Hezekiah, of Manasseh; Manasseh, of Amon; Amon, of Josiah;

"And thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah, Thou are not least among the princes of Judah, For out of thee shall come a ruler Who shall shepherd my people, Israel."

Then Jesus went about through Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people.

These men, the Twelve, Jesus sent forth, after giving them the following instructions. "Do not go among the Gentiles, or enter any Samaritan town,

"Behold, it is I who am sending you forth like sheep among wolves. Be then as serpents and as guileless as doves.

"In solemn truth I tell you that there has not arisen among those born of women a greater than John the Baptist; yet one of the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it.

"And the seed sown among thorns is he who hears the word, but the anxieties of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

"but while men were asleep his enemy came and sowed tares among his wheat and went away.

"Are not his sisters all living among us? Where, then, did he get all these powers?"

This kept them from believing in him. Wherefore Jesus said, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and among his own family."

And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, "It is because we did not bring any bread."

When Jesus knew it he said: "Weaklings in faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves, because you have no bread?

When he had called a little child to him, Jesus set him among them, and answered.

"For wherever there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I among them."

"Not so shall it be among you. But whoever among you wishes to become great, shall be your minister,

"and whoever wishes to be first among you, shall be your slave;

John's baptism, whence was it, from heaven or from man?" So they began debating about it among themselves.

"Whoever is great among you shall be your minister;

and will scourge him severely, and allot him a place among hypocrites, where will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

but said they, "Not during the feast, for fear of causing a riot among the people."

After crucifying him, they parted his garments among them by casting lots.

among them being Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.

So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were told; and this story has been noised abroad among the Jews, and continues to this day.

and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was among the wild beasts, but the angels were ministering to him.

and every one was amazed so that they began questioning among themselves. "What does this mean? A new teaching with authority? He lays commands even upon unclean spirits and they obey him."

Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it, so that it yielded no crop.

There are others who are 'sown among thorns.'

who lived among the tombs.

And always, night and day, he remained among the tombs and in the mountains, shrieking and gashing himself with stones.

So they disapproved of him. Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his native land and among his relatives and in his home."

And he wondered at their lack of faith. So he went among the neighboring villages, teaching.

Do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets of broken pieces did you take up?" "Twelve," they said.

This order they faithfully kept, questioning among themselves what "rising again from the dead" meant.

Then Jesus took a little child, set it among them, and folding it in his arms, he said,

"You know that those who are regarded as rulers among the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make them feel their authority.

Not so shall it be among you. On the contrary whoever would become great among you shall be your servant;

and whoever among you would be first, shall be slave of all,

but, "Not on a feast-day," they said, "for fear there should be a riot among the people."

Some of those who were present said among themselves indignantly. "Why has the perfume been wasted like this?

She has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor among you, and can show them kindness whenever you wish, but me you will not always have.

Peter also had followed Jesus at a distance, until he was inside the court of the high priest. There he was sitting among the officers, warming himself in the light of the fire.

Then the high priest rose and stood forth among them. "Have you no answer to make?" he asked Jesus; "What is it that these testify against you?"

Then they crucified him, and divided his garments among them, casting lots upon them to see what each should take.

There were some women also watching from a distance. Among them were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,

Seeing that many have taken it in hand to draw up an account of those matters which have been fully established among us,

"This has the Lord done for me. He has now deigned to take the away my reproach among men."

and called out with a loud cry. "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!

"Glory to God in the highest, And in earth peace among men who please him"

but supposed that he was in the company, and went a days journey. Then they hunted for him among his kinsfolk and acquaintance;

On the third day they found him sitting in the Temple, among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking questions.

And when day dawned he called his disciples, and from among them he selected twelve, whom also he called Apostles missionaries.

And awe took hold on them all, and they began to glorify God saying. "A great prophet has risen among us;" and, "God has visited his people."

"I tell you that among all that are born of women not one is greater than John; yet he that is little in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

Then the other guest began to say among themselves, "Who is this even to forgive sins?"

"Another part fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it.

Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up in heaven, he blessed them, broke them in pieces, and began to giving to his disciples to apportion among the crowd.

Now there arose a dispute among them as to which one of them was the greatest.

then he said to them. "Whoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me; and whoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For it is the lowliest among you all who is great."

"Go your way; behold, I am sending you forth like lambs among wolves.

"A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell among bandits who both stripped him and beat him, and went off leaving him half dead.

"Which then of these three seems to you to have behaved like a neighbor to the man who fell among bandits?"

"What father is there among you who, if his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish will give him instead a serpent?

It happened on the Sabbath Day when he went into the house of a certain ruler among Pharisees to take a meal, that they were watching him.

"The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of your property which is coming to me.' So he divided his means among them.

So they reasoned among themselves. "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why did you not believe in him?'

"They shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive among the Gentiles, and Jerusalem shall be trampled under foot by the Gentiles, until the appointed times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

"Take this, and divide it among yourselves; for I tell you that I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God is come."

And they began to question among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do such a thing.

And there arose also a dispute among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest,

"But you shall not be so. But he who is greater among you let him become like the younger; and he who is leader like him who serves.

"For I say to you that this word of Scripture must find it's fulfilment in me. "And he was numbered among the transgressors, For that which concerns me has its accomplishment."

And when they had lighted a fire in the center of the court, and had sat down together, Peter was taking his seat among them.

Jesus kept saying, "Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided his garments among them, casting lots for them,

They were terrified, and bowed down their faces to the ground, but the men said to them. "Why are you seeking him who lives among the dead?

While they were yet speaking he stood among them and said, "Peace be to you!"

Now there was one of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler among the Jews.

A great crowd were following him, because they witnessed the signs which he was continually performing among those who were ill.

"There is a lad who has five barley loaves and a couple of fish; but what is that among so many?"

Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks he distributed them among those who were seated; in like manner also of the fish, as much as they wished,

"Do not find fault with me among yourselves,"

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

and there was much disputing about him among the crowd. Some would say, "He is a good man." Others. "No! he is misleading the people." "While I was with them I kept them by the power of thy name which thou hast given me. I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

Then the Jews said to one another. "Where does this fellow intend to go, so that we shall not find him? He is not intending to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and to teach the Greeks, is he?

But Jesus stooped down, and began to write on the ground with his finger. When they continued to question him, he raised himself and said to them, "Let the innocent man among you be the first to throw the stone at her."

So there was a difference of opinion among them. Accordingly they said to the blind man, "What have you to say about him, now that he has opened your eyes?" "He is a prophet," he answered.

Jesus therefore no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but went away from there into the region near the desert to a town called Ephraim,

Then the Pharisees said among themselves. "You see! You can do nothing! Look! The world is gone after him!"

Now there were certain Greeks among those who had come up to worship during the Passover feast;

"The Light is among you a little longer," answered Jesus. "Walk while you have the Light, lest darkness overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed on him, but did not confess in on account of the Pharisees, for fear lest they be put out of the Synagogue.

"Have I been so long among you, and yet you, Philip, have you not recognized me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Cause us to see the Father'?

"If I had not done among them such works as none ever did, they would have had no sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

At this some of his disciples said among themselves. "What does he mean by telling us, 'In a little while you shall behold me no more; and again in a little while you shall see me,' and 'because I am going to the Father'?"

so the soldiers said one to another. "Let us not tear it. Let us draw lots, to see whose it shall be"??hat the Scripture might be fulfilled. They divided my garments among them, For my raiment did they cast lots. This was what the soldiers did.

On the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, although the doors of the room where the disciples gathered had been locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came, and there he stood among them, saying. "Peace to you!"

A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood there among and said: "Peace to you!"

This was the third time that Jesus showed himself to the disciples after he had risen from among the dead.

Accordingly the report spread among the brothers that this disciple should not die; but Jesus did not say that he was not to die, but said, "If I choose that he remain until I come, what is that to you?"

It was during these days that Peter stood up among the brothers??he whole number of persons present was about one hundred and twenty??nd said: