Thereupon Herod sent privately for the Magi and ascertained from them the exact time of the star's appearing.

About this time John the Baptist made his appearance, preaching in the Desert of Judaea.

Just at that time Jesus, coming from Galilee to the Jordan, presents Himself to John to be baptized by him.

At that time Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the Desert in order to be tempted by the Devil.

From that time Jesus began to preach. "Repent," He said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."

And Jesus said to the Captain, "Go, and just as you have believed, so be it for you." And the servant recovered precisely at that time.

They cried aloud, "What hast Thou to do with us, Thou Son of God? Hast Thou come here to torment us before the time?"

At that time John's disciples came and asked Jesus, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?"

And as they were leaving His presence a dumb demoniac was brought to Him.

When the demon was expelled, the dumb man could speak. And the crowds exclaimed in astonishment, "Never was such a thing seen in Israel."

But when they have delivered you up, have no anxiety as to how you shall speak or what you shall say; for at that very time it shall be given you what to say;

But from the time of John the Baptist till now, the Kingdom of the Heavens has been suffering violent assault, and the violent have been seizing it by force.

About that time Jesus exclaimed, "I heartily praise Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of discernment, and hast unveiled them to babes.

About that time Jesus passed on the Sabbath through the wheatfields; and His disciples became hungry, and began to gather ears of wheat and eat them.

At that time a demoniac was brought to Him, blind and dumb; and He cured him, so that the dumb man could speak and see.

It has struck no root, however, within him. He continues for a time, but when suffering comes, or persecution, because of the Message, he at once stumbles and falls.

"'No,' he replied, 'for fear that while collecting the darnel you should at the same time root up the wheat with it.

Leave both to grow together until the harvest, and at harvest-time I will direct the reapers, Collect the darnel first, and make it up into bundles to burn it, but bring all the wheat into my barn.'"

About that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

Soon great crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were crippled in feet or hands, blind or dumb, and many besides, and they hastened to lay them at His feet. And He cured them,

so that the people were amazed to see the dumb speaking, the maimed with their hands perfect, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave the glory to the God of Israel.

From this time Jesus began to explain to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer much cruelty from the Elders and the High Priests and the Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised to life again.

The servant therefore falling down, prostrated himself at his feet and entreated him. "'Only give me time,' he said, 'and I will pay you the whole.'

"His fellow servant therefore fell at his feet and entreated him, "'Only give me time,' he said, 'and I will pay you.'

When vintage-time approached, he sent his servants to the vine-dressers to receive his share of the grapes;

and your boast is, "'If we had lived in the time of our forefathers, we should not have been implicated with them in the murder of the Prophets.'

"At that time they will deliver you up to punishment and will put you to death; and you will be objects of hatred to all the nations because you are called by my name.

And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!

for it will be a time of great suffering, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now, and assuredly never will be again.

"If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'Here!' give no credence to it.

"But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

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

At that time, before the Deluge, men were busy eating and drinking, taking wives or giving them, up to the very day when Noah entered the Ark,

Therefore you also must be ready; for it is at a time when you do not expect Him that the Son of Man will come.

"Who therefore is the loyal and intelligent servant to whom his master has entrusted the control of his household to give them their rations at the appointed time?

But if the man, being a bad servant, should say in his heart, 'My master is a long time in coming,'

The bridegroom was a long time in coming, so that meanwhile they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

"After a long lapse of time the master of those servants returned, and had a reckoning with them.

"You know that in two days' time the Passover comes. And the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."

At that time one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the High Priests

"Go into the city," He replied, "to a certain man, and tell him, 'The Teacher says, My time is close at hand. It is at your house that I shall keep the Passover with my disciples.'"

Again a second time He went away and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is impossible for this cup to pass without my drinking it, Thy will be done."

So He left them, and went away once more and prayed a third time, again using the same words.

A short time afterwards the people standing there came and said to Peter, "Certainly you too are one of them, for your brogue shows it."

and at this time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.

So when the Governor a second time asked them, "Which of the two shall I release to you?" --they cried, "Barabbas!"

At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one at His right hand and the other at His left.

At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan;

"The time has fully come," He said, "and the Kingdom of God is close at hand: repent, and believe this Good News.

But a time will come when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast.

At another time, when He went to the synagogue, there was a man there with one arm shrivelled up.

But He many a time checked them, forbidding them to say who He was.

By this time His mother and His brothers arrive, and standing outside they send a message to Him to call Him.

but they have no root within them. They last for a time; then, when suffering or persecution comes because of the Message, they are immediately overthrown.

But no sooner is the crop ripe, than he sends the reapers, because the time of harvest has come."

for many a time he had been left securely bound in fetters and chains, but afterwards the chains lay torn link from link, and the fetters in fragments, and there was no one strong enough to master him.

Then He said to them, "Come away, all of you, to a quiet place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, so that they had no time even for meals.

By this time it was late; so His disciples came to Him, and said, "This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late:

The amazement was extreme. "He succeeds in everything he attempts," they exclaimed; "he even makes deaf men hear and dumb men speak!"

About that time there was again an immense crowd, and they found themselves with nothing to eat. So He called His disciples to Him.

Then for the second time He put His hands on the man's eyes, and the man, looking steadily, recovered his sight and saw everything distinctly.

And now for the first time He told them, "The Son of Man must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the Elders and the High Priests and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise to life."

"Rabbi," answered one of the crowd, "I have brought you my son. He has a dumb spirit in him;

Then Jesus, seeing that an increasing crowd was running towards Him, rebuked the foul spirit, and said to it, "Dumb and deaf spirit, *I* command you, come out of him and never enter into him again."

But in the distance He saw a fig-tree in full leaf, and went to see whether perhaps He could find some figs on it. When however He came to it, He found nothing but leaves (for it was not fig time)

At vintage-time he sent one of his servants to receive from the vine-dressers a share of the grapes.

Perceiving that the Scribe had answered wisely Jesus said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one from that time forward ventured to put any question to Him.

When however they are marching you along under arrest, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say, but speak what is given you when the time comes; for it will not be you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!

"At that time if any one says to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'See, He is there!' do not believe it.

"At that time, however, after that distress, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not shed her light;

"But as to that day or the exact time no one knows--not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

Going forward a short distance He threw Himself upon His face and prayed repeatedly that, if it was possible, He might be spared that time of agony;

A third time He came, and then He said, "Sleep on and rest. Enough! the hour has come. Even now they are betraying the Son of Man into the hands of sinful men.

But He remained silent, and gave no reply. A second time the High Priest questioned Him. "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" he said.

A second time he repeatedly denied it. Soon afterwards the bystanders again accused Peter, saying, "You are surely one of them, for you too are a Galilaean."

No sooner had he spoken than a cock crowed for the second time, and Peter recollected the words of Jesus, "Before the cock crows twice, you will three times disown me." And as he thought of it, he wept aloud.

and at this time a man named Barabbas was in prison among the insurgents--persons who in the insurrection had committed murder.

Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down."

There was in the time of Herod, the king of Judaea, a priest of the name of Zechariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife who was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And now you will be dumb and unable to speak until the day when this has taken place; because you did not believe my words--words which will be fulfilled at their appointed time."

When, however, he came out, he was unable to speak to them; and they knew that he must have seen a vision in the Sanctuary; but he kept making signs to them and continued dumb.

and in course of time his wife Elizabeth conceived, and kept herself secluded five months.

Because He has not turned from His maidservant in her lowly position; For from this time forward all generations will account me happy,

Now when Elizabeth's full time was come, she gave birth to a son;

As He has spoken from all time by the lips of His holy Prophets--

And the child grew and became strong in character, and lived in the Desert till the time came for him to appear publicly to Israel.

Just at this time an edict was issued by Caesar Augustus for the registration of the whole Empire.

But while they were there, her full time came,

When eight days had passed and the time for circumcising Him had come, He was called JESUS, the name given Him by the angel before His conception in the womb.

And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and,

So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for a time.

But I tell you in truth that there was many a widow in Israel in the time of Elijah, when there was no rain for three years and six months and there came a severe famine over all the land;

And there was also many a leper in Israel in the time of the Prophet Elisha, and yet not one of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian was."

And for some time He preached in the synagogues in Galilee.

But a time for this will come, when the Bridegroom has been taken away from them: then, at that time, they will fast."

About that time He went out on one occasion into the hill country to pray; and He remained all night in prayer to God.

"Be glad at such a time, and dance for joy; for your reward is great in Heaven; for that is just the way their forefathers behaved to the Prophets!

and therefore I did not deem myself worthy to come to you. Only speak the word, and let my young man be cured.

Those on the rock are the people who on hearing the Message receive it joyfully; but they have no root: for a time they believe, but when trial comes they fall away.