'And thou, Bethlehem in Judah's land, Art in no way least among the chief cities of Judah; For out of thee will come a Chieftain- - One who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

And do not think that you can say among yourselves 'Abraham is our ancestor,' for I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham!

And Jesus went all through Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people;

Who among you, when his son asks him for a loaf, will give him a stone,

Remember, I am sending you out as my Messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents, and as blameless as doves.

By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant the man who hears the Message, but the cares of life and the glamour of wealth completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return.

But, while every one was asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and then went away.

And his sisters, too--are not they all living among us? Where, then did he get all this?"

On getting out of the boat, Jesus saw a great crowd, and his heart was moved at the sight of them; and he cured all the sick among them.

But the disciples began talking among themselves about their having brought no bread.

On noticing this, Jesus said: "Why are you talking among yourselves about your being short of bread, O men of little faith?

"O faithless and perverse generation!" Jesus exclaimed, "how long must I be among you? how long must I have patience with you? Bring the boy here to me."

Among you it is not so.

No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave;

It is about John's baptism. What was its origin? divine or human?" But they began arguing among themselves: "If we say 'divine,' he will say to us 'Why then did not you believe him?'

Now we had living among us seven brothers; of whom the eldest married and died, and, as he had no family, left his wife for his brother.

The man who would be the greatest among you must be your servant.

And will flog him severely, and assign him his place among the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among them by casting lots.

Among them were Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebediah's sons.

So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were instructed. And this story has been current among the Jews from that day to this.