and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;

Now Jesus was born in Bethlehem [a small town] in Judea during the time when Herod [the Great] was king [of Judea]. About that time some astrologer/sages from the east [i.e., Persia] came to Jerusalem, saying,

and if any one will press you to go a mile with him, go with him the other two.

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize].

Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

For what benefit will it be to a man, if he gains the whole world and loses his higher life? What price would a man pay to buy back his life?

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin].”

'Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.

Surely this perfume could've been sold for a high price and the money given to the destitute."

What will you give me, if I give him up to you? And the price was fixed at thirty bits of silver.

And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;