God the Glory of His People

Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?^(A)

^35 (B)Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? ³⁶ For David himself said ^(C)by the Holy Spirit:

³⁷ Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his ^(E)Son?”

And the common people heard Him gladly.

Beware of the Scribes^(F)

³⁸ Then ^(G)He said to them in His teaching, ^(H)“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, ^(I)love greetings in the marketplaces, ³⁹ the ^(J)best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, ^40 (K)who devour widows’ houses, and ^[a]for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

The Widow’s Two Mites^(L)

^41 (M)Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money ^(N)into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. ⁴² Then one poor widow came and threw in two ^[b]mites, which make a ^[c]quadrans. ⁴³ So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that ^(O)this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; ⁴⁴ for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, ^(P)her whole livelihood.”

Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple^(Q)

13 Then ^(R)as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!”

² And Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? ^(S)Not one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age^(T)

³ Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, ^(U)Peter, ^(V)James, ^(W)John, and ^(X)Andrew asked Him privately, ^4 (Y)“Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?”

⁵ And Jesus, answering them, began to say: ^(Z)“Take heed that no one deceives you. ⁶ For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many. ⁷ But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet. ⁸ For nation will rise against nation, and ^(AA)kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines ^[d]and troubles. ^(AB)These are the beginnings of ^[e]sorrows.

⁹ “But ^(AC)watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will ^[f]be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. ¹⁰ And ^(AD)the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. ^11 (AE)But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, ^[g]or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, ^(AF)but the Holy Spirit. ¹² Now ^(AG)brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. ^13 (AH)And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But ^(AI)he who ^[h]endures to the end shall be saved.

The Good News of Salvation

God’s Promise Is Not Slack^(A)

3 Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which ^(B)I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), ² that you may be mindful of the words ^(C)which were spoken before by the holy prophets, ^(D)and of the commandment of ^[a]us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, ³ knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, ^(E)walking according to their own lusts, ⁴ and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of ^(F)creation.” ⁵ For this they willfully forget: that ^(G)by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth ^(H)standing out of water and in the water, ^6 (I)by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. ⁷ But ^(J)the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for ^(K)fire until the day of judgment and ^[b]perdition of ungodly men.

⁸ But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and ^(L)a thousand years as one day. ^9 (M)The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but ^(N)is longsuffering toward ^[c]us, ^(O)not willing that any should perish but ^(P)that all should come to repentance.

The Day of the Lord

¹⁰ But ^(Q)the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which ^(R)the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be ^[d]burned up. ¹¹ Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be ^(S)in holy conduct and godliness, ^12 (T)looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will ^(U)be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will ^(V)melt with fervent heat? ¹³ Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for ^(W)new heavens and a ^(X)new earth in which righteousness dwells.

Be Steadfast

¹⁴ Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent ^(Y)to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; ¹⁵ and consider that ^(Z)the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, ¹⁶ as also in all his ^(AA)epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the ^(AB)rest of the Scriptures.

¹⁷ You therefore, beloved, ^(AC)since you know this beforehand, ^(AD)beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; ^18 (AE)but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

^(AF)To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.