Whereas several have undertaken to draw up a narrative of those transactions, which pass'd among us;

it is the Lord, said she, who has thus favour'd me, at the time when he took care to remove the reproach I was under among men.

so that they went a whole day's journey, imagining he was somewhere among the company, and then they look'd for him among their relations and acquaintance; but not finding him,

but when they found it impracticable to bring him in through the crowd, they went up the gallery to the leads, and let him down through the ceiling in his bed among the company, where Jesus was,

upon which the Scribes and Pharisees objected among themselves, saying, what a man is this to blaspheme thus? who can forgive sins but God alone?

when Jesus heard this, he admired the man, and turning about, he said to the people, that followed him, I assure you, I have not met with such an instance of faith even among the Jews themselves.

all that were present were seized with dread, and glorified God, saying, a great prophet is risen up among us, and God has visited his people.

I declare unto you, among the whole race of mankind, there is not a prophet, who is superiour to John the Baptist: yet he that is most inferiour in the kingdom of the Messiah, is greater than he.

some fell among thorns; but the thorns over-grew it, and starv'd it.

when he was landed, there met him a man, who belong'd to the city Gadara, and had been for a long time possessed by demons. he did not wear any cloaths, nor dwell in any house, but among the tombs.

and among the rest a woman, who had been troubled with an hemorrhage twelve years, having consum'd her whole fortune upon physicians, who could none of them cure her; she getting behind him,

then he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he ask'd blessing: then divided them, and gave them to his disciples to be distributed among the people:

whoever receives such a child in my name, receives me: and he that receives me, receives him that sent me. for he that is least among you all, he shall be greatest.

go then: I send you as lambs among wolves.

wo unto thee Chorazin; wo unto thee Bethsaida: for if the miracles, which have been wrought among you, had been wrought in Tyre and Sidon, they would long since have lain repenting in sackcloth and ashes.

to which Jesus answered, a certain man, as he was going from Jerusalem to Jericho, fell among thieves, who stripp'd him, and beat him, then march'd off leaving him half dead.

what father among you would give his son a stone, when he asketh for bread? or if for a fish, instead of a fish would he give him a serpent?

but if I cast out demons by the finger of God, it follows, that the reign of the Messiah is now begun among you.

to which Jesus replied, thou hypocrite, who is there among you that scruples to untie his ox or his ass, and lead him from the stall to water on the sabbath-day?

the younger of which said to his father, father, give me that portion of the estate which falls to my share. accordingly he divided his estate among them.

whereas this son of yours, who has eat up his fortune among a pack of loose creatures, is no sooner come but you must kill the fatted calf for him.

as see here! or see there! for even now the kingdom of God is commenc'd among you.

by the destructive sword shall they fall, and be led into captivity among all nations: and Jerusalem shall be kept waste by the nations, as long as those nations shall subsist.

Now there had been a dispute among the disciples, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

for who is greatest, he that sits at table, or he that waits? is it not the person at table? yet I am among you as one that serves.

for take notice, that scripture, "and he was number'd among the transgressors," is yet to be accomplished in my person: and all that relates to me is going to be consummated.

now as they had made a fire in the middle of the hall, and people were sitting all round it, Peter too sat down among them.

and Jesus said, "father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." then they divided his raiment among them by throwing lots,

upon which they were frightned, and bowed themselves to the very ground: but the men said to them, why do you look among the dead for one that is alive?

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preach'd in his name, among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.