The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
.pdfAnd love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues.
St Matthew ch. 23, v. 5
Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
St Matthew ch. 23, v. 12.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
St Matthew ch. 23, v. 23
Ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
St Matthew ch. 23, v. 27
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
St Matthew ch. 23, v. 37
Ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet.
St Matthew ch. 24, v. 6
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
St Matthew ch. 24, v. 7
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:).
St Matthew ch. 24, v. 15. See Daniel ch. 12, v. 11
Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
St Matthew ch. 24, v. 28
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
St Matthew ch. 24, v. 35
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.
St Matthew ch. 24, v. 38
One shall be taken, and the other left.
St Matthew ch. 24, v. 40
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
St Matthew ch. 24, v. 42
Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee a ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
St Matthew ch. 25, v. 21
Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed.
St Matthew ch. 25, v. 24
Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
St Matthew ch. 25, v. 29
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
St Matthew ch. 25, v. 33
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
St Matthew ch. 25, v. 35
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
St Matthew ch. 25, v. 40
There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation saying, To what purpose is this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
St Matthew ch. 26, v. 7
What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
St Matthew ch. 26, v. 15
It had been good for that man if he had not been born.
St Matthew ch. 26, v. 24
Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
St Matthew ch. 26, v. 26
This night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
St Matthew ch. 26, v. 34
Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee.
St Matthew ch. 26, v. 35
If it be possible, let this cup pass from me.
St Matthew ch. 26, v. 39
What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
St Matthew ch. 26, v. 40
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak.
St Matthew ch. 26, v. 41
Friend, wherefore art thou come?
St Matthew ch. 26, v. 50
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
St Matthew ch. 26, v. 52
Thy speech bewrayeth thee.
Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
St Matthew ch. 26, v. 73
Have thou nothing to do with that just man.
St Matthew ch. 27, v. 19
He took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
St Matthew ch. 27, v. 24
His blood be on us, and on our children.
St Matthew ch. 27, v. 25
He saved others; himself he cannot save.
St Matthew ch. 27, v. 42
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?...My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
St Matthew ch. 27, v. 46.
And, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
St Matthew ch. 28, v. 20
2.116.4.2 St Mark
The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.
St Mark ch. 2, v. 27
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
St Mark ch. 3, v. 25
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
St Mark ch. 4, v. 9
With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you.
St Mark ch. 4, v. 24
My name is Legion: for we are many.
St Mark ch. 5, v. 9
Clothed, and in his right mind.
St Mark ch. 5, v. 15
Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
St Mark ch. 5, v. 30
I see men as trees, walking.
St Mark ch. 8, v. 24
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
St Mark ch. 8, v. 36.
Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
St Mark ch. 9, v. 24
Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
St Mark ch. 10, v. 14
Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers.
St Mark ch. 12, v. 38
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites.
St Mark ch. 12, v. 42
Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh...
Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
St Mark ch. 13, v. 35
Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
St Mark ch. 16, v. 15
2.116.4.3 St Luke
It seemed good to me also...to write unto thee...most excellent Theophilus.
St Luke ch. 1, v. 3
Hail, thou art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
St Luke ch. 1, v. 28
My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
St Luke ch. 1, v. 46
He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
St Luke ch. 1, v. 51
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
St Luke ch. 1, v. 79
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
St Luke ch. 2, v. 1
She brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
St Luke ch. 2, v. 7
Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy.
St Luke ch. 2, v. 10
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
St Luke ch. 2, v. 14
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word.
St Luke ch. 2, v. 29
Wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
St Luke ch. 2, v. 49
Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
St Luke ch. 2, v. 52
Be content with your wages.
St Luke ch. 3, v. 14
And the devil, taking him up into a high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
St Luke ch. 4, v. 5
Physician, heal thyself.
St Luke ch. 4, v. 23
Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
St Luke ch. 5, v. 5
No man...having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
St Luke ch. 5, v. 39
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you!
St Luke ch. 6, v. 26
Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you.
St Luke ch. 6, v. 27
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged.
St Luke ch. 6, v. 37.
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.
St Luke ch. 6, v. 38
Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much.
St Luke ch. 7, v. 47
No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
St Luke ch. 9, v. 62
Peace be to this house.
St Luke ch. 10, v. 5
For the labourer is worthy of his hire.
St Luke ch. 10, v. 7
I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
St Luke ch. 10, v. 18
Blessed are the eyes which see the things which ye see:
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.
St Luke ch. 10, v. 23
A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves.
St Luke ch. 10, v. 30
He passed by on the other side.
St Luke ch. 10, v. 31
He took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spend more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
St Luke ch. 10, v. 35
Go, and do thou likewise.
St Luke ch. 10, v. 37
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.
St Luke ch. 10, v. 40
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
St Luke ch. 10, v. 42
When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace. But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
St Luke ch. 11, v. 21
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
St Luke ch. 11, v. 33
Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge.
St Luke ch. 11, v. 52
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
St Luke ch. 12, v. 6.
Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
St Luke ch. 12, v. 19.
Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee.
St Luke ch. 12, v. 20
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning.
St Luke ch. 12, v. 35
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
St Luke ch. 14, v. 8
Friend, go up higher.
St Luke ch. 14, v. 10
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
St Luke ch. 14, v. 11.
They all with one consent began to make excuse...I pray thee have me excused.
St Luke ch. 14, v. 18
I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
St Luke ch. 14, v. 20
Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
St Luke ch. 14, v. 21
Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in.
St Luke ch. 14, v. 23
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
St Luke ch. 14, v. 28
Leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness.
St Luke ch. 15, v. 4
Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
St Luke ch. 15, v. 6
Joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
St Luke ch. 15, v. 7
The younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
St Luke ch. 15, v. 13
He would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
St Luke ch. 15, v. 16
Bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it.
St Luke ch. 15, v. 23
This my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.
St Luke ch. 15, v. 24
Which hath devoured thy living with harlots.
St Luke ch. 15, v. 30
I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
St Luke ch. 16, v. 3
Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
St Luke ch. 16, v. 6
And the Lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
St Luke ch. 16, v. 8
Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
St Luke ch. 16, v. 9
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much.
St Luke ch. 16, v. 10
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the
dogs licked his sores.
And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom.
St Luke ch. 16, v. 19
Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed.
St Luke ch. 16, v. 26
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea.
St Luke ch. 17, v. 2
The kingdom of God is within you.
St Luke ch. 17, v. 21
Remember Lot’s wife.
St Luke ch. 17, v. 32
Men ought always to pray, and not to faint.
St Luke ch. 18, v. 1
God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are.
God be merciful to me a sinner.
How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man.
If these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thy eyes.
And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
In your patience possess ye your souls.
He shall shew you a large upper room furnished.
I am among you as he that serveth.
Nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done.
And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter.
For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do.
Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
He was a good man, and a just.
St Luke ch. 23, v. 50
Why seek ye the living among the dead?
St Luke ch. 24, v. 5
Their words seemed to them as idle tales.
St Luke ch. 24, v. 11
Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way?
St Luke ch. 24, v. 32
He was known of them in breaking of bread.
St Luke ch. 24, v. 35
They gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
St Luke ch. 24, v. 42
2.116.4.4 St John
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
St John ch. 1, v. 1
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
St John ch. 1, v. 3
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
St John ch. 1, v. 5
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
St John ch. 1, v. 6
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
St John ch. 1, v. 8
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
St John ch. 1, v. 10
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
St John ch. 1, v. 14
No man hath seen God at any time.
St John ch. 1, v. 18. See 1 John ch. 4, v. 12
I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
St John ch. 1, v. 26
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
St John ch. 1, v. 29
Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?
St John ch. 1, v. 46
Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!