"And shall win many of the sons of Israel to the Lord, their God.

"He has helped Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, For he has visited and redeemed his people,

And the child grew, and became strong in the Spirit, and remained in the desert till the day of his showing to Israel.

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

"A light for the unveiling of the Gentiles And the glory of thy people Israel."

"Behold this child is set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

In very truth I tell you there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;

"And there were many lepers in Israel in the days of the prophet Elisha, yet none of them was cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian."

But when Jesus heard this he was astonished and he turned and said to the crowd that was following him, "I tell you that not even in Israel have I found faith like that."

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

"But we were hoping that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this is the third day since these things happened.