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In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;

Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:

From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.

But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.

And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.

And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.

And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.

And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.

And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.

And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.

(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.

But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.

And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.

Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.

And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.

And many more believed because of his own word;

In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.

And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?

Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.

As he spake these words, many believed on him.

And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.

And many believed on him there.

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.

And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.

Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: