But Joseph her husband being a righteous man, and not wishing to make her an example, was designing to put her away privately.

AND Jesus being born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold Magi came from the East to Jerusalem, saying,

And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their country another way.

But hearing that Archelaus reigned over Judea in the place of Herod his father, he was afraid to go there; but being divinely instructed in a dream, he departed into the parts of Galilee,

and Jesus being baptized went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descend like a dove and come upon him.

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its strength, with what shall it be seasoned? It is good for nothing more, except being cast out to be trodden upon by men.

Which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his stature?

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to them that ask him.

And the demon being cast out, the dumb spoke; and the multitudes wondered, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

Offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

And Herod's birthday being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

And the Pharisees being assembled together, Jesus asked them,

and being afraid I went away and hid your talent in the earth; behold, you have what is yours.

And Jesus being at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

And being grieved exceedingly, they each one began to say to him, Lord, is it I?

And being assembled with the elders, and taking counsel, they gave large sums of money to the soldiers,

and not being able to approach him on account of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having made an opening let down the bed on which the paralytic was laid.

And looking around on them in anger, being grieved at the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

and having taken many things by many physicians, and expended all her property, and not being benefited, but rather growing worse,

And the woman being afraid, and trembling, knowing what was done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

Nothing which being out of a man entering into him, can defile him; but those things which proceed from the man, these are the things which defile the man.

IN those days, again a very great multitude being [around him], and not having any thing to eat, calling his disciples, he said to them,

And Peter being in the court below, one of the female servants of the chief priest came,

to grant us without fear, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, to serve him

And the little child grew, and became strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon it.

AND in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being procurator of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituria and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias being tetrarch of Abilene,

And the people being in expectation, and all doubting in their minds concerning John, whether he was the Christ,

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias his brother's wife and for all the evil deeds which Herod had done,

And when all the people were baptized, Jesus also being baptized, and praying, heaven was opened,

And Jesus was about thirty years old, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli,

being tempted by the devil forty days. And he eat nothing in those days; and when they were completed he was hungry.

AND when the days were completed for his being taken up, he set his face firmly to go to Jerusalem.

And in like manner a Levite also, being at the place, came and saw him, and passed by on the other side.

I tell you if he will not arise and give him on account of being his friend, yet, on account of his importunity, he will arise and give him as many as he needs.

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him.

And multitudes being assembled, he said, This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah.

AT that time, the multitude being assembled by ten thousands, so that they trod one on another, he said to his disciples, Beware, first, of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

And the synagogue ruler answered, being angry because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath, and said to the multitude, There are six days in which you ought to work; in them, therefore, come and be cured, and not on the sabbath.

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, behold, eighteen years, to be released from this bond on the sabbath?

And the servant came and reported to his lord these things. Then the master of the house; being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and maimed, and blind, and lame.

lest having laid its foundation, and not being able to finish, all who see ridicule him,

and in hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham from afar, and Lazarus in his bosom.

And being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God comes, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God comes not with observation;

neither can they die any more; for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

And being in agony, he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat was like large drops of blood falling down to the ground.

And [the women] being afraid, and bowing their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living with the dead?

but some of our women also astonished us, who being early at the tomb

and they being terrified and afraid, thought they saw a spirit.

Then the Jews said to him, Forty-six years was this temple being built, and will you raise it in three days?

And Jacob's well was there. Jesus, therefore, being fatigued with travelling sat thus by the well; it was about the sixth hour [noon].

Then the Samaritan woman said to him, How do you, being a Jew, ask a drink of me, who am a Samaritan? for the Jews do no business with the Samaritans.

And the sick man knew not who it was; for Jesus had gone away, a multitude being in that place.

But he spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he was about to betray him, being one of the twelve.

Nicodemus, he that came to him, being one of them, said to them,

But they hearing, and being convicted by their consciences, went out, one by one, beginning with the oldest, even to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

The Jews answered him, We do not stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy, and because you, being a man, make yourself God.

Then Jesus again being agitated within himself came to the tomb; it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

And one of them, Caiaphas, being chief priest that year, said to them, You know nothing at all,

This he said not of himself, but being chief priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for the nation;

And supper being over, the devil having already put it in the heart that Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, should betray him,

One of the servants of the chief priest, being a relation of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, Did I not see you in the garden with him?

After these things Joseph from Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take down the body of Jesus; and Pilate permitted him. Then he came and took his body.

And after eight days his disciples were again within, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be to you.

to whom also he presented himself living after his suffering, by many proofs, being seen by them during forty days, and speaking things relating to the kingdom of God.

Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God swore with an oath to him to set a descendant of his on his throne,

Being therefore exalted on the right hand of God, and receiving the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured this out which you both see and hear.

being displeased because they taught the people and declared by Jesus the resurrection of the dead;

And threatening them still further, they dismissed them, not being able to punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what was done;

And being dismissed they came to their friends, and related to them what the chief priests and elders said to them.

and he kept back a part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and bringing a certain part laid it at the apostles' feet.

And the chief priest arose, and all those with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, and were filled with wrath,

AND in those days the disciples being multiplied, there was a complaint of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were neglected in the daily service.

but being exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up and nourished him as her own son.

And forty years being completed there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, an angel in a flame of fire, in a bush.

I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob. And Moses being afraid dared not look at it.

But he being full of the Holy Spirit, looking steadily to heaven saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

Being scattered abroad, therefore, they went everywhere preaching the good news of the word;

And Simon also himself believed, and being baptized attended constantly on Philip; and beholding the mighty works and miracles that were performed, he was astonished.

And as they went on the way they came to a certain water, and the eunuch said, Behold water; what hinders me from being baptized?

And Saul arose from the earth, and his eyes being opened he saw nothing; and leading him by the hand they conducted him to Damascus.

Then had the church peace in all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

And there was at Joppa a certain female disciple called Tabitha, which being interpreted is called, Dorcas; she was full of good works and charities which she bestowed.

But Lydda being nigh to Joppa, the disciples hearing that Peter was there sent two men to him requesting, Do not delay to come to us.

And looking steadily at him and being afraid, he said, What is wanted, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and charities have come up as a memorial before God.

wherefore, being sent for I also came without objecting. I ask therefore for what reason you have sent for me?

And behold, immediately three men came to the house in which I was, being sent for me from Caesarea.

And an angel of the Lord instantly smote him because he gave not glory to God, and being eaten with worms he expired.

They, therefore, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed to Cyprus;

And the congregation being dismissed, many of the Jews and pious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who gave them additional instructions, and persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

There being therefore no little dissension and disputation of Paul and Barnabas with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, concerning this question.

They, therefore, being sent forward by the church, went to Phenicia and Samaria, relating the conversion of the gentiles, and caused great joy to all the brothers.

For Moses from ancient times has those who preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

it seemed good to us, being of one opinion, to send delegates to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

They, therefore, being dismissed went to Antioch, and assembling the multitude delivered the epistle.

And Judas and Silas being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brothers with much argument, and confirmed them.

And passing through Phrygia and the country of Galatia, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

and this she did for many days. And Paul being grieved turned around and said to the spirit, I command you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out of her in that hour.

and bringing them before the prefects said, These men, being Jews, greatly trouble the city,

and preach customs which it is not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.

But Paul said to him, They have beaten us publicly uncondemned, being Romans, and cast us into prison; and now do they privately cast us out? No, indeed: but let them come themselves and conduct us out.