"Peace be to this house, maiden, and all who dwell therein."
"Enter," said the widow, overhearing them, "enter and ye shall have water for your feet and bread for your hunger."
The two men then entered and seated themselves, and having been refreshed by the poor but hospitable widow, one of them rose and said:
"'This day is salvation come to this house. We are ambassadors of Jesus of Nazareth, and go from city to city, proclaiming the day of the Lord at hand, for Messiah is come!'"
"Will he, then, come to Nain?" asked the widow with emotion. "I should be willing to die so that I could lay my eyes once upon so great and holy a man!"
"Yes, he will come hither," answered the men, "and when we shall report to him your hospitality to us, he will visit your house, for he never forgets a cup of water given to one of his disciples."
The men then departed, again calling the peace of God upon our abode. They had not been gone many minutes before we heard a great commotion in the market-place near by. Upon going to the house-top, we beheld these two men standing upon an elevation, and preaching the kingdom of Christ at hand. Upon this, some cried out against Jesus, and others threw stones at the two men, and when we reached the house-top, we saw one of them remove his sandals and shake the dust from them, saying in a loud voice:
"As ye reject the words of life, your sins remain upon you, as I return to you the dust of your city."
They then departed, followed by Levites, who fairly drove them from the town.