Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

¹¹ And every priest is ready daily ministering, and repeatedly offers one manner of offering that can never take away sins. ¹² But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down forever on the right hand of God, ¹³ and from henceforth waits till his enemies be made his footstool. ¹⁴ For with one offering, he has made perfect forever those who are sanctified.

¹⁵ And the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us of this, namely when he foretold: ¹⁶ This is the testament that I will make unto them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and in their mind I will write them, ¹⁷ and their sins and iniquities I will remember no more.

¹⁸ Now where there is remission of these things, there is no more offering for sin.

¹⁹ Seeing, brethren, that by the means of the blood of Jesus we may be bold to enter into that holy place, ²⁰ by the new and living way that he has prepared for us through the veil (that is to say, by his flesh), ²¹ and seeing also that we have a high priest who is ruler over the house of God, ²² let us draw near with a true heart, in full faith, sprinkled in our hearts from an evil conscience, and washed in our bodies with pure water. ²³ And let us keep the profession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. ²⁴ And let us consider one another, to encourage to love and to good works. ²⁵ And let us not forsake the fellowship that we have among ourselves, as the manner of some is, but let us exhort one another, and that so much the more because you see that the day draws near.

The destruction of Jerusalem and the temple. The end of the world; the day and the hour is unknown.

13 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, Teacher, see what stones and what buildings are here! ² And Jesus answered and said to him, Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.

³ And as he sat on the Mount of Olives across from the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, ⁴ Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?

⁵ And Jesus answered them and began, saying, Take heed, lest anyone deceive you. ⁶ For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ, and will deceive many.

⁷ When you hear of war and reports of war, do not be troubled. For such things must be. But the end is not yet. ⁸ For nation will arise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in all quarters, and famines and troubles. These are the beginning of sorrows.