And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,

And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.

When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.

But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!

And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them.