Now listen:
You will conceive and give birth to a son,
and you will call His name Jesus.

because He has looked with favor
on the humble condition of His slave.
Surely, from now on all generations
will call me blessed,

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

“Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say?

When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’

“And I say to you, My friends, don’t fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more.

At that time some Pharisees came and told Him, “Go, get out of here! Herod wants to kill You!”

‘Father Abraham!’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame!’

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good but One—God.

and after they flog Him, they will kill Him, and He will rise on the third day.”

“But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him, so the inheritance will be ours!’

You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will kill some of you.