As<n id="1" /> he was saying this, a cloud<n id="2" /> came<n id="3" /> and overshadowed<n id="4" /> them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

Then<n id="1" /> a voice came from the cloud, saying, &#8220;This is my Son, my Chosen One.<n id="2" /> Listen to him!&#8221;<n id="3" />

After<n id="1" /> the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So<n id="2" /> they kept silent and told no one<n id="3" /> at that time<n id="4" /> anything of what they had seen.p>

&#8220;Take these words to heart,<n id="1" /> for the Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.&#8221;<n id="2" />

Nevertheless, do not rejoice that<n id="1" /> the spirits submit to you, but rejoice<n id="2" /> that your names stand written<n id="3" /> in heaven.&#8221;p>

She<n id="1" /> had a sister named Mary, who sat<n id="2" /> at the Lord&#8217;s feet<n id="3" /> and listened to what he said.

Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons<n id="1" /> cast them<n id="2" /> out? Therefore they will be your judges.

For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh,<n id="1" /> so the Son of Man will be a sign<n id="2" /> to this generation.<n id="3" />

For this reason also the wisdom<n id="1" /> of God said, &#8216;I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,&#8217;

from the blood of Abel<n id="1" /> to the blood of Zechariah,<n id="2" /> who was killed<n id="3" /> between the altar and the sanctuary.<n id="4" /> Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against<n id="5" /> this generation.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;I<n id="1" /> tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body,<n id="2" /> and after that have nothing more they can do.

Then<n id="1" /> he said, &#8216;I<n id="2" /> will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

But God said to him, &#8216;You fool! This very night your life<n id="1" /> will be demanded back from<n id="2" /> you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?&#8217;<n id="3" />

That<n id="1" /> servant who knew his master&#8217;s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked<n id="2" /> will receive a severe beating.

You hypocrites!<n id="1" /> You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how<n id="2" /> to interpret the present time?p>

But the worker<n id="1" /> answered him, &#8216;Sir, leave it alone this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer<n id="2" /> on it.

But<n id="1" /> he said to them, &#8220;Go<n id="2" /> and tell that fox,<n id="3" /> &#8216;Look, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day<n id="4" /> I will complete my work.<n id="5" />

So<n id="1" /> the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, &#8216;Give this man your place.&#8217; Then, ashamed,<n id="2" /> you will begin to move to the least important<n id="3" /> place.

<t /><p class="bodytext">When<n id="1" /> one of those at the meal with Jesus<n id="2" /> heard this, he said to him, &#8220;Blessed is everyone<n id="3" /> who will feast<n id="4" /> in the kingdom of God!&#8221;<n id="5" />

So he went and worked for<n id="1" /> one of the citizens of that country, who<n id="2" /> sent him to his fields to feed pigs.<n id="3" />