and Judah begot Perez and Zerah from Tamar, and Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram,

And his fame went forth into all Syria. And they brought to him all those faring badly with various diseases, and gripped with pain, and being demon-possessed, and being lunatic, and paralyzed. And he healed them.

Again, ye have heard that it was said to them in old times, Thou shall not swear falsely, but shall render to the Lord thine oaths.

But I say to you, not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

Neither shall thou swear by thy head, because thou cannot make one hair white or black.

But the bondmen of the house-ruler having come, they said to him, Sir, did thou not sow good seed in thy field? From where then does it have tares?

And having come to the second, he said likewise. And having answered, he said, I, sir, and did not go.

Woe to you, ye blind guides, who say, Whoever may swear by the temple, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.

And, Whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gift upon it, he is obligated.

Then he began to curse vehemently and to swear, I do not know the man. And straightaway a cock sounded.

saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was still alive, After three days I am raised.

And he swore to her, Whatever thou may ask of me, I will give to thee, as much as half of my kingdom.

But he began to curse and to swear, I do not know this man of whom ye speak.

the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to give to us,

This enrollment first occurred when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

And having answered, he says to him, Sir, allow it this year also until I may dig around it and cast manure.

And after rising up from his prayer, having come to the disciples, he found them sleeping from sorrow.

The woman says to him, Sir, thou have not even a container, and the well is deep. From where then have thou the living water?

The woman says to him, Give me this water, sir, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw out.

The woman says to him, Sir, I perceive that thou are a prophet.

The nobleman says to him, Sir, come down before my child dies.

The infirmed man answered him, Sir, I have no man so that when the water is agitated he might put me into the pool, but while I am coming another steps down before me.

These men therefore came to Philip, the man from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we want to see Jesus.

But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

Truly, truly, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. Ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will become into joy.

And now therefore indeed ye have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no man takes your joy away from you.

Jesus says to her, Woman, why weep thou? Whom seek thou? That woman, supposing that he is the gardener, says to him, Sir, if thou have taken him, tell me where thou have laid him, and I will take him away.

But as the time of the promise approached that God swore to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

after writing by their hand these things:The apostles, and the elders, and the brothers, to those down in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, to the brothers of the Gentiles, greeting.

And he passed through Syria and Cilicia, encouraging the congregations.

But Paul, who still remained considerable days with the brothers, having separated, sailed away to Syria (and with him Priscilla and Aquila), having shaved his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow.

And having spent three months there, and a conspiracy having developed against him by Jews, intending to go up into Syria, a decision developed to return through Macedonia.

And having sighted Cyprus, and having left it behind on the left side, we sailed to Syria and came down to Tyre, for there the ship was unloading the merchandise.

Because of this it is from faith, so that it is according to grace, in order for the promise to be sure to all the seed, not only to the seed from the law, but also to the seed from the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all

And not being weak in faith he did not regard his body, which was now deadened (being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.

that great distress is in me, and unceasing sorrow in my heart.

For this is the word of promise: At this time I will come, and there will be a son by Sarah.

so that instead, for you rather to forgive and encourage, lest perhaps such a man would be swallowed up with too much sorrow.

For sorrow toward God works repentance for salvation without regret, but the sorrow of the world works death.

Later I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

For also he was sick, near death, but God was merciful to him, and not only him, but also me, so that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

So I swore in my wrath, They will not enter into my rest.

And to whom did he swear were not going to enter into his rest, if not to those who were disobedient?

For those who believe enter into that rest, just as he said, So I swore in my wrath, They will not enter into my rest, although the works occurred from the foundation of the world.

For God who promised to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, swore by himself,

For men certainly swear by the greater, and of every dispute with them the oath is final for confirmation.

Which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and that enters into the interior of the veil,

but he with an oath, because of him who says to him, The Lord swore and will not change his mind, Thou are a priest into the age according to the order of Melchizedek.

By faith even Sarah herself received power for conception of seed, and she gave birth beyond the time of age, because she considered him faithful who promised.

But of course no chastening for the present seems to be of joy but of sorrow, yet afterward it yields peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

But above all things, my brothers, swear not. Neither by the heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath, but let your yes be yes, and the no, no, so that ye may not fall into hypocrisy.

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children ye became, doing good, and not being afraid of anything fearful.

Therefore, brothers, instead be diligent to make your calling and selection sure, for doing these things, ye would, no, not ever stumble.

And we have the prophetic word sure, to which ye do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the daystar arises in your hearts.

and swore by him who lives into the ages of the ages, who created the heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that time would be no more.

And the first went and poured out his bowl into the earth, and a bad and evil sore developed upon the men who have the mark of the beast and who worship its image.