Now [when they] saw the star, they rejoiced [with] very great joy.

Then Herod, [when he] saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent [soldiers] [and] executed all the children in Bethlehem and in all the region [around] it from [the age of] two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined precisely from the wise men.

Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,

And [when] he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road.

And [when he] found one very valuable pearl, he went [and] sold everything that he possessed and purchased it.

And a very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading [them] on the road.

a woman came up to him holding an alabaster flask of very expensive perfumed oil, and poured [it] out on his head [while he] was reclining at table.

And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.

So they took the money [and] did as they were told, and spread abroad this report among the Jews until this very day.

And getting up early in the morning [while it was] very dark, he departed and went to a deserted place, and there he was praying.

And he said to them, "Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this [very] reason."

And again he began to teach beside the sea, and a very large crowd was gathered to him, so that he got into a boat [and] sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was at the sea on the land.

And they were very astounded, saying to one another, "And who can be saved?"

He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are very much mistaken!"

And [while] he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, [as] he was reclining for a meal, a woman came holding an alabaster flask of very costly perfumed oil of genuine nard. [After] breaking the alabaster flask, she poured [it] out on his head.

And very early in the morning on the first [day] of the week they came to the tomb [after] the sun had risen.

And [when they] looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away (for it was very large).

And [when they] did this, they caught a very large number of fish, and their nets began to tear.

Now Peter and those with him were {very sleepy}, but [when they] became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him.

If then you are not even able [to do] a very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest?

"The one who [is] faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and the one who [is] dishonest in very little is also dishonest in much.

But [when he] heard these [things] he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.

And he said to him, 'Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small thing, {have authority} over ten cities.'

And all the people were getting up very early in the morning [to come] to him in the temple [courts] to listen to him.

And [when] Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see some miracle performed by him.

Now on the first [day] of the week, at very early dawn, they came back to the tomb bringing the fragrant spices which they had prepared.

"But I have a testimony greater than John's, for the works which the Father has given to me that I should complete them--the very works which I am doing--[these] testify about me, that the Father has sent me.

they said to him, testing [him], "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery!

Then Mary took a pound of ointment of very valuable genuine nard [and] anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

Now when Herod was about to bring him [out], on that [very] night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were watching the prison.

Now he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. So they came to him with one purpose, and [after] persuading Blastus, {the king's chamberlain}, they asked for peace, because their country was supported with food from the king's country.

And he took them at that [very] hour of the night [and] washed [their] wounds, and he himself was baptized at once, and all those of his [household].

So Paul stood there in the middle of the Areopagus [and] said, "Men of Athens, I see you [are] very religious {in every respect}.

Therefore I testify to you on this very day that I am guiltless of the blood of all [of you],

"And it happened that [as] I was traveling and approaching Damascus around noon, suddenly a very bright light from heaven flashed around me,

But Paul said, "I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where it is necessary [for] me to be judged. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

For the scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very [reason] I have raised you up, so that I may demonstrate my power in you, and so that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."

And Isaiah is very bold and says, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I became known to those who did not ask for me."

just as it is written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear, until this very day."

For because of this you also pay taxes, for [the authorities] are servants of God, busily engaged in this very [thing].

But to me it is a very little matter that I be judged by you or by a human court, but I do not [even] judge myself.

And I wrote this very [thing] in order that [when I] came, I would not experience sorrow from those who ought to have made me glad, [because I] have confidence about you all, that my joy {belongs to all of you}.

But their minds were hardened. For until this very day, the same veil remains upon the reading of the old covenant, not being uncovered, because it is done away with in Christ.

Now the one who has prepared us for this very [thing] [is] God, who has given us the down payment, the Spirit.

For behold how much diligence this very [thing], being grieved according to [the will of] God, has brought about in you: what defense [of yourselves], what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! In everything you have demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

because he not only welcomed our request, but being very earnest, by his own choice he went out to you.

[They asked] only that we should remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.

whom I have sent to you for this very [reason], that you may know {our circumstances}, and he may encourage your hearts.

But I am hard pressed {between the two options}, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, {for this is very much better}.

whom I have sent to you for this very [reason], in order that you may know {our circumstances} and he may encourage your hearts,

May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord in that day! And how much he served [me] in Ephesus you know very well.

I, Paul, write [this] with my [own] hand: I will pay it back, lest I mention to you that {you owe me even your very self besides}.

For yet "a very, very little [while], [and] the one who is coming will come and will not delay.

Behold also ships: [although they] are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot wishes.

through which things he has bestowed on us his precious and very great promises, so that through these you may become sharers of the divine nature [after] escaping from the corruption [that is] in the world because of evil desire,

{I was very glad} because I found [some] of your children walking in [the] truth, just as {the Father commanded us}.

And large hailstones, weighing about a hundred pounds, came down from the sky upon people, and the people blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, because the plague of it was very great.