Mark 13 Cross References - ABU

¹ AND as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him: Teacher, see what manner of stones, and what manner of buildings! ² And Jesus said to him: Seest thou these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. ³ And as he was sitting on the mount of the Olives, over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately: ⁴ Tell us, when will these things be? And what is the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished. ⁵ And Jesus began to say to them: Take heed lest any one lead you astray. ⁶ For many will come in my name, saying: I am he; and will lead many astray. ⁷ And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not troubled, for it must come to pass; but not yet is the end. ⁸ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be earthquakes in divers places, and there will be famines and commotions; these are the beginning of sorrows. ⁹ But do ye take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to councils, and in the synagogues ye will be beaten; and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake for a testimony to them. ¹⁰ And the good news must first be preached among all the nations. ¹¹ But when they lead you away to deliver you up, take not thought beforehand what ye shall speak nor premeditate; but whatever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. ¹² And the brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and children will rise up against parents, and will put them to death. ¹³ And ye will be hated by all for my name's sake; but he that has endured unto the end, the same shall be saved. ¹⁴ But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not, (let him that reads, mark!) then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains. ¹⁵ And he that is upon the house, let him not go down into the house, nor enter in to take anything out of his house. ¹⁶ And he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take his garment. ¹⁷ But woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in those days! ¹⁸ And pray that it be not in the winter. ¹⁹ For in those days will be affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, neither shall be. ²⁰ And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen, whom he chose, he shortened the days. ²¹ And then if any one say to you: Lo, here is the Christ, or Lo, there, believe not. ²² For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, so as to lead, if possible, even the chosen astray. ²³ But do ye take heed; I have foretold you all. ²⁴ But in those days, after that affliction, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light; ²⁵ and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. ²⁶ And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds, with great power and glory. ²⁷ And then will he send forth the angels, and gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. ²⁸ And learn the parable from the fig-tree. When its branch is already become tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that summer is near. ²⁹ So also ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know that it is near, at the doors. ³⁰ Verily I say to you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things are done. ³¹ Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away. ³² But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father. ³³ Take heed, watch; for ye know not when the time is. ³⁴ As a man who is abroad, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, also commanded the porter that he should watch; ³⁵ watch therefore, for ye know not when the master of the house comes, at evening, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning; ³⁶ lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. ³⁷ And what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.

¹ AND Jesus went out, and departed from the temple; and his disciples came to him, to show him the buildings of the temple. ² And he answering said to them: See ye not all these things? Verily I say to you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. ³ And as he sat on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us, when will these things be, and what is the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world? ⁴ And Jesus answering said to them: Take heed, lest any one lead you astray. ⁵ For many will come in my name, saying: I am the Christ; and will lead astray many. ⁶ And ye will hear of wars, and rumors of wars. Take heed, be not troubled; for all must come to pass; but not yet is the end! ⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. ⁸ But all these are the beginning of sorrows. ⁹ Then will they deliver you up unto affliction, and will kill you; and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰ And then will many be offended, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another. ¹¹ And many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray. ¹² And because iniquity abounds, the love of the many will become cold. ¹³ But he that has endured to the end, the same shall be saved. ¹⁴ And this good news of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end. ¹⁵ When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that reads mark!) ¹⁶ then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains; he that is upon the house, ¹⁷ let him not come down to take the things out of his house; ¹⁸ and he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take his garments. ¹⁹ But woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in those days! ²⁰ And pray that your flight be not in winter, nor on a sabbath. ²¹ For then will be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no nor shall be. ²² And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the chosen, those days shall be shortened. ²³ Then if any one say to you: Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here, believe it not. ²⁴ For there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so as, if possible, to lead even the chosen astray. ²⁵ Behold, I have told you before. ²⁶ If therefore they say to you: Behold, he is in the desert, go not forth; Behold, he is in the secret chambers, believe it not. ²⁷ For as the lightning comes forth from the east, and shines even unto the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man. ²⁸ For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together. ²⁹ And immediately, after the affliction of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken. ³⁰ And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. ³¹ And he will send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. ³² And learn the parable from the fig-tree: When its branch is already become tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that the summer is near. ³³ So also ye, when ye see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors. ³⁴ Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things are done. ³⁵ Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away. ³⁶ But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only. ³⁷ But as the days of Noah, so shall be also the coming of the Son of man. ³⁸ For as they were in the days before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, ³⁹ and knew not until the flood came, and took all away; so shall be also the coming of the Son of man. ⁴⁰ Then shall there be two men in the field, one is taken, and one is left; ⁴¹ two women grinding at the mill, one is taken, and one is left. ⁴² Watch therefore; for ye know not in what day your Lord comes. ⁴³ But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through. ⁴⁴ Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man comes. ⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord set over his household, to give them their food in due season? ⁴⁶ Happy that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing! ⁴⁷ Verily I say to you, that he will set him over all his goods. ⁴⁸ But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord delays his coming; ⁴⁹ and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken; ⁵⁰ the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looks not for it, and in an hour when he is not aware; ⁵¹ and will cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!

⁵ And as some were saying of the temple, that it has been adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, he said: ⁶ As for these things which ye behold, days will come in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. ⁷ And they asked him, saying: Teacher, when therefore will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to come to pass? ⁸ And he said: Take heed that ye be not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying: I am he, and the time is at hand. Go not after them. ⁹ And when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified; for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not immediately. ¹⁰ Then said he to them: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; ¹¹ and there will be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there will be great portents and signs from heaven. ¹² And before all these, they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up into synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. ¹³ And it shall turn out to you for a testimony. ¹⁴ Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer. ¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay or withstand. ¹⁶ And ye will be delivered up both by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and friends; and some of you they will cause to be put to death. ¹⁷ And ye will be hated by all for my name's sake. ¹⁸ And there shall not a hair of your head perish. ¹⁹ In your patience possess your souls. ²⁰ And when ye shall see Jerusalem encompassed by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand. ²¹ Then let those in Judaea flee into the mountains; and let those in the midst of it depart out; and let those in the fields not enter into it. ²² Because these are the days of vengeance, that all the things which are written may be fulfilled. ²³ Woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck, in those days! For there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people. ²⁴ And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled. ²⁵ And there shall be signs in the sun, and moon, and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and waves; ²⁶ men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking for those things that are coming on the world; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. ²⁷ And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. ²⁸ And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption is drawing nigh. ²⁹ And he spoke to them a parable: Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees. ³⁰ When they already shoot forth, seeing it ye know of yourselves that the summer is already near. ³¹ So also ye, when ye see these things coming to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near. ³² Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass away, till all shall have come to pass. ³³ Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away. ³⁴ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come upon you unawares. ³⁵ For as a snare shall it come on all that dwell on the face of the whole earth. ³⁶ And watch, in every time praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

² And he answering said to them: See ye not all these things? Verily I say to you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

⁴¹ And when he came near, as he saw the city, he wept over it, ⁴² saying: If even thou hadst known, at least in this thy day, the things that belong to thy peace! But now they are hidden from thine eyes. ⁴³ For days will come upon thee, that thine enemies will cast up a mound about thee, and compass thee round, and shut thee in on every side, ⁴⁴ and will level thee with the ground, and thy children within thee, and will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

⁶ As for these things which ye behold, days will come in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

¹⁴ For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

² And the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; because it was given to the Gentiles, and they will tread down the holy city forty-two months.

¹⁰ And the disciples came and said to him: Why dost thou speak to them in parables?

³⁶ Then having sent away the multitudes, he went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying: Explain to us the parable of the darnel of the field.

¹ AND after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them up into a high mountain apart.

¹ AND when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the mount of the Olives, Jesus sent forth two disciples,

³ And as he sat on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us, when will these things be, and what is the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world?

¹⁶ And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen. ¹⁷ And Jesus said to them: Come after me, and I will cause you to become fishers of men. ¹⁸ And immediately leaving the nets, they followed him. ¹⁹ And going a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending the nets.

³⁴ But without a parable he spoke not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples.

³⁷ And he suffered no one to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

² And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, and brings them up into a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them.

³⁵ And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him saying: Teacher, we desire that thou shouldst do for us whatever we shall ask.

³³ And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be troubled.

⁴⁰ Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard it from John, and followed him. ⁴¹ He first finds his brother Simon, and says to him: We have found the Messiah, which is interpreted, Christ.

⁷ And they asked him, saying: Teacher, when therefore will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to come to pass?

²¹ Peter seeing him says to Jesus: Lord, and what shall this man do? ²² Jesus says to him: If I will that he remain till I come, what is it to thee? Do thou follow me.

⁶ They therefore, having come together, asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? ⁷ And he said to them: It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by his own authority.

⁴ And Jesus answering said to them: Take heed, lest any one lead you astray. ⁵ For many will come in my name, saying: I am the Christ; and will lead astray many.

⁸ And he said: Take heed that ye be not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying: I am he, and the time is at hand. Go not after them.

³³ Be not deceived; evil communications corrupt good manners.

⁶ Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

⁸ Beware lest there shall be any one that despoils you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

³ Let not any one deceive you in any manner; because [that day will not come], except there come first the falling away, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

¹ BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.

⁷ And when the thousand years are finished, Satan will be loosed out of his prison, ⁸ and will go out to mislead the nations that are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

⁵ For many will come in my name, saying: I am the Christ; and will lead astray many.

¹¹ And many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.

²³ Then if any one say to you: Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here, believe it not. ²⁴ For there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so as, if possible, to lead even the chosen astray.

²² For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, so as to lead, if possible, even the chosen astray.

⁴³ I have come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not; if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

²⁴ I said therefore to you, that ye shall die in your sins; for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

³⁶ For before these days arose Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves; who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered and brought to naught. ³⁷ After this man arose Judas the Galilaean, in the days of the registering, and drew away much people after him; he also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. ³⁸ And now I say to you, refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to naught; ³⁹ but if it is of God ye can not overthrow them; lest haply ye be found also fighting against God.

⁷ Woe to the world, for causes of offense! For it must needs be that causes of offense come; but woe to that man, through whom the cause of offense comes!

⁶ And ye will hear of wars, and rumors of wars. Take heed, be not troubled; for all must come to pass; but not yet is the end! ⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

⁹ And when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified; for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not immediately. ¹⁰ Then said he to them: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; ¹¹ and there will be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there will be great portents and signs from heaven.

¹ LET not your heart be troubled. Believe on God, and believe on me.

²⁷ Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

³ opening them, and setting forth that the Christ must suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom I preach to you.

⁸ But all these are the beginning of sorrows.

²⁸ And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great dearth over all the world; which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.

³ For when they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

⁴ And there went forth another horse that was red. And to him who sat thereon it was given to take away peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another; and there was given to him a great sword.

¹⁷ But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and will scourge you in their synagogues; ¹⁸ and before governors also and kings will ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

³⁴ Therefore, behold, I send forth to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city; ³⁵ that on you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. ³⁶ Verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. ³⁷ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killest the prophets, and stonest those sent to her; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

⁹ Then will they deliver you up unto affliction, and will kill you; and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰ And then will many be offended, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.

⁴⁴ and says to him: See thou say nothing to any one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

¹¹ And whatever place shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them.

⁵ And Jesus began to say to them: Take heed lest any one lead you astray.

⁵ And whoever will not receive you, when ye go out from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

¹⁶ And ye will be delivered up both by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and friends; and some of you they will cause to be put to death. ¹⁷ And ye will be hated by all for my name's sake. ¹⁸ And there shall not a hair of your head perish.

²⁰ Remember the word that I said to you: A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

² They will put you out of the synagogues; yea, a time is coming, that every one who kills you will think he makes an offering to God.

¹ AND while they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, ² being indignant because they taught the people, and announced in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. ³ And they laid hands on them, and put them in prison unto the morrow; for it was now evening. ⁴ But many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men became about five thousand. ⁵ And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, ⁶ and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together unto Jerusalem. ⁷ And having set them in the midst, they asked: By what power, or by what name, did ye do this? ⁸ Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel; ⁹ if we are this day examined in respect to a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this person has been made whole; ¹⁰ be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him does this man stand here before you whole. ¹¹ He is the stone that was set at naught by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner. ¹² And there is salvation in no other; for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, in which we must be saved. ¹³ And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlearned and obscure men, they wondered; and they recognized them, that they were with Jesus. ¹⁴ And beholding the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against it. ¹⁵ But having commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, ¹⁶ saying: What shall we do to these men? For that a notorious miracle has been done by them is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny it. ¹⁷ But that it spread no further among the people, let us strictly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. ¹⁸ And having called them, they commanded them not to speak at all, nor teach, in the name of Jesus. ¹⁹ But Peter and John answering said to them: Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye. ²⁰ For we can not but speak the things which we saw and heard. ²¹ And they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for that which was done;

¹⁷ But the high priest rose up, and all that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, and were filled with indignation, ¹⁸ and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison. ¹⁹ But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors; and having brought them forth, he said: ²⁰ Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. ²¹ And hearing it, they went into the temple at early dawn, and taught. And the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the eldership of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. ²² But the officers, when they came, found them not in the prison; and returning, they reported, ²³ saying: The prison indeed we found shut with all security, and the keepers standing without before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one within. ²⁴ And when the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they were at a loss concerning them, to what this might grow. ²⁵ But one came and told them, saying: Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people. ²⁶ Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, not with violence (for they feared the people), that they might not be stoned. ²⁷ And having brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, ²⁸ saying: Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. ²⁹ And Peter answering, and the apostles, said: We ought to obey God rather than men. ³⁰ The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree. ³¹ Him, as a prince and a Savior, did God exalt to his right hand, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins. ³² And we are his witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God gave to those who obey him. ³³ And they, hearing it, were convulsed with rage, and took counsel to slay them. ³⁴ But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while; ³⁵ and said to them: Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves, what ye are about to do in respect to these men. ³⁶ For before these days arose Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves; who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered and brought to naught. ³⁷ After this man arose Judas the Galilaean, in the days of the registering, and drew away much people after him; he also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. ³⁸ And now I say to you, refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to naught; ³⁹ but if it is of God ye can not overthrow them; lest haply ye be found also fighting against God. ⁴⁰ And to him they assented; and having called the apostles, they scourged them, and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

¹¹ Then they suborned men, who said: We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. ¹² And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes; and coming upon him, they seized him, and brought him to the council, ¹³ and set up false witnesses, Who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law. ¹⁴ For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us. ¹⁵ And all that sat in the council, looking intently upon him, saw his face as the face of an angel.

⁵⁴ Hearing these things, they were enraged in their hearts, and gnashed their teeth against him.

¹ BUT Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, ² and asked of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

¹³ And Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man, how great evils he did to thy saints at Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

¹⁶ for I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

¹ AND about that time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands to oppress certain of the church. ² And he slew James the brother of John with the sword. ³ And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also; (then were the days of unleavened bread;)

²⁰ And having brought them to the magistrates, they said: These men, being Jews, greatly disturb our city; ²¹ and teach customs, which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans. ²² And the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them with rods. ²³ And having laid many stripes on them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely; ²⁴ who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

¹¹ And coming to us, he took off Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said: Thus says the Holy Spirit: So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man, whose this girdle is, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

³¹ And while they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar; ³² who immediately took with him soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them; and they, seeing the chief captain and the soldiers, left off beating Paul. ³³ Then the chief captain came near, and took hold of him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done. ³⁴ And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude; and not being able to know the certainty on account of the tumult, he commanded him to be led into the castle. ³⁵ And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne by the soldiers on account of the violence of the people. ³⁶ For the multitude of the people followed after, crying: Away with him. ³⁷ And as he was about to be led into the castle, Paul says to the chief captain: May I speak to thee? And he said: Canst thou speak Greek? ³⁸ Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days made an uproar, and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the assassins? ³⁹ And Paul said: I am a Jew of Tarsus, a citizen of no obscure city of Cilicia; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people. ⁴⁰ And he having given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand to the people. And a great silence ensuing, he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying:

¹⁹ And I said: Lord, they well know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believe on thee; ²⁰ and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, then I myself was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of those who slew him.

¹ AND Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said: Men, brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God unto this day. ² And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

¹ AND after five days, the high priest Ananias came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul; ² and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done for this nation through thy providence, in every way and everywhere; ³ we accept it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. ⁴ But, not to hinder thee too long, I pray thee that thou wouldst hear us of thy clemency a few words. ⁵ For we have found this man to be a pest, and exciting disturbance among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes; ⁶ who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we took, [and desired to judge according to our law. ⁷ But Lysias the chief captain came, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, ⁸ commanding his accusers to come before thee;] from whom thou canst thyself ascertain, by examination, concerning all these things whereof we accuse him. ⁹ And the Jews also joined in assailing him, saying that these things were so.

¹ FESTUS, therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem. ² And the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, ³ asking for themselves a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, preparing an ambush to slay him on the way. ⁴ But Festus answered, that Paul was to be kept a prisoner at Caesarea, and that he himself should soon go thither. ⁵ Let them therefore, said he, who are powerful among you, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there is any wickedness in him. ⁶ And having tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the morrow, sitting on the judgment-seat, he commanded Paul to be brought. ⁷ And when he was come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around, bringing many and grievous charges, which they could not prove; ⁸ while Paul said in defense: Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, did I commit any offense. ⁹ But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul, and said: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these things, before me? ¹⁰ And Paul said; I stand at Caesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged. To Jews I did no wrong, as thou also very well knowest. ¹¹ If then I am an offender, and have done anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if there be none of the things whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar. ¹² Then Festus, having conferred with the council, answered: Thou hast appealed to Caesar; to Caesar thou shalt go. ¹³ And after certain days, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came to Caesarea to salute Festus. ¹⁴ And as they were spending some days there, Festus laid the case of Paul before the king, saying: There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix; ¹⁵ about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews made complaint, asking for judgment against him. ¹⁶ To whom I answered: It is not a custom for Romans to give up any man, before the accused has the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him. ¹⁷ When, therefore, they had come together here, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth; ¹⁸ and standing up around him, the accusers brought no accusation of such things as I supposed; ¹⁹ but had certain controversies with him concerning their own religion, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. ²⁰ And I, being perplexed in regard to the dispute about these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning them. ²¹ But Paul having appealed, to be kept in custody for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept until I shall send him up to Caesar. ²² And Agrippa said to Festus: I would also hear the man myself. To-morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. ²³ On the morrow, therefore, Agrippa and Bernice having come with great pomp, and entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at Festus' command Paul was brought forth. ²⁴ And Festus said: King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews interceded with me, both at Jerusalem and here, Crying out that he ought not to live any longer. ²⁵ But having found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and he himself having appealed to Augustus, I determined to send him. ²⁶ Of whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. Wherefore I brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, in order that, the examination having been made, I may have something to write.

⁹ For I think that God set forth us the apostles last, as condemned to death; for we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. ¹⁰ We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honorable, but we are despised. ¹¹ Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; ¹² and labor, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; ¹³ being defamed, we entreat; we have become as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things unto this day.

²³ Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside myself,) I am more; in labors more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more abundantly, in deaths often; ²⁴ of the Jews five times I received forty stripes save one; ²⁵ thrice I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; thrice I suffered shipwreck; a night and a day I have spent in the deep; ²⁶ by journeyings often, by perils of rivers, by perils of robbers, by perils from my countrymen, by perils from the heathen, by perils in the city, by perils in the wilderness, by perils in the sea, by perils among false brethren; ²⁷ by weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

²⁹ Because to you it was granted in behalf of Christ,—not only to believe on him,—but in his behalf to suffer also;

⁵ a token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer;

⁹ I, John, your brother, and partner with you in the affliction, and kingdom, and patient endurance in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

¹⁰ Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye will have affliction ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

¹³ I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny the faith in me, even in the days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.

⁹ And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those slain on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony which they had. ¹⁰ And they cried with a loud voice, saying: How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth? ¹¹ And a white robe was given to each one of them; and it was said to them, that they should rest yet a little time, until also their fellow-servants and their brethren, who are about to be killed as they were, should be fully numbered.

¹⁴ And this good news of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end.

¹⁸ And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying: All power was given to me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ Go therefore, and disciple all the nations, immersing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;

¹⁵ And he said to them: Go into all the world, and preach the good news to every creature.

⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of in all the world.

¹⁸ But I say, did they not hear? Yes verily; Their sound went forth into all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world.

¹⁹ in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the good news of Christ;

⁶ which is come to you, as also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit and increasing also in you, since the day ye heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth;

²³ if indeed ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye heard, which was preached in the whole creation which is under heaven; of which I Paul was made a minister.

⁶ And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people;

¹⁷ But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and will scourge you in their synagogues;

¹⁹ But when they deliver you up, take not thought how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak. ²⁰ For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks in you. ²¹ And the brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

⁹ But do ye take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to councils, and in the synagogues ye will be beaten; and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake for a testimony to them.

¹¹ And when they bring you to the synagogues, and magistrates, and authorities, take not thought how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say. ¹² For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

¹⁴ Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer. ¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay or withstand.

²⁷ John answered and said: A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

¹³ The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he decided to release him.

⁸ Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel; ⁹ if we are this day examined in respect to a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this person has been made whole; ¹⁰ be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him does this man stand here before you whole. ¹¹ He is the stone that was set at naught by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner. ¹² And there is salvation in no other; for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, in which we must be saved. ¹³ And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlearned and obscure men, they wondered; and they recognized them, that they were with Jesus. ¹⁴ And beholding the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against it. ¹⁵ But having commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, ¹⁶ saying: What shall we do to these men? For that a notorious miracle has been done by them is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny it. ¹⁷ But that it spread no further among the people, let us strictly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. ¹⁸ And having called them, they commanded them not to speak at all, nor teach, in the name of Jesus. ¹⁹ But Peter and John answering said to them: Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye. ²⁰ For we can not but speak the things which we saw and heard. ²¹ And they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for that which was done; ²² for the man was above forty years old, on whom this sign of the healing had been wrought.

³¹ And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

¹⁰ And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.

¹⁵ And all that sat in the council, looking intently upon him, saw his face as the face of an angel.

⁵⁵ But, being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked intently into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said:

¹³ Which things also we speak, not in words taught by man's wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

⁵ which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given to me, in the opening of my mouth with boldness, to make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in bonds; that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

⁵ But if any one of you is lacking in wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally, and upbraids not, and it will be given him.

¹² to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you they were ministering them, which now have been announced to you, through those who brought you the good news by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

²¹ And the brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

¹⁰ And then will many be offended, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.

⁵² For from this time forth, five in one house will be divided, three against two, and two against three. ⁵³ They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against the daughter, and daughter against the mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.

¹⁶ And ye will be delivered up both by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and friends; and some of you they will cause to be put to death.

¹¹ Happy are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and shall say all evil against you falsely, for my sake. ¹² Rejoice, and exult; because great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

²² And ye will be hated by all, for my name's sake; but he that has endured to the end, the same shall be saved.

⁹ Then will they deliver you up unto affliction, and will kill you; and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

¹³ But he that has endured to the end, the same shall be saved.

²² Happy are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of man.

¹⁷ And ye will be hated by all for my name's sake.

¹⁸ If the world hates you, ye know that it has hated me before it hated you. ¹⁹ If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this the world hates you.

²¹ But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake, because they know not him who sent me.

¹⁴ I have given them thy word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

⁷ to those who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;

⁹ And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

¹⁴ For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end.

³⁹ But we are not of those who draw back unto perdition; but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.

¹² Happy is the man that endures temptation; because, when he is approved, he will receive the crown of life, which He promised to those who love him.

¹³ Wonder not, brethren, if the world hates you.

¹⁰ Because thou didst keep my word of patient endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which is about to come upon the whole world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.

⁵¹ Did ye understand all these things? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

¹⁵ When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that reads mark!) ¹⁶ then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains; he that is upon the house, ¹⁷ let him not come down to take the things out of his house; ¹⁸ and he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take his garments. ¹⁹ But woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in those days! ²⁰ And pray that your flight be not in winter, nor on a sabbath. ²¹ For then will be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no nor shall be. ²² And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the chosen, those days shall be shortened. ²³ Then if any one say to you: Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here, believe it not. ²⁴ For there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so as, if possible, to lead even the chosen astray. ²⁵ Behold, I have told you before. ²⁶ If therefore they say to you: Behold, he is in the desert, go not forth; Behold, he is in the secret chambers, believe it not. ²⁷ For as the lightning comes forth from the east, and shines even unto the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man. ²⁸ For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

²⁰ And when ye shall see Jerusalem encompassed by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand. ²¹ Then let those in Judaea flee into the mountains; and let those in the midst of it depart out; and let those in the fields not enter into it. ²² Because these are the days of vengeance, that all the things which are written may be fulfilled. ²³ Woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck, in those days! For there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people. ²⁴ And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled.

³⁰ And Philip ran thither, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet. And he said: Understandest thou then what thou art reading? ³¹ And he said: How could I, except some one should guide me? And he entreated Philip to come up, and sit with him.

⁷ And things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, yet if they give no distinction in the sounds, how shall that be known which is piped or harped? ⁸ For if a trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for battle?

²⁰ Brethren, be not children in your understandings; but in malice be as children, but in your understandings be men.

³ Happy he that reads, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep the things written therein; for the time is at hand.

¹⁸ Here is wisdom. Let him that has understanding count up the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred and sixty-six.

¹⁶ then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains; he that is upon the house, ¹⁷ let him not come down to take the things out of his house; ¹⁸ and he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take his garments.

³¹ In that day, he who shall be on the house-top, and his goods in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not turn back. ³² Remember Lot's wife. ³³ Whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life shall preserve it.

¹⁸ And we being violently tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship; ¹⁹ and the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

³⁸ And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting out the grain into the sea.

⁷ But what things were gain to me, these I have accounted loss for Christ. ⁸ Nay more, and I account all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord; for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and account them refuse, that I may gain Christ,

⁷ By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

¹⁹ But woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in those days! ²⁰ And pray that your flight be not in winter, nor on a sabbath. ²¹ For then will be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no nor shall be.

²³ Woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck, in those days! For there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people.

²⁹ For, behold, days are coming in which they shall say: Happy the barren, and wombs that never bore, and breasts that never gave suck.

²¹ For then will be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no nor shall be.

⁶ But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.

²² And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the chosen, those days shall be shortened.

⁵ Even so then, at this present time also, there is a remnant according to the election of grace. ⁶ And if by grace, it is no longer of works; otherwise, grace becomes no longer grace. Ancient copies omit the words in brackets. [But if of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise, work is no longer work.] ⁷ What then? What Israel seeks after, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

²³ And they also, if they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted in; for God is able again to graft them in. ²⁴ For if thou wast cut out of the olive-tree which is wild by nature, and wast grafted contrary to nature into a good olive-tree; how much more shall these, who are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive-tree?

²⁸ As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes; but as concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. ²⁹ For unrepented are the gifts and the calling of God. ³⁰ For as ye in times past disobeyed God, but now obtained mercy through their disobedience; ³¹ so also they now disobeyed through the mercy shown to you, that they also might obtain mercy. ³² For God included all in disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.

²³ Then if any one say to you: Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here, believe it not. ²⁴ For there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so as, if possible, to lead even the chosen astray. ²⁵ Behold, I have told you before.

²³ And they will say to you, See here; or, See there; go not away, and follow not. ²⁴ For as the lightning, that lightens out of the one part under heaven, shines unto the other part under heaven, so will the Son of man be in his day.

¹⁵ Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps' clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

²⁴ For there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so as, if possible, to lead even the chosen astray.

⁶ For many will come in my name, saying: I am he; and will lead many astray.

⁴⁸ Jesus therefore said to him: Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

²⁷ My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; ²⁸ and I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, nor shall any one pluck them out of my hand.

⁸ And then will the Lawless One be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will consume with the breath of his mouth, and will destroy with the manifestation of his coming; ⁹ [him,] whose coming is after the working of Satan, in all power and signs and lying wonders, ¹⁰ and in all deceit of unrighteousness for those who perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. ¹¹ And for this cause God sends them a working of delusion, in order that they may believe the lie; ¹² that they may all be judged, who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. ¹³ But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth; ¹⁴ whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁹ Nevertheless, God's firm foundation stands, having this seal: The Lord knew those who are his; and, Let every one that names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.

¹⁹ They went out from among us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but it was in order that they might be made manifest, that all are not of us.

²⁶ These things I wrote to you concerning those who seduce you.

⁸ And all who dwell upon the earth will worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb which is slain, from the foundation of the world.

¹³ And he does great signs, so that also he causes fire to come down out of heaven on the earth, in the sight of men; ¹⁴ and he leads astray those who dwell on the earth, because of the signs which it was given him to do in the presence of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which has the wound of the sword, and lived.

⁸ The beast that thou sawest was, and is not, and is to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition; and they will wonder who dwell on the earth, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, seeing the beast, that he was, and is not, and shall come.

³³ Take heed, watch; for ye know not when the time is.

³⁴ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come upon you unawares.

²⁹ And now I have told you before it comes to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe.

¹ THESE things I have spoken to you, that ye should not be offended. ² They will put you out of the synagogues; yea, a time is coming, that every one who kills you will think he makes an offering to God. ³ And these things they will do to you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. ⁴ But these things I have spoken to you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you. And these things I told you not from the beginning, because I was with you.

¹⁷ Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the lawless, ye fall from your own steadfastness.

²⁹ And immediately, after the affliction of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken. ³⁰ And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. ³¹ And he will send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

²⁵ And there shall be signs in the sun, and moon, and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and waves; ²⁶ men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking for those things that are coming on the world; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. ²⁷ And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.

¹⁹ And I will show wonders in heaven above, And signs in the earth beneath, Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. ²⁰ The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the great and notable day of the Lord shall come.

¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements will be dissolved with burning heat, and the earth and the works therein will be burned up.

¹² looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with burning heat?

¹² And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became all as blood; ¹³ and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig-tree casts its untimely figs, when shaken by a great wind; ¹⁴ and the heaven parted asunder as a scroll rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and him who sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.

¹³ and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig-tree casts its untimely figs, when shaken by a great wind;

¹⁷ And Jesus answering said to him: Happy art thou, Simon Bar-jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

²⁷ For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then he will reward each one according to his works.

³⁰ And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

³¹ And when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he sit on his throne of glory.

³⁸ For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will also the Son of man be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

⁶² And Jesus said: I am; and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

¹¹ who also said: Men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye saw him going into heaven.

¹⁶ Because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ will first rise.

⁷ and to you who are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power, ⁸ in flaming fire, taking vengeance on those who know not God, and those who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; ⁹ who shall suffer justice, eternal destruction, from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power; ¹⁰ when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all who believed (because our testimony to you was believed), in that day.

⁷ Behold, he comes amidst the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they who pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

⁴² A queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

⁴¹ The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the causes of offense, and those who do iniquity,

⁴⁹ So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will go forth, and will separate the wicked from among the just,

³¹ And he will send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

³¹ And when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he sit on his throne of glory. ³² And before him shall be gathered all the nations; and he will divide them one from another, as the shepherd divides the sheep from the goats.

²⁰ And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen, whom he chose, he shortened the days.

²² And it came to pass, that the beggar died; and he was borne away by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried;

⁷ And will not God avenge his chosen, who cry to him day and night, though he is long suffering in respect to them?

¹⁶ And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold. Them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.

⁵² and not for the nation only, but that also he should gather together into one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

³³ Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's chosen? God is he that justifies;

¹² Put on therefore, as God's chosen, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering,

¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also those who fell asleep through Jesus will God bring with him. ¹⁵ For this we say to you, in the word of the Lord, that we the living, who remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who fell asleep. ¹⁶ Because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ will first rise. ¹⁷ Then we the living, who remain, will be caught up together with them in clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

¹ Now we beseech you, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him,

¹⁰ For this cause, I endure all things for the sake of the chosen, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

² chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you.

¹ AND after this, I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. ² And I saw another angel coming up from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, ³ saying: Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads.

⁵ out of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand; ⁶ out of the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand; ⁷ out of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand; ⁸ out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand, were sealed. ⁹ After these things I saw, and behold a great multitude, which no one could number, out of every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palms in their hands.

⁶ and there came forth the seven angels having the seven plagues, clothed in pure, shining linen, and girded about the breasts with golden girdles. ⁷ And one of the four animals gave to the seven angels seven golden cups, full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.

³² And learn the parable from the fig-tree: When its branch is already become tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that the summer is near. ³³ So also ye, when ye see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors.

²⁹ And he spoke to them a parable: Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees. ³⁰ When they already shoot forth, seeing it ye know of yourselves that the summer is already near. ³¹ So also ye, when ye see these things coming to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near.

²⁵ not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of some, but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day approaching. ²⁶ For if we willingly sin, after having received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, ²⁷ but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and a fiery indignation, which will devour the adversaries. ²⁸ He that despised Moses' law died without mercy, under two or three witnesses. ²⁹ Of how much worse punishment, suppose ye, will he be thought worthy, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has accounted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and has done despite to the Spirit of grace? ³⁰ For we know him who said: To me belongs vengeance; I will recompense, saith the Lord; and again: The Lord will judge his people. ³¹ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. ³² But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great contest of sufferings; ³³ partly, whilst ye were made a spectacle both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became partakers with those who were so used. ³⁴ For ye sympathized with those in bonds, and ye took joyfully the plundering of your goods, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better and an enduring substance. ³⁵ Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense of reward. ³⁶ For ye have need of patience, that having done the will of God ye may receive the promise. ³⁷ For yet a little while, he that is to come will come, and will not delay.

⁹ Murmur not against one another, brethren, that ye be not judged. Behold, the judge stands before the door.

¹⁷ Because the time is come that judgment should begin from the house of God; but if it begin first from us, what shall be the end of those who obey not the gospel of God? ¹⁸ And if the righteous is with difficulty saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

²⁸ Verily I say to you, there are some of those standing here, who shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

³⁶ Verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.

³⁴ Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things are done.

¹ AND he said to them: Verily I say to you, that there are some of those standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God already come with power.

³² Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass away, till all shall have come to pass.

¹⁸ For verily I say to you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall not pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

³⁵ Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away.

³³ Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away.

¹³ if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he can not deny himself.

² upon hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, promised before eternal ages,

¹⁰ and: Thou, Lord, in the beginning, didst found the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands; ¹¹ They will perish, but thou remainest; And they all will become old, as does a garment, ¹² And as a vesture thou wilt fold them up, and they will be changed; But thou art the same, And thy years will not fail.

¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements will be dissolved with burning heat, and the earth and the works therein will be burned up. ¹¹ Seeing then that all these things are dissolving, what manner of men ought ye to be, in all holy deportment and godliness; ¹² looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with burning heat?

³⁶ But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only. ³⁷ But as the days of Noah, so shall be also the coming of the Son of man. ³⁸ For as they were in the days before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, ³⁹ and knew not until the flood came, and took all away; so shall be also the coming of the Son of man. ⁴⁰ Then shall there be two men in the field, one is taken, and one is left; ⁴¹ two women grinding at the mill, one is taken, and one is left. ⁴² Watch therefore; for ye know not in what day your Lord comes.

⁶ And at midnight a cry was made: Behold, the bridegroom! Go out to meet him.

¹³ Watch, therefore; because ye know not the day, nor the hour!

¹⁹ After a long time the lord of those servants comes, and reckons with them.

²⁶ And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds, with great power and glory. ²⁷ And then will he send forth the angels, and gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

⁷ And he said to them: It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by his own authority.

¹ BUT of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write to you. ² For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.

¹ THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants what things must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John;

³ Remember therefore how thou hast received, and didst hear, and keep, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come upon thee.

⁴² Watch therefore; for ye know not in what day your Lord comes. ⁴³ But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through. ⁴⁴ Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man comes.

⁴⁰ And he comes to the disciples, and finds them sleeping; and he says to Peter: Were ye so unable to watch with me one hour? ⁴¹ Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

²³ But do ye take heed; I have foretold you all.

³⁵ watch therefore, for ye know not when the master of the house comes, at evening, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning; ³⁶ lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. ³⁷ And what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.

³⁷ And he comes, and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest thou not watch one hour? ³⁸ Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

⁴⁰ Be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not, the Son of man comes.

¹¹ And that, knowing the time, that it is high time that we already were awaked out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. ¹² The night is far advanced, the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

¹⁴ but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

¹³ Watch, stand fast in the faith, acquit you like men, be strong.

¹⁸ praying at every fitting season in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;

⁵ For all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness. ⁶ So then let us not sleep, as others; but let us watch and be sober. ⁷ For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that are drunken, are drunken in the night. ⁸ But let us, being of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation;

¹⁵ looking diligently, lest any one come short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and the many be thereby defiled;

⁷ But the end of all things is at hand. Be therefore sober, and watch unto prayer;

⁸ Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour;

² Be watchful, and strengthen the remaining things, that were ready to die; for I have not found thy works complete before my God.

¹⁵ Behold, I come as a thief. Happy is he that watches, and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked and they see his shame.

¹⁹ And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord set over his household, to give them their food in due season? ⁴⁶ Happy that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing! ⁴⁷ Verily I say to you, that he will set him over all his goods.

¹⁴ For as a man going abroad called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods; ¹⁵ and to one gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and straightway went abroad. ¹⁶ And he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained other five talents. ¹⁷ Likewise also he that received the two gained other two. ¹⁸ But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. ¹⁹ After a long time the lord of those servants comes, and reckons with them. ²⁰ And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou deliveredst to me five talents; behold, I gained other five talents beside them. ²¹ His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over a little, I will set thee over much. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²² And he also that received the two talents came and said: Lord, thou deliveredst to me two talents; behold, I gained other two talents beside them. ²³ His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over a little, I will set thee over much. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²⁴ And he also that received the one talent came and said: Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou strewedst not. ²⁵ And fearing, I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Lo, thou hast thine own. ²⁶ And his lord answering said to him: Wicked and slothful servant! Thou knewest that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I strewed not? ²⁷ Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers; and when I came, I should have received my own with interest. ²⁸ Take therefore the talent from him, and give to him that has the ten talents. ²⁹ For to every one that has shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him that has not, even what he has shall be taken away. ³⁰ And cast forth the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!

³⁶ and ye like men waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately. ³⁷ Happy those servants, whom their lord when he comes shall find watching! Verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them recline at table, and will come forth and serve them. ³⁸ And if he shall come in the second watch, or in the third watch, and find it so, happy are those servants. ³⁹ And this know, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief is coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. ⁴⁰ Be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not, the Son of man comes.

¹² He said therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. ¹³ And having called his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them: Traffic, till I come. ¹⁴ But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us. ¹⁵ And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what each gained by trading. ¹⁶ And the first came, saying: Lord, thy pound gained ten pounds. ¹⁷ And he said to him: Well done, good servant; because thou wast faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

³ To him the porter opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

²⁹ For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock. ³⁰ And from among yourselves will men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. ³¹ Therefore watch, remembering that for the space of three years, night and day, I ceased not to warn every one with tears.

⁴ For as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office; ⁵ so we, the many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another. ⁶ And having gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of our faith; ⁷ or ministry, [let us wait] on the ministry; or he that teaches, on the teaching; ⁸ or he that exhorts, on the exhortation; he that gives, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that presides, with diligence; he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁶ For, for this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are God's ministers, attending continually to this very thing.

⁵ Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to each one? ⁶ I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. ⁷ So then neither is he that plants anything, nor he that waters; but God that gives the increase. ⁸ And he that plants and he that waters are one; and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. ⁹ For we are God's fellow-laborers; ye are God's field, God's building. ¹⁰ According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master-builder I laid a foundation, and another builds thereon. But let each one take heed how he builds thereon.

⁴ Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. ⁵ And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord. ⁶ And there are diversities of operations, but the same God who works all in all. ⁷ But to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit, for profiting. ⁸ For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; ⁹ to another faith, by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healings by the one Spirit; ¹⁰ to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another diversities of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ But all these works the one and self-same Spirit, dividing to each one severally as he will. ¹² For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. ¹³ For by one Spirit we were all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit. ¹⁴ For the body is not one member, but many. ¹⁵ If the foot say: Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body. ¹⁶ And if the ear say: Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body. ¹⁷ If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? ¹⁸ But now, God set the members each one of them in the body, as it pleased him. ¹⁹ And if they were all one member, where were the body? ²⁰ But now there are many members, but one body. ²¹ And the eye can not say to the hand, I have no need of thee; nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. ²² Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary; ²³ and those which we think to be less honorable parts of the body, on these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. ²⁴ And our comely parts have no need; but God attempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that which lacked; ²⁵ that there may be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another. ²⁶ And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. ²⁷ Now ye are the body of Christ, and members each one. ²⁸ And God set some in the church, apostles first, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governings, diversities of tongues. ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? ³⁰ Have all gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? ³¹ But desire earnestly the greater gifts; and moreover, I show to you a more excellent way.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

²⁴ knowing that from the Lord ye will receive the recompense of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Christ.

¹ MASTERS, render to your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

⁷ And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says the Holy, the True, he who has the key of David, he who opens, and no one shall shut, and shuts, and no one opens.

⁴² Watch therefore; for ye know not in what day your Lord comes.

⁴⁴ Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man comes.

⁴⁸ And he saw them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them. And about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed by them.

³⁰ And Jesus says to him: Verily I say to thee, that thou this day, in this night, before a cock crows twice, wilt thrice deny me.

⁵ While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

³⁷ And he comes, and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest thou not watch one hour?

⁴⁰ And returning, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what to answer him.

⁴⁵ And rising up from prayer, and coming to the disciples, he found them sleeping, from sorrow.

¹¹ And that, knowing the time, that it is high time that we already were awaked out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. ¹² The night is far advanced, the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. ¹³ Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in lewdness and wantonness, not in strife and envying; ¹⁴ but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

¹⁴ Wherefore he says: Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give thee light.

⁶ So then let us not sleep, as others; but let us watch and be sober. ⁷ For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that are drunken, are drunken in the night.

³⁵ watch therefore, for ye know not when the master of the house comes, at evening, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning;

⁴¹ And Peter said to him: Lord, speakest thou this parable to us, or also to all? ⁴² And the Lord said: Who then is the faithful, the wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the portion of food in due season? ⁴³ Happy that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing! ⁴⁴ Of a truth I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all his goods. ⁴⁵ But if that servant say in his heart: My lord delays his coming; and shall begin to beat the men-servants and maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; ⁴⁶ the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looks not for it, and in an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the faithless.