And the prudent shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness, as the stars forever and ever.

But you, O Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, to the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

Many shall be purified and made white and tested, but the wicked shall do wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.

And the eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall listen.

And the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of those who stutter shall be ready to speak plainly.

Thus says Jehovah of Hosts: There shall yet come people, and the inhabitants of many cities.

And many people and strong nations shall come to seek Jehovah of Hosts in Jerusalem, and to make supplication before Jehovah.

For the lips of the priest should keep knowledge, and they should seek the Law from his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of Hosts.

He answered and said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Jesus said to them, Have you understood all these things? They said to Him, Yes, Lord.

Then He said to them, Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of Heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure new and old things.

teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.

Then He said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.

And He said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,

being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

However, many of those who heard the Word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

And when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

Besides, a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,

in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance unto a full true knowledge of the truth,

And brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and put them to death.

And He said to them, You will indeed drink My cup, and be immersed with the immersion that I am immersed with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.

Then they will deliver you up to affliction and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.

And he killed Jacob the brother of John with the sword.

And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. (And it was during the Days of Unleavened Bread.)

For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we became spectacles to all creation, both to angels and to men.

For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep safe what I have committed to Him until that Day.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in battle, turned to flight the armies of foreigners.

I, John, both your brother and companion in the affliction and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos because of the Word of God and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ.

I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the Word of God and because of the testimony which they held.

And I said to him, Sir, you know. So he said to me, These are the ones coming out of great affliction, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

And it was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.

If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.