And, therefore, I also, since I have investigated all these events with great care from their very beginning, have resolved to write a connected history of them for you,

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord; he shall not drink any wine or strong drink, and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth,

Let your lives, then, prove your repentance; and do not begin to say among yourselves 'Abraham is our ancestor,' for I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham!

And Jesus began: "This very day this passage has been fulfilled in your hearing."

At that very time Jesus had cured many people of diseases, afflictions, and wicked spirits, and had given many blind people their sight.

This is the very man of whom Scripture says--'Behold, I am sending my Messenger before thy face, And he shall prepare thy way before thee.'

'We wipe off the very dust of your town which has clung to Our feet; still, be assured that the Kingdom of God is close at Hand.'

At the Judgment the Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation, and will condemn them, because she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and here is more than a Solomon!

No, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Then Jesus told them this parable-- "There was once a rich man whose land was very fertile;

But God said to the man 'Fool! This very night your life is being demanded; and as for all you have prepared--who will have it?'

You will not, I tell you, come out until you have paid the very last farthing."

"If any man comes to me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes and his very life, he can be no disciple of mine.

But the father turned to his servants and said 'Be quick and fetch a robe--the very best--and put it on him; give him a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet;

And who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man's table. Even the very dogs came and licked his sores.

They were eating and drinking and marrying and being married, up to the very day on which Noah entered the ark, and then the flood came and destroyed them all.

But, on the very day on which Lot came out of Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from the skies and destroyed them all.

'Well done, good servant!' exclaimed the master. 'As you have proved trustworthy in a very small matter, I appoint you governor over ten towns.'

But Jesus answered: "I tell you that if these men are silent, the very stones will call out."

'What shall I do?' said the owner of the vineyard. 'I will send my son, who is very dear to me. Perhaps they will respect him.'

But Jesus looked at them and said: "What then is the meaning of this passage?-- 'The very stone which the builders despised has now itself become the corner-stone.'

And Herod and Pilate became friends that very day, for before that there had been ill-will between them.

And Jesus answered: "I tell you, this very day you shall be with me in Paradise."

But very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb, taking with them the spices that they had prepared.

It happened that very day that two of the disciples were going to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem,

While they were still unable to believe it all for very joy, and were wondering if it were true, Jesus said to them: "Have you anything here to eat?"