Other fell amid the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.

Withdraw! Lo! I send you forth as lambs amid wolves.

But woe unto you, Pharisees! because you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and you pass by judgment and the love of God: it behooveth to do these things, and not to omit those.

You however have remained with me amid my trials;

Look at my hands and my feet and realize that it is I, myself. Feel me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have." {{Some ancient authorities omit verse