And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

For just like the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

“Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.

“But as for that day and hour no one knows it – not even the angels in heaven – except the Father alone.

then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,

The one with the two talents also came and said, ‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.’

Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

And the king will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’

“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all the disciples said the same thing.

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you are here to do.” Then they came and took hold of Jesus and arrested him.

Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now?

Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.

But Peter was following him from a distance, all the way to the high priest’s courtyard. After going in, he sat with the guards to see the outcome.

and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

When he went out to the gateway, another slave girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.”