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,

The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the very presence of God. I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.

There was also a prophetess there named Hannah, the daughter of Phanuel, who belonged to the tribe of Asher. She was very old, for after her girlhood she had been married for seven years,

When his parents saw him they were amazed, and his mother said to him. "My child, why did you treat us like this? Here your father and I have been looking for you, and have been very anxious."

And when the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all very angry,

And where they will not welcome you, leave that town and shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them."

'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!'

The seventy-two came back delighted, and said, "Master, when we use your name the very demons submit to us!"

The queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation at the Judgment and will condemn them, for she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and there is more than Solomon here!

So take care! Your very light may be darkness!

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

for at the very moment the holy Spirit will teach you what you ought to say."

But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded of you. Then who will have all you have prepared?'

And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'It is going to be very hot,' and it is.

"If anyone comes to me without hating his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his very life too, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

The man who can be trusted in a very small matter can be trusted in a large one, and the man who cannot be trusted in a very small matter cannot be trusted in a large one.

and eager to satisfy his hunger with what was thrown away from the rich man's table. Why, the very dogs came and licked his sores.

People went on eating, drinking, marrying, and being married up to the very day that Noah got into the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all.

But when he heard that, he was much cast down, for he was very rich.

And he said to him, 'Well done, my excellent slave! You have proved trustworthy about a very small amount, you shall be governor of ten towns.'