Luther Bible 1545 (English)
Christ, and shall deceive many.
But when ye shall hear of wars, and of the cry of wars, fear not: for it must so come to pass.
But the end is not yet.
And the people shall rise against the people, and the kingdom against the kingdom. And there shall be earthquakes from time to time; and there shall be a grievous time and a terror. This is the beginning of trouble.
But ye, beware! For they shall deliver you up into the courts, and into the synagogues: and ye shall be beaten, and brought before princes and kings, for my sake, for a testimony against them.
And the gospel must first be preached among all nations.
When therefore they shall lead you, and deliver you up, be not anxious what ye shall speak, neither consider beforehand: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and shall help to kill them.
And shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. But he that endureth to the end shall be
saved.
And when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, that it shall stand when it ought not (let him that readeth hear it), then let him that is in Judea flee to the mountains;
And whosoever is upon the housetop, let him not go down into the house, neither let him come in to take any thing out of his house;
And he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take up his garments.
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
But pray that your flight be not in the winter.
For in those days shall be such tribulations as never were before from the beginning of the creatures which God created, neither shall be.
And if the LORD had not shortened those days, no man would be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened those days.
If any man therefore shall say unto you in that day, Behold, here is Christ; behold, he is here; believe it not.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, working signs and wonders, to deceive even the elect, if it were possible.
But ye, beware! Behold, I have told you all before.
But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun and the moon shall lose their light.
And the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be moved.
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with power and great glory.
And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth even to the end of the heavens.
Learn a parable of the fig tree. When its branches become sapient and produce leaves, you know that summer is near.
So also, when ye see these things come to pass, know that it is at the door.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away.
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
Watch ye, watch ye, and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Like unto a man that went over the land, and left his house, and gave power unto his servants, every man his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.
Watch therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, whether he cometh at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning,
Lest he come quickly, and find you asleep.
But what I say unto you, that say I unto all: Watch!
(Mark)
Chapter 14
Christ’s anointing, institution of the holy supper, fight in the garden, imprisonment, confession before Caiaphas, Peter’s fall into sin.
And after two days was Easter, and the days of sweet bread. And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might take him with guile, and kill him.
And they said, Yea, not at the feast, lest there be a tumult among the people.
And when he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, sitting at meat, there came a woman having a jar of unadulterated and precious water of nard: and she brake the jar, and poured it upon his head.
And there were some that were displeased, and said: What is this filth?
They might have sold the water for more than three hundred pence, and have given it to the poor. And murmured over them.
And Jesus said, Let them alone. Why do ye trouble her? She hath done a good work for me.
Ye have the poor always with you; and when ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
She hath done that which she was able; she hath come forward to anoint my body for my
burial.
Verily I say unto you, That wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in all the world, the things which she hath now done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests to betray him.
And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him the money. And he sought how he might easily betray him.
And on the first day of sweet bread, when they offered the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare to eat the passover?
And he sent two of his disciples, and said unto them: Go into the city, and a man shall meet you bearing a pitcher of water; follow him.
And when he was come in, say unto the goodman of the house, The master saith unto thee, Where is the inn where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
And he shall show you a great hall, paved and ready; there make ready for us.
And the disciples went out, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them, and prepared the passover.
And in the evening he came with the twelve.
And as they sat at meat, and did eat, JEsus said, Verily I say unto you, That one of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
And they were grieved, and said unto him one by one: Is it I? and the other: Is it I?
And he answered and said unto them: One of the twelve, which dippeth with me in the dish.
The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were better for that man that he had never been born.
And as they were eating, JESUS took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave it unto them, saying, Take, eat; this is my body.
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it unto them: and they drank all of them of it.
And he said unto them: This is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many.
Verily I say unto you, That I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
And when they had sung the hymn, they went out unto the mount of Olives.
And JEsus said unto them: Ye shall all be offended in me this night. For it is written: I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
But after I rise again, I will go before you into Galilee.
And Peter said unto him, Though they were all angry, yet would not I be angry.
And JESUS said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, This night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
And he said still further, Yea, though I should die with thee, I would not deny thee. They all said the same thing.
And they came to the court which is called Gethsemane. And he saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here until I go and pray.
And took unto him Peter, and James, and John, and began to tremble and to shake.
And said unto them: My soul is troubled even unto death: stay ye here, and watch.
And he went down a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass,
And said, Abba, my Father, all things are possible unto thee; deliver me up this cup: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
And when he was come, he found them asleep, and said unto Peter, Simon, art thou asleep?
Canst thou not watch one hour?
Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
And he went again, and prayed, and spake the same words.
And he returned, and found them sleeping again: for their eyes were full of sleep, and they knew not what they answered him.
And he came the third time, and said unto them: Ah, will ye now sleep and rest? It is enough; the hour is come. Behold, the Son of man is delivered into the hands of sinners.
Arise, let us go; behold, he that betrayeth me is near!
And straightway, while he yet spake, came Judas, one of the twelve, and a great multitude with him, with swords and staves, from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders.
And the traitor had given them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss,