For there are some eunuchs who were that way from birth, and some who were made eunuchs by others, and some who became eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this should accept it."

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

"For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,

Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."