Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial.

And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?

And Mary said, “My soul exalts the Lord,

For my eyes have seen your salvation

You will be hated by everyone because of my name.

“You are the ones who have remained with me in my trials.

Thus I grant to you a kingdom, just as my Father granted to me,

Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom.”

“Sir,” the official said to him, “come down before my child dies.”

“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.

If I do not perform the deeds of my Father, do not believe me.

If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

You are my friends if you do what I command you.

The one who hates me hates my Father too.

Jesus replied, “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”

But I said, ‘Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!’

“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”

nor can they prove to you the things they are accusing me of doing.