²⁷ And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were ^(A)mourning and lamenting for him. ²⁸ But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ For behold, ^(B)the days are coming when they will say, ^(C)‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ ^30 (D)Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’

²¹ For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, ^(A)murder, adultery, ²² coveting, wickedness, deceit, ^(B)sensuality, ^(C)envy, ^(D)slander, ^(E)pride, ^(F)foolishness. ^23 (G)All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

⁶ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ^(A)are not alarmed, for this ^(B)must take place, but the end is not yet. ⁷ For ^(C)nation will rise against nation, and ^(D)kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ^(E)famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are but the beginning of ^(F)the birth pains.

⁹ “Then ^(G)they will deliver you up ^(H)to tribulation and ^(I)put you to death, and ^(J)you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰ And then many will fall away^[a] and ^(K)betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹ And many ^(L)false prophets will arise ^(M)and lead many astray. ¹² And because lawlessness will be increased, ^(N)the love of many will grow cold. ^13 (O)But the one who endures to the end will be saved. ¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom ^(P)will be proclaimed throughout the whole world ^(Q)as a testimony ^(R)to all nations, and ^(S)then the end will come.

⁹ “Blessed are ^(A)the peacemakers, for ^(B)they shall be called ^(C)sons^[a] of God.

The Golden Rule

¹² “So ^(A)whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is ^(B)the Law and the Prophets.

¹⁹ You know the commandments: ^(A)‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”