Know this: What I have spoken will come true at the proper time. But because you didn’t believe, you will remain silent, unable to speak until the day when these things happen.”

Happy is she who believed that the Lord would fulfill the promises he made to her.”

The seed on the path are those who hear, but then the devil comes and steals the word from their hearts so that they won’t believe and be saved.

The seed on the rock are those who receive the word joyfully when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while but fall away when they are tempted.

They discussed among themselves, “If we say, ‘It’s of heavenly origin,’ he’ll say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’

They said, “If you are the Christ, tell us!” He answered, “If I tell you, you won’t believe.

Their words struck the apostles as nonsense, and they didn’t believe the women.