"At dinnertime he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for all things are now ready.'

He answered. "To you it is given to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of God; But all others are taught in parables so that seeing they shall not see, and hearing they shall not hear.

"What kind of things?" he answered. And they said: "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;

As he said this, all adversaries were put to shame; and all the crowd rejoiced for the glorious things that he continually did.

"But we were hoping that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this is the third day since these things happened.