“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.

So also you, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

Then they told what had happened on the road, and how they recognized him when he broke the bread.

He was in the world, and the world was created by him, but the world did not recognize him.

Jesus answered, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things?

But we know where this man comes from. Whenever the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”

Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot accept my teaching.

My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples – if you have love for one another.”

For you are bringing some surprising things to our ears, so we want to know what they mean.”

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

For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to advise him? But we have the mind of Christ.

For this reason also I wrote you: to test you to see if you are obedient in everything.

You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone,

God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.

I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:

Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.

But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.

But would you like evidence, you empty fellow, that faith without works is useless?

If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.