Consider Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches, like a forest giving shade, and extremely tall; its top reached into the clouds.

I will disturb many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, among countries you do not know.

I will exalt and magnify myself; I will reveal myself before many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’

While I, Daniel, was watching the vision, I sought to understand it. Now one who appeared to be a man was standing before me.

We have not obeyed the LORD our God by living according to his laws that he set before us through his servants the prophets.

When they had completely consumed the earth’s vegetation, I said, “Sovereign Lord, forgive Israel! How can Jacob survive? He is too weak!”

“The Lord who rules over all says, ‘I am very much concerned for Zion; indeed, I am so concerned for her that my rage will fall on those who hurt her.’

“You have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not murder,’ and ‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’

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

Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.

But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything bad about me.

She exclaimed with a loud voice, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people:

Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him,

To those who sold the doves he said, “Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father’s house a marketplace!”

And she saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’ body had been lying, one at the head and one at the feet.

but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God.” He convinced them,

Now all the Jews know the way I lived from my youth, spending my life from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem.

For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the glory that will be revealed to us.

And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.