Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

About that time Jesus was walking through a grainfield on the Sabbath day. His disciples were hungry so began picking off some heads of grain to eat [the kernels]. [Note: It was an accepted practice for people in that day to be permitted to do this as they walked along paths bordering a grainfield].

And, Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, - Take courage! daughter, Thy faith, hath made thee well. And the woman was made well, from that hour.

in order to be [true] children of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun to rise on evil [as well] as on good people. He [also] sends rain on those who live right [as well] as on those who do not live right.

How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.

“He who receives and welcomes you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

And behold, [there was] a voice from heaven saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

"Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

Yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

[While] he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!"

and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment; and as many as touched were made thoroughly well.

Hypocrites! well has Esaias prophesied about you, saying,

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

O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

Let thy kingdom come. Thy will be fulfilled, as well in earth, as it is in heaven.

And Pilate said to them, Ye have a watch: go, secure it as well as ye know how.

and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin;

For the heathen are greedily pursuing all such things; and surely your heavenly Father well knows that you need them all.

You hypocrite, first get the girder out of your own eye, and then you can see well enough to get the tiny speck out of your brother's eye.

And when He heard it, He said, "It is not well, but sick people that have to send for a doctor.

This ointment might have been well sold, and given to the poor."

For he knew well, that for envy they had delivered him.

The angel answered, and said to the women, "Fear ye not. I know well that ye seek Jesus which was crucified.

For she kept saying to herself, "If I can only touch His coat, I will get well."

As you go into his house, wish it well,