Then there was given me a reed like a rod: with this direction, rise and measure the temple of God, with the altar, and those that worship therein.

he that talked with me, had a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.

the city was a square, the length being as large as the breadth: he measured the city with the reed, and found it twelve thousand furlongs: the length, the breadth, and the height of it were equal.

As they departed, Jesus said to the people, speaking of John, what did ye go to see in the desert? a reed shaken with the wind?

a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoaking flax shall he not quench, till he hath made justice victorious.

then pleating a crown of thorns, they set it on his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, in mockery, saying, hail king of the Jews.

and they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

When the messengers of John were departed, he address'd himself to the people, and said with relation to John, what did you go to see in the desart? a reed shaken with the wind?

for according as ye judge others, ye shall be judged yourselves: the measure you mete, shall be measured to you again.

and I heard a voice from amidst the four animals say, " a measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; but don't touch the oil and the wine."

he measured the wall, and it was an hundred and forty four cubits, according to the common measure, which was what the angel employed.

give and you shall receive: they shall pour into your lap good measure, well pressed, heap'd up, and running over. for in the measure you deal with others, you shall be dealt with yourselves.

"desiring the favour he might be sent for to Jerusalem." they having prepar'd measures to assassinate him upon the road.

and lest I should be exalted above measure by the extraordinary revelations I have had, I was afflicted in my person, so that the messenger of satan insulted me; concerning which,

I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother: did Titus make a gain of you? didn't we follow the same principles, and take the same measures?

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and am filling up the measure of those remaining afflictions, which in my turn I am to suffer in this life, in the cause of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the church:

who by obstructing our endeavours to save the Gentiles, continue to fill up the measure of their enormities; for which consummate vengeance is falling upon them.

Another of his parables was this; the gospel-state is like unto leaven, which a woman took and mixt with three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

children that can't fail to fill up the measure of your fathers iniquities.

but don't measure the court which is without; for it is given to the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they trample under foot two and forty months.

As soon as it was day, all the chief priests and senators of the people consulted measures against Jesus how they might put him to death.

whereupon they fell into a rage, and consulted together, what measures to take against Jesus.

it is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leaven'd.

a hundred measures of oil, said he. take your bill, said the steward, sit down there, and write out one immediately for fifty.

then he said to another, how much do you owe? a hundred measures of wheat, said he. take your bill, says the steward, and write out one for fourscore.