Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so<n id="1" /> the last state of that person<n id="2" /> is worse than the first.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;I<n id="1" /> tell you, whoever acknowledges<n id="2" /> me before men,<n id="3" /> the Son of Man will also acknowledge<n id="4" /> before God&#8217;s angels.

I tell you, he will give them justice speedily.<n id="1" /> Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith<n id="2" /> on earth?&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> Jesus<n id="2" /> took the twelve aside and said to them, &#8220;Look, we are going up to Jerusalem,<n id="3" /> and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.<n id="4" />

He continued,<n id="1" /> &#8220;I tell all of you the solemn truth<n id="2" /> &#8211; you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

Do not work for the food that disappears,<n id="1" /> but for the food that remains to eternal life &#8211; the food<n id="2" /> which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

Jesus said to them, &#8220;I tell you the solemn truth,<n id="1" /> unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,<n id="2" /> you have no life<n id="3" /> in yourselves.

<p class="bodytext">Then Jesus said,<n id="1" /> &#8220;When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he,<n id="2" /> and I do nothing on my own initiative,<n id="3" /> but I speak just what the Father taught me.<n id="4" />

The girl<n id="1" /> who was the doorkeeper said to Peter, &#8220;You&#8217;re not one of this man&#8217;s disciples too, are you?&#8221;<n id="2" /> He replied,<n id="3" /> &#8220;I am not.&#8221;

saying, &#8220;We gave<n id="1" /> you strict orders<n id="2" /> not to teach in this name.<n id="3" /> Look,<n id="4" /> you have filled Jerusalem<n id="5" /> with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man&#8217;s blood<n id="6" /> on us!&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">So then, just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all people<n id="1" /> because<n id="2" /> all sinned &#8211;

But just as it is written, &#8220;<i><b>Things that no eye has seenb>, <b>or ear heardb>, <b>or mind imaginedb>,i><n id="1" /> <i><b>are the things God has prepared for those who love himb>.i>&#8221;<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">But from those who were influential<n id="1" /> (whatever they were makes no difference to me; God shows no favoritism between people<n id="2" />) &#8211; those influential leaders<n id="3" /> added<n id="4" /> nothing to my message.<n id="5" />

The<n id="1" /> first living creature was like a lion, the<n id="2" /> second creature like an ox, the third creature had a face like a man&#8217;s, and the fourth creature looked like an eagle flying.

This calls for wisdom:<n id="1" /> Let the one who has insight calculate the beast&#8217;s number, for it is man&#8217;s number,<n id="2" /> and his number is 666.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I looked, and a white cloud appeared,<n id="2" /> and seated <i>on the cloud was one like a son of man!i><n id="3" /> He had<n id="4" /> a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so<n id="1" /> the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!&#8221;p>

Jesus<n id="1" /> said to them, &#8220;I tell you the truth:<n id="2" /> In the age when all things are renewed,<n id="3" /> when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging<n id="4" /> the twelve tribes of Israel.

For if anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him<n id="1" /> when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.&#8221;

He came a third time and said to them, &#8220;Are you still sleeping and resting?<n id="1" /> Enough of that!<n id="2" /> The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.