"Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."

Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him.

And He said, "Let Me go, for the day breaks." But he said, "I will not let You go unless You bless me!"

"And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

"Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain [it.]

Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as [one who] beats the air.

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for [His] good pleasure.

To this [end] I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.

Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;

" Enter by the narrow gate; for wide [is] the gate and broad [is] the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.

"Because narrow [is] the gate and difficult [is] the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes,

"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.

A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not [find it,] But knowledge [is] easy to him who understands.

The desire of the lazy [man] kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

The labor of fools wearies them, For they do not even know how to go to the city!

When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

Yet they seek Me daily, And delight to know My ways, As a nation that did righteousness, And did not forsake the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; They take delight in approaching God.

Indeed you fast for strife and debate, And to strike with the fist of wickedness. You will not fast as [you do] this day, To make your voice heard on high.

"So they come to you as people do, they sit before you [as] My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, [but] their hearts pursue their [own] gain.

For John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

for Herod feared John, knowing that he [was] a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

"You will seek Me and not find [Me,] and where I am you cannot come."

Then Jesus said to them again, "I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come."

"Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you cannot come,' so now I say to you.

but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.

As it is written: "Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.