But you, brothers and sisters, ¹  are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.

And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

For if that first covenant had been faultless, no one would have looked for a second one. ¹ 

For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us. ¹ 

Concerning this salvation, ¹  the prophets ²  who predicted the grace that would come to you ³  searched and investigated carefully.

He came to a town called Nazareth ¹  and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus ²  would be called a Nazarene. ³ 

But you say, ‘If someone tells his father or mother, “Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,” ¹ 

And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, ¹  we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, ¹  and on my return I would have received my money back with interest! ² 

Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions ¹  of angels right now?

But this has happened so that ¹  the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

So ¹  he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. ²  But ³  he would not permit the demons to speak, ⁴  because they knew him. ⁵ 

Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so the crowd ¹  would not press toward him.

He ¹  appointed twelve (whom he named apostles ² ), ³  so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach

Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother, ‘Whatever help you would have received from me is corban’ ¹  (that is, a gift for God),

And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them ¹  short.

Going a little farther, he threw himself to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour would pass from him.

It ¹  had been revealed ²  to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die ³  before ⁴  he had seen the Lord’s Christ. ⁵