And the moment he rose from the water he saw the heavens cleft and the Spirit coming down upon him like a dove;

and he said to them: "The open secret of the Realm of God is granted to you, but these outsiders get everything by way of parables,

He also said to them, "Is a lamp brought to be placed under a bowl or a bed? Is it not to be placed upon the stand?

and looking up to heaven with a sigh he said to him, "Ephphatha" (which means, Open).

they prey upon the property of widows and offer long unreal prayers. All the heavier will their sentence be!"

They struck him on the head with a stick and spat upon him and bent their knees to him in homage.