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

He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,

"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 wilderness till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel."

Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against

But I tell you truly, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha; and not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian."

When Jesus heard this, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that followed him, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel."

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

But we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since all this happened.