he shall appear as a divine messenger. he shall drink neither wine, nor any other strong liquor: he shall be filled with the holy spirit, even from his infancy:

Then said Mary to the angel, what shall this be without any intercourse with man?

they answered her, there is not any of your family of that name.

being forty days tempted by the devil, without eating any thing all that while: but that time expired, he at last was seiz'd with hunger.

but Jesus rebuk'd him, saying, be dumb, and come out of him. upon which the demon threw him down in the midst of the assembly, and came out, without doing him any harm.

master, said Simon, we have toil'd all the night, without any prize: however, since you give the word, I will throw the net.

and he charg'd him not to tell any man: but go, said he, present your self to the priest, and offer what the law requires for your purification, that it may be an evidence to them.

nor will any one put new wine into old skins: if they do, the new wine will burst the skins, and wine and skins be all lost.

if any one strike you on one cheek, present to him the other likewise: or if any one seize your cloak, surrender your coat also.

but as for you, love your enemies, do good, and lend without expecting any advantage from it: so shall your reward be great, in acting like the children of the most high: for he is kind to the most ungrateful wretches.

but he that does not practise what he hears, is like a man who built his house upon the loose earth without any foundation: the current beat impetuously against it: in the instant down it fell, and great were its ruins.

the son of man appears indifferent to any kind of meat or drink: yet you say, he is a glutton and a tipler, a friend of publicans and loose people.

and turning to the woman, he said to Simon, do you observe this woman? though I am a guest in your house, you never offer'd me any water for my feet: but she has bath'd my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.

you did not bestow any oil upon my head; but she has poured her rich perfume upon my feet.

the ground over-run with thorns denotes such as have embraced the doctrine, but are so immerst in the business, enjoyments, and pleasures of life, as not to improve it to any real advantage.

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.

but he said to her, daughter, don't be under any concern: your faith has sav'd you, go in peace.

While he was speaking, somebody came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, who said to him, your daughter is dead; 'tis in vain to importune the master any farther.

and her parents were seized with astonishment: but he charg'd them not to let the fact be known to any one.

when you are lodg'd in any house, there stay, till you leave the place.

if any refuse to entertain you, when you leave that city, shake off the dust from your feet, as a sign of their being abandon'd.

however, Jesus strictly charged them not to say so much to any body; adding,

Then he said to the whole company, if any one will be my follower, let him renounce himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

and before the sound was gone, Jesus was left alone: this they kept secret, and for some time did not acquaint any one in the least with what they had seen.

carry neither purse, nor bag, nor shoes; neither salute any man by the way.

at your entrance into any house, first say, prosperity be to this family.

if any be there, who deserve your benediction, it shall have its effect upon them; otherwise, it shall redound to your own advantage.

when you come to any city, where they receive you, eat without scruple, whatever food is set before you,

but when you enter into any city, and they refuse to entertain you, go through the streets,

I have authoriz'd you to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and triumph over all the power of the enemy; so that nothing shall be capable of doing you any mischief.

Then he said to them, suppose any of you should go to his friend at midnight; and say to him, friend, lend me three loaves:

upon which the Lord said to him, you Pharisees won't leave any filth upon the outside of a cup or a platter: while your consciences are abandon'd to rapine, and sensuality.

till then I must be stirring about, to-day, and to-morrow, and the next day: for a prophet cannot be put to death any where, but at Jerusalem.

when any one invites you to a wedding, don't put yourself in the highest seat: for fear some person of greater distinction should be a guest,

even so, I assure you, the angels in heaven rejoice, when any one sinner becomes a penitent.

upon making him appear, he said to him, what information is this, I hear against thee? give an account of your administration, for you must not be my steward any longer.

yet heaven and earth may sooner pass away, than any part of the law be unaccomplish'd.

no, father Abraham, said he, they will not: but if any of the dead went to them, they will certainly repent.

Abraham replied, if they disregard Moses and the prophets, they will not believe any one, though he rose from the dead.

it were better for him that a milstone were hang'd about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should occasion any innocent person to relapse.

but Jesus called the children to him, and said to his disciples, let the children come to me, without any hindrance, for they who belong to the kingdom of God, must be like them.

but Zaccheus address'd himself to Jesus, and said, Lord, half my estate I give to the poor; and if I have wrong'd any man, I will give him four times the value.

if any one should ask you, why you untie it, let this be your answer, because the Lord has occasion for it.

so not being able to take any advantage from his words, before the people, they said no more, being surpriz'd at his answer.

Afterwards some of the Pharisees, who deny there is any resurrection, accosted him with this question,

master, said they, Moses left it in writing, if any man has a brother, who dies in marriage without leaving children, he is obliged to take the widow, to perpetuate his brother's line.

then the third took her, and so she was married to all seven, who all died without leaving any children.

for I declare unto you, I shall not celebrate this passover with you any more, to the time, when it shall have its accomplishment in the kingdom of the messiah.

When I sent you, added Jesus, without either purse, or bag, or shoes, was you in any want? not at all, answer'd they.

at last Pilate said to the chief priests, and to the people, I don't find any crime in this man.

however he urg'd it a third time, why, what crime has he done? I don't find he has done any thing that deserves death: I will therefore order him to be whipp'd, and so dismiss him.

which however appear'd to them such a delirious tale, they could not give credit to any of them.

but as they were diffident of so joyful an event, and still in amaze, he said to them, have you any thing here to eat?