'And thou, Bethlehem in Judah's land, Art in no way least among the chief cities of Judah; For out of thee will come a Chieftain- - One who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

And do not think that you can say among yourselves 'Abraham is our ancestor,' for I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham!

And Jesus went all through Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people;

Who among you, when his son asks him for a loaf, will give him a stone,

Remember, I am sending you out as my Messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents, and as blameless as doves.

By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant the man who hears the Message, but the cares of life and the glamour of wealth completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return.

But, while every one was asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and then went away.

And his sisters, too--are not they all living among us? Where, then did he get all this?"

On getting out of the boat, Jesus saw a great crowd, and his heart was moved at the sight of them; and he cured all the sick among them.

But the disciples began talking among themselves about their having brought no bread.

On noticing this, Jesus said: "Why are you talking among yourselves about your being short of bread, O men of little faith?

"O faithless and perverse generation!" Jesus exclaimed, "how long must I be among you? how long must I have patience with you? Bring the boy here to me."

Among you it is not so.

No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave;

It is about John's baptism. What was its origin? divine or human?" But they began arguing among themselves: "If we say 'divine,' he will say to us 'Why then did not you believe him?'

Now we had living among us seven brothers; of whom the eldest married and died, and, as he had no family, left his wife for his brother.

The man who would be the greatest among you must be your servant.

And will flog him severely, and assign him his place among the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among them by casting lots.

Among them were Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebediah's sons.

So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were instructed. And this story has been current among the Jews from that day to this.

And he was there in the Wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and among the wild beasts, while the angels ministered to him.

Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return.

Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the Message,

Night and day alike, he was continually shrieking in the tombs and among the hills, and cutting himself with stones.

Is not he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters, too, living here among us?" This proved a hindrance to their believing in him;

On which Jesus said: "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relations, and in his own home."

Taking the five loaves and the two fishes, Jesus looked up to Heaven, and said the blessing; he broke the loaves into pieces, and gave them to his disciples for them to serve out to the people, and he divided the two fishes also among them all.

But Jesus called the ten to him, and said: "Those who are regarded as ruling among the Gentiles lord it over them, as you know, and their great men oppress them.

But among you it is not so. No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

And whoever wants to take the first place among you must be the servant of all;

I have been among you day after day in the Temple Courts teaching, and yet you did not arrest me; but this is in fulfillment of the Scriptures."

Peter, who had followed Jesus at a distance into the court- yard of the High Priest, was sitting there among the police- officers, warming himself at the blaze of the fire.

Then they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots for them, to settle what each should take.

There were some women also watching from a distance, among them being Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joseph, and Salome--

[To his Excellency, Theophilus. Many attempts have been already made to draw up an account of those events which have reached their conclusion among us,

It fell to him by lot, in accordance with the practice among the priests, to go into the Temple of the Lord and burn incense;

And cried aloud: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!

Among others Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem, the town of David, in Judea--because he belonged to the family and house of David--

"Glory to God on high, And on earth peace among men in whom he finds pleasure."

Thinking that he was with their fellow-travelers, they went one day's journey before searching for him among their relations and acquaintances;

It was not till the third day that they found him in the Temple Courts, sitting among the Teachers, now listening to them, now asking them questions.

Let your lives, then, prove your repentance; and do not begin to say among yourselves 'Abraham is our ancestor,' for I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham!

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they expel you from among them, and taunt you, and reject your Name as an evil thing--on account of the Son of Man.

Every one was awe-struck and began praising God. "A great Prophet has arisen among us," they said; "and God has visited his people."

By that which fell among the brambles are meant those who hear the Message, but who, as they go on their way, are completely choked by this world's cares and wealth and pleasures, and bring nothing to perfection.

(For the men among them were about five thousand.) "Get them seated in companies," was his reply, "about fifty in each."

A discussion arose among the disciples as to which of them was the greatest;

And then said to them: "Any one who, for the sake of my Name, welcomes even this little child is welcoming me; and any one who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his Messenger. For whoever is lowliest among you all--that man is great."

Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my Messengers like lambs among wolves.

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

That servant's master will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour of which he is unaware, and will flog him severely and assign him his place among the untrustworthy.

"What man among you who has a hundred sheep, and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine out in the open country, and go after the lost sheep till he finds it?

"You," said Jesus, "are the men who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among men may be an abomination in the sight of God.

There will be signs, too, in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth despair among the nations, in their dismay at the roar of the sea and the surge.

"Take this and share it among you. For I tell you that I shall not, after to-day, drink of the juice of the grape, till the Kingdom of God has come."

And a dispute arose among them as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

But with you it must not be so. No, let the greatest among you become like the youngest, and him who leads like him who serves.

Which is the greater--the master at the table or his servant? Is not it the master at the table? Yet I myself am among you as one who serves.

For, I tell you, that passage of Scripture must be fulfilled in me, which says--'He was counted among the godless'; indeed all that refers to me is finding its fulfillment."

[Then Jesus said: "Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing."] His clothes they divided among them by casting lots.

But, when in their fear the women bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them: "Why are you looking among the dead for him who is living?

And what is more, some of the women among us have greatly astonished us. They went to the tomb at daybreak

While they were still talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, [and said "Peace be with you."]

And the Word became Man, and dwelt among us, (We saw his glory--the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.

John's answer was--"I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know;

Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a leading man among the Jews.

A great crowd of people, however, followed him, because they saw the signs of his mission in his work among those who were afflicted.

"Do not murmur among yourselves," said Jesus in reply.

And there were many whispers about him among the people, some saying 'He is a good man;' others: 'No! he is leading the people astray.'

But that is why Moses has instituted circumcision among you- -not, indeed, that it began with him, but with our ancestors--and that is why you circumcise even on a Sabbath.

So there was a sharp division among the people on account of Jesus.

So there was a difference of opinion among them, and they again questioned the man; "What do you yourself say about him, for it is to you that he has given sight?"

In consequence of these words a difference of opinion again arose among the Jews.

In consequence of this, Jesus did not go about publicly among the Jews any more, but left that neighborhood, and went into the country bordering on the Wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.

Among those who were going up to worship at the Festival were some Greeks,

"Only a little while longer," answered Jesus, "will you have the Light among you. Travel on while you have the Light, so that darkness may not overtake you; he who travels in the darkness does not know where he is going.

Yet for all this, even among the leading men there were many who came to believe in Jesus; but, on account of the Pharisees, they did not acknowledge it, for fear that they should be expelled from their Synagogues;

"Have I been all this time among you," said Jesus, "and yet you, Philip, have not recognized me? He who has seen me has seen the Father, how can you say, then, 'Show us the Father'?

If I had not done among them such work as no one else ever did, they would have had no sin to answer for; but, as it is, they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

So they said to one another: "Do not let us tear it, but let us cast lots for it, to see who shall have it." This was in fulfillment of the words of Scripture--'They shared my clothes among them, And over my clothing they cast lots.' That was what the soldiers did.

In the evening of the same day--the first day of the week-- after the doors of the room, in which the disciples were, had been shut for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said: "Peace be with you";

A week later the disciples were again in the house, and Thomas with them. After the doors had been shut, Jesus came and stood among them, and said: "Peace be with you."

So the report spread among the Brethren that that disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say that he was not to die, but said "If it is my will that he should wait till I come, what has that to do with you?"

Therefore, from among the men who have been with us all the time that Jesus, our Master, went in and out among us--

Men of Israel, listen to what I am saying. Jesus of Nazareth, a man whose mission from God to you was proved by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God showed among you through him, as you know full well--

Brothers, I can speak to you the more confidently about the Patriarch David, because he is dead and buried, and his tomb is here among us to this very day.

They sold their property and their goods, and shared the proceeds among them all, according to their individual needs.

Moses himself said--'The Lord your God will raise up from among your brothers a Prophet, as he raised me. To him you will listen whenever he speaks to you.

And it shall be that should any one among the people not listen to that Prophet, he will be utterly destroyed.'

But, to prevent this thing from spreading further among the people, let us warn them not to speak in this Name any more to any one whatever."

Nor was there any one in need among them, for all who were owners of land or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the sales

Many signs and wonders continued to occur among the people, through the instrumentality of the Apostles, whose custom it was to meet all together in the Colonnade of Solomon;

When they heard this, they went at daybreak into the Temple Courts, and began to teach. The High Priest and his party, on their arrival, summoned the High Council, including all the leading men among the Israelites, and sent to the jail to fetch the Apostles.

Therefore, Brothers, look for seven men of reputation among yourselves, wise and spiritually-minded men, and we will appoint them to attend to this matter;

Meanwhile Stephen, divinely helped and strengthened, was showing great wonders and signs among the people.

This was the Moses who said to the people of Israel--'God will raise up for you, from among your brothers, a Prophet, as he raised up me.'

All who heard him were amazed. "Is not this," they asked, "the man who worked havoc in Jerusalem among those that invoke this Name, and who had also come here for the express purpose of having such persons put in chains and taken before the Chief Priests?"

Peter returned with them at once. On his arrival, he was taken upstairs, and all the widows came round him in tears, showing the coats and other clothing which Dorcas had made while she was among them.

In the morning there was a great stir among the soldiers-- what could have become of Peter!