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.

Symeon also took Him in his arms and blessed God, and said:

And His father and mother kept wondering at the things spoken by Symeon about Him.

Then Symeon gave them his blessing, and said to Mary, the child's mother, "This child is destined to bring the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign continuously disputed --

the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,

the son of Symeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

Then He rose to leave the synagogue, and He went to Simon's house. And Simon's mother-in-law was in the grip of a burning fever; so they asked Him about her.

So He got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push out a little from the shore. Then He sat down and continued to teach the crowds from the boat.

When He stopped speaking, He said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and set your nets for a haul."

Simon answered, "We have toiled all night and caught nothing, but since you tell me to do so, I will set the nets again."

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' feet and said, "Leave me, Lord, because I am a sinful man."

as well as James and John, Zebedee's sons, who were Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Stop being afraid; from now on you will be catching men."

Simon whom he named Peter, his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Simon who was called the Zealot,

Then Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." "Teacher," said he, "go on and say it."

Simon answered, "The one, I suppose, for whom he canceled most." Then He said, "You are correct in your judgment."

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.

"Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has asked permission to sift all of you like wheat,

Now as they led Him away, they seized a man named Simon, from Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and put the cross on his shoulders, for him to carry as he walked behind Jesus.

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