And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming!"

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him saying, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you!"

and while he was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path, and the birds came [and] devoured it.

And they said, {Some} [say] John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

For this [reason], behold, I am sending to you prophets and wise men and scribes. [Some] of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and will pursue from town to town,

And the foolish ones said to the wise ones, 'Give us [some] of your olive oil, because our lamps are going out!'

But the wise ones answered saying, "Certainly there will never be enough for us and for you! Go instead to those who sell [olive oil] and buy [some] for yourselves.'

And some of those who were standing there, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man is summoning Elijah!"

And [while] they were going, behold, some of the guard of soldiers went into the city [and] reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

And [when they] saw him, they worshiped [him], but some doubted.

And [when he] entered again into Capernaum after [some] days, it became known that he was at home.

Now some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

And it happened that while [he] was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

And the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered to him.

And they saw that some of his disciples were eating their bread with unclean--that is, unwashed--hands.

And if I send them away hungry to their homes they will give out on the way, and some of them have come from far away."

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power."

And some of those who were standing there said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"

And he sent a slave to the tenant farmers at the proper time, so that he could collect [some] of the fruit of the vineyard from the tenant farmers.

And he sent another, and that one they killed. And [he sent] many others, [some] of whom they beat and [some] of whom they killed.

And they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him so that they could catch him unawares in a statement.

But some were expressing indignation to one another: "Why has there been this waste of perfumed oil?

And some stood up [and] began to give false testimony against him, saying,

And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him with their fists, and to say to him "Prophesy!" And the officers received him with slaps in the face.

And some of the bystanders, [when they] heard [it], said, "Behold, he is summoning Elijah!"

But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?

and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (who was called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,

"The sower went out to sow his seed, and while he was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path and was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that John has been raised from the dead,

and by some that Elijah had appeared, and others that some prophet of ancient times had risen.

But I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God."

But some of them said, "By Beelzebul the ruler of demons he expels demons!"

For this [reason] also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they will kill and persecute,'

Now at the same time some had come to tell him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

And behold, [some] are last who will be first, and [some] are first who will be last."

At [that] same hour some Pharisees came up [and] said to him, "Go out and depart from here, because Herod wants to kill you!"

And he also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and looked down on {everyone else}:

And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"

And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him [some] of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed [after] beating [him].

Now some of the Sadducees--who deny {that there is a resurrection}--came up [and] asked him,

And some of the scribes answered [and] said, "Teacher, you have spoken well."

And [while] some were speaking about the temple, that it was adorned with precious stones and votive offerings, he said,

And you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put to death [some] of you.

And [when] Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see some miracle performed by him.

But also some women from among us astonished us, who were at the tomb early in the morning,

And some of those with us went out to the tomb and found [it] like this, just as the women had also said, but him they did not see."

And he said to them, "Now draw [some] out and take [it] to the head steward. So they took [it].

But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)

And there was a lot of grumbling concerning him among the crowds; some were saying, "He is a good [man]," but others were saying, "No, but he deceives the crowd."

Then some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem began to say, "Is this not [the one] whom they are seeking to kill?

Then, [when they] heard these words, [some] from the crowd began to say, "This man is truly the Prophet!"

And some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.

So some of the Pharisees were saying, "This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath!" Others were saying, "How can a man [who is] a sinner perform such signs?" And there was a division among them.

[Some] of the Pharisees who were with him heard these [things] and said to him, "We are not also blind, [are we]?"

"Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter through the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up at some other place--that one is a thief and a robber.

But some of them said, "Was not this man who opened the eyes of the blind able to do [something] so that this man also would not have died?"

But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them [the things] which Jesus had done.

Now some Greeks were among those who had gone up in order to worship at the feast.

For some were thinking because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, "Purchase {what we need} for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.)

So some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he is saying to us, 'A little [while] and you will not see me, and again a little [while] and you will see me,' and 'Because I am going away to the Father'?"

And he said to them, "Throw the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find [some]." So they threw [it], and were no longer able to haul it in from the large number of the fish.

Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have just now caught."

and he kept back for himself [some] of the proceeds, and [his] wife was aware of [it]. And he brought a certain part [and] placed [it] at the feet of the apostles.

But Peter said, "Ananias, for what [reason] has Satan filled your heart, [that] you lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back for yourself [some] of the proceeds of the piece of land?

so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and put [them] on cots and mats so that [when] Peter came by, at least [his] shadow would fall on some of them.

But some of those from the Synagogue of the Freedmen ({as it was called}), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up [and] disputed with Stephen.

And as they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, "Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?"

So he invited them in [and] entertained them as guests, and on the next day he got up [and] went away with them. And some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, [when they] came to Antioch, began to speak to the Hellenists also, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

Now at that time, Herod the king laid hands on some of those from the church to harm [them].

But the population of the city was divided, and {some} were with the Jews {and some} with the apostles.

And some men came down from Judea [and] began teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom [prescribed] by Moses, you cannot be saved."

And [after] there was no little strife and debate by Paul and Barnabas against them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this issue.

But some of those who had believed from the party of the Pharisees stood up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to command [them] to observe the law of Moses!"

Because we have heard that some have gone out from among us--to whom we gave no orders--[and] have thrown you into confusion by words upsetting your {minds},

And [after] spending [some] time, they were sent away in peace from the brothers to those who had sent them.

And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, "Come then,[let us] return [and] visit the brothers in every town in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, [to see] how they are [doing]."

and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city [of that] district of Macedonia, a [Roman] colony. And we were staying in this city for some days.

And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, and [also] a large number of God-fearing Greeks and not a few of the prominent women.

But the Jews were filled with jealousy and, taking along some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace and forming a mob, threw the city into an uproar. And attacking Jason's house, they were looking for them to bring [them] out to the popular assembly.

And [when they] did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city officials, shouting, "These [people] who have stirred up trouble [throughout] the world have come here also,

And even some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were saying, "What does this babbler want to say?" But [others said], "He appears to be a proclaimer of foreign deities," because he was proclaiming the good news [about] Jesus and the resurrection.

For you are bringing some astonishing things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what {these things mean}."

for in him we live and move and exist, as even some of {your own} poets have said: 'For we also are {his} offspring.'

Now [when they] heard about the resurrection of the dead, [some] scoffed, but [others] said, "We will hear you about this again also."

But some people joined him [and] believed, among whom also [were] Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman {named} Damaris and others with them.

But [when] Paul was about to open [his] mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it was some crime or wicked villainy, O Jews, {I would have been justified in accepting} your complaint.

And [after] spending some time [there], he departed, traveling through one [place] after another [in] the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

And it happened that [while] Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the inland regions [and] came to Ephesus and found some disciples.

But when some became hardened and were disobedient, reviling the Way before the congregation, he departed from them [and] took away the disciples, leading discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

But some itinerant Jewish exorcists also attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches!"

So [after] sending two of those who were assisting him, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed [some] time in Asia.

And even some of the Asiarchs who were his friends sent [word] to him [and] were urging [him] not to risk himself [by going] into the theater.

So some were shouting [one thing] [and] some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and the majority did not know {why} they had assembled.

And [some] of the crowd advised Alexander, [when] the Jews put him forward. But Alexander, motioning [with his] hand, was wanting to defend himself to the popular assembly.

And [some] of the disciples from Caesarea also traveled together with us, bringing [us] to a certain Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple of long standing, with whom we were to be entertained as guests.

But some in the crowd were shouting one thing [and] others [another], and [because] he was not able to find out the truth on account of the commotion, he gave orders to bring him into the barracks.

And there was loud shouting, and some of the scribes from the party of the Pharisees stood up [and] contended sharply, saying, "We find nothing wrong with this man! But [what] if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"

And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, all of whom brought charges against Paul to the governor.