but Symeon blessed them, and to his mother Mary he said, "This child is destined for the downfall as well as for the rise of many a one in Israel; destined to be a Sign for man's attack ??35 to bring out the secret aims of many a heart. And your own soul will be pierced by a spear."

(And also a spear shall pass through the soul of thyself,) so that the reasonings from many hearts might be revealed.

"But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not! You are of more value than many sparrow!

Seek ye therefore the kingdom of God, and all these shall be super-added unto you.

"When someone invites you to a wedding supper, do not take the best place, for someone more distinguished than you are may have been invited,

Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

And when one of the people who were reclining at the [supper] table with Jesus heard this, he said to Him, "The person who will eat bread in the [coming] kingdom of God is [certainly] blessed."

Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

Then all of them, in the same way, began to excuse themselves [from attending]. The first one said to the host, 'I just bought some land and I need to go out and look it over, so please excuse me [from attending the supper].'

And another person said, 'I just bought five teams of oxen and I need to go and test them out, so please excuse me [from attending the supper].'

And the third person said, 'I just got married, so I cannot attend [the supper].'

Then the slave returned and told his master about these things. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his slave, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring people who are poor, and handicapped, and blind and crippled in here [i.e., to the supper].'

Then the master said to the slave, 'Go out into the roads and along the brushy trails and urge people to attend [the supper] so that my house will be full [of guests].'

For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

Will he not instead say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and appropriately clothe yourself [for service] and serve me while I eat and drink; then afterward you may eat and drink?’

For from what they could well spare they have all of them contributed to the offerings, but she in her need has thrown in all she had to live on."

and say to the man of the house, 'Our Master says to you, "Where is the room where I can eat the Passover supper with my disciples?" '

and he will show you a large upper room ready fitted: there prepare the supper.

They left and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

And he said to them, "I have greatly desired to eat this Passover supper with you before I suffer.

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

"Father," he said, "if it is thy pleasure, spare me this cup; only, not my will but thine be done."