When he did come out he could not speak to them, so they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary; he made signs to them and remained dumb.

After spending the full number of days they came back, but the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know of this;

"Why did you look for me?" he said, "Did you not know I had to be at my Father's house?"

But they did not understand what he said.

Then he went down along with them to Nazaret, and did as they told him. His mother treasured up everything in her heart.

So he said to them, "No doubt you will repeat to me this proverb, 'Doctor, cure yourself!' 'Do here in your own country all we have heard you did in Capharnahum.'"

But Jesus checked it, saying, "Be quiet, come out of him." And after throwing him down before them the daemon did come out of him without doing him any harm.

And when they did so, they enclosed a huge shoal of fish, so that their nets began to break.

But Jesus answered them, "And have you never read what David did when he and his men were hungry?

And glancing round at them all in anger he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand was quite restored.

rejoice on that day and leap for joy! rich is your reward in heaven for their fathers did the very same to the prophets.

Woe to you when all men speak well of you! that is just what their fathers did to the false prophets.

and so I did not consider myself fit even to come to you. Just say the word, and let my servant be cured.

When John's messengers had gone, he proceeded to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?

Come, what did you go out to see? A man arrayed in soft robes? Those who are gorgeously dressed and luxurious live in royal palaces.

Come, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

Jesus said, "Somebody did touch me, for I felt power had passed from me."

They did so, and made them all lie down.

And all were astounded at this grand display of God. But while all marvelled at all he did, he said to his disciples,

But they did not understand this saying ??indeed it was kept a secret from them, to prevent them from fathoming it ??and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

So did a Levite who came to the spot; he looked at him but passed on the opposite side.

The men of Ninive will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for when Jonah preached they did repent, and here is One greater than Jonah.

Foolish men! did not He who made the outside make the inside of things too?

thus you testify and consent to what your fathers did, for they killed and you build.

The servant who knew his lord and master's orders and did not prepare for them, will receive many lashes;

whereas he who was ignorant and did what deserves a beating, will receive few lashes. He who has much given him will have much required from him, and he who has much entrusted to him will have all the more demanded of him.

I tell you, no; unless you repent you will all perish as they did.

I tell you, no; unless you repent you will all perish as they did."

However, they did not understand a word of this; indeed the saying was hidden from them, and they did not know what he meant.

He replied, 'You rascal of a servant, I will convict you by what you have said yourself. You knew, did you, that I was a hard man, picking up what I never put down, and reaping what I never sowed!

Why then did you not put my money into the bank, so that I could have got it with interest when I came back?'

Day after day he taught within the temple. The high priests and scribes tried to have him put to death, and so did the leaders of the people,

did the baptism of John come from heaven or from men?"

Now they reasoned to themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Why did you not believe him?'

So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

and the third took her, as indeed all the seven did, dying and leaving no children.

And he said to them, "When I sent you out with neither purse nor wallet nor sandals, did you want for anything?" "No," they said, "for nothing."

And one of them did strike the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

Peter did get up and run to the tomb, but when he looked in he saw nothing except the linen bandages; so he went away home wondering what had happened.

Some of our company did go to the tomb and found things exactly as the women had said, but they did not see him."

And they said to one another, "Did not our hearts glow within us when he was talking to us on the road, opening up the scriptures for us?"