Thus says the Lord God: I will take the children of Israel from among the nations to which they have come, and gather them from all sides to bring them back to their land.

Many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what Jesus had done began to believe in him.

I hear the whisperings of many:/ “Terror on every side!/ Denounce!

The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus.

Jesus said to the Jews: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.” So the Jews said to him, “Now we are sure that you are possessed.

When Abram prostrated himself, God spoke to him: “My covenant with you is this: you are to become the father of a host of nations.