And Elijah drew near to them all. And Elijah said to them, How long will you halt on both feet? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. And the people answered not a word.

And Micaiah said, If you ever return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.

For the end, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear these words, all you nations, give ear, all you that dwell upon the earth;

both the sons of mean men, and sons of [great] men; the rich and poor [man] together.

Understand now, you simple among the people; and you fools, at length be wise.

And having summoned the crowd, He said to them, "Hear and understand:

Now in the meantime, as an innumerable crowd had gathered together so that they were stepping on one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Then He also said to the crowds, "Whenever you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, 'A rainstorm is coming'; and it happens thus.

Hypocrites! You know [how] to discern the face of the earth and of the sky, but how is it you do not discern this time?

And as all the people listened, He said to His disciples,

who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."

O you simple, understand prudence, and you that are untaught, take in knowledge.

You shall hear indeed, but you shall not understand; and you shall see indeed, but you shall not perceive.

And Phillip, running up to it, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Indeed, do you know what you are reading?"