The Holy Bible

[21:10] Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

[21:11] There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

[21:12] But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name’s sake.

[21:13] This will be your opportunity to bear witness.

[21:14] Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer,

[21:15] for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

[21:16] You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.

[21:17] You will be hated by all for my name’s sake.

[21:18] But not a hair of your head will perish.

[21:19] By your endurance you will gain your lives.

[21:20] “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.

[21:21] Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it,

[21:22] for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

[21:23] Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and wrath against this people.

[21:24] They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

[21:25] “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves,

[21:26] people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

[21:27] And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

[21:28] Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

[21:29] And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.

[21:30] As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near.

[21:31] So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.

[21:32] Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place.

[21:33] Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

[21:34] “But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.

[21:35] For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

[21:36] But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

[21:37] And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet.

[21:38] And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to hear him.

[22:1] Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover.

[22:2] And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.

[22:3] Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.

[22:4] He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them.

[22:5] And they were glad, and agreed to give him money.

[22:6] So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.

[22:7] Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

[22:8] So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.”

[22:9] They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?”

[22:10] He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters

[22:11] and tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’

[22:12] And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.”

[22:13] And they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

[22:14] And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him.

[22:15] And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

[22:16] For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

[22:17] And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves.

[22:18] For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

[22:19] And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

[22:20] And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.

[22:21] But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table.

[22:22] For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!”

[22:23] And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this.

[22:24] A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

[22:25] And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors.

[22:26] But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.

[22:27] For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

[22:28] “You are those who have stayed with me in my trials,

[22:29] and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom,

[22:30] that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.