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."

and when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, at last 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 do you get for that? do not the very taxgatherers do as much?

and if you only salute your friends, what is special about that? do not the very pagans do as much?

"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 darkened. If then the very light within 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! As you have believed, so be it unto you." And his slave was healed in 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.

Men marvelled at this; they said, "What sort of man is this? 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, "Be courageous, daughter! Your faith has made you well." And from that very hour the woman was well.

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 receive you or listen to your words, as you go out from that house or that city, shake off the very dust from your feet.

"But whenever they apprehend you, do not be anxious about how you shall speak or what you shall say; for it will be given you in that very hour what to say.

and you will be hated by all men on account of my name; but he will be saved who holds out to the very end.

"The very hairs on your head are all numbered.

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.

At the Judgment the Queen of the South will rise up with the present generation, and will condemn it, because she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and here is more than a Solomon!

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, "Lady, your faith is great! What you want is granted." That very hour her daughter was healed.

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 a lunatic and is very ill; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.

Then Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, and it came out of him; and the boy was cured from that very hour.

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 therefore his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very angry; and they went and explained to their master 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?”

On hearing of this, the ten others were very indignant about the two brothers.

And a very great multitude spread their mantles in the road: and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in 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,

Then Jesus added: "Have you never read in the Scriptures?-- 'The very stone which the builders despised--Has now itself become the corner-stone; This corner-stone has come from the Lord, And is marvelous 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 false Christs and false prophets will rise and bring forward great signs and wonders, so as to mislead the very elect, ??if that were possible.

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.

so, whenever you see all this happen, you may be sure He is at hand, at the very door.

In those days before the flood they went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, up to the very day on which 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 sad, and began each one of them to say to him: Lord, is it I?

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, "In solemn truth I tell you that on this very night, before cockcrow, you will deny 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.

While he was still on the Bench, his wife sent this message to him--"Do not have anything to do with that good man, for I have been very unhappy to-day in a dream on account of him."

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 obey all the commands I have laid on you. And I will be with you all the time, to the very end of the world."

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 in the morning, very early, Jesus arose and went out into a solitary place, and there prayed.

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."

Immediately Jesus sent the man away with a very strong warning.

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 began to teach beside the sea, and a very large crowd was gathered to him, so that he got into a boat [and] sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was at the sea on the land.

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