For by it the people of old received God’s commendation.

Let each one remain in that situation in life in which he was called.

And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me

For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.

We did this as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.

What I am saying with this boastful confidence I do not say the way the Lord would. Instead it is, as it were, foolishness.

Jesus said to him, “I tell you the truth, on this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

Sighing deeply in his spirit he said, “Why does this generation look for a sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to this generation.”

Jesus said to him, “I tell you the truth, today – this very night – before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”

For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

But he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Look, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work.

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

saying, “If you had only known on this day, even you, the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed in this city for some days.

because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.”

For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated (not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.

“Therefore, I became provoked at that generation and said, ‘Their hearts are always wandering and they have not known my ways.’

Whenever they persecute you in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.