Luke 21 Cross References - MNT

¹ And he looked up and saw people casting their offerings into the treasury, and they were rich. ² And he saw a certain poor widow casting in two mites ³ And he said: "Of truth I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than they all; ⁴ "for these men have all contributed to the offering out of their surplus, but she, out of her want, contributed all she had to live on." ⁵ And to some who were about the Temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones votive offerings, he said, ⁶ "As for what you are looking at, the time is coming when not one stone will be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down." ⁷ "Teacher, when will this be?" they asked him, "and what shall be the sign that these things are about to happen?" ⁸ "Take heed," he answered, "that you are not led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and 'The time is close at hand.' Do not go and follow them. ⁹ "And when you shall hear of wars and tumults, do not be frightened; for these things must happen first, but the end does not come immediately." ¹⁰ Then he said to them. "Nation shall rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹ "and there shall be great earthquakes, and, in many places, famines and pestilences; and there shall be terror and great portents from heaven. ¹² "But before all these things happen, they will apprehend you and persecute you and deliver you to the synagogues and to prisons, and bring you before kings and governors for the sake of my name. ¹³ "It shall turn out for a testimony to you. ¹⁴ "So settle it in your hearts not to prepare a defense beforehand, ¹⁵ "for I will give you utterance and a wisdom which none of your adversaries will be able to answer or withstand. ¹⁶ "You will be betrayed even by parents or brothers and kinsfolk, and friends. ¹⁷ "Some of you they will put to death. And you shall be hated by all men for the sake of my name. ¹⁸ "And not a hair on your head shall perish. ¹⁹ "In your patience you shall purchase your souls. ²⁰ "But when you see Jerusalem encompassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand. ²¹ "Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let those who are in the country enter not in. ²² "For these are the days of vengeance and of fulfilment of all that is written. ²³ "Woe to women with child and to those who are nursing infants in those days! For sore anguish will come upon the land, and wrath upon all his people. ²⁴ "They shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive among the Gentiles, and Jerusalem shall be trampled under foot by the Gentiles, until the appointed times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. ²⁵ "And there will be signs in the sun and the moon and the stars; and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roar of the sea and the billows; ²⁶ "men lifeless through fear, and foreboding of that which is about to come upon the habitable earth. For the powers of the heavens shall be shaken, ²⁷ "and then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. ²⁸ "But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, lift your heads! for your redemption is drawing near." ²⁹ And he told them a parable. ³⁰ "Look at the fig tree and all the trees! When they put out their leaves you can see for yourselves that summer is coming. ³¹ "So whenever you see all these things comings to pass, you know that the kingdom of God is near. ³² "In solemn truth I tell you that this generation shall not pass away until all this happens. ³³ "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words shall never pass away. ³⁴ "But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap. ³⁵ "For it will come upon all the dwellers on the face of the earth. ³⁶ "So be on your guard at all times, praying that you may be worthy to escape these things that shall come to pass, and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of man." ³⁷ And each day he was habitually in the Temple teaching, and at night he used to go out and lodge on the mount called the Olives Orchards. ³⁸ And all the people used to come him early in the morning in the Temple, to listen to him.

²² All this happened that the word of the Lord spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled.

² "Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

¹⁷ From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near."

¹¹ "Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my name's sake.

¹⁸ "In solemn truth I tell you that until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a comma, will pass from the Law until all has taken place.

¹⁶ "Behold, it is I who am sending you forth like sheep among wolves. Be then as serpents and as guileless as doves. ¹⁷ "But beware of men! For they will give you up to the Sanhedrin, and flog you in their synagogues. ¹⁸ "And you will be taken before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. ¹⁹ "But whenever they apprehend you, do not be anxious about how you shall speak or what you shall say; for it will be given you in that very hour what to say.

¹⁹ "But whenever they apprehend you, do not be anxious about how you shall speak or what you shall say; for it will be given you in that very hour what to say. ²⁰ "For it will not be you who is speaking, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

²⁰ "For it will not be you who is speaking, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. ²¹ "And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against their parents and put them to death.

²¹ "And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against their parents and put them to death. ²² "You will be hated by all men because of my name; and he who endures to the end shall be saved.

²² "You will be hated by all men because of my name; and he who endures to the end shall be saved. ²³ "But when they persecute you in one city, flee to the next. In solemn truth I tell you that you shall not have completed the cities of Israel, before the Son of man comes. ²⁴ "A pupil is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his masters. ²⁵ "It is enough for the pupil to fare like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more, the members of his household.

³⁰ "The very hairs on your head are all numbered.

²² "And the seed sown among thorns is he who hears the word, but the anxieties of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

¹ Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came to him, and in order to test him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. ² In answer he said: "In the evening you say, 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is red as fire'; ³ and at dawn you say, 'It will storm today, for the sky is red and lowering.' You know how to discern the look of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot read. ⁴ A wicked and faithless generation is seeking a sign, but no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah." So he left them and went away.

²⁷ For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, and his angels with him, and then will he reward each one in accordance with his actions. ²⁸ Solemnly I tell you, some of those who are standing here shall not taste death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

²⁸ Solemnly I tell you, some of those who are standing here shall not taste death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

¹ And when they approached Jerusalem, and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them.

¹⁷ So he left them and went outside the city, to Bethany, and spent the night there.

⁴¹ "He will utterly destroy those wretches," they answered, "and will entrust his vineyard to other vine-dressers, who will pay back the fruits to him in their season."

⁴⁴ "He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but he upon whom it falls will be scattered as dust."

⁶ "while the rest seized his slaves and maltreated and murdered them.

³⁴ "For this cause, behold! I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city; ³⁵ "that upon your heads may come every drop of innocent blood spilt upon the earth, from the blood of Abel, the just, to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the Sanctuary and the altar. ³⁶ "In solemn truth I tell you that all these things will come upon this generation.

³⁶ "In solemn truth I tell you that all these things will come upon this generation.

¹ Then Jesus left the Temple courts and was walking away, when his disciples came to point out to him the Temple buildings. ² "You see all these buildings?" he answered them; "I tell you solemnly that there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be torn down."

² "You see all these buildings?" he answered them; "I tell you solemnly that there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be torn down." ³ When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

³ When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?" ⁴ "Take care," Jesus answered, "that no one mislead you;

⁴ "Take care," Jesus answered, "that no one mislead you; ⁵ for many will come in my name saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many.

⁵ for many will come in my name saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many. ⁶ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see to it that you are not afraid. Such things must happen, but the end is not yet.

⁶ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see to it that you are not afraid. Such things must happen, but the end is not yet. ⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these things are the beginning of birth-pangs.

⁸ All these things are the beginning of birth-pangs. ⁹ Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

⁹ Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

⁹ Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰ And then many will stumble and fall, and will betray one another, and hate one another.

¹⁰ And then many will stumble and fall, and will betray one another, and hate one another. ¹¹ Many false prophets will rise up and mislead many;

¹¹ Many false prophets will rise up and mislead many; ¹² and because of the increase of iniquity the love of the majority will grow cold; ¹³ but he who endures to the end will be saved.

¹³ but he who endures to the end will be saved. ¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the whole inhabited earth, for a testimony to the Gentiles, and then will come the end. ¹⁵ "So when you see the Abomination of Desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place let the reader take note of this,

¹⁵ "So when you see the Abomination of Desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place let the reader take note of this,

¹⁵ "So when you see the Abomination of Desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place let the reader take note of this, ¹⁶ then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;

¹⁶ then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;

¹⁶ then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; ¹⁷ let him who is upon the housetop not go down to get the things in his house, ¹⁸ and the man in the field not turn back to get his cloak. ¹⁹ Alas for thee women who are with child, and for the nursing mothers in those days!

¹⁹ Alas for thee women who are with child, and for the nursing mothers in those days! ²⁰ "But pray that your flight may not be in the winter; nor on a Sabbath; ²¹ for then shall be a time of great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never shall be again. ²² And if these days had not been shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake these days will be cut short. ²³ "If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' believe him not.

²³ "If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' believe him not. ²⁴ For false christs and false prophets will arise, and will work great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if it were possible, the very elect.

²⁴ For false christs and false prophets will arise, and will work great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if it were possible, the very elect. ²⁵ See, I have forewarned you! So if they say to you,

²⁵ See, I have forewarned you! So if they say to you, ²⁶ "'See, He is in the desert,' do not go out there. "'See, He is in the inner room,' do not believe it. ²⁷ For just as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man. ²⁸ Wherever the corpse lies, there will the vultures flock together. ²⁹ "But immediately after the tribulation of those days, "The sun will be darkened, The moon will not shed her light, The stars will fall from the sky, And the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

²⁹ "But immediately after the tribulation of those days, "The sun will be darkened, The moon will not shed her light, The stars will fall from the sky, And the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

²⁹ "But immediately after the tribulation of those days, "The sun will be darkened, The moon will not shed her light, The stars will fall from the sky, And the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ³⁰ "Then the signs of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and then all the tribes of the earth will lament, when they see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

³⁰ "Then the signs of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and then all the tribes of the earth will lament, when they see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

³⁰ "Then the signs of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and then all the tribes of the earth will lament, when they see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. ³¹ And he will send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from utmost heaven to utmost earth. ³² "Learn from the fig tree, her parable; when her branches are become soft, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near;

³² "Learn from the fig tree, her parable; when her branches are become soft, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near; ³³ so you also, when you see these signs, know that He is near, at the very doors.

³³ so you also, when you see these signs, know that He is near, at the very doors. ³⁴ I tell you in solemn truth, that the present generation shall not pass away till all these things happen.

³⁴ I tell you in solemn truth, that the present generation shall not pass away till all these things happen.

³⁴ I tell you in solemn truth, that the present generation shall not pass away till all these things happen. ³⁵ Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

³⁵ Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

³⁵ Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. ³⁶ "But no one knows about that day and hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. ³⁷ And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man. ³⁸ For just as in the days before the deluge they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the very day when Noah entered the ark, ³⁹ nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the son of man.

³⁹ nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the son of man. ⁴⁰ At that time there will be two men in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left.

⁴⁰ At that time there will be two men in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left. ⁴¹ Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and the other left.

⁴¹ Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and the other left. ⁴² Keep guard then, for you do not know the day on which your Master is coming.

⁴² Keep guard then, for you do not know the day on which your Master is coming.

⁴² Keep guard then, for you do not know the day on which your Master is coming. ⁴³ But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have been on his guard, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

⁴³ But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have been on his guard, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. ⁴⁴ Therefore you also must be ready, for in an hour when you do not expect him, the Son of man is coming.

⁴⁴ Therefore you also must be ready, for in an hour when you do not expect him, the Son of man is coming. ⁴⁵ "Who, then, is the faithful and prudent slave, to whom his master has entrusted his household, to give them their food in due season?

⁴⁵ "Who, then, is the faithful and prudent slave, to whom his master has entrusted his household, to give them their food in due season? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that slave whom his Master, when he comes, shall find so doing.

⁴⁶ Blessed is that slave whom his Master, when he comes, shall find so doing. ⁴⁷ In solemn truth I tell you that he will set him over all his property.

⁴⁷ In solemn truth I tell you that he will set him over all his property. ⁴⁸ But if, because he is a bad slave, he should say to himself, 'My Master is a long time in coming,'

⁴⁸ But if, because he is a bad slave, he should say to himself, 'My Master is a long time in coming,' ⁴⁹ and if he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and to eat or drink with the drunkards,

⁴⁹ and if he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and to eat or drink with the drunkards, ⁵⁰ on a day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour which he does not know, the Master of that servant will arrive

⁵⁰ on a day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour which he does not know, the Master of that servant will arrive ⁵¹ and will scourge him severely, and allot him a place among hypocrites, where will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

¹³ "Be watchful then, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

³¹ "But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he take his seat on the throne of his glory;

³⁰ So after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

⁴¹ "Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

⁵⁵ Then Jesus said to the crowds. "Are you come out as against a robber, with swords and staves to arrest me? Day after day, I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not apprehend me.

⁶⁴ "I am He," Jesus answered; "yet I tell you that from this time on you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven."

⁶ The chief priests took the money, and said, "It would be wrong to put it into the temple-treasury, because it is the price of blood."

⁴⁵ Now from noon darkness fell upon the whole land, until three o'clock in the afternoon.

¹⁹ When they have heard the Word, the anxieties of life and the snares of wealth, and all sorts of other ambitions, come in to choke the Word, so that it proves unfruitful.

¹¹ you say that if a man tells his father or mother, 'This money which otherwise you would have received from me, is Korban' (that is, a thing devoted to God), ¹² you exempt him from doing any service for his father or mother. ¹³ Thus by your tradition which you have handed down you set at naught the word of God; and you do many other things like that."

¹² The next day after leaving Bethany he was hungry,

¹⁹ Now every evening he used to go outside the city;

⁴¹ Then Jesus took his seat opposite the treasury and watched the people putting their offerings into the chest. Many rich people were putting in large sums. ⁴² There came also a poor widow who dropped in two little coins, worth a cent.

⁴² There came also a poor widow who dropped in two little coins, worth a cent. ⁴³ On this he called his disciples to him, and said: "I tell you solemnly that this poor widow has put in more than all who have put their offerings into the treasury; ⁴⁴ for they have all put in what they could spare out of their surplus, but she, out of her penury, has put in all that she possessed, her whole living."

¹ As Jesus was walking out of the Temple courts, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and buildings these are!" ² "You see these mighty buildings? There shall not be left here one stone upon another which shall not be thrown down," he answered.

² "You see these mighty buildings? There shall not be left here one stone upon another which shall not be thrown down," he answered. ³ When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, facing the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

³ When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, facing the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, ⁴ "Tell us when these things shall be, and what shall be the sign that all these predictions are about to be fulfilled."

⁴ "Tell us when these things shall be, and what shall be the sign that all these predictions are about to be fulfilled." ⁵ So Jesus began to tell them.

⁵ So Jesus began to tell them. ⁶ "Be ye watchful lest any one mislead you. Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and will mislead many.

⁶ "Be ye watchful lest any one mislead you. Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and will mislead many. ⁷ But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars do not be dismayed, such things must come, but the end is not yet.

⁷ But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars do not be dismayed, such things must come, but the end is not yet. ⁸ For nation shall rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines; these are the beginning of birth-pangs.

⁸ For nation shall rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines; these are the beginning of birth-pangs.

⁸ For nation shall rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines; these are the beginning of birth-pangs. ⁹ "You yourselves must be on your guard. They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be flogged on the synagogues; and you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, to witness to them for me.

⁹ "You yourselves must be on your guard. They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be flogged on the synagogues; and you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, to witness to them for me.

⁹ "You yourselves must be on your guard. They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be flogged on the synagogues; and you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, to witness to them for me. ¹⁰ But the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

¹⁰ But the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations. ¹¹ When, however, they are leading you all to trial, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but whatever is given you in that hour, that say, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

¹¹ When, however, they are leading you all to trial, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but whatever is given you in that hour, that say, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

¹¹ When, however, they are leading you all to trial, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but whatever is given you in that hour, that say, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. ¹² "And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against their parents, and have them put to death.

¹² "And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against their parents, and have them put to death.

¹² "And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against their parents, and have them put to death. ¹³ You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he that endures to the end shall be saved.

¹³ You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he that endures to the end shall be saved.

¹³ You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he that endures to the end shall be saved. ¹⁴ "But when you see the Abomination of Desolation 'standing where he ought not' (let the reader ponder this), then let those in Judea flee to the mountains;

¹⁴ "But when you see the Abomination of Desolation 'standing where he ought not' (let the reader ponder this), then let those in Judea flee to the mountains; ¹⁵ let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor go in to get anything out of his house;

¹⁵ let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor go in to get anything out of his house; ¹⁶ and he who is in the field, let him not turn back to get his cloak. ¹⁷ And alas for the pregnant women, and for those that are nursing their infants in those days!

¹⁷ And alas for the pregnant women, and for those that are nursing their infants in those days! ¹⁸ Pray that it may not come in the winter. ¹⁹ For those will be days of suffering the like of which has never been from the beginning of God's creation until now, and never shall be.

¹⁹ For those will be days of suffering the like of which has never been from the beginning of God's creation until now, and never shall be. ²⁰ And had not the Lord cut short those days, not a single person would escape; but for the elect's sake whom he has chosen, he has cut them short.

²⁰ And had not the Lord cut short those days, not a single person would escape; but for the elect's sake whom he has chosen, he has cut them short. ²¹ "At that time if any one tell you, 'See, here is Christ,' or 'See, there he is,' do not believe it;

²¹ "At that time if any one tell you, 'See, here is Christ,' or 'See, there he is,' do not believe it; ²² for false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show signs and wonders, to lead astray the very chosen, if they can.

²² for false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show signs and wonders, to lead astray the very chosen, if they can. ²³ Be on your guard! I have told you it all beforehand.

²³ Be on your guard! I have told you it all beforehand. ²⁴ "But when the tribulation is past, in those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not shed her light,

²⁴ "But when the tribulation is past, in those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not shed her light, ²⁵ and the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

²⁵ and the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. ²⁶ Then will they see the Son of man coming in clouds, with great power and glory.

²⁶ Then will they see the Son of man coming in clouds, with great power and glory. ²⁷ Then he will send forth the angels and gather his chosen from the four winds, from uttermost earth to uttermost sky. ²⁸ "From the fig tree learn now her parable; as soon as ever her branches are full of sap and bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.

²⁸ "From the fig tree learn now her parable; as soon as ever her branches are full of sap and bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near. ²⁹ So also do you, whenever you see these things happening, know that He is near, at your very door.

²⁹ So also do you, whenever you see these things happening, know that He is near, at your very door. ³⁰ I tell you truly that the present generation shall not pass until all these things begin to happen.

³⁰ I tell you truly that the present generation shall not pass until all these things begin to happen.

³⁰ I tell you truly that the present generation shall not pass until all these things begin to happen. ³¹ Earth and sky shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

³¹ Earth and sky shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. ³² But concerning that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, ³³ nor the Son, but only the Father.

³³ nor the Son, but only the Father. ³⁴ Take heed! Awake! for you never know the time. As a man gone abroad and leaving his house gives authority to his slaves, to each his task; and orders the porter to keep watch; ³⁵ keep watch then, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at cockcrow, or in the morning— ³⁶ lest he should come unexpectedly and find you sleeping; ³⁷ and what I say to you, I say to all. Be awake and on guard."

³⁷ and what I say to you, I say to all. Be awake and on guard."

⁸ She has done what she could. she has before time anointed my body for my burial. ⁹ I tell you in solemn truth that wherever the gospel is preached throughout the whole world, there what she has done shall be told in remembrance of her."

³³ At noon a darkness came over the whole country, lasting until three in the afternoon.

²⁵ In very truth I tell you there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;

²² "Blessed are you when men shall hate you, And excommunicate you and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil because of the Son of man.

¹⁴ "And that which fell upon thorns is those who have heard, but as they go on their way of word is choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life; so they bring no fruit of perfection. ¹⁵ "And that in the good soil is those who have listened to the message and, in an honest and good heart, hold fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

⁴³ And a woman who for twelve years had had a hemorrhage, and had spent on doctors all that she had, but none had cured her,

²⁷ "But I tell you truly there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God."

⁴¹ "Martha, Martha," said Jesus, "you are anxious and worried about many things,

⁴⁹ "For this reason also said the Wisdom of God. 'I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and some they will persecute; ⁵⁰ "so that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required from this generation, ⁵¹ "from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the alter and the sanctuary; yes; I tell you, it shall be required of this generation!

⁷ "But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not! You are of more value than many sparrow!

¹¹ "And when they are bringing you before the synagogues and the rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you shall answer; or what you shall say; ¹² "for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what you ought to say."

¹² "for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what you ought to say."

³⁷ "Happy are those slaves whom their master shall find watching when he comes. I tell you truly that will gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and come and serve them. ³⁸ "And whether it be in the second watch, or in the third, that he comes, and so finds them, happy are those slaves. ³⁹ "However, you know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not have allowed his house to be broken into. ⁴⁰ "Do you also be ready, for in an hour that you think not the Son of man is coming."

⁴⁰ "Do you also be ready, for in an hour that you think not the Son of man is coming."

⁴⁴ "Of a truth I tell you that he will put him in charge of his possessions. ⁴⁵ "But if that slave should say to himself, 'My master delays his coming,' and should begin to beat the men and the maids, and to eat and drink and to get drunk, ⁴⁶ "that slave's master will arrive on a day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour when he knows not, and will surely scourge him, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.

⁵¹ "Do you think that I am come to make peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather dissension. ⁵² "From this time there will be five in one house divided, three against two and two against three; ⁵³ "father against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

⁵³ "father against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law." ⁵⁴ Then he said to the crowd also. "When you see a cloud rising in the west you at once say, 'There is going to be a shower,' and it comes to pass. ⁵⁵ "And when you feel the south winds blowing you say, 'There will be a hot wind,' and it comes to pass. ⁵⁶ "Hypocrites! you know how to read the face of the earth and of the sky; but how is it that you do not know how to read the signs of the present time? ⁵⁷ "And why do you not, even yourselves, judge what is right?

⁵⁷ "And why do you not, even yourselves, judge what is right?

¹² "The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of your property which is coming to me.' So he divided his means among them.

³ "Be on you guard! "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents forgive him.

²³ "And they shall say to you, 'Lo there! Lo there!' But do not go away or follow them.

³¹ "On that day, if a man is on the housetop and his goods inside, let him not go down to take them away; nor should a man in the field turn back. ³² "Remember Lot's wife! ³³ "Whoever seeks to keep his life shall lose it; but whoever loses it shall preserve it.

³⁷ "Where, Master?" they asked him. "Where the dead body is," he answered, "there will the vultures be gathered together."

¹ He also taught them by a parable how they ought always to pray and never to lose heart.

⁷ "And will not God see justice done to his elect who are crying unto him day and night, even if he seems to delay helping them?

²⁷ "'Howbeit these enemies of mine who were not willing for me to become their King, bring them here, and slay them in my presence.'"

³⁷ And when now he was coming near Jerusalem, and descending the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and to praise God with a loud voice for the almighty works they had seen.

⁴³ "The time will come for you when your enemies will throw ramparts around you, and encompass you, and shut you in on every side, and raze you to the ground, ⁴⁴ "you and your children within you. And they will not leave in you one stone upon the another. Because you knew not the time of your visitation." ⁴⁵ Then Jesus went into the Temple and began to drive out dealers, ⁴⁶ saying, "It is written, “The house of God shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers." ⁴⁷ Day after day he continued to teach in the Temple. The high priests and scribes tried to have him put to death, so did the rulers of the people. ⁴⁸ But they could not find how to do it, for the people all hung upon him, listening to him.

³⁵ "but those who are counted worthy to reach that world and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.

⁷ "Teacher, when will this be?" they asked him, "and what shall be the sign that these things are about to happen?" ⁸ "Take heed," he answered, "that you are not led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and 'The time is close at hand.' Do not go and follow them.

¹⁸ "And not a hair on your head shall perish. ¹⁹ "In your patience you shall purchase your souls. ²⁰ "But when you see Jerusalem encompassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand. ²¹ "Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let those who are in the country enter not in.

²⁵ "And there will be signs in the sun and the moon and the stars; and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roar of the sea and the billows; ²⁶ "men lifeless through fear, and foreboding of that which is about to come upon the habitable earth. For the powers of the heavens shall be shaken, ²⁷ "and then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.

²⁷ "and then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. ²⁸ "But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, lift your heads! for your redemption is drawing near."

²⁸ "But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, lift your heads! for your redemption is drawing near."

³² "In solemn truth I tell you that this generation shall not pass away until all this happens.

³⁹ Then he went out, and began to go to the Mount of Olives, as was his wont; and his disciples followed him.

²⁹ "but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming when they shall say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have never bore children, and the breasts that never suckled.'

⁴⁵ Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

²⁰ The Jews retorted, "This Temple took forty-six years to build, and will you 'raise it in three days'?"

⁴³ "I am come in the name of my Father and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, him you will receive.

⁷ "The world cannot hate you, but me it does hate, because I am bearing testimony against it, that its ways are wicked.

¹ Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. ² At dawn, however, he came back to the Temple, where the people came to him in crowds. He had taken his seat and was teaching them,

²⁰ He said these words in the Treasury, while he was teaching in the Temple; yet no one arrested him, because his hour was not yet come.

²⁴ "That is why I said that you would die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."

¹ So then Jesus came six days before the Passover, to Bethany, where Lazarus was whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

¹⁹ "If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, for that reason the world hates you. ²⁰ "Remember what I told you, 'A slave is not better than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you. If they have obeyed my word, they will obey yours also. ²¹ "But they will do all these things to you for my name's sake, because they know not Him who sent me.

² "They will excommunicate you from their synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will suppose that he is doing God's service. ³ "And they will do these things because they have not known my Father, nor me.

¹⁴ I have given them thy word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

²¹ On catching sight of him, Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, what about him?" ²² "If I choose that he remain until I come," said Jesus, "what is that to you? Do you follow me."

⁶ So, when they came together, they began to ask him, "Master, are you at this time about to restore the kingdom of Israel?" ⁷ He answered. "It is not for you to know times and occasions which the Father has fixed in his own authority;

⁹ When he had said this, and while they were looking at him, he was lifted up, and a cloud received him up out of their sight. ¹⁰ While they were gazing into the sky as he was going up, suddenly there were two men in white garments standing by them, ¹¹ and they said: "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into the sky will come back in just the same way as you have seen him going into the sky." ¹² Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, about a Sabbath Day's journey distant.

⁴ and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

¹⁹ In the sky above I will show marvels, And signs in the earth beneath; Blood and fire, and vapor of smoke.

¹⁹ In the sky above I will show marvels, And signs in the earth beneath; Blood and fire, and vapor of smoke. ²⁰ Into darkness shall the sun be turned, And into blood the moon, Ere the day of the Lord come, that great and terrible day.

⁴⁴ And all the believers were together, and had all things in common. ⁴⁵ They would sell their lands and other property, and distribute the proceeds among all, just as any one from time had need.

³ They arrested them, and put them in prison till the next day, for it was already evening. ⁴ But many of those who had heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand. ⁵ There was held in Jerusalem, next morning, a meeting of their rulers, the elders and scribes, ⁶ and Annas, the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all the members of the high priests family were present. ⁷ Then they made the men stand before them and demanded, "By what power, or in what name, have you fellows done this?" ⁸ Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, answered them. ⁹ "Rulers and elders of the people, if we are being examined today concerning a benefit conferred upon a cripple, as to how has this man been cured, ¹⁰ "be it known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in him does this man stand before you strong and well. ¹¹ "For he is the Stone, cast aside by you builders, which has become the head stone of the corner. ¹² "There is no salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men, in which we must be saved." ¹³ Now when they beheld the glad fearlessness of Peter and John and had perceived that they were amazed; and they began to recognize them, that they were companions of Jesus.

²⁷ "In this very city they did gather together against thy holy Servant, Jesus whom thou hast anointed—Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and also the tribes of Israel—

³¹ When they had prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak the message of the Lord with boldness. ³² Now the multitude of the believers was of one heart and one soul, nor did any one of them say that any of his possessions was his own; but they had all things common. ³³ And the apostles continued with great power to give their witness concerning the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. ³⁴ Nor was there any one of them in want, for all who owned houses or lands would sell them and bring the price of the things that were sold, and lay it at the apostles' feet;

¹⁷ This aroused bitter indignation among the high priest and his followers who were of the sect of the Sadducees, ¹⁸ and they apprehended the apostles, and threw them into the public prison. ¹⁹ But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors during the night, and let them out.

³⁶ "Years ago Theudas arose, claiming to be somebody, and was joined by about four hundred men. He was killed, and all of his followers dispersed and annihilated. ³⁷ "After him Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the enrollment, and drew away some of the people after him. He also perished, and all his followers were scattered.

⁴⁰ They gave in to him; and called the apostles in, and after flogging them, released them, with instructions not to speak about the name of Jesus.

¹⁰ but were unable to withstand the wisdom and spirit with which he used to speak.

¹² The elders and the scribes rushed upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the Sanhedrin. ¹³ They also set up false witnesses who testified. "This fellow is continually talking against the Holy Place and against the law.

¹³ They also set up false witnesses who testified. "This fellow is continually talking against the Holy Place and against the law. ¹⁴ "For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which were handed down to us by Moses."

¹⁴ "For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which were handed down to us by Moses." ¹⁵ Then all who were sitting in the council at once fixed their eyes upon him, and saw his face like the face of an angel.

⁵⁷ With a loud outcry they stopped their ears, and rushed upon Stephen in a body, ⁵⁸ dragged him outside the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. ⁵⁹ So they stoned Stephen while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

⁵⁹ So they stoned Stephen while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." ⁶⁰ Then he knelt down and cried aloud, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge."

³ But Saul was laying waste the church. He was wont to enter into every house, and to drag off men and women, and to commit them to prison.

⁹ Now for some time a man named Simon had been practicing sorcery in that city, and had amazed the people of Samaria. He gave himself out to be some great person. ¹⁰ Many from all classes would give heed to him, declaring, "This man is the Power of God, known as the Great Power."

⁴ He fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

¹⁶ "for I am going to show him all he has to suffer for the sake of my name."

² He was a devout man and God-fearing, and so were all his household. He gave many alms to the people, and constantly prayed to God.

³⁴ Then Peter began to speak. "Of a truth I begin to see quite plainly that God is no respecter of persons;

²⁸ One of them, who was Agabus, rose up, and being instructed by the Spirit, predicted that a great famine was about to come upon the whole inhabited earth. (It came in the reign of Claudius.)

¹ Now, at about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands to ill-treat certain members of the church; ² and beheaded James, the brother of John, with the sword.

² and beheaded James, the brother of John, with the sword. ³ And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. (This was during the days of unleavened bread.) ⁴ He had him arrested and thrown in prison, and put under guard of sixteen soldiers. He intended, after the Passover, to bring him forth to the people.

²² The crowd, too, rose up together against them, and the praetors, after having them stripped, and after ordering them to be flogged, ²³ had many lashes inflicted upon them, and put them in prison, with a charge to the jailer to keep them safe. ²⁴ On receiving so strict an order he cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. ²⁵ But at midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, ²⁶ suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the very foundations of the prison-house were shaken; and instantly all the doors were opened, and every one's chains fell off.

²⁶ "He has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons and the bounds of their habitation,

³⁰ The whole city was thrown into uproar. The mob surged together, seized Paul, and began to drag him outside the temple. Whereupon the doors were at once shut. ³¹ While they were attempting to kill him, news came to the tribune commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

³⁰ The next day, as he wished to learn the real reason why the Jews accused Paul, he unbound him, and commanded the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to come together, and brought Paul down, and placed him before them.

¹ Five days later, Ananias the high priest came down to Caesarea with some of the elders, and with an orator, named Tertullus. They laid information before the governor against Paul. ² So Paul was sent for, and then Tertullus began to accuse him, saying. "As it is owing to your excellency that we enjoy profound peace, and that the state of this nation, ³ "owing to your wise care, has been improved in every respect and in every place, we accept it with profound thankfulness. ⁴ "But not to weary you too much, I beg of your Excellency to listen to a few words from us. ⁵ "For we have found this fellow a pest, an inciter of insurrection among all the Jews of the empire, and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes. ⁶ "He even tried to profane the Temple, but we arrested him. ⁷ "Then the chief captain, Lysias came and violently took him from us. ⁸ From him you will be able, by examining Paul yourself, to learn the truth of all these charges we are bringing against him." ⁹ The Jews also joined in the charge, maintaining that these were the facts.

²⁵ And as he reasoned about morality, self-control, and the future judgment, Felix was terrified, and said, "For the present go on your way, and when I find a convenient season, I will send for you."

¹ Three days after Festus entered his province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem. ² The high priest and the Jewish leaders laid charges against Paul before him.

¹¹ "If I am a criminal and have done anything for which I ought to die, I do not object to die. But if none of their charges is true, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar." ¹² Then Festus, after conferring with the council, answered. "You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go."

²² "I should like to hear the man, myself," said Agrippa to Festus. Festus answered, "You shall hear him tomorrow." ²³ So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and took their places in the hall of audience, accompanied by the tribunes and men of high rank in the city. At the command of Festus Paul was brought in. ²⁴ "King Agrippa," said Festus, "and all men who are present with us, you see here the man about whom the entire body of the Jews at Jerusalem, and here also, sent to me, crying out that he ought not to live any longer. ²⁵ "I could not find that he had done anything for which he ought to die; but as he himself has appealed to the Emperor, I have determined to send him.

² "I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day, in regard to all the accusations brought against me by the Jews; ³ "especially since you are an export in all Jewish customs and questions. I pray you, expert in all Jewish customs and questions. I pray you, hear me with patience. ⁴ "The kind of life I have lived from my youth upward among my own nation and at Jerusalem, all that early life of mine, is well known to all the Jews. ⁵ "They know me of old, if they are willing to testify, how that according to the strict sect of our religion, I lived a Pharisee. ⁶ "Today I am standing trial because of the hope of the promise made by God to our ancestors, ⁷ "a promise which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. It is concerning this hope, King Agrippa, that I am accused by the Jews. ⁸ "Why is it deemed incredible by you all, if God raises the dead? ⁹ "I indeed once thought with myself that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus, the Nazarene. ¹⁰ "And this also I did in Jerusalem. Armed with authority from the chief priests, I shut up many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death I gave my vote against them. ¹¹ "In all the synagogues also I punished them oftentimes, and tried to make them blaspheme; and in my mad fury I was pursuing them even to foreign cities.

²⁸ Agrippa answered, "In short, you are doing your best to persuade me to become a Christian."

³⁴ "So I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety. For there shall not a hair perish from the head of any one of you."

⁵ In your hardness and impenitence of heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath on the Day of Wrath, when the righteous judgment of God is revealed.

⁷ eternal life to those who by patience in well-doing strive for glory and honor and immortality;

³ And not only so, but we are actually exulting also even in our troubles; for we know that trouble works fortitude,

¹⁹ All nature even is waiting with eager longing for the unveiling of the vision of God's sons.

²³ And not only that, we ourselves, although we are grasping the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves are inwardly groaning, while we are waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.

²⁵ Who hopes for what he clearly sees? But if we hope for something that we do not see, we then patiently wait for it.

²⁵ For I would not, my brothers, have you ignorant of this hidden truth, for fear that you become wise in your own conceits. that a hardening in part has befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles is come in.

¹¹ Carry out these injunctions because you know the crisis that we are in, that now it is high time for you to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed. ¹² The night is far spent; The day is at hand. Let is therefore take off the deeds of darkness, Let us put on the armor of light. ¹³ Let us live honestly, as in the day, Not in reveling and drunkenness, Not in lust and licentiousness, Not is strife and jealousy;

⁴ For everything that was written of old has been written for our instruction, that through patience, and through the comfort of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

¹¹ But what I wrote was that you were not to associate with any so-called brother who is immoral, or avaricious, or idolatrous, or abusive, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. No, with such persons do not even sit at table.

¹⁰ or thieves, or avaricious men, or drunkards, or foul-mouthed men, or extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.

¹³ Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be manly, be strong.

⁵ It is not myself that I proclaim, but Christ Jesus as Master, and myself that I proclaim, and myself your slave for Jesus' sake.

¹¹ For, alive though I am, I am always given over to death for the sake of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may shine forth in my dying flesh.

² For although in heavy trial of affliction, their overbrimming happiness, even in spite of their deep poverty, abounded to the opulence of their unselfishness. ³ For I can testify that according to their ability, and even beyond their ability, of their own free will, too, they have given help.

¹² For if there be first willing mind, the gift is accepted according to what a man has, and not according to what he has not.

⁶ Mark this; he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. ⁷ But let each give according to the purpose of his heart; not grudgingly of under compulsion. It is a cheerful giver that God loves.

¹³ For such fellows are sham apostles of Christ. ¹⁴ No wonder! for Satan himself disguises himself as an angel of light. ¹⁵ It is no great marvel, then, if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will be according to their works.

¹⁰ Most gladly therefore will I boast rather of my weakness, that over me like a tent may be pitched the power of Christ. That is why I rejoice in weakness, in ill-treatment, in troubles, in persecutions and calamities for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

²⁰ idol-worship, sorcery, quarrels, party-spirit, jealousy, passionate anger, intrigues, factions, sectarianism,

¹⁴ who for the praise of his glory is the pledge of our common heritage, unto the complete redemption of his purchased property.

³⁰ And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed for the day of redemption.

⁶ Let no man deceive you with empty arguments, for it is these vices that bring down the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience;

¹³ Therefore take up the panoply of God, so that when the evil day comes you may be able to withstand them, and having overthrown them all, to stand your ground. ¹⁴ Stand firm then, girt about with the belt of truth, and wearing the breastplate of righteousness,

¹⁸ Continue to pray at all times, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching for it with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; ¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given me to open my mouth boldly, and to make known the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador,

¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given me to open my mouth boldly, and to make known the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador,

¹² I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has turned out rather to help than to the hindrance of the gospel.

²⁸ and in no way terrorized by its enemies. For you fearlessness is a clear indication of coming ruin for them, but of salvation for you at the hands of God. ²⁹ For it has been granted you in Christ's behalf, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake,

⁶ Do not worry about anything; but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

² Be unwearied in prayer, and keep awake in it when giving thanks. ³ Keep on praying for me, too, that God may open for me a door of utterance to speak the secret truth of Christ, for which I am a prisoner. ⁴ Pray that I may unfold it as I ought to speak.

³ as I call to mind your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father.

¹⁵ The men who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out—they are displeasing to God, and are the enemies of all mankind. ¹⁶ They forbid me to speak to the Gentiles with a view to their salvation. They continue always to fill up the measure of their sins; but the wrath of God is come upon them to the full!

¹⁶ They forbid me to speak to the Gentiles with a view to their salvation. They continue always to fill up the measure of their sins; but the wrath of God is come upon them to the full!

³ So that no one should be shaken by these troubles—for you know well that we are appointed to troubles. ⁴ For even when I was with you I used to tell you beforehand that I was to suffer affliction; and so it proved, as you know.

² You yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. ³ While men are saying "Peace and safety," then, like birth-pangs upon a woman with child, destruction will come upon them suddenly. In no wise will they escape. ⁴ But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that "the Day" should come upon you like a bandit. ⁵ For you are all sons of light, and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness. ⁶ So then let us not be sleeping as do the rest, but let us be watchful and self-controlled. ⁷ For those who are sleeping, sleep in the night, and those who are drunken, are drunken in the night. ⁸ But let us who are of the day be self-controlled, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

¹⁷ Pray without ceasing.

⁵ They are an evidence of the righteous judgment of God, who will count you worthy of his kingdom, in behalf of which you are even now suffering.

⁵ They are an evidence of the righteous judgment of God, who will count you worthy of his kingdom, in behalf of which you are even now suffering. ⁶ For truly God's justice must render back trouble to those who are troubling you,

³ Let no one deceive you by any means. For it will not come until after the Great Apostasy, and the revealing of the Man of Sin, the son of perdition,

⁹ even he whose coming is according to the energy of Satan, in every power and sign and lying wonder, ¹⁰ and with all deceit of unrighteousness for those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth for their salvation. ¹¹ For this reason God is sending on them an energy of delusion, that they should put faith in a falsehood;

⁵ May the Lord incline your hearts to the love of God and to the stedfastness of Christ.

¹³ But wicked men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving others, and being themselves deceived.

⁵ But as for you, be always self-controlled, face hardships, do the work of a missionary, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

¹⁶ At the time of my first defense no one stood by me; on the contrary they all deserted me—may it not be laid to their charge! ¹⁷ Nevertheless the Lord Jesus stood by me, and strengthened my heart, that through me full proclamation of the gospel might be made, and the Gentiles might hear it; and I was rescued from the lion's jaws.

¹¹ but I am longing that each of you continue to show the same diligence to realize the fulness of your hope, even to the end.

¹⁵ And so by patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the promise.

¹² not taking the blood of goats and oxen, but his own blood, and entered once for all into the Holy Place, obtaining for us an eternal redemption. ¹³ For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who have been defiled, sanctify to the cleansing of the flesh, ¹⁴ how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through his eternal spirit offered himself free from blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works unto the service of an ever-living God! ¹⁵ And because of this he is the Mediator of a new testament, in order that, since a death has taken place to atone for offenses committed under the first testament, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. ¹⁶ For where there is a testament, there must also be brought forward in evidence the death of the testator. ¹⁷ For a testament is only of force in case of the dead, being never valid so long as the testator lives.

²⁶ For if we sin wilfully, after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any other sacrifice for sins,

²⁶ For if we sin wilfully, after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any other sacrifice for sins, ²⁷ but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fiery indignation which is about to devour the adversaries.

²⁷ but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fiery indignation which is about to devour the adversaries. ²⁸ Any one who set at naught the law of Moses was put to death without pity, on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ²⁹ How much surer, think you, will be the punishment of one who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has profaned that covenant blood with which he was sanctified, and has done despite to the spirit of grace? ³⁰ For we know Him who said, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, and again, The Lord will judge his people. ³¹ IT IS A FEARFUL THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LIVING GOD!

³⁶ For you need stedfastness, so that after having done the will of God, you may receive the promise, ³⁷ For yet a very, very little while, and then The Coming One will have come, without delay.

¹⁵ Look carefully that there be no one who falls back from the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up to trouble you, and by its means many become defiled.

²⁷ That phrase, "Once again," signifies the removal of the things which can be shaken, created things, in order that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.

¹⁶ And forget not to be kind and liberal; for with that sort of sacrifice God is well pleased.

³ because you know that the testing of your faith is working out endurance.

⁵ If any one of you is lacking in wisdom, let him ask it from the God who gives to all men freely and without upbraiding; and it will be given to him.

¹ Go to now, you rich men! Weep aloud, howl for the miseries which are about to come upon you!

⁷ Be patient, then, brothers, till the coming of the Lord. Behold the farmer who waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it gets the early and the latter rains. ⁸ So you also must be patient. Stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand! ⁹ Do not make complaints against each other, brothers, lest you yourselves be condemned. Behold the Judge is standing before the very door!

⁹ Do not make complaints against each other, brothers, lest you yourselves be condemned. Behold the Judge is standing before the very door! ¹⁰ Take, my brothers, for an example the suffering and the patience of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. ¹¹ Remember we count those that were stedfast happy. You have heard of the stedfastness of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord with him, seen how the Lord is full of tenderness.

²⁵ But the word of the Lord abides forever. And this is the word of the gospel which has been told to you.

¹³ Submit yourselves, for the Lord's sake, to every human authority; whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,

³ For the time past of life may suffice us to have worked the will of the Gentiles, when we spent our life in lasciviousness, lusts, hard drinking, revelry, banqueting, and abominable idol worship. ⁴ They are astonished at this, that you do not run into the same excesses of profligacy as they do; and they speak evil of you. ⁵ But they must render account to Him who stands ready to judge the living and the dead. ⁶ The gospel was preached for this cause to those who were dead also, that they might be judged according to men in flesh, but live according to God in spirit. ⁷ But the end of all things is close at hand; so be sober, watch and pray.

⁷ But the end of all things is close at hand; so be sober, watch and pray.

¹² Do not think it strange, beloved, that a fiery ordeal has come to test you, as though some surprising thing had befallen you. ¹³ But be glad in the degree in which you share in the sufferings of Christ; so that when his glory shall be revealed, you too may be glad with triumphant gladness. ¹⁴ If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the spirit of glory and of God is resting upon you.

¹⁴ If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the spirit of glory and of God is resting upon you.

¹⁷ It is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it first begin with us, what shall be the end of those who are disobedient to the gospel?

⁸ Be temperate, be vigilant; because your enemy, the devil, is prowling about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

⁹ then be sure that the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the wicked (who are even now enduring punishment) for the "Day of Judgment";

⁷ But the heavens and earth that now are, by the same word of God, have been reserved for fire, and are being kept for the Day of Judgment, and for the destruction of ungodly men.

⁷ But the heavens and earth that now are, by the same word of God, have been reserved for fire, and are being kept for the Day of Judgment, and for the destruction of ungodly men. ⁸ Do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. ⁹ The Lord does not loiter over his promise, as some men esteem loitering; but he is longsuffering toward you, not purposing that any should perish, but that all should pass on to repentance. ¹⁰ But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief; and on that Day the heavens will vanish with a crash, the heavenly bodies will melt with fervent heat, and the earth and all its works will be burned up.

¹⁰ But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief; and on that Day the heavens will vanish with a crash, the heavenly bodies will melt with fervent heat, and the earth and all its works will be burned up.

¹⁰ But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief; and on that Day the heavens will vanish with a crash, the heavenly bodies will melt with fervent heat, and the earth and all its works will be burned up. ¹¹ Now since all things are in the process of dissolution, what kind of men ought you to be, in all holy living and piety;

¹¹ Now since all things are in the process of dissolution, what kind of men ought you to be, in all holy living and piety; ¹² while you look for and hasten the coming of the Day of God. At its coming the heavens, being on fire, will be dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt with fervent heat.

¹² while you look for and hasten the coming of the Day of God. At its coming the heavens, being on fire, will be dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt with fervent heat. ¹³ But according to his promise, we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness makes her dwelling. ¹⁴ And so, beloved, since you are looking for these things, continually give diligence that you may be found in peace, unspotted and blameless in his sight.

¹⁴ And so, beloved, since you are looking for these things, continually give diligence that you may be found in peace, unspotted and blameless in his sight.

²⁸ And now continue to abide in him, my children, so that when he shall appear we may have cheerful confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

¹ Do not believe every spirit, beloved, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets are gone out into the world.

⁷ I say this because many deceivers are gone forth into the world, those who deny the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist.

²⁴ Now unto Him who has power to guard you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of his glory, faultless and exultant,

³ Blessed is he who reads, and they who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep what is written in it. For the crisis is at hand.

⁷ Behold, he is about to come among the clouds; and every eye will see him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. So shall it be, Amen.

⁹ I, John, who am your brother and who share with you in the woes and kingdom and stedfastness of Jesus, found myself in the island called Patmos, for the sake of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

² I know your works and your toil and stedfastness, and that you cannot endure evil men, and that you tested those who called themselves apostles, though they are not, and how you found them false. ³ You are holding fast, and have borne up for my name's sake, and have not grown weary.

³ You are holding fast, and have borne up for my name's sake, and have not grown weary.

¹⁰ Fear not what you are about to suffer! Behold, the devil is indeed going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested, and you will have persecution for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

¹³ I know where you dwell, where the throne of Satan is; and yet you are holding fast my name, and you have not denied my faith, even in the days of Antipas, my witness, my faithful one, who was slain among you, where Satan has his dwelling.

³ Call to mind, then, what you have received and heard, and hold to it, and repent. Unless you are on the watch, I will come as a thief, and you will never know at what hour I am coming upon you.

¹⁰ Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from that hour of trial which is about to come upon the whole inhabited earth, to test those who dwell on the earth.

² And I saw, and lo, a white horse, and he who sat on him had a bow; and there was given him a crown; and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. ³ And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second Living Creature say, "Come!" ⁴ And another horse come forth, a red horse. To him who sat on it, it was allowed to take peace from the earth, and to cause men to kill one another; and a great sword was given to him. ⁵ And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third Living Creature say, "Come!" And I saw, and lo, a black horse! He who sat on him had a balance in his hand. ⁶ And I heard the semblance of a voice in the midst of the four Living Creatures, saying. "A quart of wheat for a shilling, and three quarts of barley for a shilling; but do not harm the oil and the wine." ⁷ And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth Living Creature calling, "Come!" ⁸ So I liked, and lo, a pale horse; and he who sat on him was named Death; and Hades was following after him. To them was given authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with the sword, and with famine, and with death, and with the wild beasts of the earth. ⁹ And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they bore.

⁹ And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they bore. ¹⁰ And with a loud voice they cried, saying, "O Master, holy and true, How long dost thou not judge And avenge our blood On those who dwell on the earth?" ¹¹ And there was given to each one of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for yet a little time, until the number should be completed by their fellow slaves and their brethren who were about to be put to death as they had been. ¹² And I looked when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black, like sackcloth, and the full moon became like blood;

¹² And I looked when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black, like sackcloth, and the full moon became like blood; ¹³ and the stars of the sky fell to earth, as a fig tree shaken by a gale drops its unripe figs. ¹⁴ And the sky parted asunder like a rolled-up scroll; and every mountain and island was moved out of its place;

² But the court which is outside the temple, omit, and do not measure that, for it has been given up to the Gentiles, and they shall tread under foot the Holy City for forty and two months.

⁹ Now the great dragon was thrown down—that old Serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

¹¹ And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb, And by the word of their testimony; And they loved not their life, even unto death.

¹⁰ Whoever is destined to go into captivity, goes into captivity. Whoever shall kill with the sword, shall surely be killed by the sword. (Here is the endurance and faith of the saints.)

¹² Here is the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

¹⁴ And I looked, and lo, a white cloud; and on the cloud I saw One sitting like to a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand.

¹⁵ Lo, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the who is on the watch and guarding his clothing, so that he may not walk naked, and they gaze on his shame.

⁴ And behold I heard another voice from heaven saying. "Come out of her, that you have no fellowship with her sins, And that you receive not her plagues.

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and One who sat thereon; from his presence fled earth and sky, and no place was found for them.