"See that you tell nobody a single word about it. Be gone, show yourself to the priest, and to prove it to the people, make the offering for your purification which Moses prescribed."

Then he got up and at once picked up his pallet, and went out before them all. The result was that they were all dumbfounded and began to praise God and say, "We have never seen anything like this before."

And they kept closely watching Him, to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath, to get a charge to bring against Him.

As he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them up.

Some fell among the thorn seed, and the thorns grew up and choked them out and they yielded no grain.

'They may look and look and yet not see, And listen and listen and yet not understand, Lest, perchance, they should turn and be forgiven.'"

He also was saying: "The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground,

then continues sleeping by night and getting up by day, while the seed sprouts and comes up without his knowing how.

It is like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all seeds,

Then the hog-feeders fled and spread the news in the town and in the country around; and the people came to see what had taken place.

And those who had seen it told them how it occurred to the man who had been under the power of the demons, and about the hogs.

But the disciples kept saying to Him, "You see the crowd jostling you, and yet you ask, 'Who touched me?'"

Still He kept looking around to see her who had done it.

Then He asked them, "How many loaves have you? Go and see." They found out and told Him, "Five, and two fish."

Since you have eyes can you not see with them? Since you have ears can you not hear with them?

He took him by the hand and led him outside the village, then spit in his eyes, laid His hands upon him, and asked him, "Do you see anything?"

He looked up and answered, "I see the people, but they look to me like trees moving around."

And He said to them, "I solemnly say to you, some of the people standing here will certainly live to see the kingdom of God come in its power."

And while they were going down the mountain, He cautioned them not to tell anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man should rise from the dead.

Then Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man answered, "Good Teacher, I want to see again."

Then Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has cured you." And all at once he could see again, and began to follow Jesus along the road.

Now in the distance He saw a fig tree covered with leaves, and He went up to it to see if He might find some figs on it, but when He got to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for figs.

"So when you see the destructive desecration standing where he has no right to stand" -- let the reader take notice -- "then let those who remain in Judea fly to the hills;

And then they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds in overwhelming power and splendor.

So when you see all these things taking place, you will know that He is right at the door.

He came back the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? No more of that! The hour has come. See! The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinful men.

Jesus said, "Yes, I am, and you will all see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!"

Then again Pilate asked Him, "Have you no answer to make? Just see how many charges they are making against you!"

Then they crucified Him and divided among them His clothes, by drawing lots for them to see which piece each of them should have.

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see it and believe!" Even the men who were crucified with Him made sport of Him.

So one man ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar and put it on a stick and held it up to Him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah does come to take Him down!"

And Mary of Magdala and Mary, Joses' mother, were looking on to see where He was put.

But he said to them, "You must not be so astounded; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See! Here is the spot where they laid Him.

But you go and tell His disciples and Peter, 'He is going back to Galilee to meet you; you will see Him there, just as He told you.'"

But although they had heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.

Later on He appeared to the Eleven themselves while they were at table, and reproved them for their lack of faith and their stubbornness, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had been raised from the dead.