that freed from fear and from the hand of our foes we should worship him

Others by way of tempting him demanded he should give them a Sign from heaven.

for the holy Spirit will teach you at that hour what you should say."

So he said to the vinedresser, 'Here have I come for three years in search of fruit on this fig tree without finding any; cut it down, why should it take up space?'

To his disciples he said, "It is inevitable that hindrances should come, but woe to the man by whom they come;

But they loudly urged their demand that he should be crucified, and their shouts carried the day.