And now you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when this takes place, because you did not believe what I said, though my words will be fulfilled in due course."

And then, as they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching everywhere for him.

"What made you search for me?" he answered. "Did not you know that I must be in my Father's House?"

His parents did not understand what he meant.

They did so, and enclosed such a great shoal of fish that their nets began to break.

Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so: "I am willing; become clean." Instantly the leprosy left the man;

Jesus' answer was: "Have not you read even of what David did, when he was hungry, he and his companions--

Then, looking round at them all, he said to the man: "Stretch out your hand." The man did so; and his hand had become sound.

Then indeed you may be glad and dance for joy, for be sure that your reward in Heaven will be great; for that is what their ancestors did to the Prophets.

Alas for you when all men speak well of you; for this is what their ancestors did to the false Prophets.

That was why I did not even venture to come to you myself; but speak, and let my manservant be cured.

Just as he approached the gate of the town, there was a dead man being carried out for burial--an only son, and his mother was a widow. A large number of the people of the town were with her.

The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus restored him to his mother.

So his answer to the question was: "Go and report to John what you have witnessed and heard--the blind recover their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are made clean, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, the Good News is told to the poor.

"What did you go out into the Wilderness to look at? A reed waving in the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in rich clothing? Why, those who are accustomed to fine clothes and luxury live in royal palaces.

What then did you go to see? A Prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.

You did not give me one kiss, but she, from the moment I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

You did not anoint even my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfume.

Before he had finished speaking, some one came from the house of the President of the Synagogue and said: "Your daughter is dead! Do not trouble the Teacher further."

When he reached the house, he did not allow any one to go in with him, except Peter, John, and James, and the child's father and mother.

And every one was weeping and mourning for her. "Do not weep," Jesus said, "she is not dead; she is asleep."

They began to laugh at him, for they knew that she was dead.

Prince Herod heard of all that was happening, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John must be risen from the dead.

This they did, and got all the people seated.

And, as Moses and Elijah were passing away from Jesus, Peter exclaimed: "Sir, it is good to be here; let us make three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He did not know what he was saying;

But the disciples did not understand the meaning of this; it had been concealed from them so that they did not see it, and they were afraid to question him as to what he meant.

But the people there did not welcome him, because his face was set in the direction of Jerusalem.

But Jesus said: "Leave the dead to bury their dead; but go yourself and carry far and wide the news of the Kingdom of God."

To which Jesus replied: "A man was once going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him of everything, and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.

A Levite, too, did the same; he came up to the spot, but, when he saw the man, passed by on the opposite side.

Fools! did not the maker of the outside make the inside too?

No, I tell you; but, unless you repent, you will all perish as they did.

For here is my son who was dead, and is alive again, was lost, and is found.' So they began making merry.

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

'But, Father Abraham,' he urged, 'if some one from the dead were to go to them, they would repent.'

'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets,' answered Abraham, 'they will not be persuaded, even if some one were to rise from the dead.'"

The Apostles did not comprehend any of this; his meaning was unintelligible to them, and they did not understand what he was saying.

As the people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell them a parable. He did so because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the Kingdom of God was going to be proclaimed at once.

Then why did not you put my money into a bank? And I, on my return, could have claimed it with interest.

They will trample you down and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know 'the time of your visitation.'"

Saying as he did so: "Scripture says--'My House shall be a House of Prayer'; but you have made it 'a den of robbers.'"

But they began arguing together: "If we say 'divine,' he will say 'Why did not you believe him?'

So they answered that they did not know its origin.

And so, too, did all seven--dying without children.

But, for those who are thought worthy to attain to that other world and the resurrection from the dead, there is no marrying or being married,

As to the fact that the dead rise, even Moses indicated that, in the passage about the Bush, when he calls the Lord--'The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

Now he is not God of dead men, but of living. For in his sight all are alive."

For they did not venture to question him any further.

When I was with you day after day in the Temple Courts, you did not lay hands on me; but now your time has come, and the power of Darkness."

And said to them: "You brought this man before me charged with misleading the people; and yet, for my part, though I examined him before you, I did not find this man to blame for any of the things of which you accuse him;

Nor did Herod either; for he has sent him back to us. And, as a fact, he has not done anything deserving death;

And saying as they did so: "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself."

But, when in their fear the women bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them: "Why are you looking among the dead for him who is living?

What they said seemed to the Apostles mere nonsense, and they did not believe them.

So some of our number went to the tomb and found everything just as the women had said; but they did not see Jesus."

"Scripture says that the Christ should suffer, and that he should rise again from the dead on the third day,