Then Herod secretly sent for the astrologers, and found out from them the exact time when the star appeared.

But Jesus answered, "Let it be so this time, for it is right for us to do everything that God requires." Then John consented.

From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent! for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"

How can you say to your brother, 'Just let me get that speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a beam in your own?

And they suddenly screamed out, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"

Jesus said to them, "Can wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But a time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and they will fast then.

And Jesus turned and saw her, and he said, "Courage, my daughter! Your faith has cured you!" And from that time the woman was well.

But just as they were going out, some people brought to him a dumb man who was possessed by a demon,

and as soon as the demon was driven out, the dumb man was able to speak. And the crowds were amazed, and said, "Nothing like this was ever seen in Israel!"

But from the time of John the Baptist until now men have been taking the Kingdom of Heaven by storm and impetuously crowding into it.

For up to the time of John all the Prophets and the Law itself prophesied about it,

At that same time Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the learned and intelligent and revealing it to children.

At that same time Jesus walked one Sabbath through the wheat fields, and his disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of wheat and eat them.

At that time some people brought to him a man blind and dumb, who was possessed by a demon, and he cured him, so that the dumb man could speak and see.

And what was sown among the thorns means the man who listens to the message, and then the worries of the time and the pleasure of being rich choke the message out, and it yields nothing.

Let them both grow together until harvest time, and when we harvest I will direct the reapers to gather up the weeds first and tie them up in bundles to burn, but get the wheat into my barn.' "

At that time, Herod the governor heard the reports about Jesus,

but the boat was by this time a long way from shore, struggling with the waves, for the wind was against them.

Then Jesus answered, "You have great faith! You shall have what you want." And her daughter was cured from that time.

Then great crowds came to him bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, or dumb, and many others. And they laid them down at his feet, and he cured them,

so that the people were astonished to see the dumb speak, the lame walk, and the blind see. And they praised the God of Israel.

It was then that Jesus Christ for the first time explained to his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem and endure great suffering there at the hands of the elders, high priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised to life on the third day.

Just at that time the disciples came up and asked Jesus, "Who is really greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"

So the slave threw himself down before him and implored him, 'Give me time, and I will pay you all of it.'

So his fellow-slave threw himself down before him, and begged him, 'Give me time, and I will pay you.'

When the time for the vintage approached he sent his slaves to the tenants to receive his share.

He sent other slaves a second time, and said to them, 'Tell those who have been asked, "Here I have my banquet all ready, my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!" '

But alas for women who are with child at that time or who have babies!

"If anyone says to you at that time, 'Look! here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it,

For just as it was in the time of Noah, it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Therefore you must be ready too, for the Son of Man is coming at a time when you do not expect him.

"Who then will be the faithful, thoughtful slave whom his master put in charge of his household, to give the members of it their supplies at the proper time?

But if he is a bad slave and says to himself, 'My master is going to stay a long time,'

that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know

And from that time he watched for a good opportunity to hand him over to them.

And he said, "Go into the city, to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Master says, "My time is near. I am going to keep the Passover at your house with my disciples." ' "

He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it cannot pass by me without my drinking it, your will be done!"

And he left them and went away again and prayed a third time, in the same words as before.

Then he came back to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See, the time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to wicked men!

At that same time Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs, as though I were a robber? Day after day I have sat in the Temple preaching, and you never seized me.

Now at festival time the governor was accustomed to release for the people any prisoner whom they chose,

and at this time there was a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

There were two robbers crucified with him at the time, one at his right and one at his left.

saying, "The time has come and the reign of God is near; repent, and believe this good news."

But a time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and when that day comes, they will fast.

but the worries of the time and the pleasure of being rich and passions for other things creep in and choke the message out and it yields nothing.

But as soon as the crop will let him, the man goes in with his sickle, for the harvest time has come.

And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to some quiet place, and rest a little while." For people were coming and going in large numbers, and they had no time even for meals.

And people were utterly amazed, and said, "How well he has done everything! He even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak!"

Then he explained to them for the first time that the Son of Man must go through much suffering, and be refused by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise again three days after.

One of the crowd answered, "Master, I brought my son to you, for he is possessed by a dumb spirit,

"From his childhood, and many a time it has thrown him into the fire or into the water, to put an end to him. But if there is anything you can do, take pity on us and help us!"

Then Jesus, seeing that a crowd was rapidly gathering, reproved the foul spirit and said to it, "You deaf and dumb spirit, get out of him, I charge you, and never enter him again!"

And he saw in the distance a fig tree covered with leaves, and he went up to it to see if he could find any figs on it. When he reached it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for figs.

At the proper time he sent a slave to the tenants to get from them a share of the vintage.

When they are taking you off to trial do not worry beforehand about what you ought to say, but say whatever is given you when the time comes, for it is not you that will speak, but the holy Spirit.

Alas for women who are with child at that time, or who have babies!

If anyone says to you at that time, 'Look! Here is the Christ!' or 'Look! There he is!' do not believe it.

You must look out and be on the alert, for you do not know when it will be time;

When he came back for the third time, he said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough of this! The time has come. See! the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of wicked men.

At that moment for the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times!" And at that, he wept aloud.

Now at festival time he used to set free for them one prisoner, whom they petitioned for.

Now you will keep silent and be unable to speak until the day when this happens, because you have not believed what I have said, for it will all be fulfilled in due time."

But when he came out he could not speak to them, and they knew that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. For his part, he kept making signs to them, and remained dumb.

For he has noticed his slave in her humble station, For from this time all the ages will think me favored!

Now the time came for Elizabeth's child to be born, and she gave birth to a son.

While they were there, the time came for her child to be born,

When he was eight days old and it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, as the angel had named him, before his birth was first expected.

She came up just at that time and gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were living in expectation of the liberation of Jerusalem.

When the devil had tried every kind of temptation he left him till another time.

But, I tell you, there were plenty of widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was closed for three years and a half, and there was a great famine all over the land,

And there were plenty of lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cured, but Naaman the Syrian."

The ones on the rock are those who receive the message joyfully when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for a little while, and then in the time of trial they draw back.

And when he landed, he met a man possessed by demons, who was coming out of the town. He had worn no clothing for a long time, and did not live in a house but in the tombs.

At the sound of the voice, they saw that Jesus was alone. And they kept silence, and said nothing about it to anyone at that time.

As the time approached when he was to be taken up to heaven, he set his face toward Jerusalem,

Once he was driving out a dumb demon, and when the demon was gone the dumb man spoke. And the people were amazed.

But you may be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known what time the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into.

You must be ready too, for the Son of Man is coming at a time when you do not expect him."

And the Master said, "Who then will be the faithful, thoughtful manager, whom his master will put in charge of his household, to give the members of it their supplies at the proper time?

But if the slave says to himself, 'My master is not coming back for a long time,' and begins to beat the men and women slaves and to eat and drink and get drunk,

that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know, and will cut him in two, and put him with the unbelievers.

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the look of the earth and sky; and why can you not interpret this present time?

But he said to him, 'My child, you have been with me all the time, and everything I have is yours.

Until John came, it was the Law and the Prophets. From that time the Kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone has been crowding into it.

And he said to his disciples, "The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not be able to do so.

In the time of the Son of Man it will be just as it was in the time of Noah.

Or as it was in Lot's time; they went on eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, and building,

And he would not for a time, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I have no fear of God nor respect for men,

who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the coming age eternal life."

For a time is coming upon you when your enemies will throw up earthworks about you and surround you and shut you in on all sides,

And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenants to have them give him a share of the vintage, but the tenants beat him, and sent him back empty-handed.

"As for all this that you are looking at, the time is coming when not one stone will be left here upon another that will not be torn down!"

And he said, "Take care not to be misled. For many will come under my name, and say, 'I am he,' and 'The time is at hand.' Do not follow them.

But alas for women who are with child at that time, or who have babies, for there will be great misery in the land and anger at this people.

They will fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried off as prisoners among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the heathen, until the time of the heathen comes.

When the time came, he took his place at the table, with the apostles about him.

But from this time on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God Almighty!"

and learning that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction he turned him over to Herod, for Herod was in Jerusalem at that time.

When Herod saw Jesus he was delighted, for he had wanted for a long time to see him, because he had heard about him and he hoped to see some wonder done by him.