Then Herod, because he saw that a trick had been played on him by the stargazers, was very angry, and sent and slaughtered all the boy babies in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood, from two years down, in accordance with the time which he had found out from the stargazers.

This very John had his clothing made of camel's hair, and wore a leather belt around his waist; his food was dried locusts and wild honey.

Again the devil took him up on a very high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world, and their splendor,

So if, in the very act of presenting your gift at the altar, you remember that your brother has something against you,

"The eye is the very lamp of the body. If then your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very source of light in you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!

Then Jesus said to the captain, "Go; it must be done for you as you have believed." And his servant-boy was cured that very hour.

But at the very time they were going out, some people brought to Him a dumb man, who was under the power of a demon,

And whoever will not welcome you, or listen to your words, on leaving that place shake off from your feet its very dust.

Even the very hairs on your head have all been counted by God.

One day he found a very costly pearl, and he went and sold all he had and bought it.

Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, wonderful is your faith! You must have what you want." And her daughter was cured at that very moment.

And Jesus reproved the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was cured that very moment.

For just as in the days before the Flood people went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, until the very day Noah entered the ark,

the master of that slave will come on the very day he is not expecting him,

a woman with an alabaster bottle of very costly perfume came up to Him while He was at table and poured it upon His head.

When the disciples saw it, they were very indignant, and said, "Why such waste?

Jesus said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very night, before a cock crows, you will disown me three times."

and teach them to practice all the commands that I have given you. And I myself will surely be with you all the days, down to the very close of an age."

They were very much frightened, and said to one another, "Who can He be that even the wind and the sea obey Him?"

And if any place refuses to welcome you or to listen to you, when you leave there shake off the very dust from the soles of your feet as a warning to them."

For this very Herod had sent and seized John and bound him and put him in prison, just to please Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her.

for Herod stood in awe of John, because he knew that he was an upright and holy man, and so he protected him. When he heard him speak, he was very much disturbed, and yet he liked to hear him.

Then she rushed at once before the king, and made this request, "I want you this very minute to give me John the Baptist's head on a platter."

When the other ten heard of it, they were at first very indignant at James and John.

While He was in Bethany, He was a guest in the home of Simon the leper, and as He was sitting at table, a woman came in with an alabaster bottle of pure nard perfume, very costly; she broke the bottle and poured the perfume on His head.

Then Jesus said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very night, before the cock crows twice, you, yes, you, will disown me three times."

At that very moment, while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, came up, and with him a crowd of men with swords and clubs, from the high priests, scribes, and elders.

It was very early, just after the sun had risen, on the first day of the week, when they went to the tomb.

Then they looked up and saw that the boulder had already been rolled to one side, for it was a very large one.

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

She was very old; from girlhood she had lived seven years with a husband, and now had been a widow eighty years. She never left the temple, but continued to worship all day and all night with fastings and prayers.

There was a Roman captain who had a slave that was very dear to him, and he was sick and at the point of death,

At that very hour He cured many people of diseases and scourges and evil spirits, and graciously granted sight to many blind persons.

And when you leave that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against all the people who do not welcome you."

'We are wiping off against you the very dust from your town that has stuck to our feet. But understand this, the kingdom of God is close by.'

At that very moment, by the power of the Holy Spirit, He exulted and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing these matters from wise and learned men, and for revealing them to little children. Yes, Father, I thank you that your good pleasure made it so.

The queen of the south will rise at the judgment with the men of this age and will condemn them, for she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom; and yet, One who is more than Solomon is here.

Your eye is the very lamp of your body. When your eye is sound, your whole body is full of light. But if your eye is unsound, your body is full of darkness.

So be on your guard that the very source of light in you is not darkness.

Yes, the very hairs on your heads have all been counted by God! Stop being afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

for at that very moment the Holy Spirit will teach you what you ought to say."

But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is to be demanded of you. Then who will have all that you have prepared?'

So if you cannot do this very little thing, why should you worry about the rest?

For all these are the very things the nations of the world are greedily trying to get, and surely your Father well knows that you need them.

And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, 'It is going to be very hot,' and so it is.

The man who is dependable in a very small matter is dependable also in a large deal, the man who is dishonest in a very small matter is dishonest also in a large deal.

and he was always craving to get a square meal from the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. Yes, the very dogs used to come and lick his sores.

and the very day Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

But when he heard that, he was very sad, for he was surpassingly rich.

Then Peter said to Him, "We have left our very own, homes and all, and have followed you."

So he said to him, 'Well done, my good slave! Because you have proven dependable in a very small business, be governor of ten cities!'

Then the scribes and the high priests tried to arrest Him at that very hour, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that He meant this story for them.

Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had been wanting to see Him for a long time on account of what he had heard about Him; also he was hoping to see some spectacular performance done by Him.

So Herod and Pilate became personal friends that very day; they had been at enmity before.

So He said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very day you will be in paradise with me."

On that very day, strange to say, two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem,

I did not know Him myself, but the very One who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'The One on whom you see the Spirit coming down and remaining, is the One who is to baptize in the Holy Spirit.'

It is the bridegroom who has the bride, but the bridegroom's friend, who stands outside and listens to him, is very happy to hear the bridegroom's voice. So this happiness of mine is running over.

Jesus said to her, "I, the very one who is talking to you, am He!"

Then the father knew that that was the very hour when Jesus had said to him, "Your son is going to live." So he and his whole household believed in Jesus.

But I have testimony that is higher than John's, for the works which my Father has committed to me to finish, the very works that I am doing, testify to me that the Father has sent me;

You sprang from the devil, your real father, and you want to practice your father's wishes. He was a murderer from the very start, and he does not stand by the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks out of his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Now my soul is troubled; what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour of agony! And yet it was for this very purpose that I came to this hour of agony.

Whoever persistently rejects me and refuses to accept my teachings has something to judge him -- the very message I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

One of the disciples, whom Jesus specially loved, was sitting very close to Jesus at His right.

You must believe me, that I am in union with the Father and that the Father is in union with me, or else you must do so because of the very things that I am doing.

"I have made your very self known to the men whom you have given me out of the world. At first they were yours, but now you have given them to me, and they have obeyed your message.

and I made known to them your very self, and I will make you known still further, so that the love which you have shown to me may be felt in them, and I in union with them."

Then Pilate said to Him, "So you are a king then?" Jesus answered, "Certainly I am a king. For this very purpose I was born, for this very purpose I have come into the world, to testify for truth. Everybody who is a friend of truth listens to my voice."

Then He said to His disciple, "There is your mother." And from that very hour His disciple took her to his own home.

As it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, that the bodies might not remain on the crosses during the Sabbath, for that Sabbath was a very important one, the Jews requested Pilate to have their legs broken and their bodies taken down.

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala went to the tomb, and she saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.

but you are going to receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you must be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth."

and said to them, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This very Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in just the way you have seen Him go up into heaven."

this very Jesus, I say, after He was betrayed, in accordance with the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you had wicked men kill by nailing Him to a cross;

"Brothers, I may confidently say to you about the patriarch David, that he died and was buried, and that his grave is here among us to this very day.

and recognized him as the very man who used to sit at The Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg, they were completely astounded and bewildered at what occurred to him.

because they were very much disturbed over their continuing to teach the people and to declare in the case of Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

God has exalted to His right hand this very One as our Leader and Saviour, in order to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

But God further promised: 'I will pass sentence on the nation that enslaves them, and after that they will leave that country and worship me on this very spot.'

That very Moses whom they refused, saying, 'Who made you our ruler and referee?' was the man whom God sent to be both their ruler and deliverer, by the help of the angel who had appeared to him in the bush.

But he got very hungry and wanted something to eat. While they were getting it ready, he fell into a trance

To this very One all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in Him is to receive the forgiveness of sins through His name."

Now just as Herod was going to bring him out, that is, the very night before, Peter was fastened with two chains and was sleeping between two soldiers, and the guards were at the door guarding the prison.

For here are the orders that the Lord has given us: 'I have made you a light to the heathen, To be the means of salvation to the very ends of the earth.'"

She kept this up for a number of days. Because Paul was so much annoyed by her, he turned and said to the spirit in her, "In the name of Jesus Christ I order you to come out of her." And that very moment it came out.

suddenly there was an earthquake so great that it shook the very foundations of the jail, the doors all flew open, and every prisoner's chains were unfastened.

explaining them and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead, and said, "This very Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ."

So Paul stood up in the center of the auditorium and said: "Men of Athens, at every turn I make I see that you are very religious.

Paul fixed his eyes upon the council and said, "Brothers, with a clear conscience I have done my duty to God up to this very day."

But Paul said, "I now am standing before the emperor's court where I ought to be tried. I have done the Jews no wrong, as you very well know.

But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for the very purpose of appointing you my servant and a witness to me of the things which you have seen and those which I shall yet enable you to see.

For these very things the Jews arrested me in the temple and kept on trying to kill me.

As I have gotten help from God clear down to this very day, I stand here to testify to high and low alike, without adding a syllable to what Moses and the prophets said should take place,

Therefore, you have no excuse, whoever you are, who pose as a judge of others, for when you pass judgment on another, you condemn yourself, for you who pose as a judge are practicing the very same sins yourself.

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "I have raised you to your position for this very purpose of displaying my power in dealing with you, of announcing my name all over the earth."

But what does it say? "God's message is close to you, on your very lips and in your heart"; that is, the message about faith which we preach.

as the Scripture Says, "God has given them over to an attitude of insensibility, so that their eyes cannot see and their ears cannot hear, down to this very day."

Very well, but it was for lack of faith that they were broken off, and it is through your faith that you now stand where you are. Stop your haughty thinking, rather continue to be reverent,