just as they were delivered to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,

Then Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

"Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word;

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

And they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

Now as the people pressed around him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets."

Therefore I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.

"Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

The ones along the path are those who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved.

And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.

But the ones that fell on the good soil are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.

But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."

And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his word.

But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, "Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."

And he said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,