“A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
And she refused to be comforted,
Because they were no more.”

If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!

So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

“He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet.

Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.”

How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.”

For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.

But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed.

When those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.

The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?

You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?

Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents.

In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more.

The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have gained five more talents.’

“Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’

“For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.

And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.

Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

And he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “Crucify Him!”

And He was saying to them, “Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides.

For whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.”

And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.

And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them.

Getting up, He *went from there to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; crowds *gathered around Him again, and, according to His custom, He once more began to teach them.

They were even more astonished and said to Him, “Then who can be saved?”

Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

He had one more to send, a beloved son; he sent him last of all to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

and to love Him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as himself, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.

Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury;

The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, “This is one of them!”

But Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!”

And he said to them, “Collect no more than what you have been ordered to.”

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one who is more than a prophet.

When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?”

Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”

So take care how you listen; for whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him.”

But He said to them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and buy food for all these people.”

I say to you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.

But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.

On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.’

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”

Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”

“I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do.

Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds!

But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? You men of little faith!

but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him,

I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

But when he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger!

And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.

Those who led the way were sternly telling him to be quiet; but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

The first appeared, saying, ‘Master, your mina has made ten minas more.’

I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.

And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;

But Jesus answered and said, “Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.

Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

Many more believed because of His word;

For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

But many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “When the Christ comes, He will not perform more signs than those which this man has, will He?”

She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.”]

I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me;

Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.

“I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid;

So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus *said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He *said to him, “Tend My lambs.”

for the man was more than forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.

And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women, were constantly added to their number,

When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord:

Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew dialect, they became even more quiet; and he *said,

There were more than forty who formed this plot.

Now therefore, you and the Council notify the commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case by a more thorough investigation; and we for our part are ready to slay him before he comes near the place.”

And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down tomorrow to the Council, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more thoroughly about him.

So do not listen to them, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they slay him; and now they are ready and waiting for the promise from you.”

since you can take note of the fact that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

But Felix, having a more exact knowledge about the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case.”

After he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.

But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.

Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.

For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

Now if their transgression is riches for the world and their failure is riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fulfillment be!