I, however, say to you that any one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of her unchastity, leads to her committing adultery; while any one who marries her after her divorce is guilty of adultery.

And he saw a leper who came up, and bowed to the ground before him, and said: "Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

While Jesus was saying this, a President of a Synagogue came up and bowed to the ground before him. "My daughter," he said, "Has just died; but come and place your hand on her, and she will be restored to life."

Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's knowledge.

But by the seed which was sown on the good ground is meant the man who hears the Message and understands it, and really yields a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold."

But the woman came, and, bowing to the ground before him, said: "Master, help me."

Telling the crowd to sit down on the ground,

Thereupon the servant threw himself down on the ground before him and said 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.'

Thereupon his fellow-servant threw himself on the ground and begged for mercy. 'Have patience with me,' he said, 'and I will pay you.'

But I tell you that any one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of her unchastity, and marries another woman, is guilty of adultery."

Then the mother of Zebediah's sons came to him with her sons, bowing to the ground, and begging a favor.

But the man who had received the six hundred went and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.

And, in my fear, I went and hid your money in the ground; look, here is what belongs to you!'

So, after consultation, they bought with them the 'Potter's Field' for a burial-ground for foreigners;

Now, at the Feast, the Governor was accustomed to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might choose.

Suddenly Jesus met them. "Welcome!" he said. The women went up to him, and clasped his feet, bowing to the ground before him. Then Jesus said to them:

So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were instructed. And this story has been current among the Jews from that day to this.

And, when they saw him, they bowed to the ground before him; although some felt doubtful.

Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once;

But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the Message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold."

Jesus also said: "This is what the Kingdom of God is like-- like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,

The ground bears the crop of itself--first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear;

By what can we illustrate it? Perhaps by the growth of a mustard-seed. This seed, when sown in the ground, though it is smaller than all other seeds,

Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed to the ground before him,

Jesus told the crowd to sit down upon the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve out; and they served them out to the crowd.

They brought him to Jesus; but no sooner did the boy see him than the spirit threw him into convulsions; and he fell on the ground, and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

"Grant us this," they answered, "to sit, one on your right, and the other on your left, when you come in glory."

Going on a little further, he threw himself on the ground, and began to pray that, if it were possible, he might be spared that hour.

Now, at the Feast, Pilate used to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might ask for.

And they kept striking him on the head with a rod, spitting at him, and bowing to the ground before him--going down on their knees;

But those who have listened and not acted upon what they have heard may be compared to a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The river swept down upon it, and the house immediately collapsed; and great was the crash that followed."

But by that in the good ground are meant those who, having heard the Message, keep it in the good, rich soil of their hearts, and patiently yield a return.

In the same town there was a widow who went to him again and again, and said 'Grant me justice against my opponent.'

Yet, as this widow is so troublesome, I will grant her justice, to stop her from plaguing me with her endless visits.'"

And, as his anguish became intense, he prayed still more earnestly, while his sweat was like great drops of blood falling on the ground.]

But, when in their fear the women bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them: "Why are you looking among the dead for him who is living?

They [bowed to the ground before him and] returned to Jerusalem full of joy;

The ground of his condemnation is this, that though the Light has come into the world, men preferred the darkness to the Light, because their actions were wicked.

Saying this, Jesus spat on the ground, made clay with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes.

"Then, Sir, I do believe," said the man, bowing to the ground before him;

Even now, I know that God will grant you whatever you ask him."

In truth I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains solitary; but, if it dies, it becomes fruitful.

It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you, and I appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that should remain, so that the Father might grant you whatever you ask in my Name.

And at that time you will not ask me anything; in truth I tell you, if you ask the Father for anything, he will grant it to you in my Name.

When Jesus said 'I am he,' they drew back and fell to the ground.

It is, however, the custom for me to grant you the release of one man at the Passover Festival. Do you wish for the release of the King of the Jews?"

God did not at that time give him any part of it, not even a foot of ground. But he promised to 'give him possession of it and his descendants after him, though at that time he had no child.

Then the Lord said to him--'Take your sandals off your feet, for the spot where you are standing is holy ground.

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him-- "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

When Saul got up from the ground, though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So his men led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus;

So, when Peter entered the city, Cornelius met him, and, throwing himself at Peter's feet, bowed to the ground.

On the ground that he had visited people who were not circumcised, and had taken meals with them.

They found no ground at all for putting him to death, and yet demanded his execution from Pilate;

And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, was gradually overcome with great drowsiness, as Paul continued his address. At last, quite overpowered by his drowsiness, he fell from the third story to the ground, and was picked up for dead.

I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

Wishing to ascertain exactly the ground of the charges they made against him, I brought him before their Council,

We all fell to the ground, and then I heard a voice saying to me in Hebrew-- 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? By kicking against the goad you are punishing yourself.'

For we conclude that a man is pronounced righteous on the ground of faith, quite apart from obedience to Law.

With no ground for hope, Abraham, sustained by hope, put faith in God; in order that, in fulfillment of the words-'So many shall thy descendants be,' he might become 'the Father of many nations.'

And may God, the giver of this patience and this encouragement, grant you to be united in sympathy in Christ,

May God, who inspires our hope, grant you perfect happiness and peace in your faith, till you are filled with this hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Indeed, our main ground for satisfaction is this--Our conscience tells us that our conduct in the world, and still more in our relations with you, was marked by a purity of motive and a sincerity that were inspired by God, and was based, not on worldly policy, but on the help of God.

Show them, therefore--so that the Churches may see it-- the proof of your affection, and the ground for our boasting to them about you.

What I am doing now I shall continue to do, that I may cut away the ground from under those who are wishing for some ground for attacking me, so that as regards the thing of which they boast they may appear in their true characters, just as we do.

Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the Devil.

Therefore take up the full armor of God, that, when the evil day comes, you may be able to withstand the attack, and, having fought to the end, still to stand your ground.

Stand your ground, then, 'with truth for your belt,' and 'with righteousness for your breast-plate,'

Bearing with one another, and, when there is any ground for complaint, forgiving one another freely. As the Master freely forgave you, so you must forgive one another.

And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and, in his loving-kindness, gave us unfailing consolation and good ground for hope,

but, if a widow has children or grand-children, let them learn to show proper regard for the members of their own family first, and to make some return to their parents; for that is pleasing in God's sight.

The Lord grant that he may find mercy at the hands of the Lord on 'That Day.' The many services that he rendered at Ephesus you have the best means of knowing.

Ground that drinks in the showers that from time to time fall upon it, and produces vegetation useful to those for whom it is tilled, receives a blessing from God;

men of whom the world was not worthy--roaming in lonely places, and on the mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.

Suppose a man should enter your Synagogue, with gold rings and in grand clothes, and suppose a poor man should come in also, in shabby clothes,

And you are deferential to the man who is wearing grand clothes, and say--"There is a good seat for you here," but to the poor man--"You must stand; or sit down there by my footstool,"