"This is what the Lord has done for me," she said, "now that he has deigned to take away the reproach under which I have been living."

Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and, speaking under inspiration, said:

to shine on those who are sitting in darkness and [are under] the shadow of death, and to direct our feet into the way of peace."

In the same region there were shepherds staying out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.

When their purification period under the Law of Moses was over, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,

There was at that time in Jerusalem a man named Simeon, a righteous and devout man, who lived in constant expectation of the Consolation of Israel, and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus so that they could do for him according to what was customary under the law,

Now Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem every year to attend the Passover Festival. [Note: This was the annual Jewish festival commemorating Israel's deliverance from Egyptian bondage under Moses' leadership].

And he went dawn with them, and came to Nazareth, and was placed under them : and his mother kept all these words in her heart.

under the chief priest Annas, and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.

he address'd himself to them all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water; but there is one coming, who is superiour to me, whose shoes I am unworthy to untie: he shall baptize you with the holy spirit, under the appearance of fire.

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and for forty days He was led about in the desert under the Spirit's guidance,

Then Jesus went back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread through the entire region.

Now there was a man in the synagogue who was under the power of the spirit of a foul demon, and he screamed with a loud voice,

And rising up out of the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon. But Simon's mother-in-law was suffering under a bad fever; and they asked him for her.

To him who gives you a blow on one side of the face offer the other side also; and to him who is robbing you of your outer garment refuse not the under one also.

Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

But that that fell where the thorns were, these are they who having heard go away and are choked under cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.

As soon as He stepped out upon the shore, there met Him a man from town, who was under the power of demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and did not stay in a house but in tombs.

For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts.

Then they who had seen it told them how the man who had been under the power of demons was cured.

but he said to her, daughter, don't be under any concern: your faith has sav'd you, go in peace.

And He commanded them, "Take nothing for your journey; neither stick nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have an extra under garment.

But He strictly warned and admonished them not to tell this to anyone,

For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of himself?

While he thus spake there came a cloud and shadowed them and they feared when they were come under the cloud.

And the seventy came back with joy, saying, Lord, even the evil spirits are under our power in your name.

Nevertheless, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are under your power: But rejoice because your names are written in heaven."

and forgive us our sins: since we forgive every one that has offended us. and leave us not under temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

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.

Meanwhile the people had come streaming towards Him by tens of thousands, so that they were trampling one another under foot. And now He proceeded to say to His disciples first, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is to say, beware of hypocrisy.

And when they shall bring you before the synagogues, and magistrates, and the ruling powers, be under no anxiety how or what defence ye shall make, or what ye shall say:

Then said he to his disciples, For this reason I tell you, Be under no anxiety about your life, what ye shall eat, nor for your body, how ye shall be clothed.

I have a baptism to be baptized with, and what stress I am under until it's completed!

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

"The Law and the Prophets remained until John. Since then, the good news about the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone entering it is under attack.

For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

Yet because this widow produces fatigue to me, I will avenge her, lest in the end, coming, she give me a blow under the eyes.

Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

As he went forward they spread their clothes under him on the road;

they watch'd then, and suborn'd spies, who under pretence of their tender consciences, might ensnare him in his discourse, and so betray him to the civil power and jurisdiction of the governor.

Until I have made thy foes a footstool under they feet.'

which devour widows' houses, and that under a colour of long praying: The same shall receive greater damnation."

And he said, "Take care not to be misled. For many will come under my name, and say, 'I am he,' and 'The time is at hand.' Do not follow them.

They will fall by the sword, or be carried off into slavery among all the Gentiles. And Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles, till the appointed times of the Gentiles have expired.

there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars: and upon the earth distress of nations under confusion, the sea and the waves roaring.

men dying with fear under the apprehension of those calamities, which are coming upon the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching. [Note: This was the annual Jewish festival commemorating Israel's deliverance from Egyptian bondage under Moses' leadership].

And when He got there He said to them, "Pray that you do not give in [i.e., to the devil] under trials."

So, He said to them, "Why were you sleeping? Get up and pray so you do not give in [to the devil] under trials."

Now the men who were holding Jesus under guard began to mock him and beat him.

Finding that He was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.

For he was under a necessity of releasing one to them at the feast.

But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost thou too not fear God, thou that art under the same judgment?

But their eyes were under a restraint, that they might not discover him.

And he said to them, Why are ye under such agitation of mind? and why do reasonings arise in your hearts?