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But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechari'ah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.

but his mother said, "Not so; he shall be called John."

But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart.

but supposing him to be in the company they went a day's journey, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances;

John answered them all, "I baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into his granary, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."

But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Hero'di-as, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done,

But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Eli'jah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land;

and Eli'jah was sent to none of them but only to Zar'ephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Eli'sha; and none of them was cleansed, but only Na'aman the Syrian."

But passing through the midst of them he went away.

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.

And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

but he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; for I was sent for this purpose."

And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets."

But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord."

And he charged him to tell no one; but "go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to the people."

But so much the more the report went abroad concerning him; and great multitudes gathered to hear and to be healed of their infirmities.