And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.'

Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands -- the least -- and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach them, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.

verily I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing.

and be going rather unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.

Verily I say to you, there hath not risen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist, but he who is least in the reign of the heavens is greater than he.

then doth it go, and take with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having gone in they dwell there, and the last of that man doth become worse than the first; so shall it be also to this evil generation.'

for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.

And he said, No, lest -- gathering up the darnel -- ye root up with it the wheat,

and he answering said, 'I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.'

And Jesus having called near his disciples, said, 'I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they continue with me, and they have not what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.'

for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.

and many first shall be last, and last first.

And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last -- unto the first.

that These, the last, wrought one hour, and thou didst make them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day -- and the heat.

take that which is thine, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to thee;

So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.'

And he answering said, 'I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went.

for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last -- to believe him.

'And at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son;

and last of all died also the woman;

and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did it.

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these, the least, ye did it not to me.

and they did not find; and many false witnesses having come near, they did not find; and at last two false witnesses having come near,

command, then, the sepulchre to be made secure till the third day, lest his disciples, having come by night, may steal him away, and may say to the people, He rose from the dead, and the last deceit shall be worse than the first.'

that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.'

and he was calling upon him much, saying -- 'My little daughter is at the last extremity -- that having come, thou mayest lay on her thy hands, so that she may be saved, and she shall live;'

and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, 'If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.'

and many first shall be last, and the last first.'

Having yet therefore one son -- his beloved -- he sent also him unto them last, saying -- They will reverence my son;

and the seven took her, and left no seed, last of all died also the woman;

And Jesus answering them, began to say, 'Take heed lest any one may lead you astray,

lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;

and they said, 'Not in the feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.'

and -- On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou mayest dash against a stone thy foot.'

for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'

and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

and said to them, 'Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all -- he shall be great.'

then doth it go, and take to it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having entered, they dwell there, and the last of that man becometh worst than the first.'

take heed, then, lest the light that is in thee be darkness;

If, then, ye are not able for the least -- why for the rest are ye anxious?

for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison;

I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.'

and lo, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.'

'When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,

and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.

'But, when thou mayest be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called thee may come, he may say to thee, Friend, come up higher; then thou shalt have glory before those reclining with thee;

And he said also to him who did call him, 'When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee;

lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him,

'What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?

and having come to the house, he doth call together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep -- the lost one.

and having found, she doth call together the female friends and the neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachm that I lost.

because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.

but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.'

He who is faithful in the least, is also faithful in much; and he who in the least is unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.'

for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'

saying -- 'If thou didst know, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things for thy peace; but now they were hid from thine eyes.

and last of all died also the woman:

'And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,

After these things, Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, 'Lo, thou hast become whole; sin no more, lest something worse may happen to thee.'

And when they were filled, he saith to his disciples, 'Gather together the broken pieces that are over, that nothing may be lost;'

'And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that all that He hath given to me I may not lose of it, but may raise it up in the last day;

and this is the will of Him who sent me, that every one who is beholding the Son, and is believing in him, may have life age-during, and I will raise him up in the last day.'

no one is able to come unto me, if the Father who sent me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day;

he who is eating my flesh, and is drinking my blood, hath life age-during, and I will raise him up in the last day;

And in the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, 'If any one doth thirst, let him come unto me and drink;

and they having heard, and by the conscience being convicted, were going forth one by one, having begun from the elders -- unto the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

Martha saith to him, 'I have known that he will rise again, in the rising again in the last day;'

'He who is rejecting me, and not receiving my sayings, hath one who is judging him, the word that I spake, that will judge him in the last day,

And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;

then the magistrate having gone away with officers, brought them without violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;

and if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.'

and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiery, having gone down, to take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring him to the castle.

which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they may fall on the quicksand, having let down the mast -- so were borne on.

and fearing lest on rough places we may fall, out of the stern having cast four anchors, they were wishing day to come.

And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they may see with the eyes, and with the heart may understand, and be turned back, and I may heal them.

for if God the natural branches did not spare -- lest perhaps He also shall not spare thee.

for I think that God did set forth us the apostles last -- as appointed to death, because a spectacle we became to the world, and messengers, and men;

but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,

but I chastise my body, and bring it into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others -- I myself may become disapproved.

so that he who is thinking to stand -- let him observe, lest he fall.

And last of all -- as to the untimely birth -- he appeared also to me,

for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

the last enemy is done away -- death;

so also it hath been written, 'The first man Adam became a living creature,' the last Adam is for a life-giving spirit,

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, in the last trumpet, for it shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we -- we shall be changed:

so that, on the contrary, it is rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up;

because of Christ a sweet fragrance we are to God, in those being saved, and in those being lost;

avoiding this, lest any one may blame us in this abundance that is ministered by us,

lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we -- we may be put to shame (that we say not -- ye) in this same confidence of boasting.

and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in the Christ;

for if I may wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for truth I will say; but I forebear, lest any one in regard to me may think anything above what he doth see me, or doth hear anything of me;

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I -- I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

lest again having come, my God may humble me in regard to you, and I may bewail many of those having sinned before, and not having reformed concerning the uncleanness, and whoredom, and lasciviousness, that they did practise.

and I went up by revelation, and did submit to them the good news that I preach among the nations, and privately to those esteemed, lest in vain I might run or did run;

I am afraid of you, lest in vain I did labour toward you.