97) THE WEEK OF ATONEMENT
98) SUNDAY’S TRIUMPHAL
ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM & RETURN TO BETHANY
John 12:12-13
12 On the next day much people that
were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth
to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh
in the name of the Lord.
Mark 11:1-6 (See also
Matt. 21:1-3,6; Luke 19:29-34)
1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem,
unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two
of his disciples,
2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the
village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall
find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this?
say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him
hither.
4 And they went their way, and found the colt
tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose
him.
5 And certain of them that stood there said
unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had
commanded: and they let them go.
John 12:14-18 (See also
Matt. 21:4-5,7)
14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass,
sat thereon; as it is written,
15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy
King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
16 These things understood not his disciples
at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these
things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
17 The people therefore that was with him
when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead,
bare record.
18 For this cause the people also met him,
for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
Luke 19:35-37 (See also
Matt. 21:8)
35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they
cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
36 And as he went, they spread their clothes
in the way.
37 And when he was come nigh, even now at
the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples
began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works
that they had seen;
Mark 11:8-10 (See also
Matt. 21:9)
8 And many spread their garments in the way:
and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And they that went before, and they that
followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name
of the Lord:
10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David,
that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
Luke 19:38-40 (See also
Matt. 21:10-11; John 12:19)
38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh
in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the
multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell
you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately
cry out.
Mark 11:11
11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into
the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now
the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
99) JESUS CURSES A FIG
TREE, CLEANSES THE TEMPLE
Mark 11:12-16 (See also
Matt. 21:12,18-19; Luke 19:45)
12 And on the morrow, when they were
come from Bethany, he was hungry:
13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves,
he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to
it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No
man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went
into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the
temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of
them that sold doves;
16 And would not suffer that any man should
carry any vessel through the temple.
Matthew 21:13-16 (See
also Mark 11:17; Luke 19:46)
13 And said unto them, It is written, My house
shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
14 And the blind and the lame came to him
in the temple; and he healed them.
15 And when the chief priests and scribes
saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple,
and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these
say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth
of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
Mark 11:18-19 (See also
Matt. 21:17; Luke 19:47-48, 21:37)
18 And the scribes and chief priests heard
it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because
all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
19 And when even was come, he went out of
the city.
100) JESUS TEACHES ON
FAITH, PRAYER & FORGIVENESS
Mark 11:20-26 (See also
Matt. 21:20-22)
20 And in the morning, as they passed by,
they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith
unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered
away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have
faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever
shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the
sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things
which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever
ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have
them.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if
ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may
forgive you your trespasses.
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will
your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
101) JESUS TEMPTED BY,
THEN CONDEMNS JEWISH LEADERS
Matthew 21:23-46 (See
also Mark 11:27-33, 12:1-12; Luke 21:38, 20:1-19)
23 And when he was come into the temple,
the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was
teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who
gave thee this authority?
24 And Jesus answered and said unto them,
I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will
tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from
heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall
say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the
people; for all hold John as a prophet.
27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot
tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do
these things.
28 But what think ye? A certain man
had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in
my vineyard.
29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward
he repented, and went.
30 And he came to the second, and said likewise.
And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
31 Whether of them twain did the will of his
father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say
unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God
before you.
32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness,
and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him:
and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe
him.
33 Hear another parable: There was a
certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about,
and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen,
and went into a far country:
34 And when the time of the fruit drew near,
he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits
of it.
35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and
beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again, he sent other servants more than
the first: and they did unto them likewise.
37 But last of all he sent unto them his son,
saying, They will reverence my son.
38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they
said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let
us seize on his inheritance.
39 And they caught him, and cast him out of
the vineyard, and slew him.
40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard
cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy
those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen,
which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read
in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become
the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous
in our eyes?
43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of
God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits
thereof.
44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone
shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to
powder.
45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees
had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
46 But when they sought to lay hands on him,
they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
Matthew 22:1-15
1 And Jesus answered and spake unto
them again by parables, and said,
2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain
king, which made a marriage for his son,
3 And sent forth his servants to call them
that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying,
Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen
and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
5 But they made light of it, and went their
ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated
them spitefully, and slew them.
7 But when the king heard thereof, he was
wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and
burned up their city.
8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding
is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as
many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
10 So those servants went out into the highways,
and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and
the wedding was furnished with guests.
11 And when the king came in to see the guests,
he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest
thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind
him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness;
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took
counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
Luke 20:20 (See also
Mark 12:13)
20 And they watched him, and sent forth
spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold
of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority
of the governor.
Matthew 22:16-35 (See
also Mark 12:14-28; Luke 20:21-39)
16 And they sent out unto him their disciples
with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest
the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest
not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou?
Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and
said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought
unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image
and superscription?
21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith
he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's;
and unto God the things that are God's.
22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled,
and left him, and went their way.
23 The same day came to him the Sadducees,
which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die,
having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed
unto his brother.
25 Now there were with us seven brethren:
and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue,
left his wife unto his brother:
26 Likewise the second also, and the third,
unto the seventh.
27 And last of all the woman died also.
28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife
shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do
err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry,
nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
31 But as touching the resurrection of the
dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the
living.
33 And when the multitude heard this, they
were astonished at his doctrine.
34 But when the Pharisees had heard
that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked
him a question, tempting him, and saying,
Mark 12:32-34 (See also
Luke 20:40)
32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master,
thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other
but he:
33 And to love him with all the heart, and
with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength,
and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings
and sacrifices.
34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly,
he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man
after that durst ask him any question.
Matthew 22:41-46 (See
also Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44)
41 While the Pharisees were gathered
together, Jesus asked them,
42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose
son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
43 He saith unto them, How then doth David
in spirit call him Lord, saying,
44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on
my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
45 If David then call him Lord, how is he
his son?
46 And no man was able to answer him a word,
neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Matthew 23:1-39 (See
also Mark 12:38-40; Luke 20:45-47)
1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude,
and to his disciples,
2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit
in Moses' seat:
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe,
that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and
do not.
4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous
to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will
not move them with one of their fingers.
5 But all their works they do for to be seen
of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of
their garments,
6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts,
and the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 And greetings in the markets, and to be
called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your
Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
9 And call no man your father upon the earth:
for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is
your Master, even Christ.
11 But he that is greatest among you shall
be your servant.
12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall
be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither
go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore
ye shall receive the greater damnation.
15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made,
ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say,
Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall
swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater,
the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar,
it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is
guilty.
19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater,
the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar,
sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth
by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth
by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier
matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have
done, and not to leave the other undone.
24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat,
and swallow a camel.
25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within
they are full of extortion and excess.
26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that
which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean
also.
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward,
but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous
unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres
of the righteous,
30 And say, If we had been in the days of
our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of
the prophets.
31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves,
that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how
can ye escape the damnation of hell?
34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you
prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and
crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute
them from city to city:
35 That upon you may come all the righteous
blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood
of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the
altar.
36 Verily I say unto you, All these things
shall come upon this generation.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest
the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would
I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens
under her wings, and ye would not!
38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me
henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of
the Lord.
Mark 12:41-44 (See also
Luke 21:1-4)
41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury,
and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were
rich cast in much.
42 And there came a certain poor widow, and
she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 And he called unto him his disciples, and
saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast
more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
44 For all they did cast in of their abundance;
but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
102) JESUS TESTIFIES
OF HIS MISSION & DEATH
John 12:20-50
20 And there were certain Greeks among
them that came up to worship at the feast:
21 The same came therefore to Philip, which
was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see
Jesus.
22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again
Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour
is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except
a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if
it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
25 He that loveth his life shall lose it;
and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
26 If any man serve me, let him follow me;
and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him
will my Father honour.
27 Now is my soul troubled; and what
shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I
unto this hour.
28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there
a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify
it again.
29 The people therefore, that stood by, and
heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came
not because of me, but for your sakes.
31 Now is the judgment of this world: now
shall the prince of this world be cast out.
32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth,
will draw all men unto me.
33 This he said, signifying what death he
should die.
34 The people answered him, We have heard
out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son
of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little
while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness
come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
36 While ye have light, believe in the light,
that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed,
and did hide himself from them.
37 But though he had done so many miracles
before them, yet they believed not on him:
38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might
be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to
whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
39 Therefore they could not believe, because
that Esaias said again,
40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened
their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with
their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
John 12:41
41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his
glory, and spake of him.
42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers
also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess
him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
43 For they loved the praise of men more than
the praise of God.
44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth
on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent
me.
46 I am come a light into the world, that
whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
47 And if any man hear my words, and believe
not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the
world.
48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not
my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same
shall judge him in the last day.
49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the
Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and
what I should speak.
50 And I know that his commandment is life
everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto
me, so I speak.
103) SIGNS OF THE DESTRUCTION
OF THE TEMPLE & OF JESUS’ SECOND COMING
Mark 13:1-12 (See also
Matt. 24:1-5,9; Luke 21:5-15)
1 And as he went out of the temple,
one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones
and what buildings are here!
2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest
thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another,
that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over
against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and
what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
5 And Jesus answering them began to
say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
6 For many shall come in my name, saying,
I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours
of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end
shall not be yet.
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places,
and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall
deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and
ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony
against them.
10 And the gospel must first be published
among all nations.
11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver
you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate:
but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is
not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
12 Now the brother shall betray the brother
to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their
parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
Luke 21:16-19
16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents,
and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause
to be put to death.
17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my
name's sake.
Luke 21:18
18 But there shall not an hair of your head
perish.
19 In your patience possess ye your souls.
Mark 13:13-14 (See also
Matt. 24:10-16)
13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my
name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 But when ye shall see the abomination
of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought
not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea
flee to the mountains:
Luke 21:20-24 (See also
Matt. 24:17-20; Mark 13:15-19)
20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed
with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee
to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out;
and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
22 For these be the days of vengeance, that
all things which are written may be fulfilled.
23 But woe unto them that are with child,
and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress
in the land, and wrath upon this people.
24 And they shall fall by the edge of the
sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall
be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Matthew 24:21-24,6,25-28
(See also Mark 13:20-23,7; Luke 21:9)
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such
as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever
shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened,
there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall
be shortened.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo,
here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and
false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that,
if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of
wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass,
but the end is not yet.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold,
he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers;
believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the
east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son
of man be.
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will
the eagles be gathered together.
Luke 21:25-26 (See also
Mark 13:24-25)
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and
in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations,
with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and
for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers
of heaven shall be shaken.
Matthew 24:29-42 (See
also Mark 13:26-33; Luke 21:27-33)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those
days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall
be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son
of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and
they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power
and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great
sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four
winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree;
When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer
is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these
things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation
shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my
words shall not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man,
no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also
the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the
flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until
the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and
took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one
shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill;
the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour
your Lord doth come.
Luke 21:34-36
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any
time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares
of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them
that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that
ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to
pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Mark 13:34-37
34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a
far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and
to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when
the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing,
or in the morning:
36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
37 And what I say unto you I say unto all,
Watch.
Matthew 24:43-51
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the
house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched,
and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such
an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant,
whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in
due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord
when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make
him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say
in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants,
and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in
a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware
of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint
him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth.
Matthew 25:1-13
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be
likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet
the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were
foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps,
and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with
their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered
and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold,
the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed
their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give
us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest
there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell,
and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom
came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the
door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins,
saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say
unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the
day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
104) JESUS TEACHES HOW
WE SHALL BE JUDGED
Matthew 25:14-46
14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a
man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered
unto them his goods.
15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another
two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability;
and straightway took his journey.
16 Then he that had received the five talents
went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
17 And likewise he that had received two,
he also gained other two.
18 But he that had received one went and digged
in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19 After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth with them.
20 And so he that had received five talents
came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto
me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou
good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I
will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 He also that had received two talents came
and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained
two other talents beside them.
23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good
and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will
make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 Then he which had received the one talent
came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where
thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy
talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou
wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not,
and gather where I have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my
money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine
own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and
give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given,
and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken
away even that which he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into
outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 When the Son of man shall come in
his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the
throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations:
and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his
sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right
hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his
right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared
for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat:
I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and
ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee
drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee
in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison,
and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto
them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the
least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the
left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for
the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no
meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in:
naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked,
or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily
I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these,
ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting
punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
105) JESUS FORETELLS
HIS BETRAYAL & CRUCIFIXION
Matthew 26:1-16 (See
also Mark 14:1-2,10-11; Luke 22:1-6)
1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had
finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
2 Ye know that after two days is the feast
of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
3 Then assembled together the chief priests,
and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high
priest, who was called Caiaphas,
4 And consulted that they might take Jesus
by subtilty, and kill him.
5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest
there be an uproar among the people.
6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in
the house of Simon the leper,
7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster
box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at
meat.
8 But when his disciples saw it, they had
indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
9 For this ointment might have been sold for
much, and given to the poor.
10 When Jesus understood it, he said unto
them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
11 For ye have the poor always with you; but
me ye have not always.
12 For in that she hath poured this ointment
on my body, she did it for my burial.
13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this
gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that
this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas
Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
15 And said unto them, What will ye give me,
and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty
pieces of silver.
16 And from that time he sought opportunity
to betray him.
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