^10 (A)And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”

⁵ And he said, “Who are You, Lord?”

Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. ^[a]It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

^16 (A)His disciples did not understand these things at first; ^(B)but when Jesus was glorified, ^(C)then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

¹⁷ Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. ^18 (D)For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. ¹⁹ The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, ^(E)“You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!”

⁹ Herod said, “John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?” ^(A)So he sought to see Him.

⁴⁹ And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, ^(A)“Who is this who even forgives sins?”

^21 (A)And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? ^(B)Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

The Lord in Judgment and Salvation

⁴ So Samuel did what the Lord said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town ^(A)trembled at his coming, and said, ^(B)“Do you come peaceably?”

¹⁹ Now the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that ^(A)all the city was excited because of them; and the women said, ^(B)“Is this Naomi?”

¹⁸ So the Jews answered and said to Him, ^(A)“What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?”