Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar; Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Aram,

So the news about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were sick with various diseases, especially those who were suffering with torturing diseases; and he cured them.

"Again, you have heard that it was said to the men of old, 'You must not swear falsely, but you must perform your oaths as a religious duty.'

But I tell you not to swear at all, either by heaven, for it is God's throne,

Never swear by your own head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

And in stories, by way of comparison, He told them many things, as He continued to speak: "A sower went out to sow,

"Now listen closely to the story of the sower.

And He answered: "The sower of the good seed is the Son of Man;

And he answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in exactly what part of the night the thief would come, he would have been on guard and would not have let his house be broken into.

Again he denied it, and even swore, "I do not know the man!"

and said, "Sir, we remember that that pretender said while He was living, 'After three days I will rise again.'