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You will hear about wars that are being fought. And you will hear stories about other wars beginning. But don't be afraid. These things must happen before the end comes.

But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved.

"But God has decided to make that terrible time short. If it were not made short, no one would continue living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen.

"Someone might say to you at that time, ‘Look, there is the Messiah!' Or someone else might say, ‘There he is!' But don't believe them.

"Someone might tell you, ‘The Messiah is there in the desert!' But don't go into the desert to look for him. Someone else might say, ‘There is the Messiah in that room!' But don't believe it.

The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but my words will last forever.

"But what will happen if that servant is evil and thinks his master will not come back soon?

The foolish girls took their lamps with them, but they did not take extra oil for the lamps.

But the foolish girls said to the wise girls, ‘Give us some of your oil. The oil in our lamps is all gone.'

"The wise girls answered, ‘No! The oil we have might not be enough for all of us. But go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'

"But the bridegroom answered, ‘Certainly not! I don't even know you.'

But the servant who got one bag of money went away and dug a hole in the ground. Then he hid his master's money in the hole.

Everyone who uses what they have will get more. They will have much more than they need. But people who do not use what they have will have everything taken away from them.'

"Then these evil people will go away to be punished forever. But the godly people will go and enjoy eternal life."

But Jesus knew what happened. He said, "Why are you bothering this woman? She did a very good thing for me.

You will always have the poor with you. But you will not always have me.

The Son of Man will suffer what the Scriptures say will happen to him. But it will be very bad for the one who hands over the Son of Man to be killed. It would be better for him if he had never been born."

But after I am killed, I will rise from death. Then I will go into Galilee. I will be there before you go there."

Peter answered, "All the other followers may lose their faith in you. But my faith will never be shaken."

But Peter answered, "I will never say I don't know you! I will even die with you!" And all the other followers said the same thing.