Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt become insipid, how shall it recover its savour? it is no longer fit for any thing, but to be cast out and trod under foot.

but if your eye be bad, your whole body will be dark: if therefore that, which should be light to you, be dark; how great is that darkness?

And as for rayment, why should that give you pain? consider the lillies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.

now if God thus adorns the flower of the field, which thriving to day, is to morrow thrown into the oven, how much more shall he provide for you, if you have any degree of faith?

therefore make no such sollicitous enquiries, as what shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or how shall we be clothed?

thou hypocrite, first get rid of the beam in your own eye; and then see how to remove the mote out of thy brother's eye.

if ye then, as wicked as ye are, know how to bestow proper gifts upon your children; how much more shall your heavenly father give good things to them that ask him?

but when he saw how the multitude were fatigued and dispers'd like so many sheep without their Pastors, he was moved with compassion, and said to his disciples,

but when they take you. into custody, be not sollicitous, how or what ye shall speak, for at the very instant you shall be inspir'd what to say.

how he entred into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful either for him or his company to eat, but only for the priests?

is not a man of much greater consequence than a sheep? how lawful then is it to do good offices on the sabbath-day?

if satan expels satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom last?

besides, how could any one enter into the house of a man of might to rob him of his goods, except he first master the strong man? and then indeed he might plunder his house.

O degenerate race, how can ye, wicked as ye are, utter any thing that is good? for "'tis the overflowing of the heart that the mouth dischargeth."

so the servants of the yeoman came and said, Sir, did not you sow your field with good grain: how comes it then to have tares?

and when he was come into his native country, he taught them in their synagogue, in such a manner that they cry'd out with astonishment, how came this man by all this wisdom, and extraordinary power?

and his sisters, don't they live just by us? how came he then by all this?

Thereupon his disciples drawing nigh, said, did you observe, how the Pharisees were scandalized at your discourse?

how can we get bread enough in the desert to satisfy such a multitude?

Jesus asked, how many loaves have ye? they reply'd, seven, and a few small fish.

where's your understanding? don't you remember the five loaves among five thousand and how many baskets ye took away?

nor the seven loaves among the four thousand, and how many baskets ye carried away?

upon which Jesus answered, incredulous and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you?

Then Peter advancing to him, said, Lord, if my brother injures me, how many injuries must I forgive him? must I forgive him seven?

upon which the disciples said to one another, much surpriz'd, how came the fig-tree to wither away so suddenly?

friend, how came you in hither, without a wedding garment? and he was speechless.

Upon this the Pharisees withdrew, and consulted how they might insnare him in his discourse.

how comes it then, said he, that David by inspiration calls him Lord, in these words,

ye serpents, ye brood of vipers, how can ye escape the punishment of Gehenna?

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not!

and consulted how to seize Jesus by surprize, and take away his life.

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

As soon as it was day, all the chief priests and senators of the people consulted measures against Jesus how they might put him to death.

whereupon Pilate said to him, don't you hear how many things they lay to your charge?

said he, how you take the least notice of this to any man: but go, show your self to the priest, and offer for your cure what Moses commanded, that this may serve as a testimony against them.

upon which the Pharisees said to him, pray observe how they trespass on the sabbath-day.

how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar, who was afterwards high-priest, and did eat the shew-bread, giving some of it likewise to the company, though the law allow'd no body to eat of it but the priests.

but calling them to him, he said by way of similitude, how can satan dispossess satan?

but if, said he, you don't comprehend this easy parable, how can ye understand any of the rest?

And consider, said he, how you hear; for in proportion as you weigh what is communicated to you, new light shall be given:

however, Jesus refused him, and said, go home to thy friends, and tell them what great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he hath had compassion on thee.

when the sabbath was come, he preach'd in the synagogue, to the great astonishment of many, who upon hearing his discourse, said, how came he by all this? what strange endowment of knowledge is this, that he should work such miracles?

go see, said he, how many loaves you have: and having examin'd, they told him, five, and two fishes.

his disciples answer'd, how is it possible here in the desart to furnish bread enough for all this company?

he ask'd them, how many loaves have ye?

when I divided the five loaves among five thousand people, how many baskets full of fragments did you take away? they answer'd, twelve.

and when I divided the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you carry away? they answered, seven.

then said Jesus, incredulous people, how long shall I be with you? must I be always assisting you? bring him before me.

Jesus then asked the father, how long is it since this befel him? from his infancy, said the father.

salt is good, but if the salt become insipid, how shall it recover its savour? don't lose your seasoning, nor your peaceable behaviour to one another.

then Jesus looking round about, said to his disciples, how difficult a thing is it for those who have riches to enter into the gospel kingdom!

at this expression the disciples were much surpriz'd. but Jesus reassum'd the discourse, and said, how difficult a thing is it for those, who place their trust in riches, to enter into the divine kingdom?

at this they were more amazed than before, and said to one another, how then can such a man be saved?

the Scribes and Pharisees upon hearing this consulted together how to destroy him; but they stood in awe of him, because all the people were strangely affected with his doctrine.

then they contriv'd how they might seize him, for they perceived, that he applied the parable to them; but for fear of the people they left him, and went away.

now since David himself calls him Lord, how can he be David's son? and the common people heard him with pleasure.

Within two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread. and the chief priests, with the Scribes, contriv'd how they might seize Jesus by surprize, and put him to death.

then he return'd and found them still sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they did not know how to give an answer.

her neighbours and her relations having heard how the Lord had heap'd his favours upon her, they congratulated with her:

they therefore ask'd his father to signify how he would have him call'd.

by acquainting his people how they may be saved by the remission of their sins,

the Publicans likewise came to be baptized, and said to him, master, how are we to act?

the soldiers too made the same demand, how are we to act? he answer'd them, injure no man either by violence or by fraud, and be content with your pay.

he undertook to show them, how the passage they had heard, was actually then accomplished.

I came not to call saints, but sinners to repentance. Then they ask'd him, how comes it that John's disciples,

how he went into the court of the tabernacle, took and eat the shew-bread, and distributed it likewise to the company, which the law allowed the priests only to eat?

How comes it, that you can see the mote in your brother's eye, and not see the beam that is in your own eye?

or how can you say to your brother, brother, let me take out the mote, that is in your eye, when you your self don't discern the beam that is in your own eye? hypocrite, first remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the mote out of your brother's eye.

then the woman finding she could not conceal herself, came trembling, and kneeling down before him, confess'd before all the people, why she had touch'd him, and how she was instantly cured.

then said Jesus, O incredulous, and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring hither your son.

to whom he answered, how does the law run in that case? what do you find?

if ye then, wicked as ye are, know how to give what is proper to your children: how much more shall your heavenly father give the holy spirit to them that ask him?

so if satan be divided against himself, how can his kingdom subsist?

consider the lillys how they grow: they neither toil nor spin: and yet, I tell you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

now if God thus cloaths the flowers, which exist to-day in the field, and to-morrow are thrown into the oven: how much more will he cloath you, O distrustful men?

I am come to purify the earth with fire, and how do I wish it were already kindled?

the baptism, which I am to undergo, how do I long till it be accomplished?

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest those, who are sent unto thee: how often would I have gather'd thy children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and ye would not?"

Afterwards observing how eager the guests were for the first places, he gave them this instruction:

at length coming to himself, how many, said he, does my father keep in pay, who have bread in abundance, whilst I am dying here with hunger?

how many years have I serv'd you, without having ever disobey'd your orders? and yet you never bestow'd a kid upon me, to make merry with my friends:

so he sent for every one of his master's debtors in private, he ask'd the first, how much do you owe my master?

then he said to another, how much do you owe? a hundred measures of wheat, said he. take your bill, says the steward, and write out one for fourscore.

if therefore your fidelity has not appear'd in the use of these transitory enjoyments, how can you be trusted with what is more lasting?

if you have imbezel'd what another gave you in trust, how can he give you an estate in perpetuity?

I tell you, he will speedily avenge them. however, when the son of man comes, how few of the faithful will he find in the land?

Jesus perceiving him so very dejected, said, how difficult is it for those, who have riches, to enter into the kingdom of God!

But Jesus said to them, you affirm the Messiah must be descended from David, how can that be?

if then David stiles the Messiah his Lord, how can he be descended from David?

being nigh, the chief priests consulted with the Scribes, how they might put Jesus to death; for they were afraid of the people.

for if the green wood burn thus, how will the dry wood flame?

the women therefore, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee, followed Joseph, to the sepulchre, to see how the body was disposed of.

then Jesus said to them, how stupidly incredulous are you not to believe things that have been all predicted by the prophets!

Thereupon the two disciples related what had hapned on the road, and how they first discover'd who Jesus was at his breaking of bread.

Jesus seeing Nathanael coming, said of him, there's a true Israelite, in whom is no guile. how do you know me?

Nicodemus replied, how can a man be born when he is old? can he enter into his mother, and be born a second time?

Nicodemus answered, how can that be?

if you don't believe when I tell you what is plain, how should you believe, if I tell you of things more sublime?

but the woman of Samaria said to him, how is it that you who are a Jew, ask drink of me, who am a Samaritan? (for the Jews have no friendly intercourse with the Samaritans.)

how can you believe, who are catching at honour one from another, regardless of that glory that comes from God only?