For behold from now all generations call me blessed; because the Mighty One did great things unto me, and His name is holy;

and she a widow of about fourscore years, who did not depart from the temple, worshiping night and day with fastings and prayers.

And seeing Him they were astonished, and His mother said to Him; Child, why did you thus do unto us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee, sorrowful.

And He said to them, Why were you seeking after me? Did you not know that it behooved me to be in the affairs of my Father?

And they did not understand the word which He spoke unto them.

And Herod the tetrarch, being convicted by him concerning Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and concerning the wickedness which Herod did,

And the demons continued to go out from many, crying, and saying, Thou art the Christ, the Son of God. And rebuking them, He did not suffer them to speak, because they knew that He was the Christ.

Jesus responded and said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those being with him?

And looking around upon them all, He said to him, Reach forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored.

Therefore I did not count myself worthy to come to thee; but speak the word, and my servant shall be healed.

And Jesus, having heard these words, was astonished at him, and turning to the multitude following said, I say unto you, I did not find so great faith in Israel.

They are like unto little children sitting in the market-place, and calling to one another, and saying, We piped unto you, and you did not dance; we mourned unto you, and you did not weep.

Thou gavest me no kiss: she, from the time I came in, did not cease copiously kissing my feet.

And a certain man from the city, who a long time had demons, and did not wear clothing, and did not remain in the house, but in the tombs; met Him having come to the land.

Return to thy own house, and relate, how many things God has done unto thee. And he departed throughout the whole city, preaching how many things Jesus did unto him.

And having come to the house, He did not suffer any to enter except Peter, John, and James, and the father and mother of the child.

And the apostles having returned, expounded unto Him how many things they did. And taking them He departed privately into a desert place, belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

And they did thus, and made all sit down.

And all were astonished at the majesty of God.And all being astonished at all things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples,

And they did not understand this word, and it was hidden from them, in order that they should not understand it: and they were afraid to ask Him concerning this word.

and they did not receive Him, because His face was going toward Jerusalem.

Ye fools, did not the One having made the outside also make the inside?

Woe unto you, theologians! because you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not come in, and you prohibited those who were coming in.

Did it not behoove this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bondage on the Sabbath-day?

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather thy children, in the manner in which a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye were not willing!

And he was angry, and did not wish to come in: and his father having gone out, continued to intreat him. And responding he said to the father,

Whether does he thank the servant because he did the things which were commanded?

But the publican, standing a great way off, did not wish even to lift up his eyes to the heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me the sinner.

And they understood none of these things; and this word was hidden from them, and they did not know the things spoken.

And they reason among themselves saying, If we may say it is from heaven; He will say, Why did you not believe on him?

Then He said to them, When I sent you without purse, and valise, and sandals, did you lack anything? And they said; Nothing.

But Herod did not: for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing worthy of death has been done by Him.

Because behold, the days are coming, in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that did not bring forth, and the breasts that did not nurse.

and we indeed justly; for we are receiving the deservings of the things we did: but this one has done nothing amiss.

Did it not behoove Christ to suffer, and to enter into His glory?

And they said to one another, Did not our heart bum within us, while He was talking to us on the way, as He was expounding the Scriptures to us?

and taking it, He did eat in their presence.