Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon.

But, hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as King of Judea, he was afraid to go back there; and having been warned in a dream, he went into the part of the country called Galilee.

Now in those days came John the baptist preaching in the desert part of Judea,

And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, 'Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?

Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done.

And if your right eye is what ensnares you into falling away [from God], gouge it out and throw it away from you. For it would be better for you to lose a part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. [Note: This is the word "Gehenna," and because of its Old Testament connotation of burning bodies, II Chron. 33:6, it is used figuratively here, and elsewhere, to describe the place of future, final punishment of the wicked].

And if your right hand is what ensnares you into falling away [from God], cut it off and throw it away from you. For it would be better for you to lose a part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

Or is there any man of you, who, if his son asks bread of him, will give him a stone?

And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.

No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth onto an old garment; for what was intended to cover up [the hole] actually tears away [part of] the garment [i.e., when it shrinks], causing a bigger hole.

The report of this spread through all that part of the country.

But the men went out, and spread the news about him through all that part of the country.

how he entered into the house of God and ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not permitted for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

Either say that the tree is good, and its fruit good; or say that the tree is bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers!

Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

and in sowing, part of the grain fell in the high-way, and the fowls light and peck'd them up:

Going to his own part of the country, he taught the people in their Synagogue in such a manner that they were deeply impressed. "Where did he get this wisdom?" they said, "and the miracles?

And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

and when he had dismiss'd them, he retired by himself to a mountain to pray: where he stay'd all alone till the latter part of the evening.

But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.

But Jesus, aware of this, said, “You men of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves that you have no bread?

Do you still not see, or keep in mind the five cakes of bread of the five thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?

Or the seven cakes of bread of the four thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?

Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of the (bread) of the Pharisees and Sadducees, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the part of Judea that is beyond the Jordan;

And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way.

Jesus said unto them, "Did ye never read in the scriptures? 'The same stone which the builders refused, the same is set in the principal part of the corner: this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.'

Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye brood of vipers,

'Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?

Jesus said to them, observe this vast structure, I tell you for certain, there shall not be any part of it left standing, but it shall be all thrown into ruins.

But understand this: If the head of the house had known what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

I declare unto you, in whatever quarter of the world, this part of the gospel-history shall be related, what this woman has now done shall be there mentioned to her praise.