For he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He will drink no wine or strong drink, but he will be filled with the holy Spirit from his very birth,

But when he came out he could not speak to them, and they knew that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. For his part, he kept making signs to them, and remained dumb.

But she was startled at what he said, and wondered what this greeting meant.

But his mother said, "No! He is to be named John."

But they made signs to the child's father and asked him what he wished to have the child named.

but Mary treasured up all they had said, and pondered over it.

and she had been a widow until she was now eighty-four. She never left the Temple, but worshipped night and day with fasting and prayer.

But they did not understand what he told them.

But the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree that fails to produce good fruit is going to be cut down and thrown into the fire."

And soldiers would ask him, "And what ought we to do?" He said to them, "Do not extort money or make false charges against people, but be satisfied with your pay."

John said to them all, "I am only baptizing you in water, but someone is coming who is stronger than I am, whose shoes I am not fit to untie. He will baptize you in the holy Spirit and in fire.

He has his winnowing fork in his hand, to clean up his threshing-floor, and store his wheat in his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with inextinguishable fire."

but Herod the governor, whom he condemned because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and all the wicked things Herod had done,

But, I tell you, there were plenty of widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was closed for three years and a half, and there was a great famine all over the land,

and Elijah was not sent to one of them, but to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon.

And there were plenty of lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cured, but Naaman the Syrian."

But he made his way through the midst of them and went on.

And demons came out of many people, crying out, "You are the Son of God!" But he reproved them and forbade them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.

But he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, for that is what I was sent to do."

Simon answered, "Master, we worked all night and caught nothing, but as you tell me to do it, I will put down the nets."

Then he warned him to tell nobody, "But go," he said, "show yourself to the priest, and in proof of your cure make the offerings for your purification, just as Moses prescribed."

But Jesus himself would retire into the desert and pray.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to debate and say, "Who is this man who talks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

But Jesus saw what they were discussing, and said to them, "What are you pondering over in your minds?

But to let you know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth"??urning to the man who was paralyzed he said to him??"I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!"

Jesus answered them, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor.

I have not come to invite the pious but the irreligious to repentance!"

They said to him, "John's disciples observe frequent fasts and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but your disciples eat and drink."

But other days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, in those days they will fast."

How he went into the house of God and took the Presentation Loaves, which it was against the Law for anyone but the priests to eat, and ate them with his companions?"

But he knew what they were thinking, and he said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and stand in front." And he got up and stood there.

But they were perfectly furious, and discussed with one another what they could do to Jesus.

"But alas for you who are rich, for you have had your comfort!

"But I tell you who hear me, love your enemies, treat those who hate you well,

But love your enemies, and help them and lend to them, never despairing, and you will be richly rewarded, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind even to the ungrateful and the wicked.

A pupil is not better than his teacher, but every pupil when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.

But the man who listens to it, and does not act upon it, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The torrent burst upon it, and it collapsed at once, and the wreck of that house was complete."

So Jesus went with them. But when he was not far from the house, the captain sent some friends to him, to say to him, "Master, do not take any more trouble, for I am not a suitable person to have you under my roof.

That is why I did not think I was fit to come to you. But simply say the word, and have my servant cured.

but the Pharisees and experts in the Law thwarted God's purpose for themselves, by refusing to be baptized by him.

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came to your house; you did not give me any water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with tears and wiped them with her hair.

You did not give me a kiss, but from the moment I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet.

You did not put any oil upon my head, but she has put perfume upon my feet.

Therefore, I tell you, her sins, many as they are, are forgiven, for she has loved me so much. But the man with little to be forgiven loves me but little."

But he said to the woman, "It is your faith that has saved you. Go in peace."

And he said, "You are permitted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God, but they are given to others in the form of figures, so that they may look and yet not see, and hear and yet not understand.

The ones on the rock are those who receive the message joyfully when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for a little while, and then in the time of trial they draw back.

But the seed in the good soil means those who listen to the message and keep it in good, true hearts, and yield unfailingly.

"Nobody lights a lamp and then covers it with a dish or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

His mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not get near him, on account of the crowd.

And he said to them, "Where is your faith?" But they were frightened and amazed, and said to one another, "Who can he be? For he gives orders even to the winds and the water, and they obey him!"

And when he landed, he met a man possessed by demons, who was coming out of the town. He had worn no clothing for a long time, and did not live in a house but in the tombs.

The man out of whom the demons had gone begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, and said,

But Jesus said, "Somebody touched me, for I know that power passed from me."

But Jesus heard it and said to him, "Do not be afraid; just have faith, and she will get well."

When he got to the house, he let no one go in with him but Peter, John, and James, and the child's father and mother.

And they were all wailing and beating their breasts for her. But he said, "Stop wailing! For she is not dead, she is asleep."

But he grasped her hand and called out, "Get up, my child!"

And her parents were amazed, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

But Herod said, "John I have beheaded, but who can this be about whom I hear such reports?" And he endeavored to see him.

But the crowds learned of it and followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed to be cured.

But he said to them, "Give them food yourselves!" And they said, "We have only five loaves and two fish, unless we go ourselves and buy food for all these people."

For there were about five thousand men. But he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God!"

But he warned them particularly not to tell this to anyone,

Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but waking up they saw his glorious appearance and the two men standing by him.

But as he said it, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were frightened as they passed under the cloud.

Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him, but Jesus reproved the foul spirit and cured the boy and gave him back to his father.

But they did not understand what he meant, indeed it was concealed from them, in order that they might not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

But Jesus knew the question that was in their minds and he took a child and made him stand by his side,

But he turned and reproved them.

Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and wild birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head!"

He said to another, "Follow me." But he said, "Let me first go and bury my father."

Yet another man said to him, "Master, I am going to follow you, but let me first say goodbye to my people at home."

And he said to them, "The harvest is abundant enough, but the reapers are few. So pray to the owner of the harvest to send reapers to gather it.

If there is anyone there who loves peace, your blessing will rest upon him, but if there is not, it will come back to you.

But whenever you come to a town and they do not welcome you, go out into the open streets and say,

'The very dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off in protest. But understand this: the Kingdom of God is at hand!'

But Tyre and Sidon will fare better than you at the Judgment!

But do not be glad that the spirits submit to you, but be glad that your names are enrolled in heaven."

Everything has been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, nor who the Father is but the Son, and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

But he, wishing to justify his question, said, "And who is my neighbor?"

But a Samaritan who was traveling that way came upon him, and when he saw him he pitied him,

But Martha was worried with all she had to do for them, and she came up and said, "Master, does it make no difference to you that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Tell her to help me."

The Master answered, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and anxious about many things, but our wants are few,

But some of them said, "It is with the aid of Beelzebub, the prince of the demons, that he drives the demons out."

But he knew what they were thinking, and he said to them, "Any kingdom that is disunited is on the way to destruction, and one house falls after another.

But if it is with his aid that I drive out demons, by whose do your sons drive them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.

But if it is with the finger of God that I am driving the demons out, then the Kingdom of God has overtaken you.

But when somebody stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he strips him of the arms that he relied on, and divides up the spoils.

But he said, "You might better say, 'Blessed are those who hear God's message and observe it!' "

As the crowds pressed a round him, he went on to say, "This is a wicked age! It demands a sign, and no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah.

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is sound, your whole body is light, but when it is unsound, your body is dark.

But the Master said to him, "You Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

But give your inmost life as charity, and you will immediately find everything clean.

But alas for you Pharisees! For you pay tithes on mint, rue, and every tiny herb, and disregard justice and the love of God. But you should have observed these, without neglecting the others.

But he said, "Yes, alas for you experts in the Law too! For you load men with burdens they can hardly carry, and you will not touch them yourselves with a single finger.

Alas for you experts in the Law! For you have taken the key to the door of knowledge, but you have not entered it yourselves, and you have kept out those who tried to enter."

But the very hairs on your heads are all counted! You must not be afraid, you are worth more than a great many sparrows!

but anyone who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.