A voice in Ramah was heard -- lamentation and weeping and much mourning -- Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not.'

And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,

look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?

And if the herb of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast to the furnace, God doth so clothe -- not much more you, O ye of little faith?

if, therefore, ye being evil, have known good gifts to give to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?

Then come to him do the disciples of John, saying, 'Wherefore do we and the Pharisees fast much, and thy disciples fast not?'

sufficient to the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord; if the master of the house they did call Beelzeboul, how much more those of his household?

How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? -- so that it is lawful on the sabbaths to do good.'

and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,

'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.

And the ten having heard, were much displeased with the two brothers,

and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, 'Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much displeased;

and all -- as much as ye may ask in the prayer, believing, ye shall receive.'

all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;

and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth smite the breast, and they shall see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of the heaven, with power and much glory;

And having seen it, his disciples were much displeased, saying, 'To what purpose is this waste?

for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.'

and having been gathered together with the elders, counsel also having taken, they gave much money to the soldiers,