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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,

Therefore, when presenting your gift at the altar, if even there you remember that your brother has some grievance against you,

Make friends with thine adverse party quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him; lest some time the adverse party deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

Some of John's disciples came to Jesus saying, "Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast frequently [i.e., going without food and/or drink for religious reasons], but your disciples do not fast [at all]?"

No one ever mends an old cloak with a patch of newly woven cloth. Otherwise, the patch put on would tear away some of the old, and a worse hole would be made.

Just as they were going out, some people brought up to Jesus a dumb man who was possessed by a demon;

Now John had heard in prison about the Christ's doings, and he sent some of his disciples to inquire:

At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain.

And there he saw a man with a withered hand. Some people asked Jesus whether it was allowable to work a cure on the Sabbath- -so that they might have a charge to bring against him.

So some one told Him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and desire to speak to you."

He spoke at some length to them in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow,

For the mind of this nation has grown dense, And their ears are dull of hearing, Their eyes also have they closed; Lest some day they should perceive with their eyes, And with their ears they should hear, And in their mind they should understand, and should turn--And I should heal them.'

when any one heareth the doctrine of the gospel, and considers it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away what was sown in his heart: he is the person meant by the high-way, where some of the seed was sown: but the stony ground,

"'Some enemy has done this,' he said. "'Shall we go, and collect it?' the men inquire.

But the farmer said, 'No, for while you are gathering up the weeds, you might root up [some of] the wheat with them.

This was another parable which Jesus related-- "The Kingdom of Heaven is like some yeast which a woman took and covered up in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen."

All these things spake Jesus to the multitude in parables, and did not discourse to them without some parable.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is similar to a [retail] merchant searching to buy some fine pearls.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,

When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."

Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; give them some food yourselves."

[Meanwhile] the boat, still some distance from shore, was being severely battered by the waves because of the opposing winds.

and when his disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is some spirit," and cried out for fear.

Then some Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked,

And Jesus says to them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes, and some small fishes.

He answered them, "[It was] because you had such little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith as [small as] a mustard tree seed, you could say to this mountain, 'Move from here to that place over there' and it would move. And nothing will be impossible for you [to do]." {[{[Some manuscripts contain the following verse:

Some time after, while they were in Galilee, Jesus said to them, the son of man will be betrayed into the hands of men:

What does it seem to you? If it happens a hundred sheep are with some man, and one of them went astray, after going (having left the ninety-nine on the mountains), does he not seek the one going astray?

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.

On going out again, about nine o'clock, he saw some others standing in the market-place, doing nothing.

About five o'clock he went out and found some others standing around. He asked them, "Why are you standing here all day long without work?'

The immense crowd of people spread their cloaks in the road, while some cut branches off the trees, and spread them on the road.

and the multitudes--some of the people preceding Him and some following--sang aloud, "God save the Son of David! Blessings on Him who comes in the Lord's name! God in the highest Heavens save Him!"

While he was still in the Temple Courts, some blind and some lame people came up to him, and he cured them.

but they seiz'd his servants, beat some, killed one, and stoned another.

A second time the owner sent some servants, a larger number than before, and the tenants treated them in the same way.

A second time he sent some servants, with orders to say to those who had been invited 'I have prepared my breakfast, my cattle and fat beasts are killed and everything is ready; come to the banquet.'

they dispatch'd therefore some of their disciples, together with the Herodians, who thus address'd themselves to him; master, we know that you are sincere, and faithfully teach the divine law without fear or flattery: for you have no regard to the outward quality of men.

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

So if they say to you, 'Here He is in the desert,' do not go out to see. Or 'Here He is in some secret place,' do not believe it.

that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know

But the foolish virgins said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

But the wise ones answered saying, "Certainly there will never be enough for us and for you! Go instead to those who sell [olive oil] and buy [some] for yourselves.'

“When they had gone to buy some, the groom arrived. Then those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

"For the kingdom of heaven is similar to a man who planned to go on a trip to a distant country, so called his servants and entrusted to each of them a large sum of money [Note: The narrative that follows suggests that the man was turning over some of his assets to financial managers to invest for him].

Your duty then was to deposit my money in some bank, and so when I came I should have got back my property with interest.

And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.

but when his disciples saw it, they were some of them provoked at it, and said, Wherefore is this waste?

He also took the cup of wine and gave thanks; then He gave it to them, saying, "All of you drink some of it,

Then the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet were fulfilled: “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel;

"Now it was the Governor's custom at the Festival to release some one prisoner, whomsoever the populace desired;

When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. See to it yourselves!”

Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

And after mocking Him [some more], they removed the [scarlet] robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.

So one of the men ran off at once, took a sponge, and soaked it in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink.