"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.

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.

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

And alas for the pregnant women, and for those that are nursing their infants in those days!

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.

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.

for false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show signs and wonders, to lead astray the very chosen, if they can.

Then he will send forth the angels and gather his chosen from the four winds, from uttermost earth to uttermost sky.

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;

keep watch then, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming??n the evening, at midnight, at cockcrow, or in the morning??36 lest he should come unexpectedly and find you sleeping;

but, "Not on a feast-day," they said, "for fear there should be a riot among the people."

That perfume could have been sold for more than one hundred and fifty dollars, and given to the poor."

She has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor among you, and can show them kindness whenever you wish, but me you will not always have.

She has done what she could. she has before time anointed my body for my burial.

and they were glad when they heard it, and promised to pay him money. So he kept looking for an opportunity to betray him.

And the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, the day for killing the paschal lamb, his disciples asked him, "Where do you want us to go and make preparation for you to eat the Passover?"

He will himself show you a large, upper room, furnished and ready. there make preparation for us."

For the Son of man is going his way, as the Scripture says, but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for that man if he had never been born."

and he said: "This is my covenant blood, which is poured out for many.

And Jesus said to them. "All of you are about to stumble, for it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.'"

and when he returned he found them once more asleep, for their eyes were heavy with sleep, and they knew not what to say to him.

Peter also had followed Jesus at a distance, until he was inside the court of the high priest. There he was sitting among the officers, warming himself in the light of the fire.

for though many gave false witness against him, their testimony did not agree.

A second time he continued to deny it. After a little the by-standers began to say to Peter again, "Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean."

At that instant for the second time a cock crew. Then Peter recalled the word which Jesus had spoken to him, "Before the cock crows twice you will disown me thrice." And as he thought of it, he began to weep aloud.

Now at the time of the feast it was customary to release to them a prisoner, whatever one they asked for.

For he recognized that it was through spite that the high priests had handed him over.

So Pilate, who wished to make himself strong with the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and gave Jesus over for crucifixion, after he had scourged him.

When they heard this, some of the bystanders said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah."

there came Joseph of Arimathea, a Councilor, honorable in rank, who was himself also looking for the kingdom of God. He boldly went in to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

and they kept saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?"

So they went out, and ran from the tomb, for they were trembling and amazed; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid??9 Now after his resurrection, early on the first day of the week he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

Afterward he appeared to the Eleven themselves, as they were eating, and reproached them for their lack of faith, and stubborn hearts, because they disbelieved those who had seen him risen.