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

And you Bethlehem, in Judah's land, You are not least among the rulers of Judah: For a ruler will come from you, Who will shepherd Israel my people."

These twelve men Jesus despatched with the following instructions, "Do not go among the Gentiles, and do not enter a Samaritan town,

I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise like serpents and guileless like doves.

After finishing these instructions to his twelve disciples, Jesus removed from there to teach and preach among their towns.

I tell you truly, no one has arisen among the sons of women who is greater than John the Baptist, and yet the least in the Realm of heaven is greater than he is.

Some other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.

As for him who is sown 'among thorns,' that is the man who listens to the word, but the worry of the world and the delight of being rich choke the word; so it proves unfruitful.

but while men slept his enemy came and resowed weeds among the wheat and then went away.

So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will go out and separate the evil from among the just

Are not his sisters settled here among us? Then where has he got all this?"

They argued among themselves, "But we have not brought any bread!"

So he called a child, set it among them,

For where two or three have gathered in my name, I am there among them."

not so with you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

He who is greatest among you must be your servant.

"Only," they said, "it must not be during the festival, in case of a riot among the people."

Then they crucified him, distributed his clothes among them by drawing lots,

So the soldiers took the money and followed their instructions; and this story has been disseminated among the Jews down to the present day.

Now Levi was at table in his own house, and he had many taxgatherers and sinners as guests along with Jesus and his disciples ??for there were many of them among his followers.

some other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it, so it bore no crop;

Another set are those who are sown 'among thorns'; they listen to the word,

who dwelt among the tombs; by this time no one could bind him, not even with a chain,

All night and day among the tombs and the hills he shrieked and gashed himself with stones.

Is this not the joiner, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not his sisters settled here among us?" So they were repelled by him.

Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and among his kinsfolk and in his home."

and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he blessed them, broke the loaves in pieces which he handed to the disciples to set before them, and divided the two fish among them all.

Then he took a little child, set it among them, and putting his arms round it said to them,

not so with you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

(There was a man called Bar-Abbas in prison, among the rioters who had committed murder during the insurrection.)

Then they crucified him and distributed his clothes among themselves, drawing lots for them to decide each man's share.

There were some women also watching at a distance, among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,

"The Lord has done this for me," she said, "he has now deigned to remove my reproach among men."

she called out with a loud cry, "Blessed among women are you, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

they supposed he was in the caravan and travelled on for a day, searching for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances.

Three days later they found him in the temple, seated among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions,

Then amazement came over them all; they talked it over among themselves, saying, "What does this mean? He orders the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!"

but when they could not find any means of getting him in, on account of the crowd, they climbed to the top of the house and let him down through the tiles, mattress and all among the people in front of Jesus.

All were seized with awe and glorified God. "A great prophet has appeared among us," they said, "God has visited his people."

I tell you, among the sons of women there is none greater than John, and yet the least in the Realm of God is greater than he is."

some other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up along with it and choked it;

As for the seed that fell among thorns, that means people who hear but who go and get choked with worries and money and the pleasures of life, so that they never ripen.

As he stepped out on land he was met by a man from the town who had daemons in him; for a long while he had worn no clothing, and he stayed not in a house but among the tombs.

A dispute arose among them as to which of them was the greatest.

Go your way; I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.

Jesus rejoined, "A man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho fell among robbers who stripped and belaboured him and then went off leaving him half-dead.

Which of these three men, in your opinion, proved a neighbour to the man who fell among the robbers?"

What father among you, if asked by his son for a loaf, will hand him a stone? Or, if asked for a fish, will hand him a serpent instead of a fish?

and the younger said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that falls to me.' So he divided his means among them.

When Jesus heard this he said to him, "You lack one thing more; sell all you have, distribute the money among the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."

And he took a cup which was handed to him, gave thanks to God and said, "Take this and distribute it among yourselves,

And they began to discuss among themselves which of them could possibly be going to do such a thing.

A quarrel also rose among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest.

not so with you. He who is greatest among you must be like the youngest, and he who is chief like a servant.

Which is the greatest, guest or servant? Is it not the guest? But I am among you as a servant.

For I tell you, this word of scripture must be fulfilled in me: he was classed among criminals. Yes, there is an end to all that refers to me."

and sat down among some people who had lit a fire in the courtyard and were sitting round it.

Pilate said to them, "You brought me this man as being an inciter to rebellion among the people. I have examined him before you and found nothing criminal about him, for all your accusations against him.

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, they do not know what they are doing." Then they distributed his clothes among themselves by drawing lots.

They were terrified and bent their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look among the dead for him who is alive?

Just as they were speaking He stood among them [and said to them, "Peace to you!"]

So the Logos became flesh and tarried among us; we have seen his glory ??glory such as an only son enjoys from his father ??seen it to be full of grace and reality.

"I am baptizing with water," John replied, "but my successor is among you, One whom you do not recognize,

"There is a servant here, with five barley-cakes and a couple of fish; but what is that among so many?"

The Jews said to themselves, "Where is he going, that we will not find him? Is he off to the Dispersion among the Greeks, to teach the Greeks?

but as they persisted with their question, he raised himself and said to them, "Let the innocent among you throw the first stone at her";

I know you are Abraham's offspring! Yet you want to kill me, since my word makes no headway among you!

Accordingly Jesus no longer appeared in public among the Jews, but withdrew to the country adjoining the desert, to a town called Ephraim; there he stayed with the disciples.

They gave a supper for him there; Martha waited on him, and Lazarus was among those who reclined at table beside him.

Now there were some Greeks among those who had come up to worship at the festival;

Then Jesus said to them, "The Light will shine among you for a little longer yet; walk while you have the Light, that the darkness may not overtake you. He who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.

They would not be guilty, if I had not done deeds among them such as no one has ever done; but, as it is, they have seen ??and they have hated ??both me and my Father.

they said to themselves, "Don't let us tear it. Let us draw lots to see who gets it" (that the scripture might be fulfilled, they distributed my clothes among them, and drew lots for my raiment). This was what the soldiers did.

On the evening of that same day ??the first day of the week ??though the disciples had gathered within closed doors for fear of the Jews, Jesus entered and stood among them, saying, "Peace be with you!"

Eight days afterwards his disciples were together again, and Thomas with them. Though the doors were closed, Jesus entered and stood among them, saying, "Peace be with you!"

This started the report among the brotherhood that the said disciple was not to die. Jesus, however, did not say he was not to die; what he said was, "If I choose that he should survive till I come back, what does that matter to you?"

Now during these days Peter stood up among the brothers (there was a crowd of about a hundred and twenty persons all together).

Well then, of the men who have been associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

Men of Israel, listen to my words. Jesus the Nazarene, a man accredited to you by God through miracles, wonders, and signs which God performed by him among you (as you yourselves know),

they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds among all, as anyone might be in need.

for Moses said, The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brotherhood, as he raised me: you must listen to whatever he may tell you.

[Relocated to before vs 34] Now there was but one heart and soul among the multitude of the believers; not one of them considered anything his personal property, they shared all they had with one another.

There was not a needy person among them, for those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sale,

[Move first half of vs to start of vs 15] Many miracles and wonders were performed among the people by the apostles. Now they all without exception met in the portico of Solomon.

Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, performed great wonders and miracles among the people.

(This was the Moses who told the sons of Israel, 'God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brotherhood, as he raised me.')

He then went in and out among them at Jerusalem, speaking freely in the name of the Lord;

Peter moved here and there among them all, and it happened that in the course of his tours he came down to visit the saints who stayed at Lydda.

They said, "Cornelius, a captain, a good man who reverences God and enjoys a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and to listen to what you had to say."

Now when day broke there was a great commotion among the soldiers over what could have become of Peter.

Brothers, sons of Abraham's race and all among you who reverence God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

But when the apostles, Paul and Barnabas, heard this they rent their clothes and sprang out among the crowd,

So the whole meeting was quieted and listened to Barnabas and Paul recounting the signs and wonders God had performed by them among the Gentiles.

Symeon has explained how it was God's original concern to secure a People from among the Gentiles to bear his Name.

Hence, in my opinion, we ought not to put fresh difficulties in the way of those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles,

He had a good reputation among the brothers at Lystra and Iconium;

Among the listeners there was a woman called Lydia, a dealer in purple who belonged to the town of Thyatira. She reverenced God, and the Lord opened her heart to attend to what Paul said.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica heard that Paul was proclaiming the word of God at Beroea as well, they came to create a disturbance and a riot among the crowds at Beroea too.

When they came to him, he said, "You know quite well how I lived among you all the time ever since I set foot in Asia,