but he did not live with her as a husband till she bore a son, whom he called Jesus.

The magicians listened to the king and then went their way. And the star they had seen rise went in front of them till it stopped over the place where the child was.

After they had gone, there appeared an angel of the Lord to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt; stay there till I tell you. For Herod is going to search for the child and destroy him."

instead of presuming to say to yourselves, 'We have a father in Abraham.' I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

So the tempter came up and said to him, "If you are God's son, tell these stones to become loaves."

(I tell you truly, till heaven and earth pass away not an iota, not a comma, will pass from the Law until it is all in force.

For I tell you, unless your goodness excels that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the Realm of heaven.

whoever maligns his brother must come before the San hedrin, whoever curses his brother must go to the fire of Gehenna.' But I tell you, whoever is angry with his brother [without cause] will be sentenced by God.

truly I tell you, you will never get out till you pay the last halfpenny of your debt.

But I tell you, any one who even looks with lust at a woman has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

But I tell you, anyone who divorces his wife for any reason except unchastity makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

But I tell you, you must not swear any oath, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

But I tell you, you are not to resist an injury: whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well;

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

When you give alms, make no flourish of trumpets like the hypocrites in the synagogues and the streets, so as to win applause from men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

Also, when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they like to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street-corners, so as to be seen by men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they look woebegone to let men see they are fasting; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

Therefore I tell you, do not trouble about what you are to eat or drink in life, nor about what you are to put on your body; surely life means more than food, surely the body means more than clothes!

And why should you trouble over clothing? Look how the lilies of the field grow; they neither toil nor spin,

and yet, I tell you, even Solomon in all his grandeur was never robed like one of them.

for as you judge so you will be judged, and the measure you deal out to others will be dealt out to yourselves.

For though I am a man under authority myself, I have soldiers under me; I tell one man to go, and he goes, I tell another to come, and he comes, I tell my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

When Jesus heard that, he marvelled; "I tell you truly," he said to his followers, "I have never met faith like this anywhere in Israel.

Many, I tell you, will come from east and west and take their places beside Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Realm of heaven,

Then the disciples of John came up to him and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast a great deal, and your disciples do not fast?"

And preach as you go, tell men, 'The Reign of heaven is near.'

Whatever town or village you go into, find out a deserving inhabitant and stay with him till you leave.

I tell you truly, on the day of judgment it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorra than for that town.

When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; truly I tell you, you will not have covered the towns of Israel before the Son of man arrives.

what I tell you in the dark, you must utter in the open, what you hear in a whisper you must proclaim on the housetop.

And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, I tell you, he shall not lose his reward."

Come, why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

I tell you truly, no one has arisen among the sons of women who is greater than John the Baptist, and yet the least in the Realm of heaven is greater than he is.

From the days of John the Baptist till now the Realm of heaven suffers violence, and the violent press into it.

I tell you this, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you."

I tell you, One is here who is greater than the temple.

He will not break the bruised reed, he will not put out the smouldering flax, till he carries religion to victory:

I tell you therefore, men will be forgiven any sin and blasphemy, but they will not be forgiven for blaspheming the Spirit.

I tell you, men will have to account on the day of judgment for every light word they utter;

Then it goes off to fetch seven other spirits worse than itself; they go in and dwell there, and the last state of that man is worse than the first. This is how it will be with the present evil generation."

I tell you truly, many prophets and good men have longed to see what you see, but they have not seen it; and to hear what you hear, but they have not heard it.

Let them both grow side by side till harvest; and at harvest-time I will tell the reapers to gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles to be burnt, but to collect the wheat in my granary.'"

He told them another parable. "The Realm of heaven," he said, "is like dough which a woman took and buried in three pecks of flour, till all of it was leavened."

and went to his native place, where he taught the people in the synagogue till they were astounded. They said, "Where did he get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?

Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against it.

Then he forbade the disciples to tell anyone he was the Christ.

I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the Son of man coming himself to reign."

As they went down the hill Jesus ordered them, "Tell this vision to nobody until the Son of man is raised from the dead."

Nay, I tell you Elijah has already come, but they have not recognized him ??they have worked their will on him. And the Son of man will suffer at their hands in the same way."

He said to them, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you truly, if you had faith the size of a grain of mustard-seed, you could say to this hill, 'Move from here to there,' and remove it would; nothing would be impossible for you."

He said, "Yes." But when he went indoors Jesus spoke first; "Tell me, Simon," he said, "from whom do earthly kings collect customs or taxes? Is it from their own people or from aliens?"

and said, "I tell you truly, unless you turn and become like children, you will never get into the Realm of heaven at all.

See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you, their angels in heaven always look on the face of my Father in heaven.

Tell me, if a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays, will he not leave the ninety-nine sheep on the hills and go in search of the one that has strayed?

And if he happens to find it, I tell you he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church; and if he refuses to listen to the church, treat him as a pagan or a taxgatherer.

I tell you truly, Whatever you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.

I tell you another thing: if two of you agree on earth about anything you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

But he refused; he went and had him thrown into prison, till he should pay the debt.

And in hot anger his master handed him over to the torturers, till he should pay him all the debt.

I tell you, whoever divorces his wife except for unchastity and marries another woman, commits adultery; and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

And Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you truly, it will be difficult for a rich man to get into the Realm of heaven.

I tell you again, it is easier for a camel to get through a needle's eye than for a rich man to get into the Realm of God."

Jesus said to them, "I tell you truly, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, you who have followed me shall also sit on twelve thrones to govern the twelve tribes of Israel.

Tell the daughter of Sion, 'Here is your king coming to you, He is gentle and mounted on an ass, And on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'

Jesus answered, "I tell you truly, if you have faith, if you have no doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree but even if you say to this hill, 'Take and throw yourself into the sea,' it will be done.

Jesus replied, "Well, I will ask you a question, and if you answer me, then I will tell you what authority I have for acting as I do.

So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He said to them, "No more will I tell you what authority I have for acting as I do.

Tell me what you think. A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard to-day';

Which of the two did the will of the father?" They said, "The last." Jesus said to them, "I tell you truly, the taxgatherers and harlots are going into the Realm of God before you.

I tell you therefore that the Realm of God will be taken from you and given to a nation that bears the fruits of the Realm.

Once more he sent some other servants, saying, 'Tell the invited guests, here is my supper all prepared, my oxen and fat cattle are killed, everything is ready; come to the marriage-banquet.'

Tell us, then, what you think about this. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

"Tell me," he said, "what you think about the Christ. Whose son is he?" They said to him, "David's."

The Lord said to my Lord, 'Sit at my right hand, till I put your enemies under your feet.'

so do whatever they tell you, obey them, but do not do as they do. They talk but they do not act.

Woe to you, you impious scribes and Pharisees! you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and omit the weightier matters of the law, justice and mercy and faithfulness; these latter you ought to have practised ??without omit ting the former.

I tell you truly, it will all come upon this generation.

For I tell you, you will never see me again till you say, Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name."

but he replied to them, "You see all this? I tell you truly, not a stone here will be left upon another, without being torn down."

So as he sat on the Hill of Olives the disciples came up to him in private and said, "Tell us, when will this happen? What will be the sign of your arrival and of the end of the world?"

for there will be sore misery then, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now ??no and never shall be.

If they tell you, 'Here he is in the desert,' do not go out; 'here he is in the chamber,' do not believe it.

I tell you truly, the present generation will not pass away till all this happens.

For as in the days before the deluge people ate and drank, married and were married, till the day Noah entered the ark;

and as they knew nothing till the deluge came and swept them all away; so will the arrival of the Son of man be.

I tell you truly, he will set him over all his property.

but he replied, 'I tell you frankly, I do not know you.'

The King will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even to the least of them, you did it to me.'

Then he will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did not do it to one of these, even the least of them, you did not do it to me.'

I tell you truly, wherever this gospel is preached through all the world, men will speak of what she has done in memory of her."

He said, "Go into the city to so-and-so; tell him that the Teacher says, 'My time is near, I will celebrate the passover at your house with my disciples.' "

I tell you, after this I will never drink this produce of the vine till the day I drink it new with you in the Realm of my Father."

Jesus said to him, "I tell you truly, you will disown me three times this very night, before the cock crows."

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he told the disciples, "Sit here till I go over there and pray."

Jesus said nothing. Then the high priest addressed him, "I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"

Jesus said to him, "Even so! But I tell you, in future you will all see the Son of man seated at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven."

and crying, "Prophesy to us, you Christ! tell us who struck you!"

Besides, when he was seated on the tribunal, his wife had sent to tell him, "Do nothing with that innocent man, for I have suffered greatly to-day in a dream about him.")