When, however, he came out, he was unable to speak to them; and they knew that he must have seen a vision in the Sanctuary; but he kept making signs to them and continued dumb.

And see, your relative Elizabeth--she also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

Then, as soon as the angels had left them and returned to Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over as far as Bethlehem and see this that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement made to them.

To him it had been revealed by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death until he had seen the Lord's Anointed One.

Because mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,

and then shall all mankind see God's salvation.'"

The Devil next led Him up and caused Him to see at a glance all the kingdoms of the world.

Amazement seized them all. "Glory to God!" was the abiding feeling. Yet fear flashed through their minds and they said, "We have seen strange things to-day."

The Scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath that they might be able to bring an accusation against Him.

"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies; seek the welfare of those who hate you;

How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take that splinter out of your eye,' when all the while you yourself do not see the beam in your own eye? Vain pretender! take the beam out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother's eye.

Then He answered the messengers, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard. Blind men receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are purified, deaf persons hear, the dead are raised to life, the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them.

But what did you go out to see? A man wearing luxurious clothes? People who are gorgeously dressed and live in luxury are found in palaces.

But what did you go out to see? A Prophet? Aye, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.

John is the man about whom it is written, 'See, I am sending My messenger before thy face, and he shall make ready thy way before thee.'

Then turning towards the woman He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house: you gave me no water for my feet; but she has made my feet wet with her tears, and then wiped the tears away with her hair.

"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.

But some of the seed falls into good ground, and grows up and yields a return of a hundred for one." While thus speaking, He cried aloud and said, "Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!"

"To you," He replied, "it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God; but all others are taught by parables, in order that they may see and yet not see, and may hear and yet not understand.

The meaning of the parable is as follows. The seed is God's Message.

"When any one lights a lamp, he does not cover it with a vessel or hide it under a couch; he puts it on a lampstand, that people who enter the room may see the light.

There is nothing hidden, which shall not be openly seen; nor anything secret, which shall not be known and come into the light of day.

But He was told, "Your mother and brothers are standing on the edge of the crowd, and want to see you."

whereupon the people came out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and they found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were terrified.

And those who had seen it told them how the demoniac was cured.

I tell you truly that there are some of those who stand here who will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Kingdom of God."

After this voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They kept it to themselves, and said not a word to any one at that time about what they had seen.

"Rabbi," replied John, "we have seen a man making use of your name to expel demons; and we forbad him, because he does not come with us."

And He turned towards His disciples and said to them apart, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see!

For I tell you that many Prophets and kings have desired to see the things you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things you hear, and have not heard them."

"So I say to you, 'Ask, and what you ask for shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.'

"When any one lights a lamp, he never puts it in the cellar or under the bushel, but on the lampstand, that people who come in may see the light.

The Master however said to him, "Here we see how you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup or plate, while your secret hearts are full of greed and selfishness.

Then He said to the people also, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, 'There is to be a shower;' and it comes to pass.

And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, 'It will be burning hot;' and it comes to pass.

So he said to the gardener, "'See, this is the third year I have come to look for fruit on this fig-tree and cannot find any. Cut it down. Why should so much ground be actually wasted?'

It is like a mustard seed which a man drops into the soil in his garden, and it grows and becomes a tree in whose branches the birds roost."

"There will be the weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the Prophets in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves being driven far away.

"Go," He replied, "and take this message to that fox: "'See, to-day and to-morrow I am driving out demons and effecting cures, and on the third day I finish my course.'

See, your house is left to you. But I tell you that you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

"So the servant came and brought these answers to his master, and they stirred his anger. "'Go out quickly,' he said, 'into the streets of the city--the wide ones and the narrow. You will see poor men, and crippled, blind, lame: fetch them all in here.'

lest perhaps, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to finish, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him,

I see what to do, in order that when I am discharged from the stewardship they may give me a home in their own houses.'

"You are they," He said to them, "who boast of their own goodness before men, but God sees your hearts; for that which holds a proud position among men is detestable in God's sight.

"If your faith," replied the Lord, "is like a mustard seed, you might command this black-mulberry-tree, 'Tear up your roots and plant yourself in the sea,' and instantly it would obey you.

Nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' --for the Kingdom of God is within you."

Then, turning to His disciples, He said, "There will come a time when you will wish you could see a single one of the days of the Son of Man, but will not see one.

And they will say to you, 'See there!' 'See here!' Do not start off and go in pursuit.

Then Peter said, "See, we have given up our homes and have followed you."

Then He drew the Twelve to Him and said, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written in the Prophets which refers to the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

Nothing of this did they understand. The words were a mystery to them, nor could they see what He meant.

He was anxious to see what sort of man Jesus was; but he could not because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

So he ran on in front and climbed up a mulberry tree to see Him; for He was about to pass that way.

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."

"See to it," He replied, "that you are not misled; for many will come assuming my name and professing, 'I am He,' or saying, 'The time is close at hand.' Do not go and follow them.

"But when you see Jerusalem with armies encamping round her on every side, then be certain that her overthrow is close at hand.

And then will they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great power and glory.

And He spoke a parable to them. "See," He said, "the fig-tree and all the trees.

So also, when you see these things happening, you may be sure that the Kingdom of God is near.

To Herod the sight of Jesus was a great gratification, for, for a long time, he had been wanting to see Him, because he had heard so much about Him. He hoped also to see some miracle performed by Him.

"You have brought this man to me on a charge of corrupting the loyalty of the people. But, you see, I have examined him in your presence and have discovered in the man no ground for the accusations which you bring against him.

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

and, finding that His body was not there, they came and declared to us that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.

Thereupon some of our party went to the tomb and found things just as the women had said; but Jesus Himself they did not see."

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

See my hands and my feet--it is my very self. Feel me and see, for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see I have."