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For those are the days of vengeance and of fulfilling all that is written.

"Alas for the women who at that time are with child or who have infants; for there will be great distress in the land, and anger towards this People.

while men's hearts are fainting for fear, and for anxious expectation of what is coming on the world. For the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.

for it will come on all dwellers on the face of the whole earth.

He accepted their offer, and then looked out for an opportunity to betray Him when the people were not there.

When the day of the Unleavened Bread came--the day for the Passover lamb to be sacrificed--

Jesus sent Peter and John with instructions. "Go," He said, "and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it."

for I tell you that I certainly shall not eat one again till its full meaning has been brought out in the Kingdom of God."

for I tell you that from this time I will never drink the produce of the vine till the Kingdom of God has come."

For indeed the Son of Man goes on His way--His pre-destined way; yet alas for that man who is betraying Him!"

For which is the greater--he who sits at table, or he who waits on him? Is it not he who sits at table? But my position among you is that of one who waits on others.

But *I* have prayed for *you* that your faith may not fail, and you, when at last you have come back to your true self, must strengthen your brethren."

For I tell you that those words of Scripture must yet find their fulfilment in me: `And He was reckoned among the lawless'; for indeed that saying about me has its accomplishment."

When He rose from his prayer and came to His disciples, He found them sleeping for sorrow.

After an interval of about an hour some one else stoutly maintained: "Certainly this fellow also was with him, for in fact he is a Galilaean."

"What need have we of further evidence?" they said; "for we ourselves have heard it from his own lips."

And learning that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction he sent Him to Herod, for he too was in Jerusalem at that time.

To Herod the sight of Jesus was a great gratification, for, for a long time, he had been wanting to see Him, because he had heard so much about Him. He hoped also to see some miracle performed by Him.

And on that very day Herod and Pilate became friends again, for they had been for some time at enmity.

"You have brought this man to me on a charge of corrupting the loyalty of the people. But, you see, I have examined him in your presence and have discovered in the man no ground for the accusations which you bring against him.