See, the virgin will become pregnant
and give birth to a son,
and they will name Him Immanuel,

which is translated “God is with us.”

Then the tempter approached Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more the members of his household!

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.

It’s the smallest of all the seeds, but when grown, it’s taller than the vegetables and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”

“I assure you,” He said, “unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

and He also said:

“For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh?

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

Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
This came from the Lord
and is wonderful in our eyes?

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to make one proselyte, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as fit for hell as you are!

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so the outside of it may also become clean.

“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

When it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.

but the worries of this age, the seduction of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

King Herod heard of this, because Jesus’ name had become well known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that’s why supernatural powers are at work in him.”

Wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn’t.”

and the two will become one flesh.

So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

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

Haven’t you read this Scripture:

The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.

“Learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

Now listen! You will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

All who heard about him took it to heart, saying, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the Lord’s hand was with him.

Every valley will be filled,
and every mountain and hill will be made low;
the crooked will become straight,
the rough ways smooth,

The Devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

He then told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not become discouraged:

But He looked at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of this Scripture:

The stone that the builders rejected—
this has become the cornerstone?

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.

When the chief servant tasted the water (after it had become wine), he did not know where it came from—though the servants who had drawn the water knew. He called the groom

But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again—ever! In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up within him for eternal life.”

“We are descendants of Abraham,” they answered Him, “and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will become free’?”

“I already told you,” he said, “and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t want to become His disciples too, do you?”

Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.”

While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may become sons of light.” Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them.

“I assure you: You will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.

“For it is written in the Book of Psalms:

Let his dwelling become desolate;
let no one live in it; and
Let someone else take his position.

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.”

This Jesus is

the stone rejected by you builders,
which has become the cornerstone.

They told Aaron:

Make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what’s happened to him.

Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They even killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become.

At daylight, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.

God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm:

You are My Son;
today I have become Your Father.

And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices,

Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Are you going to persuade me to become a Christian so easily?”

“I wish before God,” replied Paul, “that whether easily or with difficulty, not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am—except for these chains.”

For circumcision benefits you if you observe the law, but if you are a lawbreaker, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

All have turned away;
all alike have become useless.
There is no one who does what is good,
not even one.

Now we know that whatever the law says speaks to those who are subject to the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.

But now, since you have been liberated from sin and have become enslaved to God, you have your fruit, which results in sanctification—and the end is eternal life!

Therefore, did what is good cause my death? Absolutely not! On the contrary, sin, in order to be recognized as sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment, sin might become sinful beyond measure.

And just as Isaiah predicted:

If the Lord of Hosts had not left us offspring,
we would have become like Sodom,
and we would have been made like Gomorrah.

And David says:

Let their feasting become a snare and a trap,
a pitfall and a retribution to them.

For I say that the Messiah became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises to the fathers,

each one’s work will become obvious, for the day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire; the fire will test the quality of each one’s work.

No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.

For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, in last place, like men condemned to die: We have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men.

Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh.

Were you called while a slave? It should not be a concern to you. But if you can become free, by all means take the opportunity.

You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak.

To the weak I became weak, in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some.

Now I do all this because of the gospel, so I may become a partner in its benefits.

Don’t become idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to play.

Come to your senses and stop sinning, for some people are ignorant about God. I say this to your shame.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silvanus and Timothy—did not become “Yes and no”; on the contrary, a final “Yes” has come in Him.

He made the One who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich, for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich.

at the present time your surplus is available for their need, so their abundance may also become available for our need, so there may be equality.

I have become a fool; you forced it on me. I should have been endorsed by you, since I am not in any way inferior to the “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who had become apostles before me; instead I went to Arabia and came back to Damascus.

But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and bankrupt elemental forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

I beg you, brothers: Become like me, for I also became like you. You have not wronged me;

Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Therefore, do not become their partners.

For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh.

so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is in the cause of Christ.

if indeed you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith and are not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become a servant of it.

I have become its servant, according to God’s administration that was given to me for you, to make God’s message fully known,

Husbands, love your wives and don’t be bitter toward them.

Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so they won’t become discouraged.

We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.

He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the Devil.

Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.

so that having been justified by His grace,
we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

I pray that your participation in the faith may become effective through knowing every good thing that is in us for the glory of Christ.

For to which of the angels did He ever say, You are My Son; today I have become Your Father, or again, I will be His Father, and He will be My Son?

Therefore, He had to be like His brothers in every way, so that He could become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

For we have become companions of the Messiah if we hold firmly until the end the reality that we had at the start.

In the same way, the Messiah did not exalt Himself to become a high priest, but the One who said to Him, You are My Son; today I have become Your Father,

We have a great deal to say about this, and it’s difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand.

so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.

Jesus has entered there on our behalf as a forerunner, because He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

And this becomes clearer if another priest like Melchizedek appears,

who did not become a priest based on a legal command concerning physical descent but based on the power of an indestructible life.

So Jesus has also become the guarantee of a better covenant.

Now many have become Levitical priests, since they are prevented by death from remaining in office.

haven’t you discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment,

Adulteresses! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy.

So honor will come to you who believe, but for the unbelieving,

The stone that the builders rejected—
this One has become the cornerstone,