And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;

'Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father;

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

Meanwhile, Jesus kept on growing wiser and more mature, and in favor with God and his fellow man.

For just like Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh [Note: Nineveh was the capital of ancient Assyria], so the Son of man will also be [a sign] to this generation of people.

Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? and one of them is not forgotten before God.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

in like manner, when you shall see these events, be assur'd that the kingdom of God is nigh.

are you wiser than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, as well as his children, and cattle?

but Paul and Barnabas told them boldly, you indeed were the first, to whom the word of God was to be preach'd: but since you reject it, and judge your own selves unworthy of eternal life, be assur'd, we shall make the same offer to the Gentiles:

therefore, pray, take something to recruit your strength: and be assur'd every one of you shall be preserv'd."

For I want to let you know about this secret, brothers, so that you will not claim to be wiser than you are: Stubbornness has come to part of Israel until the full number of the gentiles comes to faith.

Live in harmony with each other. Do not be arrogant, but associate with humble people. Do not think that you are wiser than you really are.

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Let no one of you deceive himself. If any one of you imagines that he is wiser than the rest of you, in what this world calls wisdom, he had better become a fool, so as to become really wise.

therefore being always certainly assur'd that whilst I sojourn in this body, I am absent from the Lord,

by which you may be assur'd, that they will be punish'd by the divine justice, and that you shall be rewarded with the kingdom of God, for which you suffer;

for they assur'd you, there would be impostors in the last days, who would follow their own impious passions.

Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.