When they sprout leaves, you see<n id="1" /> for yourselves and know that summer is now near.

Mary<n id="1" /> said to the angel, &#8220;How will this be, since I have not had sexual relations with<n id="2" /> a man?&#8221;

But Jesus said, &#8220;Someone touched me, for I know that power has gone out<n id="1" /> from me.&#8221;

Nothing is hidden<n id="1" /> that will not be revealed,<n id="2" /> and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

I know<n id="1" /> what to do so that when I am put out of management, people will welcome me into their homes.&#8217;<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;But when you see Jerusalem<n id="1" /> surrounded<n id="2" /> by armies, then know that its<n id="3" /> desolation<n id="4" /> has come near.

So also you, when you see these things happening, know<n id="1" /> that the kingdom of God<n id="2" /> is near.

Then they told what had happened on the road,<n id="1" /> and how they recognized him<n id="2" /> when he broke the bread.p>

But<n id="1" /> when the feast was over,<n id="2" /> as they were returning home,<n id="3" /> the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His<n id="4" /> parents<n id="5" /> did not know it,

for each tree is known<n id="1" /> by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered<n id="2" /> from thorns, nor are grapes picked<n id="3" /> from brambles.<n id="4" />

For nothing is hidden<n id="1" /> that will not be revealed,<n id="2" /> and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

That<n id="1" /> servant who knew his master&#8217;s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked<n id="2" /> will receive a severe beating.

But<n id="1" /> the twelve<n id="2" /> understood none of these things. This<n id="3" /> saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp<n id="4" /> what Jesus meant.<n id="5" />p>

saying, &#8220;If you had only known on this day,<n id="1" /> even you, the things that make for peace!<n id="2" /> But now they are hidden<n id="3" /> from your eyes.

<p class="bodytext">Zechariah<n id="1" /> said to the angel, &#8220;How can I be sure of this?<n id="2" /> For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well.&#8221;<n id="3" />

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this,<n id="1" /> he said to himself, &#8220;If this man were a prophet,<n id="2" /> he would know who and what kind of woman<n id="3" /> this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.&#8221;

He<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;You have been given<n id="2" /> the opportunity to know<n id="3" /> the secrets<n id="4" /> of the kingdom of God,<n id="5" /> but for others they are in parables, so that <b><i>although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understandi>b>.<n id="6" />p>

But when the crowds found out, they followed him. He<n id="1" /> welcomed them, spoke to them about the kingdom of God,<n id="2" /> and cured those who needed healing.<n id="3" />

&#8216;Even the dust of your town<n id="1" /> that clings to our feet we wipe off<n id="2" /> against you.<n id="3" /> Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.&#8217;<n id="4" />

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief<n id="1" /> was coming, he would not have let<n id="2" /> his house be broken into.