and inasmuch as I have gone carefully over them all myself from the very beginning, I have decided, O Theophilus, to write them out in order for your excellency,

This will bring you gladness and delight, and many will rejoice over his birth.

But when the period of his service was over, he went back to his home.

And she seeing was troubled over his word, and was reasoning what kind this salutation might be.

He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

the angel answered her, "the holy spirit shall descend upon thee, and the power of the most high shall over-shadow thee: wherefore thy holy offspring shall be called the son of God.

And all the neighbors were overwhelmed with awe, and all over the hill country of Judea these things were being talked,

And in the same country there were keepers of sheep in the fields, watching over their flock by night.

and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear.

Then when the angel left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has told us."

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

And the shepherds returned, giving glory and singing praise unto God, over all things which they had heard and seen, according as it had been told unto them.

When their purification period under the Law of Moses was over, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,

And his father and mother were marvelling over the things which were being spoken concerning him.

After those days were over, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents did not know it.

Now it was the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, his brother Philip was ruler of the regions of Ituraea and Trachonitus [Note: These two men were sons of Herod the Great (See Matt. 2:1) and ruled over provinces east of the Jordan River] and Lysanias was ruler of Abilene [Note: This was a province just north of the two previously mentioned ones].

And he went all over the Jordan valley, preaching a baptism conditioned on repentance to obtain the forgiveness of sins,

for 40 days to be tempted by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, He was hungry.

And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.

For it is written, 'He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee,

and 'They will lift you up with their hands so you do not trip over a stone.'"

Then Jesus in the power of the Spirit returned to Galilee, and news of Him spread all over the surrounding country.

and there was given over to him a roll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the roll, he found the place where it hath been written:

But in truth I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months while a great famine took place over all the land.

They got up, drove Him out of town, and brought Him to the edge of the hill that their town was built on, intending to hurl Him over the cliff.

Amazement then seized them all and they continued to talk it over among themselves, and to say, "What does this message mean? For with authority and power He gives orders to foul spirits, and they come out."

And his fame spread all over the country round about.

And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them.

As he was going to one of the cities in that country, a man cover'd all over with leprosy happen'd to meet Jesus, and prostrating himself before him, thus address'd him, Lord, if you will, you can cure me.

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

And, after these things, he went forth, and looked upon a tax-collector, by name Levi, - presiding over the tax-office; and he said to him - Be following me!

Then He said to them, "The Son of man is lord [i.e., has authority over] the Sabbath day."

He did so; and his hand was restored. But they were filled with fury, and they began to talk over together what they could do to Jesus.

Then He came down with them and took His stand on a level place, where there was a great throng of His disciples and a vast crowd of people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and the seacoast district of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases.

Those of you who now have an appetite [i.e., for doing what is right] are blessed, because you will be satisfied [eventually]. Those of you who cry now [i.e., over your sins] are blessed, because you will laugh [i.e., when you are forgiven later].

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

And, beholding her, the Lord, was moved with compassion over her, and said to her - Be not weeping!

Then fear came over everyone, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited His people.”

This story about Him spread all over Judea and all the surrounding country.

And happy is the man who finds no cause for stumbling over me."

and knelt at his feet behind him. She was crying and began to wash his feet with her tears and dry them with her hair. Then she kissed his feet over and over again, anointing them constantly with the perfume.

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

The portion of them on the rock illustrates those who accept the message, bubbling over with joy when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for awhile, but in the time of testing they fall away.

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.

No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth.

Now as they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A violent storm swept over the lake, and they were taking on water and were in great danger.

And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee.

For already He had been commanding the foul spirit to come out of the man. For many a time it had seized and held him, and they had repeatedly put him in chains and fetters and kept guard over him, but he used to break the chains to pieces, and, impelled by the demon, to escape into the Desert.

Then the demons came out of the man and went into the hogs, and the drove rushed over the cliff into the lake and were drowned.

then the Gadarenes of the adjacent parts unanimously desired him to leave their country: for they were greatly allarm'd. so he embark'd to cross over the lake.

"Go back to your home, and continue to tell what great things God has done for you." But he went off and told all over the town what great things Jesus had done for him.

Now they were all weeping and wailing over her. But He said, "Stop weeping! For she is not dead but asleep."

And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

Now Herod the governor heard of all that was taking place, and he continued to be puzzled over the reports -- by some that John had risen from the dead,

The Apostles, upon their return to Jesus, acquainted him with what they had done. and taking them with him, he retired into a desart place over-against the city of Bethsaida:

And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them, and when they had been broken, he gave them to the disciples to give to the people.

And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

And while he said these things, the shade of a cloud came over them, and they were full of fear when they went into the cloud.

"You must store away in your memories these words, for the Son of Man is going to be turned over to the hands of men!"

Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.

Do not be glad, however, because you have power over spirits, but because your names are recorded in heaven.

All [things] have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father and who the Father is except the Son, and [anyone] to whom the Son wants to reveal [him]."

'And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;

and in like manner also, a Levite, having been about the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.

He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

and Martha was very busy about much serving. And standing over Him, she said, Lord, is there no care to thee that my sister has left me to serve alone? then say to her that she must assist me.

When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe:

But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

'And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do;

Are not five sparrows sold [i.e., in the market as food] for two coins? [Note: The coins here amount to just over one hour's worth of a farm laborer's pay, or about $8 in 1994]. Yet in the presence of God, not a [single] one of them is forgotten.

But also the hairs of your head were all numbered. Therefore fear not: ye have the preeminence over many little sparrows.

And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

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.”

and if you cannot manage even this, why trouble over other things?

But seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be given you over.

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

that slave's master will return on a day that he least expects, and at an hour unknown [to him]. And [that master] will whip him to shreds and will turn him over to suffer the same fate as unfaithful servants receive.

There is a baptism that I must undergo, and how great is my distress until it is over!

For as you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to come to a settlement with him on the way, so that he will not drag you to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff will throw you into prison.

And behold, a woman [was there] who had a spirit {that had disabled her} [for] eighteen years, and she was bent over and not able to straighten herself up completely.

When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your sickness.”

Even while He was saying this, His opponents were blushing with shame, but all the people were rejoicing over all the glorious things that were being done by Him.

Then the one who invited both of you will come [over] and say to you, 'Give this man your seat [at the table],' and then you will be embarrassed and have to move to the least important seat.

But when you are invited [i.e., to a wedding reception], go and recline at the least important seat, so that when the host comes [over to you], he will say, 'Friend, move up to a better seat.' Then you will be shown honor in front of everyone at the dinner table.

But they all in the same attitude began to excuse themselves. The first one said, 'I have just bought a piece of land and I must go and look it over. Please excuse me.'

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.

Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.

It would be good [i.e., better] for him to have had a huge millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the ocean [Note: This "millstone" was a huge, circular stone rolled over grain to crush it and was moved by an animal walking in a circle], rather than having him cause one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of the Lord] to be led astray [from God].

and he lay face downward at Jesus’ feet, thanking Him [over and over]. He was a Samaritan.

There will be two women grinding grain together [Note: This was done with a hand-operated millstone where two persons sat across from each other and rotated a circular stone over kernels of grain]; one will be taken while the other one will be left. {{Some ancient manuscripts include verse

And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?

The Pharisee stood up [conspicuously] and prayed about himself this way [i.e., bragging to God about how good he was], 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, sexually unfaithful to their mates, or even like that tax collector [over there].

For he will be handed over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and mistreated and spit on,

He was trying to get a look at Jesus, but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.

So, He said, "A certain distinguished gentleman went to a distant country to receive a royal appointment [i.e., as king over a territory] and then return. [Note: This is the only parable of Jesus' that correlates with a known incident; that of Herod's son Archelaus going to Rome to receive from Caesar Augustus an appointment to rule over Judea, Samaria and Idumaea in

But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.