34.10 The Parable of the Good Samaritan
LK 10:25-37
25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying,
"Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 He said to him,
"What is written in the law? How do you read?" 27 And he answered,
"'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all
your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind'; and
'your neighbor as yourself.'" 28 And he said to him, "You have answered
right; do this, and you will live." 29 But he, wanting to justify
himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 Jesus said: "A man
was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers,
who stripped him of his clothing, beat him, and departed, leaving him
half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when
he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise, a Levite,
when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33
But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was; and when he saw
him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds,
pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought
him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two
denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and
whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' 36 Which
of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell among
the robbers?" 37 He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus
said to him, "Go and do likewise."
35.10 Mary and Martha
LK 10:38-42
38 Now as they went on their way, he entered a village; and a
woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister
called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his word. 40
But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and
said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone?
Tell her then to help me." 41 But the Lord answered her, "Martha,
Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things; 42 but only one
thing is needed. And Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be
taken away from her."
36.10 Jesus Teaches the Disciples How to Pray
(The Parable of the Importunate Friend)
LK 11:1-13
1 He was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of
his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his
disciples." 2 He said to them, "When you pray, say:
'Father, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 And forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves also forgive everyone
who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.'"
5 And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to
him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a
friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set
before him'; 7 and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the
door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up
and give you anything'? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and
give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he
will rise and give him as much as he needs. 9 So I say to you, ask, and
it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be
opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks
finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among
you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a
serpent? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If
you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those
who ask him!"
37.10 The Disciples Pluck Ears of Corn on the Sabbath
MT 12:1-8
1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath.
And his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to
eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, "Look, your
disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath." 3 He said
to them, "Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and
those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and ate the
consecrated bread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those
who were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in
the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the
Sabbath, and are innocent? 6 I tell you that one greater than the
temple is here. 7 And if you had known what this means, 'I desire
mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
MK 2:23-28
23 One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they
made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the
Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on
the Sabbath?" 25 But he said to them, "Have you never read what David
did when he was in need and hungry, he and those who were with him: 26
how he entered the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high
priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful to eat,
except for the priests, and also gave some to those who were with him?"
27 And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the
Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
LK 6:1-5
1 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grain fields, and his
disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their
hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not
lawful to do on the Sabbath?" 3 Jesus answered them, "Have you not read
what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4
how he entered the house of God, took and ate the consecrated bread,
and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but
the priests to eat?" 5 And he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of
the Sabbath."
38.10 The Healing of a Paralyzed Hand on the Sabbath
MT 12:9-14
9 And he went on from there, and went into their synagogue. 10
And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him,
"Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" so that they might accuse him.
11 He said to them, "What man of you, if he has one sheep and it falls
into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? 12
Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to
do good on the Sabbath." 13 Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your
hand." And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the
other.
MK 3:1-5
1 He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a
withered hand. 2 And they watched him closely, to see whether he would
heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3 And he said
to the man who had the withered hand, "Come here." 4 Then he said to
them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save
life or to kill?" But they kept silent. 5 And he looked around at them
with anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts, and said to the
man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was
restored.
LK 6:6-10
6 On another Sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught, and a
man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 The scribes and the
Pharisees watched him closely, to see whether he would heal on the
Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him. 8 But he
knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand,
"Rise and stand here." And he rose and stood there. 9 Then Jesus said
to them, "I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to
do evil, to save life or to destroy it?" 10 And he looked around at
them all, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and
his hand was restored.
39.10 A Hostile Council of Pharisees - Jesus Withdraws
MT 12:14-21
14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, how they
might destroy him.
15 Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed
him, and he healed them all, 16 and ordered them not to make him known.
17 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
18 "Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased!
I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not quench,
till he sends forth justice to victory;
21 and in his name will the Gentiles hope."
MK 3:6-12
6 Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the
Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great
multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea 8 and Jerusalem and
Idumea and beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon, a great
multitude, when they heard how many things he was doing, came to him. 9
And he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him because of
the crowd, lest they should crush him. 10 For he had healed many, so
that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. 11 And
whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and
cried out, "You are the Son of God." 12 But he strictly ordered them
not to make him known.
LK 6:11
11 But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another
what they might do to Jesus.
40.10 Jesus Heals and the Pharisees Seek a Sign
MT 12:22-45
22 Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind
and mute, and he healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.
23 And all the people were amazed and said, "Could this be the Son of
David?" 24 But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "It is only by
Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons."
25 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided
against itself is laid waste, and every city or house divided against
itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided
against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? 27 And if I cast out
demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they
shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God,
then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or how can one enter a
strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the
strong man? And then he will plunder his house. 30 He who is not with
me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. 31
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but
the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who
speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever
speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age
or in the age to come.
33 "Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the
tree bad, and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 You
brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of
the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good man out of the
good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man
out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I tell you
that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every
careless word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be
justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher,
we want to see a sign from you." 39 But he answered them, "An evil and
adulterous generation seeks for a sign; but no sign will be given to it
except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days
and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will
be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of
Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn
it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater
than Jonah is here. 42 The queen of the South will rise at the judgment
with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the
earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than
Solomon is here.
43 "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry
places, seeking rest, and finds none. 44 Then he says, 'I will return
to my house from which I came.' And when he comes he finds it empty,
swept, and put in order. 45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other
spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and
the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be
with this wicked generation."
MK 3:20-31
20 Then he went home; and the crowd came together again, so that
they could not even eat. 21 When his family heard about this, they went
to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind." 22 And
the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by
Beelzebub, and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons." 23 So
he called them to himself and said to them in parables: "How can Satan
cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom
cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house
cannot stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is
divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. 27 No one can enter
a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the
strong man. And then he will plunder his house. 28 Truly, I say to you,
all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies
they utter; 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has
forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"-30 because they said, "He
has an unclean
spirit."
LK 11:14-32
14 Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. So it was, when
the demon had gone out, that the mute man spoke; and the multitudes
marveled. 15 But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebub,
the prince of demons." 16 Others, testing him, sought from him a sign
from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "Every
kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided
against itself falls. 18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how
will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by
Beelzebub. 19 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your
sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20 But if I
cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come
upon you. 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his
goods are in peace. 22 But when one stronger than he attacks him and
overpowers him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted, and
divides his spoils. 23 He who is not with me is against me, and he who
does not gather with me scatters.
24 "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry
places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, 'I will return to my
house from which I came.' 25 And when he comes, he finds it swept and
put in order. 26 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits
more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last
state of that man is worse than the first."
27 As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice
and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts
that nursed you!" 28 But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear
the word of God and keep it!"
29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This is an
evil generation. It seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it
except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the
Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation. 31 The
queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this
generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to
hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon
is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this
generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah,
and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.
40.20 The Brethren of Christ
MT 12:46-50
46 While he was still talking to the people, behold, his mother
and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him. 47 Someone told
him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak
to you." 48 But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother,
and who are my brothers?" 49 And stretching out his hand toward his
disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever
does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and
mother."
MK 3:31-35
31 Then his brothers and his mother came. And standing outside
they sent to him, and called him. 32 And a crowd was sitting around
him; and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside,
asking for you." 33 And he replied, "Who are my mother and my
brothers?" 34 And he looked at those who sat in a circle around him,
and said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does the will
of God is my brother, and sister, and mother."
LK 8:19-21
19 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could
not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And it was told him, "Your
mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you." 21
But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the
word of God and do it."
41.10 Woe to the Pharisees
LK 11:37-54
37 While he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him;
so he went in and sat at table. 38 The Pharisee was surprised to see
that he did not first wash before dinner. 39 But the Lord said to him,
"Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside
you are full of greed and wickedness. 40 You foolish ones! Did not he
who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But give for alms those
things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you. 42
But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of
herbs, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have
done, without leaving the others undone. 43 Woe to you Pharisees! For
you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the
marketplaces. 44 Woe to you! For you are like graves which are not
seen, and men walk over them without knowing it."
45 One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, by saying these
things you reproach us also." 46 And he said, "Woe to you also,
lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves
do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 Woe to you! For
you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48
So you witness that you approve of the deeds of your fathers; for they
killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 Therefore the wisdom of God
also said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they
will kill and persecute,' 50 that the blood of all the prophets which
was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this
generation, 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who
perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it shall
be required of this generation. 52 Woe to you lawyers! For you have
taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and
you hindered those who were entering." 53 As he went away from there,
the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard, and to provoke
him to speak of many things, 54 lying in wait for him, to catch at
something he might say.
42.10 The Parable of the Rich Man
LK 12:1-59
1 In the meantime, when so many thousands of the multitude had
gathered together that they trampled one another, he began to say to
his disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees,
which is
hypocrisy. 2 There is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, or
hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have said in
the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the
ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
4 "I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the
body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show
you whom you should fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has power
to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear him! 6 Are not five sparrows
sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are
of more value than many sparrows.
8 "I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man
will also acknowledge him before the angels of God. 9 But he who denies
me before men will be denied before the angels of God. 10 And everyone
who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but he who
blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11 Now when
they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and authorities, do not
worry about how or what you should answer, or what you are to say; 12
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to
say."
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to
divide the inheritance with me." 14 But he said to him, "Man, who made
me a judge or an arbitrator over you?" 15 And he said to them, "Take
heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist
in the abundance of his possessions." 16 And he told them a parable,
saying: "The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And
he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store
my crops?' 18 And he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns
and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my
goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up
for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."' 20 But God
said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then
whose will those things be which you have prepared?' 21 So is he who
lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
22 Then he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not
worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about your body, what you
will put on. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than
clothing. 24 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have
neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more
value are you than the birds! 25 And which of you by worrying can add a
single cubit to his span of life? 26 If you then are not able to do
this very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest? 27 Consider
the lilies, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you,
even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 But
if God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow
is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of
little faith! 29 And do not seek what you will eat or what you will
drink, nor have an anxious mind. 30 For all the nations of the world
seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31
But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. 32
Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to
give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide
yourselves purses that do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that
does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. 34 For
where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
35 "Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning, 36 and be
like men who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding
feast, so that they may open to him immediately when he comes and
knocks. 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching
when he comes. Truly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have
them sit at table, and will come and serve them. 38 If he comes in the
second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those
servants. 39 But know this, that if the owner of the house had known at
what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to
be broken into. 40 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man
is coming at an hour you do not expect."
41 Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to
all?" 42 And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward,
whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion
of food at the proper time? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master
will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to you, he will set
him over all his possessions. 45 But if that servant says to himself,
'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants
and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, 46 the master
of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at
an hour he is not aware of, and he will cut him to pieces and assign
him a place with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant who knew his
master's will, and did not ready himself or do according to his will,
shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he who did not know, and
committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. From
everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom
they entrusted much, of him they will ask the more.
49 "I came to cast fire on the earth, and how I wish it were
already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how
distressed I am until it is accomplished! 51 Do you think that I came
to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. 52 For
from now on there will be five in one house divided: three against two,
and two against three.
53 They will be divided, father against son
and son against father,
mother against daughter
and daughter against mother,
mother-in-law against daughter-in-law
and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."
54 He also said to the multitudes, "When you see a cloud rising
in the west, immediately you say, "A shower is coming'; and so it
happens. 55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There
will be hot weather'; and there is. 56 You hypocrites! You know how to
interpret the
appearance of the earth and the sky; but how is it you do not know how
to interpret this present time?
57 "And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? 58 As
you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make an effort to settle
with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand
you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59 I
tell you, you will not get out till you have paid the very last
copper."
43.10 The Parable of the Fig Tree
LK 13:1-9
1 There were some present at that very time who told him about
the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2
And Jesus answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse
sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way? 3
I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. 4
Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do
you think that they were worse sinners than all the others who dwelt in
Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all
likewise perish."
6 He told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his
vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 So he said
to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look, for three years I have come
seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why should
it use up the ground?' 8 And he answered him, 'Sir, let it alone this
year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. 9 And if it bears
fruit next year, fine; but if not, you can cut it down.'"
44.10 Jesus Heals a Woman on the Sabbath
LK 13:10-17
10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
11 And there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen
years; she was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When
Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, "Woman, you are
freed from your infirmity." 13 And he laid his hands on her, and
immediately she was made straight, and praised God. 14 But the ruler of
the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said
to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come
on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day." 15 Then the
Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath
untie his ox or his donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water
it? 16 Then ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has
bound for eighteen years, be loosed on the Sabbath day from this bond?"
17 When he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all
the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.