But if thine eye be vitiated, thy whole body will be darkened. If therefore the light which is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

And why are ye anxious about clothing? Contemplate the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, nor spin:

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer me to take the mote off from thine eye: and behold there is a beam in thine own eye?

If ye then, evil as ye are, know how to bestow good gifts on your children; how much more will your Father who is in heaven, bestow good things on those who ask him?

And the Pharisees observing it, said to his disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and sinners?

It is sufficient if the disciple be as his teacher, and the servant as his master. If they have called the master of the family Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?

how they went into the house of God, and did eat the loaves of shew-bread, of which it was not lawful for him or those who were with him to eat, but for the priests alone?

Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath days.

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a consultation against him, how they might make away with him.

so if Satan cast out Satan; he is divided against himself; how then can his kingdom subsist?

Else how can one enter into a strong man's house and plunder his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then will he plunder his goods?

Ye broods of vipers, how can ye speak good things, yourselves being wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Then his disciples approaching, said to him, Knowest thou how offended the Pharisees were at hearing that speech?

And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.

And in the morning, It will be tempestuous to-day, for the sky is gloomy and fiery red. Ye hypocrites, do ye know how to discern the appearance of the sky, and are ye unable to discern the signs of the times?

Do you not consider, nor remember the five loaves among the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Nor the seven loaves among the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

How is it that ye do not understand, that I spake not to you of bread, to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

Then Jesus answering, said, O generation, faithless, and perverse! how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me.

Then Peter coming to him, said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

And when his disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How suddenly is the fig-tree withered away!

and he saith to him, Friend, how came thou in here, not having the garment provided for the marriage feast? And he was speechless.

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel together how they might lay a snare to entrap him in his discourse.

He saith unto them, How then doth David by the Spirit call him Lord? saying,

If then David calleth him Lord, how is he his son?

Ye serpents, ye broods of vipers! how can ye escape from the damnation of hell?

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest those who were sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children to me, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not?

And they consulted together, how they might seize Jesus by guile, and put him to death.

But how then would the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

NOW when the morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus how they might put him to death.

Then saith Pilate to him, Hearest thou not how many things they testify against thee?

And the scribes and the Pharisees seeing him eat with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

How he entered into the house of God to Abiathar the high-priest; and did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful for any to eat except the priests, and he gave also to those who were with him?

And the Pharisees instantly going out, held a council with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

So calling them to him, he spake to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all parables?

and sleep and rise, night and day, and the sown corn should sprout, and grow into length, he knoweth not how:

And he said to them, Why are ye so timorous? How is it that ye have not confidence?

And they who saw the transaction, told them how it had been with the demoniac, and concerning the swine.

But Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, Go to thine house, and to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

But he said to them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they said, Five, and two fishes.

And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

And when the seven loaves among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They said, Seven.

And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

Then he answering said unto them, Elias indeed cometh first, and will reform all things; and how speaks the scripture of the Son of man? That he must suffer many things, and be treated with contempt.

Then addressing him, he said, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me.

And he asked his father, For how long a time hath this been the case with him? And he replied, From his infancy.

And Jesus looking round, said to his disciples, How difficultly shall they who have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Then his disciples were astonished at these words. But Jesus again addressing them, said unto them, Children, how difficult is it for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

And the scribes and chief priests heard him, and sought how they might destroy him: for they were afraid of him, because all the people were exceedingly struck with his teaching,

But concerning the dead, that they do rise; have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spake to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

And Jesus addressing them said, as he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that the Messiah is the Son of David?

NOW the passover and the feast of unleavened bread were but two days distant; and the chief priests, and the scribes, sought how they might seize him by craft, and kill him.

When they heard it, they rejoiced, and promised to give him a sum in silver. And he watched how opportunely he might deliver him up.

Then Pilate again interrogated him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee.

And Mary said, How shall this be, seeing I know not man?

how he entered into the house of God, and took the loaves of shew-bread, and did eat, and gave also to those who were with him; which it was not lawful for any to eat, but the priests alone?

Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, permit me to take off the mote which is on thine eye, not seeing thyself the beam in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite! cast out the beam which is in thine eye, and then shalt thou see distinctly to take off the mote which is in thy brother's eye.

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, even what he seemeth to have shall be taken away from.

Then they also who had seen how the demoniac was recovered, told them.

Then the woman seeing she was not hid, came trembling, and falling down before him, declared to him before all the people, for what cause she had touched him; and how she was cured instantaneously.

Then Jesus answering, said, O faithless and perverse generation! how long shall I be with you, how long shall I bear with you? bring hither thy son.

And he said unto him, What is written in the law? How readest thou?

If ye then, evil as ye are, know how to give good gifts to your children; how much more shall your Father, who is in heaven, give his Holy Spirit to those who ask him?

And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom be established? because ye say, that I cast out devils by Beelzebub.

And when they shall bring you before the synagogues, and magistrates, and the ruling powers, be under no anxiety how or what defence ye shall make, or what ye shall say:

Then said he to his disciples, For this reason I tell you, Be under no anxiety about your life, what ye shall eat, nor for your body, how ye shall be clothed.

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; yet God feedeth them: how much are ye more excellent than the birds?

Observe the lillies how they grow up, they toil not, nor spin; but I tell you, that Solomon in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.

If God then so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is thrown into the furnace; how much more you, O ye of little faith?

But I have a baptism to be baptised with; and how am I distressed in spirit till it is finished!

Ye hypocrites! ye know how to discern by experience from the appearance of the earth and of the sky; but how is it that ye do not discern this particular time?

O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! thou that killest the prophets, and stonest those who are sent unto thee; how often would I have collected thy children unto me, just as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Then he spake to those who were invited, a parable, when he observed how they chose the principal seats; saying unto them,

Then coming to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father abound with loaves of bread, and I am pining away with famine!

So calling upon every one of his master's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my master?

Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred core of wheat. And he saith to him, Take thy account, and write fourscore.

Then Jesus, observing that he was very sorrowful, said, How difficultly shall they who have riches, enter into the kingdom of God!

but did not discover how they could do any thing: for all the people attentively hung on his lips.

Then he spake to them: How say they that the Messiah is the son of David?

David then calleth him Lord, and how then is he his son?

And some of them talking of the temple, how adorned it was with the beautiful stone-work and the dedicated offerings, he said,

And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might destroy him; for they were afraid of the people.

And the Lord, turning round, looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, That before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Then the women also, his attendants, who had followed him out of Galilee, observed the sepulchre, and how his corpse was laid out.

he is not here; he is risen: remember how he spoke to you, while he was yet in Galilee,

and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to a sentence of death, and crucified him.

Then these recounted what had passed on the road, and how he was known to them by the breaking of the bread.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

If I have told you of earthly things, and ye believe not, how will you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

The Samaritan woman therefore saith to him, How canst thou, a Jew, ask of me, who am a Samaritan woman, to drink? for Jews avoid all intercourse with Samaritans.

How can ye believe, who receiving honour one from another, seek not the honour which cometh from God alone?

But if ye believe not his writings, how will ye believe my words?

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how then saith this man, That I came down from heaven?

Then the Jews contended with each other, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man the scriptures, not being a scholar?

They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and never were in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, That we shall be made free?

When said they to him, How were thine eyes opened?