that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.

But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.

And Mary said - Lo! the handmaid of the Lord! Might it come to pass unto me, according to thy declaration. And the messenger departed from her.

and whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

“He has done mighty deeds with His [powerful] arm;
He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

He hath given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy

And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.

And He has raised up a horn of salvation [a mighty and valiant Savior] for us
In the house of David His servant—

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

And the child grew, and became mighty in spirit, and was in the deserts until the days of his public exhibition to Israel.

But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering in her heart what they might mean.

And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,

Indeed, a sword will pierce your own soul, too, so that the inner thoughts of many people might be revealed."

But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether he might be the Christ,

And the Devil said to Him, If you are the Son of God, speak to this stone that it might become bread.

And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

Next morning, at daybreak, He left the town and went away to a solitary place; but the people flocked out to find Him, and, coming to the place where He was, they endeavoured to detain Him that He might not leave them.

Jesus ordered him to tell no one [that he might happen to meet], “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your purification, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony (witness) to them [that this is a work of Messiah].”

And it came to pass, on one of the days, that, he, was teaching, and there were sitting Pharisees and Teachers of the law, who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem; and, the power of the Lord, was there, that he might heal.

And behold, men brought, on a bed, a man who was a paralytic. And they sought how they might bring him in, and lay him before him.

And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

And that ye might know that the Son of man has power upon earth to remit sins, (he said to him affected with paralysis,) I say to thee, Arise, and having taken up thy conch, go into thy house.

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

And if ye lend of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace is to you? for also the sinful lend to the sinful, that they might receive back the like things.

and having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman.

And a certain one of the Pharisees was asking him that he might eat with him, and having gone into the house of the Pharisee he reclined (at meat),

And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

None, having lighted a light, covers it with a vessel, or puts under a bed; but sets upon a candlestick, that they entering might see the light.

and there was there a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain, and they were calling on him, that he might suffer them to enter into these, and he suffered them,

Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

Then called he the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and that they might heal diseases.

And the day began to decline: and the twelve having come near, said to him, Loose the crowd, that having departed into the towns round about and the fields, they might rest, and might find provisions; for here are we in a deserted place.

But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, There are for us not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless, after going, we might buy food for all this people.

But He strictly warned and admonished them not to tell this to anyone,

And I besought thy disciples that they might cast him out, and they could not.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

An argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest [surpassing the others in esteem and authority].

And he sent messengers before his face. And having gone they entered into a village of the Samaritans that they might make ready for him.

And Jesus said to him, Foxes have dens, and fowls of heaven encampments; but the Son of man has not where he might lay down the head.

Then another person said [to Jesus], "Lord, I will become your follower, but first let me say goodbye to my family." [Note: There was the likelihood that family members might try to dissuade him from his commitment to follow the Lord].

Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Lo! I have given you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the might of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

And, he, answering, said - Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, out of all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thine intention; and thy neighbour, as thyself?

And on the morrow when departing, after taking out two denarii, he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatever thou might spend more, I will repay thee at my return.

And others, that they might tempt him, asked of him a sign from heaven.

Whensoever, the mighty one, armed, may be guarding his own dwelling, in peace, are his goods;

But he said, "You might better say, 'Blessed are those who hear God's message and observe it!' "

Look therefore [to see] whether or not the light that is in you [i.e., your perspective on things] might [actually] be darkness [i.e., a distorted perspective].

And in his speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking him that he might dine with him, and having gone in, he reclined (at meat),

it was that the blood of all the prophets shed from the foundation of the world might be charged upon this generation,

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

And ye like men expecting their Lord, when he shall loose from the nuptials; that having come and knocked, they might quickly open to him.

Whereas also it might bear fruit: and if not, afterwards thou shalt cut it off.

And might not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?

"When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don't sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,

But when thou art called, having gone, recline in the last place; that when he having called thee come, might say to thee, Friend, mount up higher; then shall honour be to thee beore them reclining with thee.

He also said to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid.

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be.

And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

I have resolved what I will do, that, when I should be removed from the stewardship, they might receive me in their houses.

And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of injustice; that, when ye fail, they might receive you into lasting tents.

And he having called out, said, Father Abraham, pity me, and send Lazarus, that he might dip his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us.

For I have five brethren; that he might testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

He might better have a millstone hung around his neck, and be thrown into the sea, than be a hindrance to one of these humble people.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

And they brought to him also infants that he might touch them, but the disciples when they saw it rebuked them.

And when he heard the crowd passing, he inquired what this might be.

And those who were going before rebuked him that he might be silent; but he cried out so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

"What do you want me to do for you?" "Lord," he answered, "that I might see again."

And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that way.

And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

And in the season he sent to the husbandmen a bondman, that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen, having beaten him, sent him away empty.

Then the experts in the law of Moses and the leading priests attempted to arrest Jesus right away, [but hesitated] because they feared [what] the people [might do], since they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

There will be violent earthquakes, and in various places famines and [deadly and devastating] pestilences (plagues, epidemics); and there will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.

And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Having gone, prepare ye for us the pascha, that we might eat.

and they said to him, 'Where wilt thou that we might prepare?'

And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.

That ye might eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and might sit upon thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat:

And he said to them, Why sleep ye? having risen, pray that ye might not enter into temptation.

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God."

Meanwhile the high priests and scribes stood and accused him with might and main.

And Herod is of the same opinion, for he has sent him back to us; for, you see, he has done nothing for which I might put him to death.

And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.

And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: