Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

Having risen, take to thyself the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they seeking the soul of the young child have died.

Therefore I say unto you, Be not solicitous for your soul what you may eat, nor for your body what you may put on. Is not your soul more valuable than food, and your body than raiment?

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Do not two sparrows sell for a halfpenny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's leave.

The one having found his soul shall lose it; and the one losing his soul for my sake shall find it.

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].

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

Other seed fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil; and at once they sprang up because they had no depth of soil.

Other seed fell on good soil and yielded grain, some a hundred times as much [as was sown], some sixty [times as much], and some thirty.

For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

The one on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and at once welcomes it with joy;

And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands and grasps it; he indeed bears fruit and yields, some a hundred times [as much as was sown], some sixty [times as much], and some thirty.”

when he finds a single pearl of high price, he is off to sell all he possesses and buy it.

For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it: and whosoever may lose his soul for my sake shall find it.

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

And they will slay him, and, on the third day, will he, arise. And they were grieved exceedingly.

Then the servant, having fallen, worshipped him, saying, Lord, be slow to anger towards me, and I will give back all to thee.

Then his fellow-servant having fallen at his feet besought him, saying, Be slow to anger towards me, and I will give back all to thee.

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His soul a ransom for many.

And the husbandmen, taking his servants, one, indeed, they beat, and, another, slew, - and, another, stoned.

But, the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, - This, is, the heir: Come on! Let us slay him, and have his inheritance.

And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

[Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you swallow up widows’ houses, and to cover it up you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation.]

Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.

For this cause, lo! I, send unto you, prophets and wise men and scribes, - some from among them, ye will slay and crucify, And some from among them ye will - scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city:

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

Then, will they deliver you up into tribulation, and will slay you, - and ye will be men hated by all the nations, because of my name

and as iniquity becomes more flagrant, the zeal of many will grow cool.

And had not those days been limited, not a single soul would escape; but for the sake of 'God's People' a limit will be put to them.

Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all began to nod off, and they fell asleep.

But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

and they took counsel together, in order that, Jesus, by guile, they might secure, and slay.

And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be in deep distress and anguish of soul.

Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

So they went and secured the tomb by putting a seal on the stone in the presence of the guards.

and saith unto them - Is it allowed, on the Sabbath, to do good, or to do evil? To, save, life, or, to slay? but they remained silent.

Other seed fell on rocks where there was not much soil; and immediately a plant sprang up because the soil had no depth.

And other seed fell into good soil, and as the plants grew and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times [as much as had been sown].”

And in the same way, some [of the seed] that was sown on rocky soil represented those who heard 'the word' and immediately accepted it gladly,

And those [in the last group] are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word [of God, the good news regarding the way of salvation] and accept it and bear fruit—thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much [as was sown].”

And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;

By itself the soil produces a crop: first the grass, then the head of grain, then the full grain in the head.

It’s like a mustard seed that, when sown in the soil, is smaller than all the seeds on the ground.

when they had dismiss'd the people, the bark he was in, set sail, in company with other small barks.

And, Herodias, was cherishing a grudge against him, and wishing, to slay him, - and could not;

so they privately set sail for the desart (of Bethsaida.)

For they had not understood about the loaves, their minds being slow to learn.

And fetching a deep sigh from his very soul, he saith, Why seeketh this generation a sign? verily I tell you, no sign shall be given to this generation.

And, noticing this, Jesus said to them: "Why are you talking about your being short of bread? Do not you yet see or understand? Are your minds still so slow or comprehension?

Are your minds so slow to comprehend? You have eyes, do you not see? You have ears, do you not hear?

For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his soul for my sake and that of the gospel shall save it.

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

for he was teaching his disciples and saying unto them, The Son of Man, is to be delivered up, into the hands of men, and they will slay him, - and, being slain, after three days, will he arise.

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

And they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and, slay; - and, after three days, will he, arise.

for the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His soul a ransom for many.

And another sent he forth; and, him, they slew. And many others; some, indeed beating, and, others, slaying.

But, those husbandmen, unto themselves, said - This, is the heir: Come! let us slay him, and, ours, shall be, the inheritance.

And, taking, they slew him, and cast him forth outside the vineyard.

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

David himself, calleth him, Lord: whence, then, is he, his own soul? And, the great multitude, was hearing him gladly.

and who swallow up the property of widows and then mask their wickedness by making long prayers: these men will receive far heavier punishment."

And, had not the Lord put a limit to those days, not a single soul would escape; but, for the sake of God's own chosen People, he did limit them.

And the first day of unleavened bread, when they slew the passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?

And He said unto them, This is an emblem of my blood the seal of the new covenant, which is to be shed for many:

And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be in dismay and anguish of soul.

And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

"My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

but Symeon blessed them, and to his mother Mary he said, "This child is destined for the downfall as well as for the rise of many a one in Israel; destined to be a Sign for man's attack ??35 to bring out the secret aims of many a heart. And your own soul will be pierced by a spear."

(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

the son of Salah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

And having gone into one of the ships, which was Simon's, he asked him to sail out a little from land. And having sat down, he taught the crowds out of the ship.

And when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Sail out into the deep, and slacken your nets for fishing.

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you directly: Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”

But he who has heard and not practised is like a man who has built a house upon the soft soil without a foundation, against which the torrent bursts, and immediately it collapses, and terrible is the wreck and ruin of that house."

Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

And some fell into good soil, and grew up and produced a crop a hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.”

Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.

But as for that seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and noble heart, and hold on to it tightly, and bear fruit with patience.

Now it happened that on one of the days both he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." And they set sail,

So they set sail. As they sailed along, he fell asleep. And a squall of wind came down upon the lake, and they were being swamped and were in peril.

For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever may lose his soul for my sake, he shall save it.

Then, if there is a soul there breathing peace, your peace will rest on him; otherwise it will come back to you.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Alas for you! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers slew them!

It follows that you bear testimony to the actions of your forefathers and that you fully approve thereof. They slew, you build.

Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

Do not sparrows sell five for two cents? And yet not one of them is forgotten in God's sight.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?