And Jesus said to them, "{Follow} me and I will make you become fishers of people."

Immediately He called them [to become His followers] and they left their father, Zebedee, and went along with Him.

And having become evening when the sun set they brought to him all who were faring badly, and those who were demon-possessed.

Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying as he did so: "I am willing; become clean."

And as He walked along He saw Levi [i.e., the same person as Matthew. See Matt. 9:9], the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the toll booth [i.e., collecting taxes]. He said to him, "Become my follower." And he got up and followed Him.

No one sews a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment. {Otherwise} the patch pulls away from it--the new from the old--and the tear becomes worse.

And no one puts freshly squeezed grape juice into bottles made of previously used animal skins. If he does, the grape juice will [cause cracks and] burst the [dried-out] animal skins and the grape juice will [all leak out and] be wasted, and the animal skin bottles will become useless. But people put freshly squeezed grape juice into newly prepared animal skin bottles."

then he looking with indignation at those about him, being concern'd at their disingenuous perverse temper, he said to the man, stretch out your hand, which he did, and his hand become sound.

And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.

And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist.

And if Satan has made an insurrection against himself and become disunited, he cannot last but is surely coming to an end.

He said to them, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you [who have teachable hearts], but those who are outside [the unbelievers, the spiritually blind] get everything in parables,

And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

and the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other [things] come in [and] choke the word and it becomes unproductive.

For nothing is secret except so that it may be revealed, nor has become hidden except so that it will come to light.

But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

And on that day, having become evening, he says to them, Let us pass through to the other side.

and suffered much from many physicians, and spent all her means, and profited, nothing, - but had, rather, become worse,

And having become Sabbath, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, saying, How are these things in this man? and, What is the wisdom that was given to him, and such mighty works happen by his han

And King Herod heard [it], because his name had become known. And they were saying, "John, the one who baptizes, has been raised from the dead, and because of this these miraculous powers are at work in him."

And having become a convenient day, when Herod on his birthday made a dinner for his chiefs, and the high captains, and the leading men of Galilee,

And the hour had already become late [when] his disciples came up to him, saying, "The place is desolate and the hour [is] already late.

And having become evening, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

because they had not understood [the miracle of] the loaves [how it revealed the power and deity of Jesus]; but [in fact] their heart was hardened [being oblivious and indifferent to His amazing works].

And if I send them home hungry they will become weak on the way, because some of them have come a long distance."

Jesus, being aware of what they were thinking, said, "Why are you reasoning about not having any bread? Have you not yet perceived or understood? Have your hearts become insensitive?

Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

for he knew not what he should answer, for, greatly affrighted, had they become.

And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes paralyzed. And I told your disciples that they should expel it, and they were not able [to do so].

And he came to Capernaum. And having become in the house he questioned them, What were ye deliberating among yourselves on the way?

So, He sat down and called the twelve apostles and said to them, "If anyone [of you] should [try to] be first [in importance] he will [end up] being last, and become the servant of all [the others].

And if your hand becomes the occasion for falling away [from God], cut it off; it would be better for you to enter [never ending] life disabled, rather than keeping both hands and going to hell, into the fire that cannot be put out [i.e., all because it caused you to fall away from God]. {{Verse

And if your foot becomes the occasion for falling away [from God], cut it off; it would be better for you to enter [never ending] life crippled, rather than keeping both feet and being thrown into hell. {{Verse

And if your eye becomes the occasion for falling away [from God] gouge it out; it would be better for you to enter the kingdom of God with [only] one eye, rather than keeping both eyes and being thrown into hell [i.e., all because one of them caused you to fall away from God].

Salt [is] good, but if the salt becomes deprived of its salt content, by what can you make it salty? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

Therefore a man must leave his father and mother, and he and his wife must become one,'

And the two will become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

And Jesus looked at him, and filled with love, said to him, "There is one thing you [still] lack. Go and sell your possessions and give [the money] to poor people; become my follower, then you will have treasure in heaven."

But having become somber at the saying, he went away sorrowing, for he was a man who has many possessions.

"Remember," said Peter to Him, "that we forsook everything and have become your followers."

Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, no one who has left his house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children or property for my sake and the Gospel's sake [i.e., to become a servant of the Lord],

But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:

and whoever of you may want to become first, will be a bondman of all.

Have you not read this scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected, this has become {the cornerstone}.

"But after those days of terrible trouble [i.e., the next major event on God's calendar will be], the sun will become dark, and [therefore] the moon will not [be able to] shed its [reflected] light,

Take an example from the fig-tree: when its branches become soft and put out their leaves, you see that the summer is near;

And having become evening he comes with the twelve.

And having become the sixth hour, darkness occurred over the whole land until the ninth hour.

And now having become evening, since it was the Preparation, that is, pre-Sabbath,