Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,
Manasseh fathered Amon,
Amon fathered Josiah,

And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the leaders of Judah:
because out of you will come a leader
who will shepherd My people Israel.”

Jesus was going all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

What man among you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?

At this, some of the scribes said among themselves, “He’s blaspheming!”

“Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves.

“I assure you: Among those born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has appeared, but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

But He said to them, “What man among you, if he had a sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, wouldn’t take hold of it and lift it out?

Others fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them.

Now the one sown among the thorns—this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the seduction of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.

And they discussed among themselves, “We didn’t bring any bread.”

Aware of this, Jesus said, “You of little faith! Why are you discussing among yourselves that you do not have bread?

Then He called a child to Him and had him stand among them.

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there among them.”

It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?”

They began to argue among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

“But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance!’

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first got married and died. Having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother.

The greatest among you will be your servant.

“Not during the festival,” they said, “so there won’t be rioting among the people.”

Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been spread among Jewish people to this day.

Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it didn’t produce a crop.

Others are sown among thorns; these are the ones who hear the word,

And always, night and day, he was crying out among the tombs and in the mountains and cutting himself with stones.

Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his household.”

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves. He kept giving them to His disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

They were discussing among themselves that they did not have any bread.

Then He took a child, had him stand among them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them,

Salt is good, but if the salt should lose its flavor, how can you make it salty? Have salt among yourselves and be at peace with one another.”

But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to all.

They began to argue among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

“But those tenant farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’

“Not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be rioting among the people.”

Every day I was among you, teaching in the temple complex, and you didn’t arrest Me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”

[So the Scripture was fulfilled that says: And He was counted among outlaws.]

There were also women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

Many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled among us,

“The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor in these days to take away my disgrace among the people.”

Assuming He was in the traveling party, they went a day’s journey. Then they began looking for Him among their relatives and friends.

After three days, they found Him in the temple complex sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

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

I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John, but the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

Those who were at the table with Him began to say among themselves, “Who is this man who even forgives sins?”

Other seed fell among thorns; the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.

As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who, when they have heard, go on their way and are choked with worries, riches, and pleasures of life, and produce no mature fruit.

Then an argument started among them about who would be the greatest of them.

He told them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me. For whoever is least among you—this one is great.”

Now go; I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves.

What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?

“What man among you, who has 100 sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the 99 in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it?

no one will say, ‘Look here!’ or ‘There!’ For you see, the kingdom of God is among you.”

They discussed it among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’

“But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him, so the inheritance will be ours!’

“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring sea and waves.

Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was numbered among the Twelve.

Then He took a cup, and after giving thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves.

So they began to argue among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do this thing.

Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest.

But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and whoever leads, like the one serving.

For who is greater, the one at the table or the one serving? Isn’t it the one at the table? But I am among you as the One who serves.

For I tell you, what is written must be fulfilled in Me: And He was counted among the outlaws. Yes, what is written about Me is coming to its fulfillment.”

They lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, and Peter sat among them.

So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground.

“Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men.

And as they were saying these things, He Himself stood among them. He said to them, “Peace to you!”

The Word became flesh
and took up residence among us.
We observed His glory,
the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth.

“I baptize with water,” John answered them. “Someone stands among you, but you don’t know Him.

Jesus answered them, “Stop complaining among yourselves.

At that, the Jews argued among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

But there are some among you who don’t believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning those who would not believe and the one who would betray Him.)

And there was a lot of discussion about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He’s a good man.” Others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He’s deceiving the people.”

Then the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go so we won’t find Him? He doesn’t intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, does He?

So a division occurred among the crowd because of Him.

When they persisted in questioning Him, He stood up and said to them, “The one without sin among you should be the first to throw a stone at her.”

I know you are descendants of Abraham, but you are trying to kill Me because My word is not welcome among you.

Who among you can convict Me of sin? If I tell the truth, why don’t you believe Me?

Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He doesn’t keep the Sabbath!” But others were saying, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.

Again a division took place among the Jews because of these words.

Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews but departed from there to the countryside near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim. And He stayed there with the disciples.

Now some Greeks were among those who went up to worship at the festival.

Nevertheless, many did believe in Him even among the rulers, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, so they would not be banned from the synagogue.

Jesus said to him, “Have I been among you all this time without your knowing Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

If I had not done the works among them that no one else has done, they would not have sin. Now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.

So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to see who gets it.” They did this to fulfill the Scripture that says: They divided My clothes among themselves, and they cast lots for My clothing. And this is what the soldiers did.

In the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because of their fear of the Jews. Then Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!”

After eight days His disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them. He said, “Peace to you!”

During these days Peter stood up among the brothers—the number of people who were together was about 120—and said:

“Therefore, from among the men who have accompanied us during the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us—

beginning from the baptism of John until the day He was taken up from us—from among these, it is necessary that one become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

“Men of Israel, listen to these words: This Jesus the Nazarene was a man pointed out to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through Him, just as you yourselves know.

Moses said:

The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He will say to you.

After they had ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin, they conferred among themselves,

However, so this does not spread any further among the people, let’s threaten them against speaking to anyone in this name again.”

For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

Many signs and wonders were being done among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they would all meet in Solomon’s Colonnade.

Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this duty.

Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.