In these days John the Baptist is present, proclaiming in the desert of Judea;

"Let it be so for the present," Jesus answered, "since it is fitting for us thus to satisfy every claim of religion." Upon this, John consented.

Therefore if you present your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

leave your offering there at the altar and go. First make peace with your brother, and then come and present your offering.

Care not then for the morrow: but let the morrow care for itself. For the day present hath ever enough of his own trouble.

Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf -- a stone will he present to him?

and if a fish he may ask -- a serpent will he present to him?

And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one [about this]; but go, show yourself to the priest [for inspection] and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony (evidence) to them [of your healing].”

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize].

"But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.

And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be for given him, either in the present age, or in that which is to come.

There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and mark! there is One greater than Jonah here.

The Queen of the south will awake at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and mark! there is One greater than Solomon here.

Then he goes and brings back with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they come in and dwell there; and in the end that man's condition becomes worse than it was at first. So will it be also with the present wicked generation."

He who has received the seed among the thorns is the man who hears the Message, but the cares of the present age and the delusions of riches quite stifle the Message, and it becomes unfruitful.

And the king was sorry, but because he had sworn to do it, and because of the guests who were present, he ordered it to be given to her.

and pursuant to order, John was beheaded in the prison,

I declare unto you, some are here present, who shall not die, till they have seen the son of man enter into his kingdom.

For where two or three have come together in my Name, I am present with them."

I tell you in solemn truth that all these things will come upon the present generation.

And as He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, His disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things [you just spoke of] happen? And what will be the sign that indicates your presence and the end of the [present] age?"

For there will be then, Great tribulation, such as hath not happened, from the beginning of the world, until the present time, neither in any wise shall happen.

I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.

the son of man is going to die, pursuant to the scripture: but wo to that man by whom the son of man is betrayed: it had been better for that man, if he had never been born.

and Jesus said to him, 'Comrade, for what art thou present?' Then having come near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took hold on him.

Therefore that piece of ground has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

And there were present several women who were looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from a Galilee, ministering to him.

Mary of Magdala and the other Mary were both present there, sitting opposite to the sepulchre.

So they took the money [they were paid for lying] and did as they were instructed; and this [fabricated] story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to the present day.

and saying, "Be careful not to tell any one, but go and show yourself to the Priest, and for your purification present the offerings that Moses appointed as evidence for them."

And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable can we present it?

And they had a few small fishes; and having blessed them, he commanded to present them also.

About four thousand men were present. And having sent them away,

At this Jesus sighed deeply in his spirit, and said: "Why does the present generation seek a sign? In solemn truth I tell you that no sign shall be given this generation."

I declare unto you, said he, that some of you here present shall not die, till they see the kingdom of the Messiah usher'd in with power.

but will receive a hundred times as much now in this present life--houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, lands--and persecution with them--and in the coming age the Life of the Ages.

But when they lead you, and present you, take no thought aforehand what ye shall say, neither imagine: but whatsoever is given you at the same time, that speak. For it shall not be ye that shall speak, but the holy ghost.

For in those days shall be a tribulation - such, that there hath not happened, the like, from the beginning of creation which God created, until the present time, and shall in nowise happen.

I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.

But some who were present indignantly said to one another, "Why this waste of expensive ointment?

And one of those that were present, drawing a sword, struck at the high priest's servant, and took off his ear.

Some of those present began to spit at him, and to blindfold his eyes, and strike him, saying, as they did so, "Now play the Prophet!" and even the police-officers received him with blows.

some there present upon hearing that, said: observe, he calls upon Elias.

Inasmuch as many took it in hand to present a history concerning these things which have been fulfilled among us,

Because he hath looked upon the humbling of his handmaid; for lo! from the present time, all the generations, will pronounce me happy.

and on the eighth day were present at the circumcision of the child. but upon their proposing to call him by his father's name, Zacharias: his mother objected to it,

And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

He began speaking to them: “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing and in your presence.”

All who were present spoke well of him, and were astonished at the beautiful words that fell from his lips. "Is not he Joseph's son?" they asked.

And amazement seized on all present, and they spake one to another, saying, What a word is this? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

And he charged him to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and present an offering for your purification, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

Levi held a great banquet for him in his house; there was a large company present of taxgatherers and others who were guests along with them.

And he said unto them, "Can ye make the Children of the wedding fast, as long as the bridegroom is present with them?

On another Sabbath He went into the synagogue and taught, and a man was present whose right hand was withered.

and, descending with them, He stood upon a level place; and a large multitude of His disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, were present, who came to hear Him, and to be healed of their diseases;

wo unto you that are full: for you shall be in want. wo unto you that indulge in present pleasure: for mourning and sorrow shall attend you.

to him that strikes you on the cheek, present also the other; and forbid not him who takes away your cloak to take your coat also.

all that were present were seized with dread, and glorified God, saying, a great prophet is risen up among us, and God has visited his people.

"To what then shall I compare the men of the present generation, and what do they resemble?

being inform'd by those that were present, by what means the demoniac had been cured.

One day when He was praying by Himself the disciples were present; and He asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?"

And to all present he said: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

I declare unto you, there are some here present, who shall not die, till they see the Messiah reign.

while Peter, and the others with him, were overwhelm'd with sleep: but when they wak'd, they observed his glory, and the two persons present with him,

And all present were struck with awe at the majesty of God. In the midst of the general astonishment at all that Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples:

And of which of you -- the father -- if the son shall ask a loaf, a stone will he present to him? and if a fish, will he instead of a fish, a serpent present to him?

and if he may ask an egg, will he present to him a scorpion?

Now as the crowds were increasing [in number], He began to say, “This [present] generation is a wicked generation; it seeks a sign (attesting miracle), but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah [the prophet].

For just as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a token to the present generation.

The Queen of the South will awake at the Judgement together with the men of the present generation, and will condemn them; because she came from the extremity of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; but mark! One greater than Solomon is here.

There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and mark! One greater than Jonah is here.

so that the blood of all the Prophets, that is being shed from the creation of the world onwards, may be required from the present generation.

Yes, I tell you that, from the blood of Abel down to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the House, it shall all be required from the present generation.

You hypocrites (play-actors, pretenders)! You know how to analyze and intelligently interpret the appearance of the earth and sky [to forecast the weather], but why do you not intelligently interpret this present time?

There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

As he was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath-day, a woman was present,

where a woman was present who for eighteen years had been a confirmed invalid: she was bent double, and was unable to lift herself to her full height.

But first He must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the present generation.

And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?

Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

Jesus said to them, “The sons of this [world and present] age marry and [the women] are given in marriage;

I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.

So he accepted the offer and started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them when the crowd was not present.

And all the multitudes being present at that scene, seeing those things which took place, were going away beating their breasts.

There was likewise present a counsellor, named Joseph, a man of probity and justice, one who had never abetted the contrivances and proceedings of the Jews.

behold my hands, and my feet. for I am bodily present, touch me and consider me; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see me have:

He was [continually existing] in the beginning [co-eternally] with God.

Two days later a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee; the mother of Jesus was present,

and said to him, 'tis usual to present the best wine first, and afterwards the worse, when the guests have drank pretty freely: but you have reserved the best wine to the last.

"for you have had five husbands, and the man you have at present is not your husband. You have spoken the truth in saying that."

When he entered Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, for they had seen all that he did at Jerusalem during the Festival, at which they also had been present.

Jesus, therefore, saith to them, 'My time is not yet present, but your time is always ready;

Now he said this about the Spirit, whom those who were believing in him were to receive, because the Spirit was not yet present and Jesus had not yet been glorified.

thereupon Nicodemus, he that came to Jesus by night, and was then present,

And again in the morning he was present in the temple, and all the people came to him; and having sat down, he taught them.

"You," He continued, "are from below, I am from above: you are of this present world, I am not of this present world.

These words were heard by those of the Pharisees who were present, and they asked Him, "Are *we* also blind?"

And these things having said, she went away, and called Mary her sister privately, saying, 'The Teacher is present, and doth call thee;'

I know that thou hearest me always: but I say this, because of the people here present, that they may believe that thou hast sent me."