And when he came out he could not speak to them, and then they knew that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them and remained dumb.

Mary was greatly agitated at his word, and was revolving in her mind what this salutation could mean.

And behold there came men carrying a paralytic on a bed; and they tried to bring him and lay him before Jesus, but they could not because of the crowd.

He did so; and his hand was restored. But they were filled with fury, and they began to talk over together what they could do to Jesus.

"He is like a man who is building a house who digged and went deep and laid a foundation upon rock. And, when a flood came, the torrent dashed against that house, but could not move, because it had been founded upon rock.

So he answered them. "Go your way, tell John what you have seen and heard. How the blind are seeing, the lame are walking, the lepers are being cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised, and the poor are hearing the proclamations of glad tidings.

There came to him his mother and his brothers, and they could not reach him because of the crowd.

And while he was saying this, there came a cloud and began to overshadow them; and they were awestruck as they entered into the cloud.

And a voice came out of the cloud, saying. "This is my Son, my chosen one; listen to him."

"I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."

Then he said to the crowd also. "When you see a cloud rising in the west you at once say, 'There is going to be a shower,' and it comes to pass.

a woman was present who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years. she was bent double, and could not lift herself up at all.

They could not answer this.

"'This fellow began to build and could not finish.'

And he kept trying to see what sort of a man Jesus was; but he could not see because he was short.

he sent two of his disciples saying. "Go into the village in the front, and on entering it you will find an ass's colt tied, on which no one has ever ridden.

"Untie it and bring it here. And if any one asks you, 'Why are you untying the colt?' Simply say, 'The Master needs it.'"

For as they were untying the colt, the owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"

So they led it to Jesus, and, after throwing their outer garments on the colt, they placed Jesus on it.

But they could not find how to do it, for the people all hung upon him, listening to him.

So they could not lay hold of his sayings before the people; and marveling at his answer, they held their peace.

"and then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.

And they began to question among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do such a thing.

And there arose also a dispute among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest,

Now when Herod saw Jesus he was exceedingly glad. He had long been wanting to see him, because he had heard so much about him, and was hoping to see some miracles performed by him.