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If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.

So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.

‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.

‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.

For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’

I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’

I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’

And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’

Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’

Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’

“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.

They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”

The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

Then Judas, who would betray Him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said it yourself.”

I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.

“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.

But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward

But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.”

And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”

At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”

But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.

“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”

And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

…they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.

On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.

But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.

Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.

Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”

And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.

But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”

But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”

And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”

So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.

…and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.

If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”

For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”

The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

…for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

…for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.

Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.

And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.

So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”

“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,

…because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)

Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.

“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?

‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?

‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?

‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?

Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”

Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”

And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.

But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.”

For they were all so terrified that Peter did not know what else to say.

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

Going on from there, they passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know,

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”