the hair of her head, repeatedly kissing his feet and anointing them with the perfume.

When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, now, will have the greater love for him?

For this reason, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. [Note: This suggests that her forgiveness was the result of her loving, but the point Jesus makes better fits the idea that her forgiveness produced love]. But the person who is forgiven of little [i.e., of only a few sins], loves [only] a little bit."

And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had given all her money to medical men, and not one of them was able to make her well,

And getting the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all evil spirits and over diseases, to make them well.

And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.

and he said to them make no provision for your journey: take neither staff, nor sack, nor bread, nor money; and but one coat for each.

Whatever house you enter, make that your home, and from it start afresh.

The day was drawing to a close, when the twelve came up to him, and said: "Send the crowd away, so that they may make their way to the villages and farms round about, and find themselves lodgings and provisions, for we are in a lonely spot here."

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

who discours'd about the exit, he was to make at Jerusalem;

And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

And a man from among them, crying out, said, Master, I make a request to you, give a thought to my son, for he is my only child:

At times a spirit seizes him and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him, and makes him foam at the mouth, and does not leave him till it has well-nigh covered him with bruises.

And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.

And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.

All things have been transferred and turned over to Me by My Father and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal Him.”

Then an expert in the Law got up to test him and said, "Master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?"

Anxious to make an excuse for himself, however, he said to Jesus, "But who is my neighbour?"

But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached [and] said, "Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!"

May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.

And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.

For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake?

If, then, you who are evil are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who make request to him?

and others, to make trial of him, asked of him a sign from heaven.

But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in, and make their home there; and the last state of that man proves to be worse than the first."

If, therefore, your whole body is light with no darkness in it at all, it will all be as light as a lamp makes things for you by its light."

And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

But a curse is on you, Pharisees! for you make men give a tenth of every sort of plant, and give no thought to right and the love of God; but it is right for you to do these things, and not let the others be undone.

And he said, A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for while other men are crushed under the weight of the rules you make for them, you yourselves do not put so much as one finger to them.

A curse is on you! for you make resting-places for the bodies of the prophets, but your fathers put them to death.

So you are witnesses and give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places.

And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;

But I will make clear to you of whom you are to be in fear: of him who after death has power to send you to hell; yes, truly I say, Have fear of him.

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit [that is, whoever intentionally discredits the Holy Spirit by attributing the authenticating miracles done by Me to Satan], it will not be forgiven him [for him there is no forgiveness].

But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.

And one of the people said to him, Master, give an order to my brother to make division of the heritage with me.

But he said, Man, who made me a judge or a maker of decisions for you?

And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.

such is he, who heaps up his treasure here, and makes no provision for another world.

And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.

pagans make food and drink their aim in life, but your Father knows quite well you need that;

But make His Kingdom the object of your pursuit, and these things shall be given you in addition.

Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

Make yourselves ready, with your lamps alight;

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

that servant's Master will come on a day when he is not expecting Him and at an hour that he knows not of, and will punish him severely, and make him share the lot of the unfaithful.

And that slave who knew what his master wanted, but did not make preparations [i.e., for his master's return], or do what his master wanted, will be whipped with many lashes.

You think I am here to make peace on earth? No, I tell you, it is dissension.

hypocrites! the face of the earth and of the heaven ye have known to make proof of, but this time -- how do ye not make proof of it?