And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.

And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:

And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.

And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.

And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast.

The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.