And he will go ahead, in front of him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn back the hearts of fathers toward children, and the disobedient in a mentality of the righteous, to make ready for Lord a people prepared.

“And His mercy is upon generation after generation
Toward those who [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him.

(As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.

Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had displayed His great mercy toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.

To show mercy toward our fathers,
And to remember His holy covenant,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

which thou prepared toward the face of all the peoples:

which like a dart will pierce even thro' your own soul, that thereby the sincerity of many may be revealed."

And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him: Child, why have you acted thus toward us? Be hold, your father and I have sought for you in sorrow.

Then he took Him to Jerusalem, and had Him stand on the tip-top turret of the temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here,

And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

blessed are you, when men shall hate you, discard you, reproach you, and treat you as infamous, for your attachment to the son of man.

rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.

Woe to you
when all people speak well of you,
for this is the way their ancestors
used to treat the false prophets.

“But I say to you who hear [Me and pay attention to My words]: Love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, [make it a practice to] do good to those who hate you,

[Ask God's] blessing on those who curse you; pray for those who treat you spitefully.

Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

And when the Lord saw her, he felt compassion toward her, and said to her, Weep not.

all that were present were seized with dread, and glorified God, saying, a great prophet is risen up among us, and God has visited his people.

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God toward themselves, not being baptized by him.

Then turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house [but you failed to extend to Me the usual courtesies shown to a guest]; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair [demonstrating her love].

Then Jesus’ mother and His brothers came up toward Him, but they could not reach Him because of the crowd.

And He said to them, “Where is your faith [your confidence in Me]?” They were afraid and astonished, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the sea, and they obey Him?”

And they sailed toward the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.

Then all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, because they were overwhelmed with fear. So Jesus got into the boat and returned [to the west side of the Sea of Galilee].

As the time approached when he was to be taken up to heaven, he set his face toward Jerusalem,

But they did not receive Him, because He was traveling toward Jerusalem.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

And having turning toward the disciples in private, he said, Blessed are the eyes that see what ye see.

And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”

"But it is too bad for you Pharisees! For you give a tenth of your mint, rue and every [other] herb [Note: These were small garden plants used for seasoning or medicine] and [yet] neglect [demonstrating] justice and the love of God [toward others]. But you should have done these things and not neglected to do the other things [as well].

Alas for you! For you are like unmarked graves which men tread upon without knowing it."

In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

“I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do.

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

teaching as he journeyed toward Jerusalem. And a man came behind him and said, "Lord are there but few that are saved?"

“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life [in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God]—he cannot be My disciple.

and he that does not bear his cross, and tread in my steps, cannot be my disciple.

I no longer deserve to be called a son of yours: treat me as one of your hired men.'

His son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your eyes; I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired men!'

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he acted prudently. For the children of this age are more prudent toward their generation than the children of light.

And it happened that while traveling toward Jerusalem, he was passing through {the region between} Samaria and Galilee.

And will not God surely {see to it that justice is done} to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay toward them?

for he shall be delivered to the Gentiles by the Jews, who will treat him with mockery,

And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.

On his return, after having been appointed King, he directed that the servants to whom he had given his money should be summoned, so that he might learn what amount of trade they had done.

For I lived in constant dread of you, because you are a stern man, you pick up what you did not put down, you reap what you did not sow.'

And it happened as He drew near Bethphage and Bethany, toward the mount called Mount of Olives, He sent two of the disciples,

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build a dirt wall around you, surrounding you, and hemming you in on every side.

and they will level you to the ground, you [Jerusalem] and your children within you. They will not leave in you one stone on another, all because you did not [come progressively to] recognize [from observation and personal experience] the time of your visitation [when God was gracious toward you and offered you salvation].”

Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do [about this]? I will send my dearly loved son. Hopefully, they will treat him with respect.'

people fainting from fear and expectation of the [dreadful] things coming on the world; for the [very] powers of the heavens will be shaken.

"Simon, Simon [i.e., Peter], Satan has earnestly requested the right to sift you like wheat. [Note: Grain was sifted by using a sieve-like device in which grain and particles of dirt and straw were shaken together, allowing the grain to fall through while the dirt and straw remained. This was an allusion to the agitating trials Peter was soon to endure, and survive].

That very day Herod and Pilate became friends. Previously, they had been hostile toward each other.

But Jesus, turning toward them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

As the women became terrified and bowed down with their faces toward the ground [i.e., in reverence and awe], the two men said to them, "Why are you looking for the living [One] where they bury dead people?

But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.