But I’ve told you this so that when it happens you’ll remember what I’ve told you. I didn’t tell you this at first, because I was with you.
As you go, spread this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
Listen! I’ve told you this before it happens.
Jesus replied, “Can wedding guests be sad while the groom is still with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast.
Be on your guard! I have told you everything before it happens.
Jesus replied, “Can wedding guests fast while the groom is still with them? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.
They received their information from those who had been eyewitnesses and servants of God’s word from the beginning, and they passed it on to us.
I’m telling you now before it happens. Then, when it happens, you will believe that I am the one.
“I’m telling you this now before it happens. When it does happen, you will believe.
I’ll show him how much he has to suffer for the sake of my name.”
Don’t you remember that I told you about these things when I was still with you?
I know that I will die soon. Our Lord Jesus Christ has made that clear to me.