When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.
“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.
For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.