But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, ‘There are six days when work should be done; therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.’
Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, along with his whole household. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptised.
After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, ‘Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, you can speak.’
I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown them to me.
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said in a loud voice, ‘What do you have to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torment me! ’
Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and falling to their knees, they worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.