As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Here I send my messenger on before you; He will prepare your way;

Early in the morning, long before daylight, he got up and left the house and went off to a lonely spot, and prayed there.

And he got up, and immediately picked up his mat and went out before them all, so that they were all astonished and acknowledged the power of God, saying, "We never saw anything like this before."

And whenever the foul spirits saw him, they fell down before him and screamed out, "You are the Son of God!"

He immediately had his disciples get into the boat and cross before him to the other side toward Bethsaida, while he was dismissing the crowd.

But you must be on your guard; they will hand you over to courts and you will be taken into synagogues and beaten, and you will be brought before governors and kings on my account, to testify to them.

For before the end the good news must be preached to all the heathen.

I tell you, these things will all happen before the present age passes away.

It was now two days before the festival of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread. And the high priests and scribes were casting about for a way to arrest him by stealth and put him to death,

But after I am raised to life again I will go back to Galilee before you."

Jesus said to him, "I tell you, this very night before the cock crows twice you yourself will disown me three times!"

He went away again and prayed in the same words as before.

At that moment for the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times!" And at that, he wept aloud.

Although it was now evening, yet since it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

But go and say to his disciples and to Peter, 'He is going before you to Galilee; you will see him there, just as he told you.' "