Hezekiah, of Manasseh; Manasseh, of Amon; Amon, of Josiah;

"And thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah, Thou are not least among the princes of Judah, For out of thee shall come a ruler Who shall shepherd my people, Israel."

Then Jesus went about through Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people.

These men, the Twelve, Jesus sent forth, after giving them the following instructions. "Do not go among the Gentiles, or enter any Samaritan town,

"Behold, it is I who am sending you forth like sheep among wolves. Be then as serpents and as guileless as doves.

"In solemn truth I tell you that there has not arisen among those born of women a greater than John the Baptist; yet one of the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it.

"And the seed sown among thorns is he who hears the word, but the anxieties of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

"but while men were asleep his enemy came and sowed tares among his wheat and went away.

"Are not his sisters all living among us? Where, then, did he get all these powers?"

This kept them from believing in him. Wherefore Jesus said, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and among his own family."

And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, "It is because we did not bring any bread."

When Jesus knew it he said: "Weaklings in faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves, because you have no bread?

When he had called a little child to him, Jesus set him among them, and answered.

"For wherever there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I among them."

"Not so shall it be among you. But whoever among you wishes to become great, shall be your minister,

"and whoever wishes to be first among you, shall be your slave;

John's baptism, whence was it, from heaven or from man?" So they began debating about it among themselves.

"Whoever is great among you shall be your minister;

and will scourge him severely, and allot him a place among hypocrites, where will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

but said they, "Not during the feast, for fear of causing a riot among the people."

After crucifying him, they parted his garments among them by casting lots.

among them being Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.

So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were told; and this story has been noised abroad among the Jews, and continues to this day.