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end. Nations will be raised against nation and
kingdom against kingdom. There will
be earthquakes in some places. There
will be famines. These things are
the beginning of birth-pangs. Watch
out for yourselves. They will
deliver you to councils and you will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings
for my sake giving witness to them.
Yet it is a first priority to proclaim the gospel to all
nations. And when they deliver you (to judgement) do not be
anxious beforehand about what you are going to say. Speak whatever is given to you at that
time. For it is not you who are the
ones speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
And brother will deliver up brother to death and a father will be
against a child. And children will
rise up against parents and will put them to death. And you will be hated by all people on
account of my name. But the one who
endures to the end, that one will be saved.
When
you see the abomination of desolation set up where it should not be (let
the one reading this understand) then those in Judea should flee to the
mountain. The one on the roof should
not come down nor enter to take anything out of his house. The one in the field should not return to
take what was left behind or take his garment. Woe to the pregnant women at that time
and to those breastfeed in those days.
Pray that it may not happen in winter for there will be days of
affliction such as have not happened since the beginning of creation when
God created, until now and into the future.
Unless those days be shortened nobody will be saved. But it is on account of the chosen that
he (God) will shorten those days.
And then if anyone of you says
“Behold here is the Christ or Behold there (is the Christ) do not
believe. There will be raised false
Christs and false prophets and they will do signs and wonders to lead
astray, if possible, even the chosen.
But look. I have told you all
this before. In those days, after
affliction the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give light. And the stars will be falling out of
heaven and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of man coming
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the
Passover with my disciples.” And he
will show you a large upper room which has already been spread out. Prepare for us there." And the disciples went out and came into
the city and found what he had told them.
And they prepared for the Passover.
When evening came he went there with the twelve. They reclined there and were eating. Jesus said to them. “Truly I tell you that one of you will
betray me - the one who is eating with me.”
They began to grieve and to say to him one by one “Not I?”
And he said to them. “It is
one of the twelve, the one dipping into the same dish with me. Indeed what has been written about the
son of man will happen to him. But
woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had
never been born.” And as they were
eating, he took a loaf of bread. He
blessed it, broke it and gave it to them and said. “Take.
This is my body.” And taking a cup, giving thanks, he gave it to
them. And they all drank of it. And he said to them. “This is my blood of
the covenant which is being shed of many.
Truly I tell you I will by no means drink of the fruit of the vine
until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.” And having sung a hymn they went out to
the Mount of Olives. And Jesus said to them. “You will all be offended because it has
been written “I will strike the shepherd and the sheep will be
scattered.” But after I am raised up
I will go before you into Galilee.” And Peter said to him. “Even if all men offend you, yet I will
not do so.” And Jesus said to him.
“Truly I tell you you will do deny me three times this very night before
the cock crows three times.” But he
said all the more emphatically “Even
if I have to die I will by no means deny you.” And all said something similar.
They
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