Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.

The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them.

And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;

“Hear then the parable of the sower.

The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, ‘I will, sir’; but he did not go.

But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

Immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.

and said, “Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I am to rise again.’