Judah begot Phares and Zarah of Thamar: Phares begot Hezron: Hezron begot Aram:

And his fame went abroad into all Syria. And they brought to him all that were sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, and those who were possessed with demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he cured them.

Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients: You shall not swear falsely, but shall pay to the Lord your vows.

But I say to you, Swear not at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

neither shall you swear by your head, for you can not make one hair white or black.

And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: Behold, the sower went out to sow.

Hear you, therefore, the parable of the sower.

And the servants of the master of the house came, and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Whence, then, has it tares?

And he came to the other, and spoke to him in like manner. And he answered and said, I go, sir; and went not.

Alas for you, blind guides! who say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, becomes a debtor.

And, Whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gift that is on it, becomes a debtor.

Then Jesus said to them: My soul is encompassed with sorrow even to death; remain here, and watch with me.

Then he began to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

and said: Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will arise.

Hear; Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

The sower sows the word.

And he swore to her: What ever you ask, I will give you, to the half of my kingdom.

And he said to them: My soul is encompassed with sorrow, even to death; remain here, and watch.

But he began to curse and to swear, saying: I know not this man of whom you speak.

the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

This enrollment first took place when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.

And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him: Child, why have you acted thus toward us? Be hold, your father and I have sought for you in sorrow.

The sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air ate it up.

But he answered and said to him, Sir, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and throw in manure;

And he arose from prayer, and came to his disciples, and found them asleep for sorrow.

The woman said to him: Sir, you have ho vessel with which you can draw, and the well is deep; whence have you that living water?

The woman said to him: Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw.

The woman said to him: Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

The courtier said to him: Sir, come down before my child die.

The sick man answered him: Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred; but while I am coming, another goes down before me.

She said: No one, sir. Jesus said to her: Neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no more.

He answered and said: Who is he, sir, that I may believe on him?

These then came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying: Sir, we wish to see Jesus.

But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

Verily, verily I say to you, you shall weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow, be cause her hour has come; but when the child is born, she no longer remembers the pain, for joy that a man is born into the world.

You, therefore, have sorrow now; but I shall see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you.

Jesus said to her: "Woman, why do you weep? Whom do you seek? Supposing that it was the gardener, she said to him: Sir, if you have taken him hence, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.

But that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: I will give you the sure mercies of David.

and they wrote by their hands as follows: The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to the brethren of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

And he passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

And Paul, having remained many days longer, took leave of the brethren, and sailed to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, having shorn his head in Cenchrea; for he had a vow.

And having remained there three months, he determined to return through Macedonia, because a plot had been laid for him by the Jews, as he was about to sail to Syria.

And we came in view of Cyprus; and, leaving it to the left, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to put off her lading.

Therefore, the inheritance is by faith, that it may be according to grace, in order that the promise may be sure to all his posterity, not to those only who are of the law, but to those, also, who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

And not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body, which was already dead, (for he was about a hundred years old,) nor the deadness of Sarah's womb;

That I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart;

For the word of the promise is this: At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.

But I determined this in myself, that with sorrow I would not again come to you:

And I wrote to you this very thing, that, on coming to you, I might not have sorrow from those from whom I ought to receive joy; because I have confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

so that, on the other hand, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest such a one should be swallowed up in too much sorrow.

For I wrote to you for this purpose also, that I might have a sure proof from you, whether you are obedient in all things.

For although I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that the same letter gave you sorrow, though but for a short time.

For godly sorrow works repentance not to be regretted, which leads to salvation: but the sorrow of the world works death.

Now, he that furnishes seed to the sower will both furnish bread for food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;

Then, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia:

And, indeed, he was sick near to death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

holding fast the sure word as it is taught, that he may be able, by sound teaching, both to exhort and to convince the opposers.

so that I swore in my anger, They shall not enter into my rest.

But to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who believed not?

For we who have believed are to enter into rest, as he said: So I swore in my anger, they shall not enter into my rest; namely, that rest from his works which had been finished from the foundation of the world.

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,

For, verily, men swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction.

which, hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters in beyond the vail,

(for those priests were made such without an oath, but this one with an oath, by him that said to him, The Lord swore, and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec;)

Now, faith is a sure confidence with respect to things hoped for, a firm persuasion with respect to things not seen:

By faith also Sarah herself received strength for the conception of seed, and brought forth a child when past the time of life, because she counted him faithful who had promised.

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to sorrow.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, either by heaven, or by the earth, or with any other oath: but let your yes, be yes, and your no, be no, lest you fall into condemnation.

in which you rejoice, though now for a little while, since it is needful, you are in sorrow under various temptations;

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: and you are her children, if you do good, and fear no dismay.

Wherefore, brethren, give the greater diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you will never fall.

And I said to him: Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me: These are they who have come out of great affliction, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

and swore by him that lives from age to age, who created the heaven and the things that are in it, and the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, That time should no longer intervene,

And the first angel went, and poured out his cup on the land; and there came a hurtful and afflictive sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshiped his image.

As much glory and voluptuousness as she has given to herself, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

And he will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death; neither shall there be any more sorrow, nor crying, nor pain; for the former things have passed away.