Then you could know how reliable the information is that you have been told.

Both were perfect before God, and walked in all the laws and ordinances of the Lord, that no man could find fault with them.

But they had no children because Elizabeth could not conceive, and both of them were well along in years.

And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

But she was deeply troubled by this statement, wondering what kind of greeting this could be.

How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Suddenly, Zechariah could open his mouth, his tongue was set free, and he began to speak and to praise God.

[that] we, being rescued from the hand of [our] enemies, could serve him without fear

And when eight days were completed {so that he could be circumcised}, he was named Jesus, his name [that] [he] was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus so that they could do for him according to what was customary under the law,

And when they could not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for Him.

While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

And they stood up [and] forced him out of the town and brought him up to the edge of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

On one of those days, when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and Doctors of the Law were sitting near by. (They had come from all the villages in Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was upon Jesus, so that he could work cures.)

And behold there came men carrying a paralytic on a bed; and they tried to bring him and lay him before Jesus, but they could not because of the crowd.

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.

So the scribes and the Pharisees were watching closely [to see] if he would heal on the Sabbath, in order that they could find [a reason] to accuse him.

The others were furious and began to discuss with each other what they could do to Jesus.

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

which the Pharisee, who had invited him, observing, he thus argued with himself, if this man were a prophet, he could not but know that the woman, who is so busy with him, is a person of a loose character.

Since they could not pay it back, he graciously forgave them both. So, which of them will love him more?”

Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

but could not be healed by any, came close behind Him and touched the hem of his garment, and immediately her flux was stopt.

When the woman saw that she couldn't hide, she came forward trembling. Bowing down in front of him, she explained in the presence of all the people why she had touched Jesus and how she had been instantly healed.

And it came to pass, as they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, and we could make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah, not knowing what he was sayi

And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.

Before the boy could reach Jesus, the daemon dashed him down and convulsed him, but Jesus checked the unclean spirit, cured the boy, and handed him back to his father.

But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they could not understand it. And they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

For I tell you, many prophets and kings have wished to see what you see, and could not see it, and to hear what you hear, and could not hear it!"

On once occasion He was expelling a dumb demon; and when the demon was gone out the dumb man could speak, and the people were astonished.

But when someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away all the armament the strong man relied on, and [then] divides up his storehouse of possessions. [Note: The word here translated "possessions" may be translated "arms" so the meaning could be "divides up his armament"].

"I have come to bring fire to the earth. [Note: This means division within families. See verses 51-53] And how I wish that fire were already started [i.e., so I could complete my mission sooner]!

And He gave them the following parable. "A man," He said, "who had a fig-tree growing in his garden came to look for fruit on it and could find none.

And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

And they could not answer him again to these things.

saying, 'This man began to build, but could not finish.'

He would have gladly eaten the [carob] pods that the pigs were eating [but they could not satisfy his hunger], and no one was giving anything to him.

and, calling near one of the youths, he inquired what these things, could be.

But he answered [and] said to his father, 'Behold, so many years I have served you, and have never disobeyed your command! And you never gave me a young goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!

We could but make merry and rejoice, for here is your brother who was dead, and is alive; who was lost, and is found.'"

And he called out [and] said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he could dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am suffering pain in this flame!'

And besides all these, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed: so that they wishing to pass through thence to you could not; neither could they cross over from thence to us.

for I have five brothers, so that he could warn them, in order that they also should not come to this place of torment!'

And the Lord said, “If you have [confident, abiding] faith in God [even as small] as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree [which has very strong roots], ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea’; and [if the request was in agreement with the will of God] it would have obeyed you.

Then, turning to His disciples, He said, "There will come a time when you will wish you could see a single one of the days of the Son of Man, but will not see one.

Now they were bringing even [their] babies to him so that he could touch them. But [when] the disciples saw [it], they rebuked them.

Nothing of this did they understand. The words were a mystery to them, nor could they see what He meant.

Instantly he could see, and he began to follow Him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

And he ran on ahead [and] climbed up into a sycamore tree so that he could see him, because he was going to go through [that way].

And it happened that when he returned [after] receiving the kingdom, he ordered these slaves to whom he had given the money to be summoned to him, so that he could know what they had gained by trading.

Then why didn't you put my money in the bank? When I returned, I could have collected it with interest.'

"If you had only known today what could have brought you peace! But now it is hidden from your sight,

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

And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

And they answered, They could not tell whence. Jesus said to them, Neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things.

And they watched [him] closely [and] sent spies who pretended they were upright, in order that they could catch him in a statement, so that they could hand him over to the authority and the jurisdiction of the governor.

And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

Since David called Him [i.e., Jesus] Lord, how could He be his son?"

For from what they could well spare they have all of them contributed to the offerings, but she in her need has thrown in all she had to live on."

And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people.

And he went away [and] discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard how he could betray him to them.

And they began to question together among themselves who then it could be of them who was about to do this.

A quarrel also rose among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest.

"Why, what harm has this man done?" Pilate said to them for the third time. "I have found nothing in him for which he could be condemned to death. So I will have him scourged, and then release him."

Then, as they were leading Jesus away, the soldiers [See Mark 15:16-21] grabbed hold of a man named Simon, from Cyrene [Note: This was a city in the northern African country of Libya], who was coming in from the countryside, and placed the cross [i.e., probably only the cross-beam portion] on him, so he could carry it while following Jesus.

because the time is surely coming when people will say, "How blessed are the women who couldn't bear children and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!'

And, on going into it, they could not find the body [of the Lord Jesus].

But the whole story seemed to them an idle tale; they could not believe the women.

But their eyes were holden, that they could not know him.

and could not find his body, but they came to tell us they had actually seen a vision of angels who declared he was alive.

[Immediately] their eyes were opened [i.e., they were given insight] so they could recognize Him. And [just then] He disappeared from their view [Note: The Greek says, "became invisible," suggesting that He vanished miraculously].

While they still did not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures,