And when King Herod heard this, he and the entire city of Jerusalem were [very] upset.

Thereupon Herod secretly calling to him the Magians, enquired very particularly of them the time of the star's appearing,

Now [when they] saw the star, they rejoiced [with] very great joy.

Then Herod, [when he] saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent [soldiers] [and] executed all the children in Bethlehem and in all the region [around] it from [the age of] two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined precisely from the wise men.

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.

And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'?? tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise up descendants for Abraham.

At that very time Jesus was on his way from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.

Then a voice came out of heaven, saying, "This is my dearly loved Son. I am very pleased with Him."

After He had fasted forty days and nights, He was [very] hungry.

Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,

Be happy and very glad, for your reward in heaven will be great. For they persecuted the prophets [who lived] before you in the same way.

Whosoever therefore shall break one of the left of these commandments, and thereby teach men so to do, he shall be esteemed very little in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever shall do as well as teach them, he shall be accounted great in the kingdom of heaven.

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

leave your gift at the very altar and go away; first be reconciled to your brother, then come back and offer your gift.

I assure you, you will not be discharged till you have paid to the very last farthing.

For if you love only those who love you, what reward can you expect? Do not the very tax-collectors do that?

And if you are polite to your brothers and no one else, what is there remarkable in that? Do not the very heathen do that?

"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!

yet I tell you that even Solomon, clothed in his very finest royal robes, was never dressed [as luxuriously] as one of these flowers.

Why do you look at the [insignificant] speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice and acknowledge the [egregious] log that is in your own eye?

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.

And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother in bed, very ill.

and behold, the water became very agitated on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves; but he slept.

And He called to them, "Why are you [so] afraid? You have such little faith!" Then He stood up and sternly commanded the wind and the waves, and they became very calm.

And the men were amazed and said, "What kind of man is this? For the very winds and sea obey him!"

And [when] he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road.

When Jesus turned and saw her, He said, "Take courage, daughter, your faith has made you well." And the woman was healed that [very] moment.

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.

but when they take you. into custody, be not sollicitous, how or what ye shall speak, for at the very instant you shall be inspir'd what to say.

You will be hated by everybody on my account, but the man who holds out to the very end will be saved.

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

From the time of John the Baptist to this very hour, the Kingdom of Heaven has been taken by force, and men using force have been seizing it.

Yes Father, you did this because it was very pleasing to you.

[Isa. 13:1ff] "Look, see my [i.e., God's] servant whom I have chosen; my dear One [i.e., Jesus] with whom my soul is very pleased: I will put my Holy Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim judgment to the [unconverted] Gentiles.

The queen of the south will rise with this age at the judgment and condemn it, for she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and there is more than Solomon here!

And [when he] found one very valuable pearl, he went [and] sold everything that he possessed and purchased it.

So, He did not perform very many supernatural deeds in that place because of the people's lack of faith.

Now King Herod became very distressed [over such a gruesome request]; but because he had [promised with] oaths and [to look good in front of] his party guests, he ordered John's head to be given [to her].

but Jesus not making her any answer, his disciples came and entreated him to grant her request; for, said they, she is very importunate with us.

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.

While he was still talking, suddenly a bright cloud engulfed them. Just then, a voice spoke out of the cloud, saying, "This is my dearly loved Son, who is very pleasing to me; listen to Him."

And when the disciples heard [the voice], they fell [to the ground] on their faces and became very afraid.

Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and is very ill: for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.

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

And they will put him to death, and the third day he will come again from the dead. And they were very sad.

At that very time His disciples came to Jesus, asking, "Who then is the most important person in the kingdom of heaven?"

but this very servant presently after met with one of his fellow-servants, who owed him an hundred pence: and violently seizing him, said, pay me the debt.

When his other fellows saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their Lord all that had happened.

And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.

as there are some eunuchs, who were such from their very birth: and others who were made such by men: so there are some who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of religion. he that can bear the state of celibacy, let him bear it.

But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That very difficultly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of heaven.

When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?”

When the other ten apostles heard this, they became very upset with the two brothers.

And a very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading [them] on the road.

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were very displeased,

Jesus reply'd, did ye never read in the scriptures, " that very stone which the builders rejected, is become the principal stone of the angle, this the Lord effected, and it is marvellous in our eyes."

then he said to his servants, the feast is ready, but they who were invited were very unworthy.

That very day there came to him some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. and they questioned him.

but he will be saved who holds out to the very end.

for unless the time was to be short, very few could escape, but for the sake of the converts the time shall be short.

for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets and shall do great miracles and wonders. Insomuch that if it were possible, even the very elect should be deceived.

For just as the lightning flashes in the east and is seen to the very west, so will be the Coming of the Son of Man.

in like manner, when ye shall see all these things happen, know that he is come to your very doors.

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,

But if that slave, with evil intent, should think to himself, 'My master will not be back very soon,'

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

And the king answering shall say to them, Verily I tell you, for as much as ye have done it to one of these my brethren, the very least of them, ye have done it unto me.

a woman came up to him holding an alabaster flask of very expensive perfumed oil, and poured [it] out on his head [while he] was reclining at table.

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

For this ointment might have been sold for very much and given to the poor.

And they were very said, and said to him, one by one, Is it I, Lord?

Then Jesus said to them. "This very night even you will all stumble and fall away from me; for it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

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

And having taken Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy;

Then he says to them, My soul is very sorrowful even unto death; remain here and watch with me.

He came and again found them asleep, for they were very tired.

now he that was to betray him, gave them this signal, the person I shall kiss, is the very man, be sure to secure him.

"Do you not suppose that I am able to appeal to my Father to furnish me at this very moment with twelve legions of angels?

[Then] Jesus said to the crowds at that very time, "Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs as [you would apprehend] a thief? I sat everyday teaching in the Temple, and you did not [come to] take me.

And, after a little, the by-standers, coming forward, said unto Peter: Truly, thou also, art, from among them, for, thy very speech, maketh thee, manifest.

And that is why that field is called the 'Field of Blood' to this very day.

And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.

Whilst he was sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent this message to him, pray, have nothing to do with that just man: for to-day I have suffered very much on his account in a dream.

Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

So they took the money [and] did as they were told, and spread abroad this report among the Jews until this very day.

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."

And a voice called out from heaven, saying, "You are my dearly loved Son. I am very pleased with you."

They proceeded to Capernaum, and on the very first Sabbath he went to the synagogue and taught.

The people listened with amazement to His teaching--for there was authority about it: it was very different from that of the Scribes--

And at that very moment, there in their synagogue, a man in the grip of an unclean spirit shrieked out.

And getting up early in the morning [while it was] very dark, he departed and went to a deserted place, and there he was praying.

And he said to them, "Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this [very] reason."

And he sent him away, saying to him very sharply,

But going out, he began to proclaim it very much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was outside in deserted places. And they came to Him from every quarter.

and he ask'd them, is it allowed to do good, or to do mischief on the sabbath-days? to save life, or to kill? but they were very silent.

And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

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