Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah,

'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'"

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them: "Do not go among the Gentiles, or enter any town of the Samaritans.

Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.

Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

And they discussed among themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no bread."

But Jesus, aware of this, said, "O men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?

Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant.

And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave

The baptism of Johnwhere was it from? From heaven or from men?" And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and having no children, he left his wife to his brother.

He who is greatest among you shall be your servant.

But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be a riot among the people."

And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots;

among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.

So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."

Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.

And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the word,

who lived among the tombs; and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain,

Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out, and cutting himself with stones.

But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house."

And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all.

But it shall not be so among you. But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first among you must be slave of all.

And they reasoned among themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

So also the chief priests mocked him among themselves with the scribes, and said, "He saved others; he cannot save himself.

There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,

Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things which have been fulfilled among us,

"Thus the Lord has done to me, in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people."

And she exclaimed with a loud voice, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name."

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!"

but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and they sought him among their relatives and acquaintances.

After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us;" and "God has visited his people."

I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

Then those who reclined at the table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it.

And the ones that fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.

And an argument arose among them as to which of them would be the greatest.

and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great."

Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.

Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him of his clothing, beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?"

What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent?

He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'

But when the tenants saw him, they reasoned among themselves and said, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'

Then he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, "Take this and divide it among yourselves;

Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this.

A dispute also arose among them, which of them was to be considered the greatest.

But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the youngest, and he who leads as one who serves.

For who is greater, one who sits at the table, or one who serves? Is it not the one who sits at the table? But I am among you as One who serves.

When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them.

And as they were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?

As they were saying this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John answered them, "I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know.

"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?"

Jesus answered them, "Do not murmur among yourselves.

Then the Jews began to argue among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

And there was much complaining among the people about him. Some said, "He is a good man"; others said, "No, on the contrary, he deceives the people."

The Jews said to one another, "Where does this man intend to go that we shall not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?

So there was a division among the people because of him.

And when they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her."

Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them.

There was again a division among the Jews because of these words.

Jesus therefore no longer went about openly among the Jews, but went from there to the country near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim; and there he stayed with his disciples.

Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast.

Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;

If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.

So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be." This happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says: "They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots." This is what the soldiers did.

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."

Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said, "Peace be with you!"

Then the saying spread among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?"

In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty), and said,

For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry."

Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

And it shall be that every soul that does not listen to that prophet will be destroyed from among the people.'

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any one in this name."

For there was not a needy person among them, For all who were owners of land or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of the sales

Now many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Porch.

Now in those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the native Hebrews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty.

And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

"Brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation.

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brethren, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe.

All the assembly kept silent; and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.

Therefore it is my judgment that we should not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles,

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren,

So Paul went out from among them.

But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.

And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

Paul wanted to go in among the crowd, but the disciples would not let him.