after staying the full number of days, when they started back home the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not discover this,

as it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah, "The voice of one crying aloud! 'In the Desert prepare ye a road for the Lord: make His highway straight.

And there was handed to Him the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and, opening the book, He found the place where it was written,

And rolling up the book, He returned it to the attendant, and sat down--to speak. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.

He, however, saw two fishing-boats drawn up on the beach (for the men had gone away from them and were washing the nets)

To every one who asks, give; and from him who takes away your property, do not demand it back.

And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is it to you? Even bad men lend to their fellows so as to receive back an equal amount.

"The sower," He said, "goes out to sow his seed; and as he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and is trodden upon, or the birds of the air come and peck it up.

And He commanded them, "Take nothing for your journey; neither stick nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have an extra under garment.

Now Herod the Tetrarch heard of all that was going on; and he was bewildered because of its being said by some that John had come back to life,

by others that Elijah had appeared, and by others that some one of the ancient Prophets had come back to life.

"John the Baptist," they replied; "but others say Elijah; and others that some one of the ancient Prophets has come back to life."

and a man from the crowd called out, "Rabbi, I beg you to pity my son, for he is my only child.

Now while the youth was coming, the spirit dashed him to the ground and cruelly convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the foul spirit, and cured the youth and gave him back to his father.

Carry no purse, bag, nor change of shoes; and salute no one on your way."

And if there is a lover of peace there, your peace shall rest upon it; otherwise come back upon you.

We are bound to make merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has come back to life, he was lost and has been found.'"

"Then the steward said within himself, "'What am I to do? For my master is taking away the stewardship from me. I am not strong enough for field labour: to beg, I should be ashamed.

One of them, seeing that he was cured, came back, adoring and praising God in a loud voice,

Have none been found to come back and give glory to God except this foreigner?"

"On that day, if a man is on the roof and his property indoors, let him not go down to fetch it; and, in the same way, he who is in the field, let him not turn back.

"But the tax-gatherer, standing far back, would not so much as lift his eyes to Heaven, but kept beating his breast and saying, "'O God, be reconciled to me, sinner that I am.'

why then did you not put my money into a bank, that when I came I might have received it back with interest?

Why, David himself says in the Book of Psalms, "'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand

But *I* have prayed for *you* that your faith may not fail, and you, when at last you have come back to your true self, must strengthen your brethren."

Then He asked them, "When I sent you out without purse or bag or shoes, was there anything you needed?" "No, nothing," they replied.

"But now," said He, "let the one who has a purse take it, and he who has a bag must do the same. And let him who has no sword sell his outer garment and buy one.

No, nor does Herod; for he has sent him back to us; and, you see, there is nothing he has done that deserves death.

But they found the stone rolled back from the tomb,

He is not here. He has come back to life. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee,

"Yes, it is true: the Master has come back to life. He has been seen by Simon."