to enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace."

as it is written in the book of Esaias the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight:

every valley shall be raised, and every mountain and hill shall be lowered, and the crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth:

And many other things by way of exhortation did he preach unto the people.

He went into one of them, which was Simon's, and desired him to put off a little way from the shore: and He sat down and taught the multitudes from the ship.

but when they could not find what way to bring him in because of the croud, they went up on the battlements of the house, and let him down from the roof with his couch, into the midst before Jesus,

And He said to them by way of parable, Can a blind man guide a blind man? will they not both fall into a ditch?

This is he of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee:"

A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he was sowing, some fell by the way-side, and was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

and those by the way-side, are such as hear indeed; but then the devil cometh and taketh away the word from their hearts, least they should believe and be saved.

And as they were going by the way, there was one said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest:

Go your ways: behold I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.

Carry neither purse, nor bag, nor shoes; and salute no one by the way.

And by chance a certain priest came down that way, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place, went and looked at him, and then crossed the way and passed by.

When thou art going with thine adversary to the magistrate, endeavour while thou art in the way to be discharged, least he force thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer carry thee to prison.

And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the high-ways and hedges, and press them to come in, that my house may be filled:

And he rose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion; and he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

And He said to him, Arise, go thy way; thy faith hath saved thee.

And as he was near to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way-side begging.

And he ran before and got up into a sycamore-tree that he might see Him; for He was to pass by that way.

And as He went along they spread their clothes under Him in the way.

And they asked Him, saying, Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person of any, but teachest the way of God in truth:

And He disappeared from them. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, as He was talking with us by the way, and while He was opening to us the scriptures?

Then these also related what had happened by the way, and how He became known to them in breaking of bread.