And while they still could not believe it ¹  (because of their joy) and were amazed, ²  he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” ³ 

both Jews and proselytes, ¹  Cretans and Arabs – we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!” ² 

So when the envoys arrived from the Babylonian officials to visit him and inquire about the sign that occurred in the land, ¹  God left him alone to test him, in order to know his true motives. ² 

He said, “See, I am going to make ¹  a covenant before all your people. I will do wonders such as have not been done ²  in all the earth, nor in any nation. All the people among whom you live will see the work of the Lord, for it is a fearful thing that I am doing with you. ³ 

They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. ¹  But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. ²  You did not abandon them,

The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.

Now if you say to yourselves, ¹  ‘How can we tell that a message is not from the Lord?’ ²  –

But because it is heavier ¹  than the sand ²  of the sea, that is why my words have been wild. ³ 

That is why I am terrified in his presence; when I consider, I am afraid because of him.

He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors, in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. ¹ 

For you are great and do amazing things. You alone are God.

A song of ascents, ²  by David. Look! How good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together! ³ 

And the men ¹  were amazed and said, ²  “What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!” ³ 

All the crowds were amazed and said, “Could this one be the Son of David?”

And all who heard Jesus ¹  were astonished ²  at his understanding and his answers.

So ¹  they began to question one another as to which of them it could possibly be who would do this.

The disciples began to look at one another, worried and perplexed ¹  to know which of them he was talking about.

Completely baffled, they said, ¹  “Aren’t ²  all these who are speaking Galileans?

Solomon’s ¹  Most Excellent ²  Love Song. ³ 

Is anything impossible ¹  for the Lord? I will return to you when the season comes round again and Sarah will have a son.” ²