"And thou Bethlehem in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor that shall rule my people Israel."

if you are the Son of God, throw your self down: for it is written, "he will charge his angels to take care of you, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest you bruise your foot against a stone."

whoever therefore shall break any commandment, tho' of the least importance, and shall teach men so to do, shall not have the least admittance into the kingdom of the Messias: but whoever shall do and teach them, he shall be great in the kingdom of the Messias.

I assure you, you will not be discharged till you have paid to the very last farthing.

Give not that which is holy to the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest these trample them under foot, and those turn upon you and tear you.

neither do men put new wine into old skins: if they should, the bottles will burst, so that the wine will be lost and the skins be spoil'd: but they put new wine into new skins, whereby both are preserved.

but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

I declare unto you, among the whole race of prophets, there never appear'd a greater than John the Baptist: (notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of the

if satan expels satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom last?

then he goes and takes seven other spirits besides himself, but more mischievous than himself, and they all enter in and lodge there: so that the last state of that man is worse than the first. just so shall it likewise fare with this wicked generation.

for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."

no, said he, lest in pulling up the tares, you should root

but he answered, my commission was only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Then Jesus called his disciples, and said to them, I am concern'd for this people; they have attended me now three days, without eating: I will not send them away fasting, lest they saint by the way. but his disciples said to him,

however, lest we should give offence, go you to the sea, throw in a book, and take the first fish that strikes: then open its jaws, and you will find a piece of money: that take, and give it to them for me and thee.

from whence the son of man is come, in order to save those that were lost.

in like manner your heavenly father would not that any person of such humility should be lost.

but many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

at last, about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, why do you stand idling thus all day long?

so when even was come, the master of the vineyard said to his steward, call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last to the first.

last of all they came who were hired first, expecting to have received more, but they had only a penny a man,

these last have work'd but an hour, and you put them upon the level with us, who have born the whole fatigue and heat of the day.

take your due, and be gone: I will give the last the same I give you.

thus the last shall be first, and the first last: for though many are invited, few have precedence.

but last of all, he sent his son, saying, they will reverence my son.

last of all the woman died too:

for they load men with intolerable impositions, and will not take the least pains to ease them of the burthen: they do nothing but out of ostentation,

therefore be ye also prepar'd: for the son of man may come at an hour you least expect.

the master of that servant will come in a day when he least expects it, and at an hour he is not aware of;

and the king will reply, I declare unto you, your having done this for one of the least of these my brethren, is the same thing as doing it for me.

to this he will reply, I declare unto you, your not doing this for one of the least of these, is the same thing as not doing it for me.

but they found none: and though many false witnesses came, it was not found sufficient. at last there came two false witnesses, who charg'd him with saying,

pray therefore order a guard to be posted at the sepulchre till the third day, for fear his disciples should come and steal him away, and then tell the people, "he is risen from the dead:" for this last imposture would be of worse consequence than the first.