They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

And when [you see] the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be burning heat,' and it happens.

For as you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to come to a settlement with him on the way, so that he will not drag you to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff will throw you into prison.

I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid back even the last cent!"

No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish as well!

No, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all perish as well!"

"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able to,

when once the master of the house has gotten up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock [on] the door, saying, 'Lord, open [the door] for us!' And he will answer [and] say to you, 'I do not know where you are from!'

Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets!'

And he will reply, saying to you, 'I do not know where you are from! Go away from me, all [you] {evildoers}!'

In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves thrown outside!

And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

And behold, [some] are last who will be first, and [some] are first who will be last."

And he said to them, "Go [and] tell that fox, 'Behold, I am expelling demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third [day] I will complete [my work].'

Behold, your house has been left to you! And I tell you, you will never see me until [the time] will come when you say, 'Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

And he said to them, "Who among you, [if your] son or [your] ox falls into a well on the day of the Sabbath, will not immediately pull him out?"

and the one who invited you {both} will come [and] say to you, 'Give the place to this person,' and then with shame you will begin to take the last place.

But when you are invited, go [and] recline at the table in the last place, so that when the one who invited you comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then it will be an honor to you in the presence of all those who are reclining at the table with you.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

and you will be blessed, because they are not able to repay you. For it will be paid back to you at the resurrection of the righteous."

Now [when] one of those reclining at the table with [him] heard these [things], he said to him, "Blessed [is] {everyone who} will eat bread in the kingdom of God!"

And the master said to the slave, 'Go out into the highways and hedges and press [them] to come in, so that my house will be filled!

For I say to you that none of those persons who were invited will taste my banquet!'"

{Otherwise} [after] he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish [it], all who see [it] will begin to ridicule him,

"Now salt [is] good, but if salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be made salty?

I tell you that in the [same] way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.

I will set out [and] go to my father and will say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and {in your sight}!

I know what I should do, so that when I am removed from the management they will welcome me into their homes!'

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it runs out they will welcome you into the eternal dwellings.

If then you have not been faithful with unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true [riches]?

And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you your own?

No domestic slave is able to serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and will despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money."

And he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent!'

But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone rises from the dead.'"

"And which of you who has a slave plowing or shepherding [sheep] who comes in from the field will say to him, 'Come here at once [and] recline at the table'?

Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare something that I may eat, and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and after these [things] you will eat and drink.'

He will not {be grateful} to the slave because he did what was ordered, [will he]?

nor will they say, 'Behold, here [it is]!' or 'There!' For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst."

And he said to the disciples, "Days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see [it].

And they will say to you, 'Behold, there!' 'Behold, here!' Do not go out or run after [them]!

For just as the lightning shines forth, flashing from [one place] under heaven to [another place] under heaven, so the Son of Man will be in his day.

And just as it was in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of Man--

It will be {just the same} on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses [it] will keep it.

I tell you that in that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.

There will be two [women] grinding at the same [place]; one will be taken and the other will be left."

And they answered [and] said to him, "Where, Lord?" So he said to them, "Where the dead body [is], there also the vultures will be gathered."

yet because this widow is causing trouble for me, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me down in the end [by her] coming back!'"

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?

I tell you that {he will see to it that justice is done} for them soon! Nevertheless, [when] the Son of Man comes, then will he find faith on earth?"

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that one! For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it."

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, [by] doing what will I inherit eternal life?"

And [when he] heard [this], Jesus said to him, "{You still lack one thing}: Sell all that you have, and distribute [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

who will not receive many times more in this time and in the age to come, eternal life."

And taking aside the twelve, he said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets with reference to the Son of Man will be accomplished.

For he will be handed over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and mistreated and spit on,

and [after] flogging [him] they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise."

He said to him, '{By your own words} I will judge you, wicked slave! You knew that I am a severe man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.

'I tell you that to everyone who has, [more] will be given. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

saying, 'Go into the village in front of [you], in which [as you] enter you will find a colt tied, on which {no person has ever} sat, and untie it [and] bring [it].

And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying [it]?' you will say this: 'The Lord has need of it.'"

And he answered [and] said, "I tell you that if these keep silent, the stones will cry out!"

For days will come upon you and your enemies will put up an embankment against you, and will surround you and press you hard from all directions.

And they will raze you to the ground, [you] and your children within you, and will not leave a stone upon a stone within you, {because} you did not recognize the time of your visitation."

saying to them, "It is written, 'And my house will be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

And he answered [and] said to them, "I also will ask you a question, and you tell me:

And they discussed [this] with one another, saying, "If we say 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'

But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced [that] John was a prophet."

And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things]."

So the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

But [when] the tenant farmers saw him, they began to reason with one another, saying, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance will become ours!'

And they threw him out of the vineyard [and] killed [him]. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

He will come and destroy those tenant farmers and give the vineyard to others." And [when they] heard [this], they said, "[May this] never happen!"

Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and [the one] on whom it falls--it will crush him!"

Therefore in the resurrection, the woman--whose wife will she be? For the seven had her [as] wife."

who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy [prayers] for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!"

"[As for] these [things] that you see--days will come in which not [one] stone will be left on [another] stone that will not be thrown down!"

And they asked him, saying, "Teacher, when therefore will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign when these [things] are about to take place?"

And he said, Watch out that you are not deceived! For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am [he],' and 'The time is near!' Do not go after them!

And when you hear about wars and insurrections, do not be terrified, for these [things] must happen first, but the end [will] not [be] at once."

Then he said to them, "nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom.

There will be great earthquakes and famines and plagues in [various] places. There will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.

"But before all these [things], they will lay their hands on you and will persecute [you], handing [you] over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

This will turn out to you for a [time of] witness.

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all your opponents will not be able to resist or contradict.

And you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put to death [some] of you.

And you will be hated by all because of my name.

Even a hair of your head will never perish!

By your patient endurance you will gain your lives.

Woe to those {who are pregnant} and to those who are nursing [their babies] in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people,

and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

"And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity from the noise of the sea and [its] surging,

people fainting from fear and expectation of what is coming on the inhabited earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.

Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all [things] take place!

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

like a trap. For it will come upon all who reside on the face of the whole earth.

And he said to them, "Behold, [when] you have entered into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters.

And you will say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?" '