Serpents! Offspring of vipers! How will you escape from the condemnation to hell?

For this [reason], behold, I am sending to you prophets and wise men and scribes. [Some] of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and will pursue from town to town,

so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on the earth from the blood of righteous Abel up to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Truly I say to you, all these [things] will come upon this generation!

'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.

See, your house will now be left to you desolate!

For I tell you, you will never see me from now [on] until you say, 'Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

But he answered [and] said to them, "Do you not see all these [things]? Truly I say to you, not [one] stone will be left here on [another] stone that will not be thrown down!"

And [as] he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up 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?"

For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will deceive many.

But ye will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not disturbed; for all these things must take place, but it is not yet the end.

For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in [various] places.

All this, however, will be but the beginning of the birth pangs!

"Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

And then many will be led into sin and will betray one another and will hate one another,

and many false prophets will appear and will deceive many,

and because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.

But the one who endures to the end--this person will be saved.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

"How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days!

But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

For at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will happen.

And unless those days had been shortened, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

"And immediately after the tribulation of those days, 'the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.'

And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from [one] end of heaven to the [other] end of it.

So when you see all these things, you will know that He is right at your door.

Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these [things] take place!

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

"No one knows when that day or hour will come not the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father,

For just as the days of Noah [were], so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

And they did not know [anything] until the deluge came and swept [them] all away. So also the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.

Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.

Keep on the watch then, for you never know what day your Lord will come.

For this [reason] you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think [he will come].

"Who then will be the faithful, thoughtful slave whom his master put in charge of his household, to give the members of it their supplies at the proper time?

Blessed [is] that slave whom his master will find so doing [when he] comes back.

Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, my master will defer his coming,

the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and at an hour that he does not know,

and will cut him in two and assign his place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!

Then, will the kingdom of the heavens become like unto, ten virgins, who, taking their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom.

But the wise ones answered saying, "Certainly there will never be enough for us and for you! Go instead to those who sell [olive oil] and buy [some] for yourselves.'

Therefore, be on the alert [be prepared and ready], for you do not know the day nor the hour [when the Son of Man will come].

For it will be as when a man going abroad called his own servants, and intrusted to them his property;

His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few [things]; I will put you [in charge] over many [things]. Enter into the joy of your master!'

His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few [things]; I will put you [in charge] over many [things]. Enter into the joy of your master!'

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

And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness--in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'

Now when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

And he will place the sheep on his right and the goats on the left.

Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, [you] who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world!

Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed [you], or thirsty and give [you something] to drink?

And the king will answer [and] say to them, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did [it] to me.'

Then he will also say to those on [his] left, 'Depart from me, [you] accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and not serve you?'

Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do [it] to one of the least of these, you did not do [it] to me.'

And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

"You know that after two days the Passover takes place, and the Son of Man will be handed over in order to be crucified."

But they were saying, "Not during the feast, so that there will not be an uproar among the people."

"for the poor you have with you always, but me you will not always have.

Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her."

and said, "What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?" And they appointed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

The first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus saying unto him, "Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the paschal lamb?"

And he said, "Go into the city, unto such a man, and say to him, The master saith, my time is almost at hand: I will keep mine Easter at thy house with my disciples."

When the evening was come, he sat down with the twelve. And as they ate he said, Verily I say to you, One of you will betray me.

And [while] they were eating he said, "Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray me."

And he answered [and] said, "The one who dips his hand in the bowl with me--this one will betray me.

The Son of Man is going away, just as it has been written about him. How terrible it will be for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had never been born."

I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine tree, until that day, when I shall drink it new with you in my father's kingdom."

Then said Jesus unto them, "All ye shall be offended by me this night. For it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.'

But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee."

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!"

Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you that during this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times!"

Peter said to him, "Even if it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!" And all the disciples said the same [thing].

And he went away a little apart, and fell flat on his face, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if it possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."

Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak!"

He went away once more, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if this cup cannot pass away from me, but that I drink of it, thy will be fulfilled."

Get up, let us be going. Look, the one who will turn me over [to the Jewish leaders] is nearby."

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The man whom I kiss," he had said, "will be the one; arrest him."

Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place! For all who take up the sword will die by the sword.

Or thinkest thou that I cannot now call upon my Father, and he will furnish me more than twelve legions of angels?

How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?”

But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

Jesus said to him, "You have said [it]. But I tell you, from now [on] you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

And Peter remembered the statement Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times," and he went outside [and] wept bitterly.

saying: I have sinned in having delivered up innocent blood. They replied: What is that to us? You will see to that.

And when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, "Whether will ye that I give loose unto you: Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?"

Then the deputy answered and said unto them, "Whether of the twain will ye that I let loose unto you?" And they said, "Barabbas."

When Pilate saw that he gained nothing, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, and said: I am innocent of the blood of this just man; you will see to it.

"He saved others, himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel: let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

He trusted in God: let God deliver him now if he will have him, for he said, 'I am the son of God.'"

Others said, "Let be: let us see whether Elijah will come and deliver him."

and said, "Sir, we remember that this deceiver said while he was yet alive, after three days I will arise again.

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come [and] steal him and tell the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."