When they saw the star, they were very glad,

Then Herod saw that he had been tricked by the astrologers, and he was very angry, and he sent and made away with all the boys in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood who were two years old or under, for that was the tune he had learned from the astrologers by his inquiries.

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

For if you love only those who love you, what reward can you expect? Do not the very tax-collectors do that?

And if you are polite to your brothers and no one else, what is there remarkable in that? Do not the very heathen do that?

but if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, your very light is darkness, how deep the darkness will be!

And the men were amazed and said, "What kind of man is this? For the very winds and sea obey him!"

And where no one will welcome you, or listen to you, leave that house or town and shake off its very dust from your feet.

But when they give you up, you must have no anxiety about how to speak or what to say, for you will be told at the very moment what you ought to say,

You will be hated by everybody on my account, but the man who holds out to the very end will be saved.

But the very hairs on your heads are all counted.

The queen of the south will rise with this age at the judgment and condemn it, for she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and there is more than Solomon here!

"Master, take pity on my son, for he has epilepsy, and is very wretched; he often falls into the fire or into the water.

When the other ten heard of this, they were very indignant at the two brothers.

For just as in those days before the flood people were eating and drinking, marrying and being married, until the very day Noah entered the ark,

a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive perfume and poured it upon his head, while he was at table.

and teach them to observe all the commands that I have given you. I will always be with you, to the very close of the age."

They proceeded to Capernaum, and on the very first Sabbath he went to the synagogue and taught.

And they were very much frightened, and said to one another, "Who can he be? For even the wind and the sea obey him."

If any place refuses to receive you or to listen to you, when you leave it shake off the very dust from the soles of your feet as a warning to them."

for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing that he was an upright and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him talk he was very much disturbed, and yet he liked to hear him.

When the other ten heard of this they were at first very indignant at James and John.

In the morning as they were passing along, they saw that the fig tree was withered, to its very roots.

Jesus was in Bethany, at the house of Simon the leper, and as he was at table, a woman came in, with an alabaster flask of pure nard perfume, very expensive; she broke the flask and poured the perfume on his head.

Jesus said to him, "I tell you, this very night before the cock crows twice you yourself will disown me three times!"

Then very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb, when the sun had just risen.

And they looked up and saw that the stone had been rolled back, for it was very large.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He will drink no wine or strong drink, but he will be filled with the holy Spirit from his very birth,

The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the very presence of God. I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.

There was also a prophetess there named Hannah, the daughter of Phanuel, who belonged to the tribe of Asher. She was very old, for after her girlhood she had been married for seven years,

When his parents saw him they were amazed, and his mother said to him. "My child, why did you treat us like this? Here your father and I have been looking for you, and have been very anxious."

And when the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all very angry,

And where they will not welcome you, leave that town and shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them."

'The very dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off in protest. But understand this: the Kingdom of God is at hand!'

The seventy-two came back delighted, and said, "Master, when we use your name the very demons submit to us!"

The queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation at the Judgment and will condemn them, for she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and there is more than Solomon here!

So take care! Your very light may be darkness!

But the very hairs on your heads are all counted! You must not be afraid, you are worth more than a great many sparrows!

for at the very moment the holy Spirit will teach you what you ought to say."

But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded of you. Then who will have all you have prepared?'

And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'It is going to be very hot,' and it is.

"If anyone comes to me without hating his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his very life too, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

The man who can be trusted in a very small matter can be trusted in a large one, and the man who cannot be trusted in a very small matter cannot be trusted in a large one.

and eager to satisfy his hunger with what was thrown away from the rich man's table. Why, the very dogs came and licked his sores.

People went on eating, drinking, marrying, and being married up to the very day that Noah got into the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all.

But when he heard that, he was much cast down, for he was very rich.

And he said to him, 'Well done, my excellent slave! You have proved trustworthy about a very small amount, you shall be governor of ten towns.'

It is the bridegroom who has the bride; but the bridegroom's friend who stands outside and listens for his voice is very glad when he hears the bridegroom speak. So this happiness of mine is now complete.

So the father knew that it was the very time when Jesus had said to him "Your son is going to live." And he and his whole household believed in Jesus.

But I have higher testimony than John's, for the things that my Father has intrusted to me to accomplish, the very things that I am doing, are proof that my Father has sent me,

You pore over the Scriptures, for you think that you will find eternal life in them, and these very Scriptures testify to me,

So Jesus, as he was teaching in the Temple, cried out, "You do know me and you do know where I come from, and I have not come of my own accord but someone who is very real, whom you do not know, has sent me.

The man answered, "There is something very strange about this! You do not know where he came from, and yet he has made me able to see!

And Mary took a pound of choice perfume, very costly, and poured it on Jesus' feet, and then wiped his feet with her hair, and the whole house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Now my heart is troubled; what am I to say? Father, save me from this trial! And yet it was for this very purpose that I have come to this trial.

Whoever rejects me and refuses to accept my teachings is not without his judge; the very message I have given will be his judge on the Last Day,

I am the vine, you are the branches. Anyone who remains united to me, with me united to him, will be very fruitful, for you cannot do anything apart from me.

When you are very fruitful and show yourselves to be disciples of mine, my Father is honored.

On the day after the Sabbath, very early in the morning while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala went to the tomb, and she saw that the stone had been removed from it.

Peter turned and saw following them the disciple who was very dear to Jesus, who at the supper leaned back on Jesus' breast and said, "Master, who is it that is going to betray you?"

but you will be given power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria and to the very ends of the earth."

and said to them, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into the sky? This very Jesus who has been caught up from you into heaven will come in just the way that you have seen him go up to heaven."

"Brothers, one may say to you confidently of the patriarch David that he died and was buried, and his grave is here among us to this very day.

and killed the very source of life. But God raised him from the dead, as we can testify.

When the commander of the Temple and the high priests heard this report, they were very much at a loss as to what would come of it.

He got very hungry, and wanted something to eat. While they were getting it ready, he fell into a trance,

So I sent for you immediately, and you have very kindly come. Now we are all here in God's presence, to hear everything that the Lord has instructed you to say."

Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came before him in a body, and after winning over Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for a reconciliation, because their country depended upon the king's dominions for its food supply.

For the people of Jerusalem and their leaders refused to recognize him, and condemned him, thus fulfilling the very utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath,

But when the Jews saw the crowd, they were very jealous, and they contradicted what Paul said and abused him.

For these are the orders the Lord has given us: " 'I have made you a light for the heathen, To be the means of salvation to the very ends of the earth!' "

" 'Afterward I will return, and rebuild David's fallen dwelling. I will rebuild its very ruins, and set it up again,

She did this for a number of days, until Paul, very much annoyed, turned and said to the spirit in her, "In the name of Jesus Christ I order you to come out of her!" And it came out instantly.

Then he took them up to his house and offered them food, and he and all his household were very happy over their new faith in God.

The crowd and the magistrates were very much excited at hearing this,

He spoke very confidently in the synagogue at first, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him home and explained the Way of God to him more correctly.

When they heard this, they became very angry, and cried, "Great Artemis of Ephesus!"

and a young man named Eutychus, who was sitting at the window, became very drowsy as Paul's address grew longer and longer, and finally went fast asleep and fell from the third story to the ground, and was picked up for dead.

Paul looked steadily at the council and said, "Brothers, I have done my duty to God with a perfectly clear conscience up to this very day."

At the same time he hoped to get money from Paul, and for that reason he used to send for him very often and talk with him.

But very soon a violent wind which they call a Northeaster rushed down from it.

Therefore you have no excuse, whoever you are, if you pose as a judge, for when you pass judgment on someone else, you are condemning yourself, for you, who sit in judgment, do the very same things yourself.

For, as the Scripture says, the very name of God is abused among the heathen, because of you!

as the Scripture says, "I have made you the father of many nations." The promise is guaranteed in the very sight of God in whom he had faith, who can bring the dead to life and call into being what does not exist.

The Scripture says to Pharaoh, "I have raised you to your position for the very purpose of displaying my power in dealing with you, and making my name known all over the world."

And in the very place where they were told, 'You are no people of mine,' They shall be called sons of the living God."

For Christ died and returned to life for the very purpose of being Lord of both the dead and the living.

Everyone has heard of your obedience, and I am very happy about you, but I want you to be wise about what is good and guileless about what is bad.

I for my part care very little about being examined by you or by any human court. I do not even offer myself for investigation.

For it seems to me, God has exhibited us apostles at the very end of the procession, like the men condemned to die in the arena. For we have become a spectacle to the whole universe, angels as well as men.

But I am coming very soon to see you, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out, not what these conceited people have to say, but what they can actually do.

But this I do say, brothers. The appointed time has grown very short. From this time on those who have wives should live as though they had none,

By the very pride I take in you, brothers, through our union with Christ Jesus our Lord, I face death every day.

You foolish man, the very seed you sow never comes to life without dying first;

This is what I said in my letter, so that I might avoid coming and having my feelings hurt by the very people who might have been expected to make me happy, for I felt sure about you all, that what made me happy would make you all happy.

When you forgive a man, I forgive him too. For anything I had to forgive has been forgiven on your account, and as in the very presence of Christ,

So to keep me from being too much elated a bitter physical affliction was sent to me, a very messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too much elated.

I asked Titus to go and I sent his brother with him. Did Titus make anything out of you? Did not he and I act in the same spirit, and take the very same steps?

What has become of that satisfaction of yours? For I can bear witness that you would have torn out your very eyes, if you could, and given them to me!

To me, the very least of all his people, this favor has been given, of preaching to the heathen the inexhaustible wealth of the Christ,