and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;

Now Jesus was born in Bethlehem [a small town] in Judea during the time when Herod [the Great] was king [of Judea]. About that time some astrologer/sages from the east [i.e., Persia] came to Jerusalem, saying,

and if any one will press you to go a mile with him, go with him the other two.

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize].

Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

For what benefit will it be to a man, if he gains the whole world and loses his higher life? What price would a man pay to buy back his life?

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin].”

'Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.

Surely this perfume could've been sold for a high price and the money given to the destitute."

What will you give me, if I give him up to you? And the price was fixed at thirty bits of silver.

And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

but he replied, have ye never read what David, and the rest of the company did, when they were press'd with hunger?

And he spoke to his disciples, in order that a little ship should wait upon him on account of the crowd, that they might not press upon him.

For he healed many, so as to press upon him, so that as many as had afflictions might touch him.

After this they went into an house, and the crowd press'd again upon them, so as to hinder them from taking their meal.

so Jesus went with him, attended by a great crowd, that press'd about him.

When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

his disciples replied, you see the multitude press about you, and do you ask, who touched you?

and he commanded them that they may take nothing for the way, except a staff only -- no scrip, no bread, no brass in the girdle,

1-2 pint measures], and brass vessels, and beds.

And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep--washings of cups and pots and brass vessels.

For what price can a man give to buy back life?

For the Son of Man also did not come to be waited upon, but to wait on others, and to give His life as the redemption-price for a multitude of people."

On the morrow when they had left Bethany, he was press'd with hunger.

Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went abroad.

And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,

A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.

And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head.

the'son of Amminadab, the'son of Arni, the'son of Hezron, the'son of Perez, the'son of Judah,

When it was day, he retired into a desart place, where the people searching for him, found him out, and as they earnestly press'd him not to leave them,

One day, as the people press'd after him to hear his divine preaching, he came near the lake of Gennesereth,

master, said Simon, we have toil'd all the night, without any prize: however, since you give the word, I will throw the net.

And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the press, they went up on the top of the house, and let him down through the tiling, bed and all, in the midst before Jesus.

but Jesus replied, have you never read what David did, when he and his company were press'd with hunger?

Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. While Jesus was on his way, the crowds continued to press in on him.

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things;

And the master said to the slave, 'Go out into the highways and hedges and press [them] to come in, so that my house will be filled!

For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?

the law and the prophets are till John; since then the reign of God is proclaimed good news, and every one doth press into it;

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

'Because days shall come upon thee, and thine enemies shall cast around thee a rampart, and compass thee round, and press thee on every side,

He saw a certain poor widow casting in two small brass coins.

But they continued to press him with loud voices in their ceaseless demands that He be crucified, and their shouts began to prevail.

but they press'd him, saying, stay with us, for it is late and begins to be dark. so he went in to tarry with them.

And he that was healed, wist not who it was. For Jesus had gotten himself away, because that there was press of people in the place.

Mary therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of pure nard of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

The other disciples, therefore, were saying unto him - We have seen the Lord! But, he, said unto them - Except I see, in his hands, the print of the nails, and press my finger into the print of the nails, and press my hand into his side, in nowise will I believe.

Then, saith he unto Thomas - Reach thy finger hither, and see my hands, and reach thy hand, and press into my side, - and become not disbelieving, but believing.

(Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

And with many other words did he press and exhort them, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

And they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing the proceeds with all [the other believers], as anyone had need.

For neither was there any one in want among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling them, brought the price of what was sold

had land, and sold it, and laid the price down at the apostles' feet.

And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

Pertained it not unto thee only? And after it was sold, was not the price in thine own power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God."

“Tell me,” Peter asked her, “did you sell the field for this price?”

“Yes,” she said, “for that price.”

and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

But Peter said, May your money come to destruction with you, because you had the idea that what is freely given by God may be got for a price.

Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

Certain also of the chief of Asia which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not press into the common hall.

If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.

And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater of Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

But when he was on the stairs, it happened that he was borne up by the soldiers, because of the press of the crowd.

The commander replied, “I purchased this citizenship [of mine] for a large sum of money [so how did you acquire yours?].” Paul said, “But I was actually born a citizen.”

After hoisting the skiff [on board], they used support lines [for frapping] to undergird and brace the ship’s hull; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis [off the north coast of Africa], they let down the sea anchor and lowered the sails and were driven along [backwards with the bow into the wind].

This is because no human being can be considered right with God by [obeying] the requirements of a law. [Note: It is difficult to determine the exact sense in which "law" is used in these verses. It may be law generally, or the law of Moses specifically. See Bruce, pages 52-58]. For the knowledge of what sin is comes from the law of Moses.

Don't you realize, brothers for I am speaking to people who know the Law that the Law can press its claims over a person only as long as he is alive?

For I do not [really] understand what I am doing; I practice what I do not want to and I hate what I do. [Note: This highly controversial section (verses 14b-25) is here viewed as the struggles of the apostle Paul after his conversion, and by extension, of all Christians. See Bruce, pages 150ff; Murray, pages 255ff; Lard, pages 236ff].

But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems;

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

But every one that contends for a prize is temperate in all things: they then indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

But I work out and get my body in shape [i.e., spiritually], so that after preaching to other people, I myself do not become disqualified [i.e., for winning the prize from God. See verse 24].

I prize and praise you for always remembering me and for firmly standing by the teachings as I passed them on to you.

and if any one is press'd with hunger, let him eat at home; that ye may not otherwise meet with punishment. as for other matters, I will set them in order when I come.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.

I am press'd on every side, yet not crush'd; perplexed, but not in despair;

who is the first installment of our inheritance, so that we may finally come into full possession of the prize of redemption, and praise His glory for it.

so that you may learn to recognize and treasure what is excellent [identifying the best, and distinguishing moral differences], and that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ [actually living lives that lead others away from sin];

I am doubly press'd between my desire to depart, in order to be with Christ, which is by far the best for ME;

Who, existing originally in the form of God, accounted it not a prize to he equal with God.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

For what hope or happiness shall we have or what prize to be proud of in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes, except you?

who gave Himself as the redemption price for all--a fact testified to at its own appointed time,

in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price,

Press these facts upon them, so that they may live lives free from reproach.

exert yourself in the glorious cause of faith, and secure the prize of eternal life, to which you were called, when you made that excellent profession of faith before so many witnesses.

And if any one takes part in an athletic contest, he gets no prize unless he obeys the rules.