'One' in the Bible

"'And thou, Bethlehem in the land of Judah, by no means the least honorable art thou among princely places in Judah! For from thee shall come a prince--one who shall be the Shepherd of My People Israel.'"

He it is who was spoken of through the Prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying aloud, 'In the desert prepare ye a road for the Lord: make His highway straight.'"

Solemnly I tell you that until Heaven and earth pass away, not one iota or smallest detail will pass away from the Law until all has taken place.

Whoever therefore breaks one of these least commandments and teaches others to break them, will be called the least in the Kingdom of the Heavens; but whoever practises them and teaches them, he will be acknowledged as great in the Kingdom of the Heavens.

But I say to you that every one who becomes angry with his brother shall be answerable to the magistrate; that whoever says to his brother 'Raca,' shall be answerable to the Sanhedrin; and that whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire.

If therefore your eye, even the right eye, is a snare to you, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should be thrown into Gehenna.

And if your right hand is a snare to you, cut it off and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should go into Gehenna.

And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

But let your language be, 'Yes, yes,' or 'No, no.' Anything in excess of this comes from the Evil one.

But I tell you not to resist a wicked man, but if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

If any one wishes to go to law with you and to deprive you of your under garment, let him take your outer one also.

And whoever shall compel you to convey his goods one mile, go with him two.

and bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the Evil one.'

"No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think slightingly of the other. You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.

and yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his magnificence could array himself like one of these.

"Not every one who says to me, 'Master, Master,' will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens, but only those who are obedient to my Father who is in Heaven.

"Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock;

And every one who hears these my teachings and does not act upon them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his house upon sand.

for He had been teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their Scribes taught.

and Jesus said to him, "Be careful to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses appointed as evidence for them."

For I myself am also under authority, and have soldiers under me. To one I say 'Go,' and he goes, to another 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this or that,' and he does it."

On His arrival at the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two men possessed by demons, coming from among the tombs: they were so dangerously fierce that no one was able to pass that way.

No one ever mends an old cloak with a patch of newly woven cloth. Otherwise, the patch put on would tear away some of the old, and a worse hole would be made.

Then their eyes were opened. And assuming a stern tone Jesus said to them, "Be careful to let no one know."

Whenever they persecute you in one town, escape to the next; for I solemnly tell you that you will not have gone the round of all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Do not two sparrows sell for a halfpenny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's leave.

Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.

Every one who receives a prophet, because he is a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward, and every one who receives a righteous man, because he is a righteous man, will receive a righteous man's reward.

And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I solemnly tell you that he will not lose his reward."

"Are you the Coming One, or is it a different person that we are to expect?"

and blessed is every one who does not stumble and fall because of my claims."

"I solemnly tell you that among all of woman born no greater has ever been raised up than John the Baptist; yet one who is of lower rank in the Kingdom of the Heavens is greater than he.

Listen, every one who has ears!

"All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one fully knows the Son except the Father, nor does any one fully know the Father except the Son and all to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

"This is My servant whom I have chosen, My dearly loved One in whom My soul takes pleasure. I will put My spirit upon Him, and He will announce justice to the nations.

Again, how can any one enter the house of a strong man and carry off his goods, unless first of all he masters and secures the strong man: then he will ransack his house.

There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and mark! there is One greater than Jonah here.

The Queen of the south will awake at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and mark! there is One greater than Solomon here.

So some one told Him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and desire to speak to you."

But a portion falls upon good ground, and gives a return, some a hundred for one, some sixty, some thirty.

Listen, every one who has ears!"

When a man hears the Message concerning the Kingdom and does not understand it, the Evil one comes and catches away what has been sown in his heart. This is he who has received the seed by the road-side.

But he who has received the seed on good ground is he who hears and understands. Such hearers give a return, and yield one a hundred for one, another sixty, another thirty.")

the field is the world; the good seed--these are the sons of the Kingdom; the darnel, the sons of the Evil one.

Then will the righteous shine out like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Listen, every one who has ears!

He finds one most costly pearl; he goes away; and though it costs all he has, he buys it.

"Some say John the Baptist," they replied; "others Elijah; others Jeremiah or one of the Prophets."

Then He urged His disciples to tell no one that He was the Christ.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

Then Peter said to Jesus, "Master, we are thankful to you that we are here. If you approve, I will put up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

So they looked up, and saw no one but Jesus.

As they were descending the mountain, Jesus laid a command upon them. "Tell no one," He said, "of the sight you have seen till the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."

And whoever for my sake receives one young child such as this, receives me.

But whoever shall occasion the fall of one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him to have a millstone hung round his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

And if your eye is causing you to fall into sin, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you to enter into Life with only one eye, than to remain in possession of two eyes but be thrown into the Gehenna of fire.

"Beware of ever despising one of these little ones, for I tell you that in Heaven their angels have continual access to my Father who is in Heaven.

What do you yourselves think? Suppose a man gets a hundred sheep and one of them strays away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go and look for the one that is straying?

Just so it is not the will of your Father in Heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.

But if he will not listen to you, go again, and ask one or two to go with you, that every word spoken may be attested by two or three witnesses.

But as soon as he began the settlement, one was brought before him who owed 10,000 talents,

But no sooner had that servant gone out, than he met with one of his fellow servants who owed him 100 shillings; and seizing him by the throat and nearly strangling him he exclaimed, "'Pay me all you owe.'

"In the same way my Heavenly Father will deal with you, if you do not all of you forgive one another from your hearts."

and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be one'?

Thus they are no longer two, but 'one'! What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate."

"Teacher," said one man, coming up to Him, "what that is good shall I do in order to win the Life of the Ages?"

"Why do you ask me," He replied, "about what is good? There is only One who is truly good. But if you desire to enter into Life, keep the Commandments."

"'Because no one has hired us,' they replied. "'You also, go into the vineyard,' he said.

"'These who came last have done only one hour's work, and you have put them on a level with us who have worked the whole day and have borne the scorching heat.'

"'My friend,' he answered to one of them, 'I am doing you no injustice. Did you not agree with me for a shilling?

"What is it you desire?" He asked. "Command," she replied, "that these my two sons may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your Kingdom."

And if any one says anything to you, say, 'The Master needs them,' and he will at once send them."

When He thus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown into commotion, every one inquiring, "Who is this?"

but the vine-dressers seized the servants, and one they cruelly beat, one they killed, one they pelted with stones.

"But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said to one another, "'Here is the heir: come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.'

"They however gave no heed, but went, one to his home in the country, another to his business;

"Now the king came in to see the guests; and among them he discovered one who was not wearing a wedding-robe.

and one of them, an expounder of the Law, asked Him as a test question,

No one could say a word in reply, nor from that day did any one venture again to put a question to Him.

Heavy and cumbrous burdens they bind together and load men's shoulders with them, while as for themselves, not with one finger do they choose to lift them.

"As for you, do not accept the title of 'Rabbi,' for one alone is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.

And call no one on earth your Father, for One alone is your Father--the Heavenly Father.

And do not accept the name of 'leader,' for your Leader is one alone--the Christ.

and one who exalts himself shall be abased, while one who abases himself shall be exalted.

"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you scour sea and land in order to win one convert--and when he is gained, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves.

"You see all these?" He replied; "in solemn truth I tell you that there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be pulled down."

"Take care that no one misleads you," answered Jesus;

Then will many stumble and fall, and they will betray one another and hate one another.

And if those days had not been cut short, no one would escape; but for the sake of God's own People those days will be cut short.

"If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'Here!' give no credence to it.

And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet-blast, and they will bring together His own People to Him from north, south, east and west--from one extremity of the world to the other.

"But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.

Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken away, and one left behind.

To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one--to each according to his individual capacity; and then started from home.

Without delay the one who had received the five talents went and employed them in business, and gained five more.

But the man who had received the one went and dug a hole and buried his master's money.

The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, and said, "'Sir, it was five talents that you entrusted to me: see, I have gained five more.'

"But, next, the man who had the one talent in his keeping came and said, "'Sir, I knew you to be a severe man, reaping where you had not sown and garnering what you had not winnowed.

(For to every one who has, more shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him who has nothing, even what he has shall be taken away.)