And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.

And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

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'Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King: neither shalt thou swear by thy head,

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

'And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

and lo, a leper having come, was bowing to him, saying, 'Sir, if thou art willing, thou art able to cleanse me;'

Jesus said to him, "Be sure you do not tell anyone [about your healing yet]; but [first] go and show yourself to the priest and then offer the [sacrificial] gift required by the law of Moses [See Lev. 13:49; 14:2ff], as evidence to them [that you have been healed]."

and saying, 'Sir, my young man hath been laid in the house a paralytic, fearfully afflicted,'

And the centurion answering said, 'Sir, I am not worthy that thou mayest enter under my roof, but only say a word, and my servant shall be healed;

And another of his disciples said to him, 'Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;'

and his disciples having come to him, awoke him, saying, 'Sir, save us; we are perishing.'

And he having come to the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus saith to them, 'Believe ye that I am able to do this?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'

And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out!”

it is sufficient sure for the disciple that he be treated as his master, and the servant as his lord. If then they call the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?

We made music for you and you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow and you made no signs of grief.

And of how much more worth is a man than a sheep? Sure then it is lawful to do good on the sabbath-days.

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

He told them another parable, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and worked into three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

"The sower of the good seed," He replied, "is the Son of Man;

And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

And will put them into the fire: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'

and swore that he would give her anything she asked for.

And Peter answering him said, 'Sir, if it is thou, bid me come to thee upon the waters;'

but seeing the wind vehement, he was afraid, and having begun to sink, he cried out, saying, 'Sir, save me.'

Don't you understand that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and then passes out into the sewer?

and lo, a woman, a Canaanitess, from those borders having come forth, did call to him, saying, 'Deal kindly with me, Sir -- Son of David; my daughter is miserably demonized.'

And having come, she was bowing to him, saying, 'Sir, help me;'

And she said, 'Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords' table;'

And having taken him aside, Peter began to rebuke him, saying, 'Be kind to thyself, sir; this shall not be to thee;'

And Peter answering said to Jesus, 'Sir, it is good to us to be here; if thou wilt, we may make here three booths -- for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elijah.'

And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.

Make sure you do not look down on any one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of Christ]. For I tell you, their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. {[{[Some ancient manuscripts include verse

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and if he happen to find it, you may be sure he is more affected with that one, than with the ninety and nine which went not astray.

Then Peter having come near to him, said, 'Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him -- till seven times?'

The servant then, having fallen down, was bowing to him, saying, Sir, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

and lo, two blind men sitting by the way, having heard that Jesus doth pass by, cried, saying, 'Deal kindly with us, sir -- Son of David.'

And the multitude charged them that they might be silent, and they cried out the more, saying, 'Deal kindly with us sir -- Son of David.'

they say to him, 'Sir, that our eyes may be opened;'

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

were sore displeased, And said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith to them, Yea: have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

And, he, answering, said, I, sir! and went not;

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

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Then the king said to the servants, Put cords round his hands and feet and put him out into the dark; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

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Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

but if any man swear by the gold of the temple, the oath is binding. Foolish and blind creatures! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Moreover ye will be sure to be hearing of wars, and rumours of wars: Mind! be not alarmed, for it must needs happen, - but, not yet, is, the end;

yet all this is but the beginning of sorrow.

be sure to pray that your flight be not in the winter, nor on the sabbath-day:

Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.

And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

So you also, when you see all these signs, may be sure that He is near--at your very door.

Therefore watch; for you cannot be sure on what day your Master is coming.

But be sure of this: if the owner of the house had known when during the night the thief would be coming, he would have stayed awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.

And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;

and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, 'Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.

'And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

'And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;

And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

And being grieved exceedingly, they began to say to him, each of them, 'Is it I, Sir?'

And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and sore troubled.

Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, so that I am almost dying of sorrow. Stay here and stay awake and keep watch with Me.”

now he that was to betray him, gave them this signal, the person I shall kiss, is the very man, be sure to secure him.

But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I call on You to swear a binding oath by the living God, that you tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Again he denied it and swore with an oath, "I don't know the man!"

And a little later, those standing nearby came to Peter and said, "[We know] for sure, you also are one of them [i.e., Jesus' disciples], because your accent gives you away."

Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

They gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.

Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, soaked it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.

And when the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake, and what was done, they were sore afraid, and said, This was indeed the Son of God.

Now the next day after the preparation, the chief priests and pharisees went together to Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that this impostor,

Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.