But he will reply, ‘I don’t know where you come from! Go away from me, all you evildoers!’

Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.

I testify about myself and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”

All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

Jesus replied, “Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”

You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.

that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad but the one I caused to be sad?

Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me, but right away I departed to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.

Hold to the standard of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

I turned to see whose voice was speaking to me, and when I did so, I saw seven golden lampstands,

(Look! I am coming soon, and my reward is with me to pay each one according to what he has done!

“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

He answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.

Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour?

But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother, ‘Whatever help you would have received from me is corban’ (that is, a gift for God),