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I looked in an old Sunday School lesson (1895) and found the following comment regarding the
old prophet who lied.
Verse 32: The old prophet recognised the event as from God, and had implicit faith also in the fulfilment of what had been prophesied concerning altar. Vol. 32: The Christadelphian : Volume 32. 2001, c1895. The Christadelphian, volume 32. (electronic ed.). Logos Library System (Vol. 32, Page 148). Birmingham: Christadelphian Magazine & Publishing Association.
Would the nameless old prophet have been acting as the adversary to test the nameless man of God, even as God is the adversary/satan in David's being caused to number the children of Israel (probably in punishment of their rejecting their king [David/God]).
Do we recognize that the event was from God? ln the idea of 2Cor 9:13 "Through the testing of this ministry, you glorify God by your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ, and by your sharing with them and with all others....."
Jean Cheetham [Moorestown New Jersey (US)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to Jean
HOW TO SEE A LIE
None of us would want to end up in the position of the prophet from Judah. Having been sent by God to warn and prophesy against Jeroboam, and having done all that God sent him to do successfully, he was deceived into disobeying the LORD on the way home. As a result the prophet from Judah was killed by a lion as he travelled.
As we read the story of the old prophet from Bethel deceiving the prophet of Judah, it is easy for us to see the lie. We are told, "But he was lying to him." But the prophet of Judah had no such revelation, and neither do we when people lie to us. It would be easier if everyone had a Pinocchio nose and we could see the lie as it was said, but that is not the case. So how do we discern between the voice of God and the voice of a lie?
People working in banks spot counterfeit money very easily. They recognise it instantly because they handle the real thing so often. Their familiarity with genuine money makes it easy to see the differences in a fraud. The best way for us to get to know the difference between God's word and lies is to get to know God and his word with absolute familiarity. God does not change. If we know his truth because we are with him and hear him so often, we will recognise lies at once.
The young prophet should have known that God would not change his mind. Are we familiar enough with God so that we can tell the difference between truth and lies?
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2007 Reply to Robert
There is a caution, in this episode, for believers and would-be believers. If a religious authority figure, with apparent credentials, presents something, it must be checked out by the Word of God (the Bible).
Such was the case of the Bereans, as they checked out the preaching of Paul and Silas in the scriptures (Acts 17:11). If scripture agrees with what is presented, then accept it. If it does not, then reject it. The authority or charisma of the presenter has no bearing on the Truth, only the Word.
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2008 Reply to Michael
It is always interesting how easily we condemn the man of God who was deceived and perished because of his disobedience and yet I think the lesson is much broader than this. Like Moses who was faithful in all his house (Num. 12, Heb. 3) and the most meek (Num. 12) yet he made one mistake and he lost entry to the promised land. But do we thnk Moses was condemned for this failure? Consider the "man of God", The Lord did not allow his body to be devoured. Instead God made sure that the body was discovered and was given a proper mourning and a proper burial just as Moses received. It is interesting that the old prophet, who had been a false prophet to the "man of God" in fact is rewarded by using the grave of this younger prophet to escape the judgement that had been pronounced by the "man of God". He is rewarded not for his deception but for his faith in the words the younger prophet said, unlike Jeroboam who did not.
As to the comments that God does not change his mind, unfortunately this is an incorrect statement. God regularly is shown to change his mind. God relented from destroying Jerusalem in 2 Sam 24:,12 showing mercy to David. God offerred Zedikiah to not burn Jerusalem if he would go out to the king of Babylon, even though he had said he would burn it, and even told Josiah that he would not relent because of Manassah. Under God's own law, a murderer and an adulter was to be killed, yet he did not do so to David. God said not Moabite should enter the congregation of Israel, yet Ruth was accepted. He sent Jonah to the Ninevites to say he would destroy them, but did not because they repented. There are many examples of God making a pronouncement but because of his mercy he did not carry through. This is summarized in Ps. 106
Psa 106:43 Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
Psa 106:44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
Psa 106:45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2018 Reply to Alex
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1. And, behold, there came <935>(8804) a man <376> of God <430> out of Judah <3063> by the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> unto Bethel <1008>: and Jeroboam <3379> stood <5975>(8802) by the altar <4196> to burn incense <6999>(8687).
2. And he cried <7121>(8799) against the altar <4196> in the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, and said <559>(8799), O altar <4196>, altar <4196>, thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>; Behold, a child <1121> shall be born <3205>(8737) unto the house <1004> of David <1732>, Josiah <2977> by name <8034>; and upon thee shall he offer <2076>(8804) the priests <3548> of the high places <1116> that burn incense <6999>(8688) upon thee, and men's <120> bones <6106> shall be burnt <8313>(8799) upon thee.
3. And he gave <5414>(8804) a sign <4159> the same day <3117>, saying <559>(8800), This is the sign <4159> which the LORD <3068> hath spoken <1696>(8765); Behold, the altar <4196> shall be rent <7167>(8738), and the ashes <1880> that are upon it shall be poured out <8210>(8738).
4. And it came to pass, when king <4428> Jeroboam <3379> heard <8085>(8800) the saying <1697> of the man <376> of God <430>, which had cried <7121>(8804) against the altar <4196> in Bethel <1008>, that he put forth <7971>(8799) his hand <3027> from the altar <4196>, saying <559>(8800), Lay hold <8610>(8798) on him. And his hand <3027>, which he put forth <7971>(8804) against him, dried up <3001>(8799), so that he could <3201>(8804) not pull it in again <7725>(8687) to him.
5. The altar <4196> also was rent <7167>(8738), and the ashes <1880> poured out <8210>(8735) from the altar <4196>, according to the sign <4159> which the man <376> of God <430> had given <5414>(8804) by the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>.
6. And the king <4428> answered <6030>(8799) and said <559>(8799) unto the man <376> of God <430>, Intreat <2470>(8761) now the face <6440> of the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, and pray <6419>(8690) for me, that my hand <3027> may be restored me again <7725>(8799). And the man <376> of God <430> besought <2470>(8762) <6440> the LORD <3068>, and the king's <4428> hand <3027> was restored him again <7725>(8799), and became as it was before <7223>.
7. And the king <4428> said <1696>(8762) unto the man <376> of God <430>, Come <935>(8798) home <1004> with me, and refresh <5582>(8798) thyself, and I will give <5414>(8799) thee a reward <4991>.
8. And the man <376> of God <430> said <559>(8799) unto the king <4428>, If thou wilt give <5414>(8799) me half <2677> thine house <1004>, I will not go in <935>(8799) with thee, neither will I eat <398>(8799) bread <3899> nor drink <8354>(8799) water <4325> in this place <4725>:
9. For so was it charged <6680>(8765) me by the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, saying <559>(8800), Eat <398>(8799) no bread <3899>, nor drink <8354>(8799) water <4325>, nor turn again <7725>(8799) by the same way <1870> that thou camest <1980>(8804).
10. So he went <3212>(8799) another <312> way <1870>, and returned <7725>(8804) not by the way <1870> that he came <935>(8804) to Bethel <1008>.
11. Now there dwelt <3427>(8802) an <259> old <2205> prophet <5030> in Bethel <1008>; and his sons <1121> came <935>(8799) and told <5608>(8762) him all the works <4639> that the man <376> of God <430> had done <6213>(8804) that day <3117> in Bethel <1008>: the words <1697> which he had spoken <1696>(8765) unto the king <4428>, them they told <5608>(8762) also to their father <1>.
12. And their father <1> said <1696>(8762) unto them, What way <1870> went <1980>(8804) he? For his sons <1121> had seen <7200>(8799) what <335> way <1870> the man <376> of God <430> went <1980>(8804), which came <935>(8804) from Judah <3063>.
13. And he said <559>(8799) unto his sons <1121>, Saddle <2280>(8798) me the ass <2543>. So they saddled <2280>(8799) him the ass <2543>: and he rode <7392>(8799) thereon,
14. And went <3212>(8799) after <310> the man <376> of God <430>, and found <4672>(8799) him sitting <3427>(8802) under an oak <424>: and he said <559>(8799) unto him, Art thou the man <376> of God <430> that camest <935>(8804) from Judah <3063>? And he said <559>(8799), I am.
15. Then he said <559>(8799) unto him, Come <3212>(8798) home <1004> with me, and eat <398>(8798) bread <3899>.
16. And he said <559>(8799), I may <3201>(8799) not return <7725>(8800) with thee, nor go in <935>(8800) with thee: neither will I eat <398>(8799) bread <3899> nor drink <8354>(8799) water <4325> with thee in this place <4725>:
17. For it was said <1697> to me by the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, Thou shalt eat <398>(8799) no bread <3899> nor drink <8354>(8799) water <4325> there, nor turn again <7725>(8799) to go <3212>(8800) by the way <1870> that thou camest <1980>(8804).
18. He said <559>(8799) unto him, I am a prophet <5030> also as thou art; and an angel <4397> spake <1696>(8765) unto me by the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, saying <559>(8800), Bring him back <7725>(8685) with thee into thine house <1004>, that he may eat <398>(8799) bread <3899> and drink <8354>(8799) water <4325>. But he lied <3584>(8765) unto him.
19. So he went back <7725>(8799) with him, and did eat <398>(8799) bread <3899> in his house <1004>, and drank <8354>(8799) water <4325>.
20. And it came to pass, as they sat <3427>(8802) at the table <7979>, that the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto the prophet <5030> that brought him back <7725>(8689):
21. And he cried <7121>(8799) unto the man <376> of God <430> that came <935>(8804) from Judah <3063>, saying <559>(8800), Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, Forasmuch as <3282> thou hast disobeyed <4784>(8804) the mouth <6310> of the LORD <3068>, and hast not kept <8104>(8804) the commandment <4687> which the LORD <3068> thy God <430> commanded <6680>(8765) thee,
22. But camest back <7725>(8799), and hast eaten <398>(8799) bread <3899> and drunk <8354>(8799) water <4325> in the place <4725>, of the which the LORD did say <1696>(8765) to thee, Eat <398>(8799) no bread <3899>, and drink <8354>(8799) no water <4325>; thy carcase <5038> shall not come <935>(8799) unto the sepulchre <6913> of thy fathers <1>.
23. And it came to pass, after <310> he had eaten <398>(8800) bread <3899>, and after <310> he had drunk <8354>(8800), that he saddled <2280>(8799) for him the ass <2543>, to wit, for the prophet <5030> whom he had brought back <7725>(8689).
24. And when he was gone <3212>(8799), a lion <738> met <4672>(8799) him by the way <1870>, and slew <4191>(8686) him: and his carcase <5038> was cast <7993>(8716) in the way <1870>, and the ass <2543> stood <5975>(8802) by <681> it, the lion <738> also stood <5975>(8802) by the carcase <5038>.
25. And, behold, men <582> passed by <5674>(8802), and saw <7200>(8799) the carcase <5038> cast <7993>(8716) in the way <1870>, and the lion <738> standing <5975>(8802) by <681> the carcase <5038>: and they came <935>(8799) and told <1696>(8762) it in the city <5892> where the old <2205> prophet <5030> dwelt <3427>(8802).
26. And when the prophet <5030> that brought him back <7725>(8689) from the way <1870> heard <8085>(8799) thereof, he said <559>(8799), It is the man <376> of God <430>, who was disobedient <4784>(8804) unto the word <6310> of the LORD <3068>: therefore the LORD <3068> hath delivered <5414>(8799) him unto the lion <738>, which hath torn <7665>(8799) him, and slain <4191>(8686) him, according to the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, which he spake <1696>(8765) unto him.
27. And he spake <1696>(8762) to his sons <1121>, saying <559>(8800), Saddle <2280>(8798) me the ass <2543>. And they saddled <2280>(8799) him.
28. And he went <3212>(8799) and found <4672>(8799) his carcase <5038> cast <7993>(8716) in the way <1870>, and the ass <2543> and the lion <738> standing <5975>(8802) by <681> the carcase <5038>: the lion <738> had not eaten <398>(8804) the carcase <5038>, nor torn <7665>(8804) the ass <2543>.
29. And the prophet <5030> took up <5375>(8799) the carcase <5038> of the man <376> of God <430>, and laid <3240>(8686) it upon the ass <2543>, and brought it back <7725>(8686): and the old <2205> prophet <5030> came <935>(8799) to the city <5892>, to mourn <5594>(8800) and to bury <6912>(8800) him.
30. And he laid <3240>(8686) his carcase <5038> in his own grave <6913>; and they mourned <5594>(8799) over him, saying, Alas <1945>, my brother <251>!
31. And it came to pass, after <310> he had buried <6912>(8800) him, that he spake <559>(8799) to his sons <1121>, saying <559>(8800), When I am dead <4191>(8800), then bury <6912>(8804) me in the sepulchre <6913> wherein the man <376> of God <430> is buried <6912>(8803); lay <3240>(8685) my bones <6106> beside <681> his bones <6106>:
32. For the saying <1697> which he cried <7121>(8804) by the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> against the altar <4196> in Bethel <1008>, and against all the houses <1004> of the high places <1116> which are in the cities <5892> of Samaria <8111>, shall surely come to pass.
33. After <310> this thing <1697> Jeroboam <3379> returned <7725>(8804) not from his evil <7451> way <1870>, but made <6213>(8799) again <7725>(8799) of the lowest <7098> of the people <5971> priests <3548> of the high places <1116>: whosoever would <2655>, he consecrated <4390>(8762) <3027> him, and he became one of the priests <3548> of the high places <1116>.
34. And this thing <1697> became sin <2403> unto the house <1004> of Jeroboam <3379>, even to cut it off <3582>(8687), and to destroy <8045>(8687) it from off the face <6440> of the earth <127>.
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God’s word came true. Jerusalem was taken. How it must have hurt the Lord God!
David Simpson [Worcester (UK)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to David
EXACTLY AS HE SAID
If you have been reading through the book of Jeremiah and have finally got to chapter 39, one of the things you will notice is that everything Jeremiah had said in the previous few chapters happened exactly as he said it would. There were no "almosts", or forgotten bits, or things that didn't happen. Everything God said would happen did happen, and happened exactly as God said it would.
There are many other prophecies in the Bible as well. Quite a few have been fulfilled in the same sort of way that Jeremiah's prophecies became reality for the people in his day. But there are others that have not yet been fulfilled. Does that mean that God has lost interest? I think not.
Jeremiah's contemporaries thought that God would not notice or punish them for the evil they had done. They were very wrong. When God tells us what will happen in the future, he means it, and it will happen whether we want it to or not, whether we believe it or not. The prophecies of Jeremiah should leave us in no doubt about that. So let's listen to what God tells us about what is about to happen - the return of Jesus, resurrection, judgement and a new world order - and be ready for what he says will happen.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2014 Reply to Robert
The fact that Nebuchadnezzar himself knew of Jeremiah and he gave the orders concerning Jeremiah might indicate a very personal interest on his part in his welfare. Could this interest have come from Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar certainly saw the power of God in Daniel, and we know that Daniel was aware of the prophecies of Jeremiah (Dan. 9:2), would not Nebuchadnezzar respected anyone who Daniel might recommend.
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2014 Reply to Alex
Ebed-melech the Ethiopian who is called a enuch in Jerm 38:7 is spared. There is no mention as to what happens to him but it is interesting that another Ethiopian in the Bible Act 8:27 is also a enuch. It would be interesting if Ebed-melech returned home and there was a geneological connection between the two which resulted in the word of eternal salvation being given to the Ethiopians through another eunch making Jermeiah's words even more of a blessing. Just an interesting speculation.
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2018 Reply to Alex
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1. In the ninth <8671> year <8141> of Zedekiah <6667> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, in the tenth <6224> month <2320>, came <935>(8804) Nebuchadrezzar <5019> king <4428> of Babylon <894> and all his army <2428> against Jerusalem <3389>, and they besieged <6696>(8799) it.
2. And in the eleventh <6249> <6240> year <8141> of Zedekiah <6667>, in the fourth <7243> month <2320>, the ninth <8672> day of the month <2320>, the city <5892> was broken up <1234>(8717).
3. And all the princes <8269> of the king <4428> of Babylon <894> came in <935>(8799), and sat <3427>(8799) in the middle <8432> gate <8179>, even Nergalsharezer <5371>, Samgarnebo <5562>, Sarsechim <8310>, Rabsaris <7249>, Nergalsharezer <5371>, Rabmag <7248>, with all the residue <7611> of the princes <8269> of the king <4428> of Babylon <894>.
4. And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah <6667> the king <4428> of Judah <3063> saw <7200>(8804) them, and all the men <582> of war <4421>, then they fled <1272>(8799), and went forth <3318>(8799) out of the city <5892> by night <3915>, by the way <1870> of the king's <4428> garden <1588>, by the gate <8179> betwixt the two walls <2346>: and he went out <3318>(8799) the way <1870> of the plain <6160>.
5. But the Chaldeans <3778>' army <2428> pursued <7291>(8799) after <310> them, and overtook <5381>(8686) Zedekiah <6667> in the plains <6160> of Jericho <3405>: and when they had taken <3947>(8799) him, they brought him up <5927>(8686) to Nebuchadnezzar <5019> king <4428> of Babylon <894> to Riblah <7247> in the land <776> of Hamath <2574>, where he gave <1696>(8762) judgment <4941> upon him.
6. Then the king <4428> of Babylon <894> slew <7819>(8799) the sons <1121> of Zedekiah <6667> in Riblah <7247> before his eyes <5869>: also the king <4428> of Babylon <894> slew <7819>(8804) all the nobles <2715> of Judah <3063>.
7. Moreover he put out <5786>(8765) Zedekiah's <6667> eyes <5869>, and bound <631>(8799) him with chains <5178>, to carry <935>(8687) him to Babylon <894>.
8. And the Chaldeans <3778> burned <8313>(8804) the king's <4428> house <1004>, and the houses <1004> of the people <5971>, with fire <784>, and brake down <5422>(8804) the walls <2346> of Jerusalem <3389>.
9. Then Nebuzaradan <5018> the captain <7227> of the guard <2876> carried away captive <1540>(8689) into Babylon <894> the remnant <3499> of the people <5971> that remained <7604>(8737) in the city <5892>, and those that fell away <5307>(8802), that fell <5307>(8804) to him, with the rest <3499> of the people <5971> that remained <7604>(8737).
10. But Nebuzaradan <5018> the captain <7227> of the guard <2876> left <7604>(8689) of the poor <1800> of the people <5971>, which had nothing <3972>, in the land <776> of Judah <3063>, and gave <5414>(8799) them vineyards <3754> and fields <3010> at the same time <3117>.
11. Now Nebuchadrezzar <5019> king <4428> of Babylon <894> gave charge <6680>(8762) concerning Jeremiah <3414> to <3027> Nebuzaradan <5018> the captain <7227> of the guard <2876>, saying <559>(8800),
12. Take <3947>(8798) him, and look well <5869> <7760>(8798) to him, and do <6213>(8799) him no harm <3972> <7451>; but do <6213>(8798) unto him even as he shall say <1696>(8762) unto thee.
13. So Nebuzaradan <5018> the captain <7227> of the guard <2876> sent <7971>(8799), and Nebushasban <5021>, Rabsaris <7249>, and Nergalsharezer <5371>, Rabmag <7248>, and all the king <4428> of Babylon's <894> princes <7227>;
14. Even they sent <7971>(8799), and took <3947>(8799) Jeremiah <3414> out of the court <2691> of the prison <4307>, and committed <5414>(8799) him unto Gedaliah <1436> the son <1121> of Ahikam <296> the son <1121> of Shaphan <8227>, that he should carry <3318>(8687) him home <1004>: so he dwelt <3427>(8799) among <8432> the people <5971>.
15. Now the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto Jeremiah <3414>, while he was shut up <6113>(8803) in the court <2691> of the prison <4307>, saying <559>(8800),
16. Go <1980>(8800) and speak <559>(8804) to Ebedmelech <5663> the Ethiopian <3569>, saying <559>(8800), Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, the God <430> of Israel <3478>; Behold, I will bring <935>(8688) my words <1697> upon this city <5892> for evil <7451>, and not for good <2896>; and they shall be accomplished in that day <3117> before <6440> thee.
17. But I will deliver <5337>(8689) thee in that day <3117>, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>: and thou shalt not be given <5414>(8735) into the hand <3027> of the men <582> of whom <6440> thou art afraid <3016>(8801).
18. For I will surely <4422>(8763) deliver <4422>(8762) thee, and thou shalt not fall <5307>(8799) by the sword <2719>, but thy life <5315> shall be for a prey <7998> unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust <982>(8804) in me, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
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1. And <2532> as he went <1607>(5740) out of <1537> the temple <2411>, one <1520> of his <846> disciples <3101> saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Master <1320>, see <2396> what manner <4217> of stones <3037> and <2532> what <4217> buildings <3619> are here!
2. And <2532> Jesus <2424> answering <611>(5679) said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Seest thou <991>(5719) these <5025> great <3173> buildings <3619>? there shall <863> <0> not <3364> be left <863>(5686) one stone <3037> upon <1909> another <3037>, that <3739> shall <2647> <0> not <3364> be thrown down <2647>(5686).
3. And <2532> as he sat <2521>(5740) upon <1519> the mount <3735> of Olives <1636> over against <2713> the temple <2411>, Peter <4074> and <2532> James <2385> and <2532> John <2491> and <2532> Andrew <406> asked <1905>(5707) him <846> privately <2596> <2398>,
4. Tell <2036>(5628) us <2254>, when <4219> shall these things <5023> be <2071>(5704)? and <2532> what <5101> shall be the sign <4592> when <3752> all <3956> these things <5023> shall <3195>(5725) be fulfilled <4931>(5745)?
5. And <1161> Jesus <2424> answering <611>(5679) them <846> began <756>(5662) to say <3004>(5721), Take heed <991>(5720) lest <3361> any <5100> man deceive <4105>(5661) you <5209>:
6. For <1063> many <4183> shall come <2064>(5695) in <1909> my <3450> name <3686>, saying <3004>(5723), <3754> I <1473> am <1510>(5748) Christ; and <2532> shall deceive <4105>(5692) many <4183>.
7. And <1161> when <3752> ye shall hear <191>(5661) of wars <4171> and <2532> rumours <189> of wars <4171>, be ye <2360> <0> not <3361> troubled <2360>(5744): for <1063> such things must <1163>(5748) needs be <1096>(5635); but <235> the end <5056> shall not be yet <3768>.
8. For <1063> nation <1484> shall rise <1453>(5701) against <1909> nation <1484>, and <2532> kingdom <932> against <1909> kingdom <932>: and <2532> there shall be <2071>(5704) earthquakes <4578> in divers <2596> places <5117>, and <2532> there shall be <2071>(5704) famines <3042> and <2532> troubles <5016>: these <5023> are the beginnings <746> of sorrows <5604>.
9. But <1161> take heed <5210> <991>(5720) to yourselves <1438>: for <1063> they shall deliver <3860> <0> you <5209> up <3860>(5692) to <1519> councils <4892>; and <2532> in <1519> the synagogues <4864> ye shall be beaten <1194>(5691): and <2532> ye shall be brought <2476>(5701)(5625) <71>(5701) before <1909> rulers <2232> and <2532> kings <935> for my <1700> sake <1752>, for <1519> a testimony <3142> against them <846>.
10. And <2532> the gospel <2098> must <1163>(5748) first <4412> be published <2784>(5683) among <1519> all <3956> nations <1484>.
11. But <1161> when <3752> they shall lead <71>(5632) you, and deliver <3860> <0> you <5209> up <3860>(5723), take <4305> <0> no <3361> thought beforehand <4305>(5720) what <5101> ye shall speak <2980>(5661), neither <3366> do ye premeditate <3191>(5720): but <235> whatsoever <3739> shall be <1437> given <1325>(5686) you <5213> in <1722> that <1565> hour <5610>, that <5124> speak <2980>(5720) ye: for <1063> it is <2075>(5748) not <3756> ye <5210> that speak <2980>(5723), but <235> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>.
12. Now <1161> the brother <80> shall betray <3860>(5692) the brother <80> to <1519> death <2288>, and <2532> the father <3962> the son <5043>; and <2532> children <5043> shall rise up <1881>(5695) against <1909> their parents <1118>, and <2532> shall cause <2289> <0> them <846> to be put to death <2289>(5692).
13. And <2532> ye shall be <2071>(5704) hated <3404>(5746) of <5259> all <3956> men for <1223> <0> my <3450> name's sake <1223> <3686>: but <1161> he that shall endure <5278>(5660) unto <1519> the end <5056>, the same <3778> shall be saved <4982>(5701).
14. But <1161> when <3752> ye shall see <1492>(5632) the abomination <946> of desolation <2050>, spoken <4483>(5685) of by <5259> Daniel <1158> the prophet <4396>, standing <2476>(5756)(5625) <2476>(5761) where <3699> it ought <1163>(5748) not <3756>, (let him that readeth <314>(5723) understand <3539>(5720),) then <5119> let them <5343> <0> that be in <1722> Judaea <2449> flee <5343>(5720) to <1519> the mountains <3735>:
15. And <1161> let him <2597> <0> that is on <1909> the housetop <1430> not <3361> go down <2597>(5628) into <1519> the house <3614>, neither <3366> enter <1525>(5628) therein, to take <142>(5658) any thing <5100> out of <1537> his <848> house <3614>:
16. And <2532> let <1994> <0> him that is <5607>(5752) in <1519> the field <68> not <3361> turn <1519> <1994> <0> back <3694> again <1994>(5657) for to take up <142>(5658) his <848> garment <2440>.
17. But <1161> woe <3759> to them that are <2192>(5723) with <1722> child <1064>, and <2532> to them that give suck <2337>(5723) in <1722> those <1565> days <2250>!
18. And <1161> pray ye <4336>(5737) that <3363> <0> your <5216> flight <5437> be <1096>(5638) not <3363> in the winter <5494>.
19. For <1063> in those <1565> days <2250> shall be <2071>(5704) affliction <2347>, such <5108> as <3634> was <1096>(5754) not <3756> from <575> the beginning <746> of the creation <2937> which <3739> God <2316> created <2936>(5656) unto <2193> this time <3568>, neither <2532> <3364> shall be <1096>(5638).
20. And <2532> except <1508> that the Lord <2962> had shortened <2856>(5656) those days <2250>, no <3756> <3956> flesh <4561> should be <302> saved <4982>(5681): but <235> for <1223> the elect's sake <1588>, whom <3739> he hath chosen <1586>(5668), he hath shortened <2856>(5656) the days <2250>.
21. And <2532> then <5119> if <1437> any man <5100> shall say <2036>(5632) to you <5213>, Lo <2400>(5628), here <5602> is Christ <5547>; or <2228>, lo <2400>(5628), he is there <1563>; believe <4100>(5661) him not <3361>:
22. For <1063> false Christs <5580> and <2532> false prophets <5578> shall rise <1453>(5701), and <2532> shall shew <1325>(5692) signs <4592> and <2532> wonders <5059>, to <4314> seduce <635>(5721), if <1487> it were possible <1415>, even <2532> the elect <1588>.
23. But <1161> take <991> <0> ye <5210> heed <991>(5720): behold <2400>(5628), I have foretold <4280>(5758) you <5213> all things <3956>.
24. But <235> in <1722> those <1565> days <2250>, after <3326> that <1565> tribulation <2347>, the sun <2246> shall be darkened <4654>(5701), and <2532> the moon <4582> shall <1325> <0> not <3756> give <1325>(5692) her <848> light <5338>,
25. And <2532> the stars <792> of heaven <3772> shall <2071>(5704) fall <1601>(5723), and <2532> the powers <1411> that are in <1722> heaven <3772> shall be shaken <4531>(5701).
26. And <2532> then <5119> shall they see <3700>(5695) the Son <5207> of man <444> coming <2064>(5740) in <1722> the clouds <3507> with <3326> great <4183> power <1411> and <2532> glory <1391>.
27. And <2532> then <5119> shall he send <649>(5692) his <848> angels <32>, and <2532> shall gather together <1996>(5692) his <848> elect <1588> from <1537> the four <5064> winds <417>, from <575> the uttermost part <206> of the earth <1093> to <2193> the uttermost part <206> of heaven <3772>.
28. Now <1161> learn <3129>(5628) a parable <3850> of <575> the fig tree <4808>; When <3752> her <846> branch <2798> is <1096>(5638) yet <2235> tender <527>, and <2532> putteth forth <1631>(5725) leaves <5444>, ye know <1097>(5719) that <3754> summer <2330> is <2076>(5748) near <1451>:
29. So <3779> ye <5210> in like manner <2532>, when <3752> ye shall see <1492>(5632) these things <5023> come to pass <1096>(5740), know <1097>(5720) that <3754> it is <2076>(5748) nigh <1451>, even at <1909> the doors <2374>.
30. Verily <281> I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213>, that <3754> this <3778> generation <1074> shall <3928> <0> not <3364> pass <3928>(5632), till <3360> <3739> all <3956> these things <5023> be done <1096>(5638).
31. Heaven <3772> and <2532> earth <1093> shall pass away <3928>(5695): but <1161> my <3450> words <3056> shall <3928> <0> not <3364> pass away <3928>(5632).
32. But <1161> of <4012> that <1565> day <2250> and <2532> that hour <5610> knoweth <1492>(5758) no man <3762>, no, not <3761> the angels <32> which <3588> are in <1722> heaven <3772>, neither <3761> the Son <5207>, but <1508> the Father <3962>.
33. Take ye heed <991>(5720), watch <69>(5720) and <2532> pray <4336>(5737): for <1063> ye know <1492>(5758) not <3756> when <4219> the time <2540> is <2076>(5748).
34. For the Son of man is as <5613> a man <444> taking a far journey <590>, who left <863>(5631) his <848> house <3614>, and <2532> gave <1325>(5631) authority <1849> to his <848> servants <1401>, and <2532> to every man <1538> his <848> work <2041>, and <2532> commanded <1781>(5662) the porter <2377> to <2443> watch <1127>(5725).
35. Watch ye <1127>(5720) therefore <3767>: for <1063> ye know <1492>(5758) not <3756> when <4219> the master <2962> of the house <3614> cometh <2064>(5736), at even <3796>, or <2228> at midnight <3317>, or <2228> at the cockcrowing <219>, or <2228> in the morning <4404>:
36. Lest <3361> coming <2064>(5631) suddenly <1810> he find <2147>(5632) you <5209> sleeping <2518>(5723).
37. And <1161> what <3739> I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213> I say <3004>(5719) unto all <3956>, Watch <1127>(5720).