When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be alarmed; these things must take place, but the end is not yet.

For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that He is near—at the door!

I assure you: This generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place.

Then the high priest stood up before them all and questioned Jesus, “Don’t You have an answer to what these men are testifying against You?”

And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

Now listen! You will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said,

“The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor in these days to take away my disgrace among the people.”

Fear came on all those who lived around them, and all these things were being talked about throughout the hill country of Judea.

But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them.

Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother kept all these things in her heart.

Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. And don’t start saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Then John’s disciples told him about all these things. So John summoned two of his disciples

And the seed on the rock are those who, when they hear, welcome the word with joy. Having no root, these believe for a while and depart in a time of testing.

As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who, when they have heard, go on their way and are choked with worries, riches, and pleasures of life, and produce no mature fruit.

But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, bear fruit.

“You give them something to eat,” He told them.

“We have no more than five loaves and two fish,” they said, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

About eight days after these words, He took along Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.

“Let these words sink in: The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”

In that same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.

“Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”

As He was saying these things, a woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “The womb that bore You and the one who nursed You are blessed!”

“But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass justice and love for God. These things you should have done without neglecting the others.

One of the experts in the law answered Him, “Teacher, when You say these things You insult us too.”

Then He said: “Woe also to you experts in the law! You load people with burdens that are hard to carry, yet you yourselves don’t touch these burdens with one of your fingers.

In these circumstances, a crowd of many thousands came together, so that they were trampling on one another. He began to say to His disciples first: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

“Consider how the wildflowers grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these!

For the Gentile world eagerly seeks all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

“But seek His kingdom, and these things will be provided for you.

And He responded to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all Galileans because they suffered these things?

When He had said these things, all His adversaries were humiliated, but the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things He was doing.

When one of those who reclined at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “The one who will eat bread in the kingdom of God is blessed!”

“So the slave came back and reported these things to his master. Then in anger, the master of the house told his slave, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in here the poor, maimed, blind, and lame!’

So he summoned one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at Him.

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

Jesus, however, invited them: “Let the little children come to Me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

“I have kept all these from my youth,” he said.

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

But bring here these enemies of mine, who did not want me to rule over them, and slaughter them in my presence.’”

When He had said these things, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

and said to Him: “Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Who is it who gave You this authority?”

And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive greater punishment.”

For all these people have put in gifts out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

“These things that you see—the days will come when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down!”

“Teacher,” they asked Him, “so when will these things be? And what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?”

When you hear of wars and rebellions, don’t be alarmed. Indeed, these things must take place first, but the end won’t come right away.”

But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you. They will hand you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of My name.

because these are days of vengeance to fulfill all the things that are written.

But when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near!”

In the same way, when you see these things happening, recognize that the kingdom of God is near.

But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to stand before the Son of Man.”

For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

But all who knew Him, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

Returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the rest.

Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them were telling the apostles these things.

But these words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

The one named Cleopas answered Him, “Are You the only visitor in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that happened there in these days?”

But we were hoping that He was the One who was about to redeem Israel. Besides all this, it’s the third day since these things happened.

Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer these things and enter into His glory?”

And as they were saying these things, He Himself stood among them. He said to them, “Peace to you!”

Then He told them, “These are My words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

You are witnesses of these things.

He told those who were selling doves, “Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

So the Jews replied to Him, “What sign of authority will You show us for doing these things?”

This man came to Him at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher, for no one could perform these signs You do unless God were with him.”

“How can these things be?” asked Nicodemus.

“Are you a teacher of Israel and don’t know these things?” Jesus replied.

Within these lay a large number of the sick—blind, lame, and paralyzed [—waiting for the moving of the water,

Therefore, the Jews began persecuting Jesus because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

Then Jesus replied, “I assure you: The Son is not able to do anything on His own, but only what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does these things in the same way.

For the Father loves the Son and shows Him everything He is doing, and He will show Him greater works than these so that you will be amazed.

I don’t receive man’s testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

“But I have a greater testimony than John’s because of the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish. These very works I am doing testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

Therefore, when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward Him, He asked Philip, “Where will we buy bread so these people can eat?”

He said these things while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

For no one does anything in secret while he’s seeking public recognition. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.”

After He had said these things, He stayed in Galilee.

The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple police to arrest Him.

When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, “This really is the Prophet!”

He spoke these words by the treasury, while teaching in the temple complex. But no one seized Him, because His hour had not come.

“I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the One who sent Me is true, and what I have heard from Him—these things I tell the world.”

So Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own. But just as the Father taught Me, I say these things.

As He was saying these things, many believed in Him.

After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes.

His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, since the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him as Messiah, he would be banned from the synagogue.

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

Again a division took place among the Jews because of these words.

Others were saying, “These aren’t the words of someone demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. Which of these works are you stoning Me for?”

His disciples did not understand these things at first. However, when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke about Him.

If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.

“I assure you: The one who believes in Me will also do the works that I do. And he will do even greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.

“I have spoken these things to you while I remain with you.

“I have spoken these things to you so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.

But they will do all these things to you on account of My name, because they don’t know the One who sent Me.

“I have told you these things to keep you from stumbling.