Seeing that many have taken it in hand to draw up an account of those matters which have been fully established among us,

"And he shall be to you a joy and an exultation, and many shall rejoice over his birth.

"And shall win many of the sons of Israel to the Lord, their God.

"Behold this child is set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

Yea, and a sword shall pierce through your own soul also, that the thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed."

With many other exhortations then John declared the gospel to the people;

In very truth I tell you there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;

"And there were many lepers in Israel in the days of the prophet Elisha, yet none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian."

Demons also came out of many, screaming and saying, "You are the Son of God." But he rebuked them, and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

With these he came down till he reached a level place, where there was a great crowd of his disciples and a great many people from all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. These came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases.

At that moment Jesus was healing many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and to many that were blind he was freely giving their sight.

"This is why I tell you that her sins, many as they are, are forgiven, for her love is great; but he who is forgiven little, loves but little.

and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many other women, who used to minister to him out of their substance.

For Jesus was already commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For many times it had seized him and held him, and they again and again kept him under guard, and put him in chains and fetters. But he would break his bonds asunder, as he was driven by the demon in to the desert.

So Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, "Legion" (for many demons had entered into him).

"For I tell you that many prophets and kings have longed to see what you see, and have seen it; and to hear what you hear, and have heard it not.'

"Martha, Martha," said Jesus, "you are anxious and worried about many things,

After he had gone away, the Scribes and the Pharisee began to set themselves vehemently against him, and to cross-question him upon many points,

"But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not! You are of more value than many sparrow!

"'And I will say to my soul, "'Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years! Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.'

"The slave who knew his Lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, will be beaten with many lashes,

"Struggle to enter in by the narrow door," he answered, "for I tell you that many will try to enter and not be able,

Jesus answered. "A certain man was making a great feast to which he invited many guests.

"Not many days after that the younger son gathered everything together and took his journey into a distant country; and there he wasted his money on living unsavingly.

"When he came to himself he said: "'How many of my father's hired men have bread enough and to spare, while I am perishing of hunger!

"But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected buy his generation.

"who shall not certainly receive many times as much in this time, and in the age to come eternal."

"Take heed," he answered, "that you are not led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and 'The time is close at hand.' Do not go and follow them.

"and there shall be great earthquakes, and, in many places, famines and pestilences; and there shall be terror and great portents from heaven.

And they said many other insulting things against him.

So he had been asking him many questions, but Jesus made no answers.