In the time of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zacharias, of the family of Abia, whose wife; nam'd Elizabeth, was of the race of Aaron:

then Simeon gave them his benediction, and said to Mary his mother, "the child you now see, shall occasion many in Israel to fall and rise again; he will be the Object of calumny,

son of Rhesa, son of Zorobabel, son of Salathiel,

which is easier, to say, your sins are forgiven you, or to say, rise up, and walk?

but that ye may know, that the son of man hath power to forgive sins, rise, said he, to the paralytick, 'tis I command you, take up your bed, and go home.

immediately he rose up, left all his affairs, and became his disciple.

but as he knew their thoughts, he said to the man, whose hand was paralytic, rise up, and stand there in the middle. and he arose, and stood before him.

I declare unto you, among the whole race of mankind, there is not a prophet, who is superiour to John the Baptist: yet he that is most inferiour in the kingdom of the Messiah, is greater than he.

then they came to wake him, crying, master, master, we are sinking. then he rose up, and rebuked the wind, and the waves: and both subside to a calm.

immediately she came to life, and rose up: and he order'd, that something should be given her to eat.

I tell you, tho' he will not rise, to supply him, out of friendship: yet out of regard to his importunity, he will rise, and lend him whatever he has occasion for.

and as the crowd grew more numerous, he thus began, this is a degenerate race of men: they demand a miracle: but no miracle shall be exhibited, but such as happen'd in the person of Jonas the prophet.

the queen of the south shall rise up in the day of judgment against this generation, and condemn it: for she came from the remote parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; but now, a greater than Solomon is here.

the people of Nineve shall rise up in the day of Judgment, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; but now, a greater than Jonas is here.

Then he said to the people, when you see a cloud rise out of the west, you say, it is just going to rain; and so it happens.

Abraham replied, if they disregard Moses and the prophets, they will not believe any one, though he rose from the dead.

and he said to him, rise, go your way, your faith has sav'd you.

insult him, spit in his face, scourge him, and put him to death; and the third day he shall rise again.

then nation, said he, shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

said he, rise, and pray that you may withstand the trial.

that the son of man must be deliver'd into the hands of sinful men; be crucified; and the third day rise again.

Upon this, they said to one another, to what ardor did not our affections rise, while he talk'd with us by the way, and while he expounded to us the scriptures?

thus it is written, and thus it behov'd Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: