Now his appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow.

And the guards trembled from the fear of him and became like dead men.

He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where he was lying.

And immediately [as he] was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being split apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.

And they were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

"Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?"

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning like this within themselves, said to them, "Why are you considering these [things] in your hearts?

And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.

In like wise, no man poureth new wine into old vessels, for if he do, the new wine breaketh the vessels, and the wine runneth out, and the vessels are marred. But new wine must be poured into new vessels."

And looking around on them with anger, being grieved because of the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, Stretch out your hand! And he stretched it out. And his hand was restored whole, like the other.

Some people are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. When they hear it, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

And these are like the ones sown on the rocky ground, who whenever they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.

Still others are like the seeds sown among the thorn bushes. These are the people who hear the word,

And these are they who are like seed sown on good ground: such as hear the word, and receive it; and bring forth fruit, some thirty-fold, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

And he said, "The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.

And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of God, or with what comparison should we compare it?

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

With many stories like these He kept on telling them the message, as far as they could understand it.

Then he said to them, "Why are you afraid like this? Have you no faith yet?"

But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

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.

And when his daughter--that is, the daughter of Herodias--came in and danced, she delighted Herod and those who were dining with him. 'Ask me for whatever you like,' the King said to the girl, 'and I will give it to you';

"Ask me for anything you like and I will give it to you." And he made oath to her, "I will give you whatever you ask me for, up to half my kingdom."

At once she hurried in to the king and said, "I would like you to give me the head of John the Immerser on a [large] platter right away."

The king, although exceedingly sorry, yet on account of his oath and his guests, did not like to refuse her,

And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.

And they sat down like beds in a garden, by hundreds and by fifties.

When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, jugs, copper utensils, and dining couches.)

For, leaving the commandment of God, ye hold what is delivered by men to keep washings of vessels and cups, and many other such like things ye do.

making void the word of God by your traditional teaching which ye have delivered; and many such like things ye do.

And His disciples replied to Him, "Where will a person get enough bread to feed these people in such a deserted place like this?"

And looking up, he said, I see men; I see them like trees, walking.

and his clothing became radiant--extremely white, like no cloth refiner on earth can {make so white}.

But I tell you, Elijah has [already] come, and they did to him what they wanted to, just like it was written about him [in the Scriptures]."

And Jesus questioning the father said, How long has he been like this? And he said, From a child.

And after crying out and shaking him violently, it came out: and the child became like one dead; so that most of them said, He is dead.

"Whoever, as a disciple of mine, welcomes one little child like this, welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not merely me but Him who sent me."

John told Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him, because he wasn't a follower like us."

When Jesus saw this, he became furious and told them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

Now James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over to Jesus and said to Him, "We would like you to do for us whatever we ask you."

Jesus called his disciples and told them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers among the unbelievers lord it over them, and their superiors act like tyrants over them.

But it is not like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

And whoever would like to be first [in prominence] among you, will be your slave.

and the second took her, and died, neither left he seed, and the third in like manner,

When they come back from the dead, they do not get married, but are like the angels in heaven.

And a second like it is this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is not another commandment greater than these.

David himself called him Lord, so how can He be his son?" Most of the people liked to hear Him.

And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and greetings in the marketplaces

For nation will rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.

for those days shall be distress such as there has not been the like since the beginning of creation which God created, until now, and never shall be;

So, in like manner, when ye see these things come to pass, understand that it is nigh: even at the doors.

It is like a man away on a journey, who left his house and gave his slaves authority--to each one his work--and to the doorkeeper he gave orders that he should be on the alert.

But there were some who said indignantly to themselves, "What was the use of wasting the perfume like that?

And he spake the more vehemently, 'If it may be necessary for me to die with thee -- I will in no wise deny thee;' and in like manner also said they all.

Jesus said to them, "Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw?

And a little after, they that stood by, said to Peter again, Thou art certainly one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech is like theirs.

Pilate replied, "Would you like me to release the king of the Jews for you?"

They kept beating Him on the head with a reed and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing in [mock] homage to Him.

In like manner the chief priests also, with the scribes, mocking with one another, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah is coming to take Him down.”

And [when] the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

And signs like these will attend those who believe: with my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in foreign tongues;

like the accounts passed on to us by those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning.

He will go on ahead of the Messiah [See verse 76], in the spirit and power of Elijah, to rekindle the affections of fathers for their children, and [to influence] disobedient people to live wisely like righteous people. And he will prepare the people to be ready for [the coming of] the Lord."

Then the angel replied to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you [like a cloud]; for that reason the holy (pure, sinless) Child shall be called the Son of God.

which like a dart will pierce even thro' your own soul, that thereby the sincerity of many may be revealed."

When His parents saw Him, they were astonished, and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”

and he answering saith to them, 'He having two coats -- let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals -- in like manner let him do.'

and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."

And he said unto them, Ye will probably say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself! the works which we have heard to have been performed by thee at Capernaum, do the like here in thy own country.

and in like manner also on James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; henceforth thou shalt be catching men.

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often and make supplications, in like manner those also of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink?

And looking around on them all, He said to the man, Stretch out your hand! And he did so. And his hand was restored whole like the other.

Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers to the prophets.

And as ye wish that men should do to you, do ye also to them in like manner.

And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? for even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like.

but as for you, love your enemies, do good, and lend without expecting any advantage from it: so shall your reward be great, in acting like the children of the most high: for he is kind to the most ungrateful wretches.

You people should be merciful just like your Father is merciful.

The disciple is not greater than his master, but everyone whose learning is complete will be like his master.

Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like:

he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded.

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.

Jesus listened to the Captain's message and was astonished at him, and He turned and said to the crowd that followed Him, "I tell you that not even in Israel have I found faith like that."

Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; who say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not weep.

the Son of man is come eating and drinking like other men, and ye call Him a gluttonous man and a wine bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners.

And as he was praying, the appearance of his face became different, and his clothing [became] white, gleaming like lightning.

John said, "Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him, because he wasn't a follower like us."

Go on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves.

And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.

And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.

[Now] which of these three men do you think acted like a neighbor to the man attacked by the robbers?"

and he said, 'He who did the kindness with him,' then Jesus said to him, 'Be going on, and thou be doing in like manner.'

And it happened as Jesus finished praying at a certain place that one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us [how] to pray, just like John [the Immerser] taught his disciples."

For just like Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh [Note: Nineveh was the capital of ancient Assyria], so the Son of man will also be [a sign] to this generation of people.

Your eye is [like] a lamp to your body [i.e., your life]. When your eye sees things correctly, [then] your whole body [i.e., your entire life] is illuminated [i.e., directed into proper conduct]. But when it sees things wrongly, [then] your body [i.e., your life] is also full of darkness [i.e., is not being lived properly].

If therefore your whole body [i.e., your entire life] is full of light [i.e., sees and responds to things correctly], with no blind spots [i.e., areas where you do not see and act correctly], your body [i.e., your life] will be fully illuminated [i.e., directed into proper conduct] just like a bright, shining lamp illuminating you [i.e., enabling you to see and respond to things properly]."

A curse on you Pharisees, because you like to have the front seats in synagogues, and to be greeted with honor in public places!

A curse is on you! for you are like the resting-places of dead men, which are not seen, and men go walking over them without knowledge of it.