to do as much as your power ¹  and your plan ²  had decided beforehand ³  would happen.

I will put a division ¹  between my people and your people. This sign will take place ²  tomorrow.”’”

Pray that it may not be in winter.

This food should be held in storage for the land in preparation for the seven years of famine that will occur throughout the land of Egypt. In this way the land will survive the famine.” ¹ 

I am telling you this now, ¹  before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe ²  that I am he. ³ 

Blessed is anyone ¹  who takes no offense at me.”

It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, the kind of immorality that is not permitted even among the Gentiles, so that someone is cohabiting with ¹  his father’s wife.

Surely no one knows the future, ¹  and no one can tell another person what will happen. ² 

For nation will rise up in arms ¹  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines ²  and earthquakes ³  in various places.

But they said, “Not during the feast, so that there won’t be a riot among the people.” ¹ 

But when these things ¹  begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption ²  is drawing near.”

I have told you now before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe. ¹ 

No one remembers the former events, ¹  nor will anyone remember ²  the events that are yet to happen; ³  they will not be remembered by the future generations. ⁴ 

Divide your merchandise ¹  among seven or even eight ²  investments, ³  for you do not know ⁴  what calamity ⁵  may happen on earth.

Look, my earlier predictive oracles have come to pass; ¹  now I announce new events. Before they begin to occur, I reveal them to you.” ² 

You took some of your clothing and made for yourself decorated high places; you engaged in prostitution on them. You went to him to become his. ¹ 

If an alarm sounds ¹  in a city, do people not fear? ²  If disaster overtakes a ³  city, is the Lord not responsible? ⁴ 

So ¹  they asked him, ²  “Teacher, when will these things ³  happen? And what will be the sign that ⁴  these things are about to take place?”

There will be great earthquakes, and famines ¹  and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights ²  and great signs ³  from heaven.

But seven years of famine will occur ¹  after them, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate ²  the land.