Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.

For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three.

But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and shall decide with equity for the meek of the earth. And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

And I will show signs in the heavens and in the earth: blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Jehovah.

But who can endure the day of His coming? And who will stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire and like fuller's soap.

And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and He shall purify the sons of Levi and purge them like gold and like silver, that they may draw near to Jehovah with an offering in righteousness.

For, behold, the day is coming, burning like a fire pot; and all the proud and everyone that does wickedness shall be chaff. And the coming day will set them ablaze, says Jehovah of Hosts, which will not leave to them root or branch.

And now already the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore any tree which does not bear good fruit is cut off and thrown into the fire.

whose winnowing shovel is in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the granary; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to quarrel with Him forcefully, and to cross-examine Him about many things,

lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, in order to accuse Him.

On that same day certain Pharisees came, saying to Him, Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You.

Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be allowed to happen for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.

But He answered and said to them, I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.

It is necessary for Me to work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one is able to work.

The disciples said to Him, Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and do You go there again?

But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the Light is not in him.

Therefore the crowd, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Behold, the world has gone after Him!