¹⁶ and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read,

Jesus Thanks His Father

²⁵ At that time Jesus said, “I thank^[a] you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants;^(A)

³⁹ Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, order your disciples to stop.”^{(A) 40} He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.”^(B)

²⁵ And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food,

⁴ He answered, “Have you not read that the one who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’^(A)

³ He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?^(A)

³¹ And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God,

¹⁶ They said, “What will we do with them? For it is obvious to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been done through them; we cannot deny it.^{(A) 17} But to keep it from spreading further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.” ¹⁸ So they called them and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.^(B)

⁴⁷ So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.^{(A) 48} If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy place^[a] and our nation.”