But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”

and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”

For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.

For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light.

who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.

He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.

Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed.

calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”

And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?’”

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.)

And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house,

And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.

And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.

Temptations to Sin

And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”

The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”

When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.

yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.

When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!”

Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee?

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say.”

So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”

And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.

Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.

And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.”

Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders

Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him.

And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles.

Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you,

Final Instructions

Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will to come now. He will come when he has opportunity.

Because I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a second experience of grace.

I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to come back to you from Macedonia and have you send me on my way to Judea.

For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.

Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again—but Satan hindered us.

who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

The Mystery of Godliness

I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that,

for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

Personal Instructions

Do your best to come to me soon.

Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers.

Final Instructions and Greetings

When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

The Founder of Salvation

For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking.

and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,

Christ's Sacrifice Once for All

For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near.

For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

Final Greetings

Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

Greeting to the Seven Churches

John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still to come.

The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe is soon to come.

The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.