"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not."

Give to him who asks of you, and you shall not turn away from him who would borrow from you.

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged that He would depart out of their borders.

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the powerful acts which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes!

And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to the heaven, shall be brought down to hell. For if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

But if you had known what this is, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," you would not have condemned those who are not guilty.

So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.

But you say, Whoever says to his father or mother, Whatever you would gain from me, It is a gift to God;

The Pharisees and the Sadducees came to Him, tempting Him. And they asked Him that He would show them a sign from Heaven.

But whoever shall offend one of these little ones who believes in Me, it would be better for him that an ass's millstone were hung around his neck, and he be sunk in the depth of the sea.

And he would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay the debt.

But when the first came, they supposed that they would received more; and they also each one received a denarius.

And he sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they would not come.

and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to her, how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!

And unless those days should be shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened.

For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders; so much so that, if it were possible, they would deceive even the elect.

But know this, that if the steward of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.

then you should have put my money to the exchangers, and coming I would have received my own with interest.

The Son of Man goes, as it has been written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.

they gave Him vinegar mixed with gall to drink. And when He had tasted, He would not drink.

And they watched Him to see if He would heal him on the sabbath day, so that they might accuse Him.

And He went up into a mountain and called near those whom He would. And they came to Him.

And he begged Him very much that He would not send them outside the country.

And He saw them toiling in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them. And about the fourth watch of the night He came toward them walking on the sea, and would have passed by them.

The woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by race. And she begged Him that He would cast the demon out of her daughter.

And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem. And Jesus went before them. And they were amazed, and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took the Twelve again and began to tell them what would happen to Him,

And He would not allow any to carry a vessel through the temple.

And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved. But for the elect's sake, whom He has chosen, He has shortened the days.

And they made signs to his father as to how he would have him called.

that He would grant to us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear

And it happened to him, being instructed by the Holy Spirit, he was not to see death before he would see the Christ of the Lord.

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him to see if He would heal on the sabbath day, so that they might find an accusation against Him.

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent the elders of the Jews to Him, begging Him that He would come and heal his servant.

But seeing this, the Pharisee who had invited Him, spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, for she is a sinner.

And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss.

And there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain. And they begged Him that He would allow them to enter into them. And He allowed them.

And behold, a man named Jairus came, and he was a synagogue-ruler. And he fell down at Jesus' feet and begged Him that He would come into his house.

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented a long while ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.

And he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and entreated him.

And he said, I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house,

And he said, No, father Abraham, but if one should go to them from the dead, they would repent.

And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this sycamine tree, Be rooted up and be planted in the sea! And it would obey you.

And being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation.

And he would not do so for a time. But afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God nor regard man,

And standing afar off, the tax-collector would not even lift up his eyes to Heaven, but struck on his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner!

And He answered and said to them, I tell you that if these should be silent, the stones would cry out.

Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, Give Me to drink, you would have asked of Him, and He would have given you living water.

Then as the Samaritans had come to Him, they begged Him that He would stay with them. And He stayed there two days.

When He heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and begged Him that He would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.

For if you had believed Moses, you would have believed Me, for he wrote of Me.

And He said this to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.

Therefore when Jesus perceived that they would come and take Him by force, that they might make Him a king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain alone by Himself.

Then they said to Him, Where is your father? Jesus said to them, You neither know Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.

They answered and said to Him, Abraham is our father. Jesus answered them, If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.

Jesus said to them, If God were your father, you would love Me, for I went forth and came from God; for I did not come of Myself, but He sent Me.

Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I should say I do not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I know Him and I keep His Word.

Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now you say, We see. Therefore your sin remains.

Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

Then when Mary had come where Jesus was, seeing Him, Mary fell down at His feet, saying to Him, Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

Jesus answered her, Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?

For He knew who would betray Him. Therefore He said, You are not all clean.

In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also. And from now on you know Him and have seen Him.

You have heard how I said to you, I go away and I am coming to you again. If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, I go to the Father, for My Father is greater than I.

If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

If I had not done among them the works which no other did, they would not have had sin. But now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father.

They answered and said to him, If he were not an evildoer, then we would not have delivered him up to you.

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would fight so that I might not be delivered to the Jews. But now My kingdom is not from here.

And there are also many things, whatever Jesus did, which, if they should be written singly, I suppose the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.

Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He would raise up Christ to sit upon his throne,

seeing this beforehand, he spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor would His flesh see corruption,

And He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not even a foot-breadth. And He promised that He would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, there being no child to him.

And God spoke in this way, that his seed would be a tenant in another land, and that they would enslave it and oppress it four hundred years.

For he thought his brothers would understand that God would give them deliverance by his hand. But they did not understand.

to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him away and turned back again to Egypt in their hearts,

And Paul being about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If indeed then, it was anything wrong or wicked criminality, O Jews, according to reason I would endure you.

And when it became day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

Now therefore you, with the sanhedrin, inform the chiliarch that he bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would inquire something more perfectly regarding him. And we are ready to put him to death before he comes near.

And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the sanhedrin tomorrow, as though they would inquire something more exactly about him.

This man was taken by the Jews and would have been killed by them. Then I came with an army and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

who also attempted to profane the temple, whom we took and would have judged according to our Law.

He also hoped that silver would be given him by Paul, that he might free him. Therefore he also frequently sent for him and talked with him.

asking a favor against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, making a plot to kill him on way.

Then indeed Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea; he himself would depart shortly.

And because I was perplexed about this question, I asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and be judged there about these matters.

And Agrippa said to Festus, I also would like to hear the man myself. And he said, Tomorrow you shall hear him.

who knew me from the first, if they would testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

And Paul said, I would pray to God, both in a little and in much, that not only you, but also all hearing me today to become as I also am, except for these bonds.

And neither sun nor stars appearing in many days, and no small tempest pressing hard, now all hope that we would be saved was taken away.

And fearing that we would fall on rocks, and casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished day to come.

But I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that oftentimes I purposed to come to you, and was kept back until the present; that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other nations.

For one will with difficulty die for a righteous one, yet perhaps one would even dare to die for a good one.

And as Isaiah said before, "Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we would have been as Sodom, and would have been like Gomorrah."

For your obedience reached to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf, But I would have you truly wise as to good, and simple toward evil.

which none of the rulers of this world knew (for if they had known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory).

For I would that all men were even as I myself am. But each has his proper gift from God, one according to this manner and another according to that.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; else your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.