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and before all these, they shall lay on you their hands, and persecute, delivering up to synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and governors for my name's sake;

and it shall become to you for a testimony.

for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.

`And wo to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there shall be great distress on the land, and wrath on this people;

men fainting at heart from fear, and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

for as a snare it shall come on all those dwelling on the face of all the land,

and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.

for I say to you, that no more may I eat of it till it may be fulfilled in the reign of God.'

for I say to you that I may not drink of the produce of the vine till the reign of God may come.'

And having taken bread, having given thanks, he brake and gave to them, saying, `This is my body, that for you is being given, this do ye -- to remembrance of me.'

In like manner, also, the cup after the supping, saying, `This cup [is] the new covenant in my blood, that for you is being poured forth.

for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I -- I am in your midst as he who is ministering.

And the Lord said, `Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat,

and I besought for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and thou, when thou didst turn, strengthen thy brethren.'

for I say to you, that yet this that hath been written it behoveth to be fulfilled in me: And with lawless ones he was reckoned, for also the things concerning me have an end.'

And one hour, as it were, having intervened, a certain other was confidently affirming, saying, `Of a truth this one also was with him, for he is also a Galilean;'

and they said, `What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear [it] from his mouth.'

And Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long [time] to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him,

and both Pilate and Herod became friends on that day with one another, for they were before at enmity between themselves.

no, nor yet Herod, for I sent you back unto him, and lo, nothing worthy of death is having been done by him;