And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

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.

And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man.

‘No,’ they replied. ‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

Then he will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’

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

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?

The chief priests took the silver and said, “It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”

“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!

Then Jesus called the disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way.”

They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You do not court anyone’s favor because you show no partiality.

“I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am – I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place.

For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

“Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.

“Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven – only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.