I therefore direct you, not to be sollicitous, with regard to life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor with regard to the body, what clothes ye shall wear: Is not life it self a greater gift than food; and the body a greater gift than rayment?

consider the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor lay up any stores; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much greater value than they?

I declare unto you, among the whole race of prophets, there never appear'd a greater than John the Baptist: (notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of the

Messiah is greater than he.) for ever since the appearance of John the Baptist the gospel kingdom is as it were invaded, and people of the most violent passions enter into it with zeal.

now I tell you, that the work now in hand, is of greater consequence than that of the temple.

is not a man of much greater consequence than a sheep? how lawful then is it to do good offices on the sabbath-day?

the queen of the south shall rise up at the day of judgement against this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the remote parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now a greater than Solomon is here.

and he answered them, have ye not read, that when the creator, at the beginning, made male and female,

then he sent a greater number of servants, than at first: who met with the same treatment.

they answered, he will give those wretches no quarter, and will let out his vineyard to such as shall duly account for the profits thereof.

Wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who prey upon the estates of widows, under the pretext of making long prayers; therefore ye shall be punish'd with the greater severity.

I declare unto you, in whatever quarter of the world, this part of the gospel-history shall be related, what this woman has now done shall be there mentioned to her praise.

but as soon as he was gone, he began freely to talk of it, and blazed it about every where, so that Jesus could not go publickly into the city any more, but stay'd in the out parts, which were not much frequented, where people came to him from every quarter.

and the second, which has an affinity to it, is this: "you shall love your neighbour as yourself." there is no other commandment greater than these.

who yet devour widows estates under the shew of making long prayers, such shall receive greater condemnation.

I declare unto you, in whatever quarter of the world this part of the gospel-history shall be related, this action of hers shall be mention'd to her praise.

I declare unto you, among the whole race of mankind, there is not a prophet, who is superiour to John the Baptist: yet he that is most inferiour in the kingdom of the Messiah, is greater than he.

the queen of the south shall rise up in the day of judgment against this generation, and condemn it: for she came from the remote parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; but now, a greater than Solomon is here.

the people of Nineve shall rise up in the day of Judgment, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; but now, a greater than Jonas is here.

this will I do, said he, I will pull down my barns, and build greater: and there I will bestow all my rich product.

consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap: nor have cellar or barn: are not you of much greater value than the fowls?

whereas he that does not know it, and does things worthy of chastisement, shall receive fewer stripes. for to whom much is given, of him shall much be required, and the more a man has been trusted, the greater will be the demand.

upon which Jesus thus address'd himself to them. do you imagine that those Galileans were greater sinners than the rest of the nation, because they suffer'd in such a manner?

or those eighteen, upon whom the tower of Siloam fell, and slew them, do you think they were greater criminals than the other inhabitants of Jerusalem?

when any one invites you to a wedding, don't put yourself in the highest seat: for fear some person of greater distinction should be a guest,

I tell you, that there shall likewise be greater joy in heaven for one sinner that repents, than for ninety nine just persons, that need no repentance.

He that is faithful in a small trust, will be faithful in a greater: and he that is unfaithful in a little, will be unfaithful in much.

who under the pretext of their long prayers devour the fortunes of widows. wherefore they shall be punish'd with greater severity.

Jesus answered him, because thou believest what I said, that I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou shalt see greater things than these.

for the father loveth the son, and sheweth him all that he himself doth: and he will shew him greater works than these, so that you will be surprized.

however, we know from what quarter this man comes: but when Christ comes it will be unknown whence he came.

are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? the prophets likewise are dead: pray, what do you then pretend to be?

my father who gave them me, is greater than all: so that no one is able to force them out of my father's hand.

I declare unto you, the servant is not greater than his lord, neither he that is sent, greater than he that sent him.

I assure you, he that believeth on me, shall likewise perform the works that I do; nay, greater works than these shall he do; because for that end am I going to my father.

ye have heard me say, "I am going away, and shall come again unto you." if ye loved me, ye would rejoice at my going to the father: for the father is greater than I.

there cannot be greater love than that of a man, who lays down his life for his friends.

remember what I told you, "the servant is not greater than his master." if they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have been spies upon my discourse, they will be so upon yours.

for by the holy spirit it seemed good to us, to lay no greater burthen upon you, than these necessary injunctions;

my constant example has shown you that the disabled should be assisted by your labours, remembring the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, "it is a greater happiness to give than to receive."

Then the governour sign'd to Paul to reply; who said, I enter upon my defence with the greater confidence, by considering you have govern'd this nation several years:

the king is inform'd of these things, to whom I address myself with the greater confidence, being persuaded he is fully apprized of these matters, that were far from being transacted in private.

The chief of the island, one Publius, had his estate in that quarter: he entertain'd us with diet and lodging for three days with great civility.

they changed the true God for an idol, and adored and served the creature more than the creator, who is blessed for ever.

for if you were taken from the wild olive, which was natural to you, to be grafted into a good olive-stock of a different nature, with how much greater reason shall these who are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive-tree?

nevertheless, brethren, I have writ to the Gentile part of you, and admonish'd you with the greater freedom by virtue of the commission that God has given me,

but with the greater part God was not well pleased: for their carcasses were strown in the wilderness.

now to particular men the spirit gives particular gifts, that they may be displayed to greater advantage.

I wish you all had the gift of languages, but rather that you expounded: for greater is he that expounds, than he that speaks unknown languages, except he interpret what he says, that the church may be edified by it.

after that, he was seen by above five hundred brethren at once: of whom the greater part remain alive to this day, but some are now dead.

The affliction I have had, comes only from a particular quarter, so that my resentment does not affect the whole church.

and that I made a greater proficiency in Judaism than many my contemporaries of my own nation, being an extraordinary zealot for the traditions of my forefathers.

they court your affection, but not in a fair way; for they design to exclude me, that you might have the greater esteem for them.

even many of our brethren, encourag'd by my bonds, preach the word with greater freedom and intrepidity.

I sent him therefore with the greater dispatch, that I might have the less disquietude, by the satisfaction you will find in seeing him again.

for they who duly discharge that office, prepare their way to a higher degree, and may promote the christian faith with the greater freedom.

Moses did not meet with greater opposition from Jannes and Jambres, than truth does from men so corrupted in their mind, and so adulterated in their faith.

Therefore we ought to give the greater attention to the things we have heard, for fear we should abandon the gospel.

but as the architect is of much greater dignity than the house he has made; so the glory which Christ received was greater than that of Moses.

he might have the greater compassion for those who sin through ignorance or mistake. and for the same reason

For when God gave his promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, saying,

don't you think then that he deserves a much greater punishment, who hath despised the son of God, and counted the blood of the covenant wherewith be was sanctified, to have been justly shed, thereby offering an indignity to the spirit of grace?

esteeming the sufferings of Israel greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he had an eye to the reward.

My brethren, don't affect many of you to be doctors, considering, that those of us who are such, shall be tried with the greater severity.

You husbands, do you on your part behave with prudence towards your wives: who being of a more delicate make, ought to be treated with the greater tenderness: and consider they are equally intitled to the evangelical gifts, that your prayers may not be frustrated.

let those then, whom God calls to sufferings, by virtue recommend their souls to him, as to a creator, who will make good his promise.

for what the world is so full of, sensuality, avarice, and pride, is not deriv'd from the creator, but is the offspring of a vicious world.

if we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater: now this is the testimony, which God has given us of his son.

greater joy I cannot have, than to hear that my children are attach'd to the truth.