For then there will be great suffering<n id="1" /> unlike anything that has happened<n id="2" /> from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.

For just like the lightning<n id="1" /> comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

For the one who has will be given more,<n id="1" /> and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.<n id="2" />

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,

When<n id="1" /> Jesus learned of this, he said to them, &#8220;Why are you bothering this woman? She<n id="2" /> has done a good service for me.

Then Jesus said to him, &#8220;Put your sword back in its place!<n id="1" /> For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword.

Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord<n id="1" /> descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.

But the angel said<n id="1" /> to the women, &#8220;Do not be afraid; I know<n id="2" /> that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.<n id="3" />

<p class="otpoetry">&#8216;<i><b>Andb> <b>you, Bethlehem,b> in the land of Judah,i>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>are in no way least among the rulers of Judah,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israelb>.i>&#8217;&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

saying, &#8220;Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child&#8217;s life are dead.&#8221;

For he is the one about whom Isaiah the prophet had spoken:<n id="1" />p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<b><i>The voicei>b><n id="2" /> <b><i>of one shouting in the wilderness,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8216;<b><i>Prepare the way for the Lord, makei>b><n id="3" /> <i><b>his paths straightb>.i>&#8217;&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

and don&#8217;t think you can say to yourselves, &#8216;We have Abraham as our father.&#8217; For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

and said to him, &#8220;If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, &#8216;<b><i>He will command his angels concerning youi>b>&#8217;<n id="1" /> and &#8216;<b><i>with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stonei>b>.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">As<n id="1" /> he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).<n id="2" />

I<n id="1" /> tell you the truth,<n id="2" /> until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter<n id="3" /> 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<n id="1" /> and the Pharisees,<n id="2" /> you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.p>

If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;When<n id="1" /> you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive<n id="2" /> so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth,<n id="3" /> they have their reward.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate<n id="1" /> the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise<n id="2" /> the other. You cannot serve God and money.<n id="3" />p>

The rain fell, the flood<n id="1" /> came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.