he spends days and nights, now awake, now asleep, while the seed sprouts and grows tall, he knows not how.

"I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God," answered the angel, "and I have been sent to talk with you and tell you this good news.

And the talk about Him spread into every part of the neighbouring country.

But the whole story seemed to them an idle tale; they could not believe the women.

In future I shall not talk much with you, for the Prince of this world is coming. And yet in me he has nothing;

And Judas and Silas, being themselves also Prophets, gave them a long and encouraging talk, and strengthened them in the faith.

and that from among your own selves men will rise up who will seek with their perverse talk to draw away the disciples after them.

For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may not find you to be what I desire, and that you may find me to be what you do not desire; that perhaps there may be contention, jealousy, bitter feeling, party spirit, ill-natured talk, backbiting, undue eulogy, unrest;

Avoid shameful and foolish talk and low jesting--they are all alike discreditable--and in place of these give thanks.

O Timothy, guard the truths entrusted to you, shunning irreligious and frivolous talk, and controversy with what is falsely called 'knowledge';

But from irreligious and frivolous talk hold aloof, for those who indulge in it will proceed from bad to worse in impiety,

For it is God's will that by doing what is right you should thus silence the ignorant talk of foolish persons.

Thirsting for riches, they will trade on you with their canting talk. From of old their judgement has been working itself out, and their destruction has not been slumbering.

For, while they pour out their frivolous and arrogant talk, they use earthly cravings--every kind of immorality--as a bait to entrap men who are just escaping from the influence of those who live in error.

For this reason, if I come, I shall not forget his conduct, nor his idle and mischievous talk against us. And he does not stop there: he not only will not receive the brethren, but those who desire to do this he hinders, and excludes them from the Church.