and Jesse begat David the king, and David the king begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Urias,

It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

Ye have heard that it hath been said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy."

the Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, what a man! a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners: though wisdom hath been justified by her children.

Then began he to upbraid the cities in which the chief of his miracles had been wrought, because they repented not:

Wo unto thee, Chorazin! wo unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles which had been wrought in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long since would they have repented in sack-cloth and ashes.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted unto heaven, shalt be cast down to hell: for if the miracles which have been wrought in thee had been done in Sodom, it had remained unto this day.

But ye say, If any man declare to his father or mother, This is a [devoted] gift, which else might have been employed by me for thy advantage;

And I brought him to thy disciples, and they have not been able to cure him.

For there are eunuchs, who were so from their mothers' womb; and there are eunuchs, who have been made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. He that is capable of receiving, let him receive it.

Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and the fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come unto the marriage-feast.

and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

that upon you may come all the righteous blood which hath been poured out upon the earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel, to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

His master said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many: enter into the joy of thy master.

His master said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many: enter thou into thy master's joy.

For this ointment might have been sold for a considerable sum, and given to the poor.

The Son of man indeed is departing, as it is written of him: but wo to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed! well had it been for that man if he had never had a being.

Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty silver pieces, the price of him who had been estimated at that rate, whom they of the children of Israel did value:

Now at the feast, the governor had been accustomed to release one prisoner to the people, whomsoever they chose.

for he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains were burst asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces, and no man was able to master him:

And they who saw the transaction, told them how it had been with the demoniac, and concerning the swine.

Then the woman, fearful and trembling, knowing what had been done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

But ye affirm, If a man say to his father or mother, it is Corban (that is, a gift), which otherwise might have been advantageous to thee from me;

And he asked his father, For how long a time hath this been the case with him? And he replied, From his infancy.

But they held their peace. For they had been disputing with each other on the road, which was the greatest.

For these days shall bring tribulation, such as the like hath never been from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, and never shall be more.

And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been preserved: but for the sake of those elect, whom he hath elected, he hath shortened the days.

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor. And they bitterly murmured against her.

The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him; but wo to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been desirable for that man if he had never been born.

Then Pilate marvelled that he should be already dead: and calling for the centurion, he asked him, If he had been dead any time.

She going, told it to those who had been with him, as they were wailing and weeping.

And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, gave no credit to her.

to the intent that thou mayest clearly know the certainty of those matters, concerning which thou hast been instructed.

And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to proclaim these glad tidings to thee.

as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been from the beginning:

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things which they had heard and seen, exactly as had been told them.

And it had been divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, till he had seen the Lord's Messiah.

And when they saw him, they were struck with surprise; and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou behaved to us in this manner? lo! thy father and I have been seeking thee in anguish of heart.

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 Simon answering, said unto him, Sir, we have been toiling all night, and have taken nothing: but at thy command I will shoot the net.

though wisdom hath been justified by her children.

And certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and sicknesses, Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven devils had gone out.

And it came to pass, as he had been praying in retirement, his disciples were with him, and he asked them, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

Wo to thee Chorazin! wo to thee Bethsaida! for if the miracles which have been done in thee, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long ago sitting in sackcloth and ashes, would they have repented.

And thou Capernaum, which hast been lifted up to heaven, shalt be cast down to hell.

that the blood of all the prophets, which hath been shed since the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation:

Now his elder brother had been in the field: and when coming home he drew near the house, he heard a concert of music, and the chorus.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust you with the true?

and if ye have not been faithful in that which belongs to another, who will give up to you that which is your own?

And he said unto him, Well done, good servant: because thou hast been faithful in the least matter, hold thou dominion over ten cities.

For I tell you, that what hath already been written must be fulfilled in me, namely, "He was numbered with the transgressors:" for the things also concerning me draw to their period.

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was vastly delighted: for he had been long desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some miracle wrought by him.

And Pilate and Herod the same day became friends together: for they had previously been at enmity with each other.

(who for a certain sedition raised in the city, and for murder, had been cast into prison.)

Then released he to them him who for sedition and murder had been cast into prison; but he gave up Jesus to their will.

Then said the Jews, This temple has been forty-six years in building, and canst thou rear it up in three days?

Jesus seeing him laid there, and knowing that he had been so for a long while, saith to him, Wilt thou be made sound?

and they shall come forth; they who have done good actions to the resurrection of life; and they who have been guilty of foul practices, to the resurrection of damnation.

Jesus answered, Neither hath this man been in fault, nor his parents; but it is in order to make manifest the works of God in him.

They brought him to the Pharisees, who had before been blind.

Then the Jews did not believe that he had been blind, and received sight, until that they had called the parents of him who had received sight.

The second time therefore they called the man who had been blind, and said unto him, Give the glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner.

From the creation of the world hath it never been heard, that any man opened the eyes of one born blind.

And Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

When therefore Mary was come where Jesus was, beholding him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother would not have died!

Jesus saith, Remove the stone. The sister of the deceased, Martha, said to him, Lord, he is by this time putrid: for he hath been dead four days.

that the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, "Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

and ye too shall bear your testimony, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

And all mine are thine, and thine mine; and I have been glorified in them.

They answered and said to him, If this fellow had not been a malefactor, we should not have delivered him up to thee.

Jesus replied, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom had been of this world, then would my servants have struggled hard, that I should not have been delivered up to the Jews: but now my kingdom is not from hence.

Jesus answered, Thou wouldest have had no authority over me, unless it had been given thee from above: for this reason, he that hath delivered me up to thee hath the greater crime.

And there was near the spot were he was crucified a garden and in the garden a new tomb, wherein no person had ever yet been laid.

and the napkin, which had been round his head, not laid with the linen swathes, but apart folded up in another place.

who also said to them, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up to heaven? this Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, in the same manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Men and brethren, permit me to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he hath been both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us to this day.

Attentively regarding then the noble confidence of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were men unlettered, and destitute of education, they were astonished; and they recollected them, that they had been with Jesus.

saying, What shall we do with these men? for that an acknowledged miracle hath been wrought by them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

Then they with many additional threatenings dismissed them, finding no pretext how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for what had been done.

For they have been in truth collected together against thy holy Son Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, even Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the heathen, and the people of Israel,

Then they went rejoicing from the presence of the sanhedrim, that for his name's sake, they had been counted worthy to suffer this injurious treatment.

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they killed those who before published the tidings of the coming of that Righteous Person; of whom ye have now been the betrayers and murderers:

for as yet he had not fallen on any one of them: only they had been baptised into the name of the Lord Jesus.

The portion of scripture which he had been reading was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before him who sheareth it is dumb, so he opened not his mouth:

But while Peter was perplexed in himself what was meant by the vision which he had seen, then, behold! the men which had been sent by Cornelius having inquired out the house of Simon, stood before the door,

Then they said, Cornelius a centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report with all the nation of the Jews, has been divinely admonished by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, to hear words from thee.

And there was a certain man at Lystra, who having lost the use of his feet was sitting, being lame from his mother's womb, and who had never been able to walk:

and thence sailed for Antioch, from whence they had been commended to the grace of God for the service which they had performed.

"After this will I return, and build again the tabernacle of David, that is fallen; and re-edify what hath been dug up from the foundation, and will set it upright again:

Now when these things were accomplished, Paul purposed by the Spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, That after I have been there, I must see Rome also.

And when they were come unto him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the very first day in which I entered into Asia, how I have been among you at every season,

And they have been informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews, who are among the Gentiles, apostacy from Moses, saying, That they should not circumcise the children, nor walk after the usual practices.

This person had been seized by the Jews, and was ready to be slain by them: but coming on them with the guard, I rescued him out of their hands, having understood that he was a Roman citizen.

But Paul (the governor having made him a sign to speak) replied, Knowing that for so many years thou hast been the judge of this nation, I with the more confidence offer my defence respecting the matters which concern me:

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been discharged, if he had not appealed to Caesar.

Now after being a long while without food, then stood up Paul in the midst of them, and said, Ye ought, my friends, to have been persuaded by me, and not have sailed from Crete, and got this loss and damage.

Now it came to pass that after three days Paul called together the principal persons of the Jews. And when they were assembled, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have done nothing contrary to the people and the customs of our ancestors, yet have I been delivered up a prisoner into the hands of the Romans.

But I would not that ye should be unacquainted, brethren, that oftentimes I have been purposing to come to you (and have been prevented until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the other Gentile nations.

For if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God by the death of his son, much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

Do ye not know, that as many as have been baptised into Christ Jesus have been baptised into his death?