And she was troubled at the words, and was considering what this salutation could mean.

He is like a man building a house, who dug deep, and laid its foundation on a rock; and when a flood arose, the stream dashed against that house, and could not shake it; because it was well built.

And his mother and his brothers came where he was, and could not get to him on account of the crowd.

And a woman who had had an issue of blood twelve years, and had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be cured by any one,

And I besought thy disciples to cast it out, and they could not.

And they could make no answer to this.

And he sought to see Jesus, what sort of man he was; and he could not on account of the multitude; because he was small of stature.

And they could not find an opportunity of doing any thing; for all the people hung upon him, listening.

And they could not take hold of his words before the people; and marveling at his answer, they held their peace.