And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

He has helped Israel his servant, (as he spoke to our fathers,)

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he has visited and redeemed his people;

And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was upon him:

a light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign to be spoken against,

And I tell you, in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine was on all the land:

And many lepers were in Israel, in the time of Elisha the prophet; and no one of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.

And when Jesus heard these things, he was filled with admiration for him; and, turning to the multitude that followed, he said: I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

But we trusted that it was he that was about to redeem Israel. And besides all this, to-day is the third day since these things were done.