To show mercy [as He promised] to our fathers,
And to remember His holy covenant [the promised blessing],

Meanwhile, Jesus kept on growing wiser and more mature, and in favor with God and his fellow man.

And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.

John, addressing them all, said: "I, indeed, baptize you with water; but there is coming one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to unfasten his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

So when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a more opportune time.

But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.

The disciple is not more important than his teacher, but when every person becomes complete, [then] he will be like his teacher.

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.

a prophet? yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

"Yes, I tell you and more than a prophet. This is he who it is written. "Behold I send a messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

[When] they were not able to repay [him], he forgave [the debts] of both. Now which of them will love him more?"

Simon answered [and] said, "I suppose that [it is the one] to whom he forgave more." And he said to him, "You have judged correctly."

And He said, “To you [who have been chosen] it has been granted to know and recognize the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that though seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever improveth what he hath, to him shall more be given; and whosoever hath not, even what he seemeth to have shall be taken from him.

While he was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue's house and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more."

Then he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes; unless we go somewhere and buy provisions for all this multitude:

And they did all eat, and were filled; and there were taken up of the fragments which were more than enough for them, twelve baskets.

Saying, That the Son of man must suffer many things, and be disapproved of by the more ancient and the chief priests and the scribes, and be slain, and be raised up the third day.

After this the Lord nominated seventy disciples more, and sent them before by two and two, into all the cities, and towns, where he himself design'd to go.

And He addressed them thus: "The harvest is abundant, but the reapers are few: therefore entreat the Owner of the harvest to send out more reapers into His fields. And now go.

And I tell you, it shall be more tolerable in that day even for Sodom than for that city.

But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgement than for you.

And on the morrow, when he went away he took out two denaries, and gave them to the inn-keeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will repay thee.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.

and as the crowd grew more numerous, he thus began, this is a degenerate race of men: they demand a miracle: but no miracle shall be exhibited, but such as happen'd in the person of Jonas the prophet.

The queen of the south, will rise up, in the judgment, with the men of this generation, and will condemn them; because she came out of the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, - and lo! something more than Solomon, here.

Men of Nineveh, will rise up, in the judgment, with this generation, and will condemn it; because they repented into the proclamation of Jonah, - and lo! something more than Jonah, here.

And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;

And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

Then He said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves against every form of greed; for not even when one has an overflowing abundance does his life consist of nor is it derived from his possessions.”

so he thought to himself, 'What should I do, because I do not have any [more] room to store my crops?'

The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what more can I wish, if it is already kindled?

He asked them, "Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all the other Galileans because they suffered like this?

Or do you assume that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed were worse sinners than all the others who live in Jerusalem?

'Leave it this one year more, Sir,' the man answered, 'till I have dug round it and manured it.

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: verily I say unto you, That ye shall see me no more, till the day come when ye shall say, Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord.

When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and still more, his own life too, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!

And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear of thee give back the word of thy stewardship; for thou canst no more be steward.

And the master praised the unjust steward, because he had acted providently: for the children of this world are more provident among their own generation of men, than the children of light.

if therefore your fidelity has not appear'd in the use of these transitory enjoyments, how can you be trusted with what is more lasting?

It would be more profitable for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea, than that he should be a snare to one of these little ones.

And the apostles said to the Lord, Give more faith to us.

And so with you--when you have done all that you have been told, still say 'We are but useless servants; we have done no more than we ought to have done.'"

The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

I tell you, This man departed home to his house justified more than the other. For every man that exalteth himself, shall be brought low: And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted."

When Jesus heard this he said to him, "You lack one thing more; sell all you have, distribute the money among the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."

Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.

And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.

And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.

then the second came, and said, Lord, your pound has produc'd five more.

They said to him, 'He has two hundred, sir!'??26 'I tell you, the man who has will have more given him, and from the man who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away!

And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

And it was in one of those days, he teaching the people in the temple, and announcing good news, there came forth the chief priests, and the scribes, and the more ancient,

Jesus said to them, "No more will I tell you what authority I have for acting as I do."

So they could not use what he said before the people, and in astonishment at His answer they said no more.

And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.

For they did not dare to ask Him any more questions.

who devour the houses of widows, and for a pretext make long prayers: these shall receive a more abundant punishment.

And He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has dropped in more than all of them;

For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living.

for I tell you that I will eat it no more till it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

for I say unto you, that I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God come.

And being in agony, he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat was like large drops of blood falling down to the ground.

But Jesus answered [and] said, "{Stop! No more of this!}" And he touched [his] ear [and] healed him.

After about an hour had passed, another man began to insist, “This man was with Him, for he is a Galilean too.”

Then they said, "What more evidence do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth!"

And they were more violent, saying, He excites the people, teaching in all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.

Pilate addressed them again, wanting to release Jesus,

But they clamoured the more, saying, Crucify, crucify him.

But they kept shouting the more insistently, demanding that he should be crucified, and their shouts won the day.

But we kept hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel. What is more, this is now the third day since these things occurred.

And what is more, some of the women among us have greatly astonished us. They went to the tomb at daybreak

when looking upon him more intently, they perceiv'd that it was Jesus. but he vanish'd out of sight.