But a portion falls upon good ground, and gives a return, some a hundred for one, some sixty, some thirty.

"For this reason I am sending to you Prophets and wise men and Scribes. Some of them you will put to death--nay, crucify; some of them you will flog in your synagogues and chase from town to town;

Then they spat in His face, and struck Him--some with the fist, some with the open hand--

and the multitudes--some of the people preceding Him and some following--sang aloud, "God save the Son of David! Blessings on Him who comes in the Lord's name! God in the highest Heavens save Him!"