They<n id="1" /> were both righteous in the sight of God, following<n id="2" /> all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.<n id="3" />

Thus<n id="1" /> they were unable in the presence of the people to trap<n id="2" /> him with his own words.<n id="3" /> And stunned<n id="4" /> by his answer, they fell silent.p>

He<n id="1" /> said to them, &#8220;What things?&#8221; &#8220;The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene,&#8221; they replied, &#8220;a man<n id="2" /> who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet<n id="3" /> before God and all the people;

and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made<n id="1" /> him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

Now the passage of scripture the man<n id="1" /> was reading was this:p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<b><i>He was led like a sheep to slaughter,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and like a lamb before its shearer is silent,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>so he didi>b><n id="2" /> <i><b>not open his mouthb>.i>p>