as it is written in the prophets; "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, he shall prepare thy way before thee.

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths strait."

and not being able to come nigh him because of the crowd, they stripped off the roofing of the house where he was; and having broken a way through, they let down with ropes the couch, on which the paralytic lay.

Then said Jesus unto him, Go thy way: thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received sight, and followed Jesus in the road.

And they went, and found the foal tied to a gate without, where two ways met; and they untie him.

And they come and say to him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar, or not?