But when he came out, he could not speak to them, and so they knew that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. Meanwhile he kept on making signs to them, and remained dumb.

Then when the angel left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has told us."

Then the shepherds went back continuing to give glory and praise to God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told them.

Now there was in Jerusalem a man named Symeon, an upright, devout man; he was expecting to see the consolation of Israel, and he was under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

for my eyes have seen your Salvation,

When His parents saw Him, they were utterly amazed, and yet His mother said to Him, "My child, why did you treat us so? Just see how your father and I, in agony of mind, have been searching for you!"

And all mankind must see the salvation of God.'"

Then an overwhelming wonder seized them all and they began to give praise to God. They were filled with awe and continued to say, "We have seen unthinkable wonders today!"

And the scribes and the Pharisees were closely watching Him to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath, in order to get a charge against Him.

How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me get that tiny speck out of your eye,' when you cannot see the girder in your own eye? You hypocrite! First get the girder out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly how to get out the tiny speck in your brother's eye.

And so He answered them, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind are seeing and the crippled are walking, the lepers are being healed and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised and the poor are having the good news preached to them.

If not, what did you go out there to see? A man dressed in silks and satins? No. People who dress gorgeously and live luxuriously are found in royal palaces.

If not, then what did you go out there to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is far more than a prophet.

And turning face to face with the woman He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came to your house; you did not give me any water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with tears and wiped them with her hair.

"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path, and were trodden down, and the wild birds ate them up.

So He said, "You are granted the privilege of knowing the secrets of the kingdom of God, but to others they are told in stories, so that they may look and not see, may hear and not understand.

This is what the story means: The seed is God's message.

"Nobody lights a lamp and then covers it with a pot or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

His mother and His brothers came to see Him, but they could not get in touch with Him, on account of the crowd.

So it was reported to Him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside; they want to see you."

So the people went out to see what had taken place, and they went to Jesus and found the man out of whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, with his clothes on and in his right mind; and they were frightened.

Then they who had seen it told them how the man who had been under the power of demons was cured.

So Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who can this be about whom I hear such reports?" So he was trying to see Him.

I solemnly say to you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the kingdom of God."

When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found to be alone. And they kept silence and told no one anything that they had seen at that time.

Then He turned to His disciples when they were alone, and said, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing.

For I tell you, many prophets and kings have wished to see what you are seeing, but they did not, and to hear what you are hearing, but they did not."

But continue to seek His will, and these things will be yours besides.

And He said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, at once you say, 'It is going to rain,' and it does.

And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, 'It is going to be very hot,' and so it is.

It is like a mustard seed which a man took and dropped in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the wild birds roosted in its branches."

There you will weep and grind your teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves being driven away on the outside.

Now your house is abandoned to its fate! And I tell you, you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessed be He who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

"What man among you, if he wishes to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see whether he has money enough to complete it?

Lest, perchance, after he has laid the foundation but cannot complete the building, all who see it begin to make sport of him,

But he answered his father, 'See! I have served you all these years and have never disobeyed a command of yours, but you have never given me even a kid, so that I could celebrate with my friends.

Then the Lord said to them, "If you had faith that grows like a mustard seed, you might have been saying to this mulberry tree, 'Pull yourself up by the roots and plant yourself in the sea,' and it would have obeyed you!

Then He said to His disciples, "The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

"What do you want me to do for you?" He answered, "Lord, I want to see again!"

Then Jesus said to him, "See again! Your faith has cured you."

Now he was trying to see Jesus to find out who He was, but he could not because of the crowd, as he was so small in stature.

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the people that are lost."

Just as He was approaching the city, going down the Mount of Olives, the whole throng of the disciples began to praise God exultantly and loudly for all the wonder-works that they had seen,

"When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, then understand that her devastation is near.

Then they will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud in overwhelming power and splendor.

When you see them shooting forth their buds, you know of yourselves that summer now is near.

So when you see these things taking place, you must understand that the kingdom of God is near.

So the high priests and the scribes continued to seek how they might put Him to death, for they were afraid of the people.

He in turn accepted their offer and began to seek a favorable opportunity to betray Him to them without exciting an uprising.

Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had been wanting to see Him for a long time on account of what he had heard about Him; also he was hoping to see some spectacular performance done by Him.

And all the crowds who had come together for this sight, when they had seen what took place, returned to the city but continued to beat their breasts in grief.

Then some of our company went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Him."

who told them that the Lord had really risen and had been seen by Simon.

Look at my hands and my feet, for it is I, myself. Feel of me and see for yourselves, for a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."