the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

(This registering was the first made while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

A sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and they were trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured them.

And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

And rising up from prayer, he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow,