They saidto Him, "We are able."And Jesussaidto them, "The cupthat I drinkyou shall drink;and you shall be baptizedwith the baptismwith whichI am baptized.
"It is enoughfor the disciplethat he becomelikehis teacher,and the slavelikehis master.Ifthey have calledthe head of the houseBeelzebul,how muchmore[will they malign] the members of his household!
and they were being baptizedby him in the JordanRiver,as they confessedtheir sins.
But [Peter] kept sayinginsistently,"[Even] ifI have to diewith You, I will not denyYou!" And they allwere sayingthe same thingalso.
And He was saying,"Abba!Father!All thingsare possiblefor You; removethiscupfrom Me; yetnot whatI will,but whatYou will."
Petersaidto Him, "Lord,whycanI not followYou right now?I will lay downmy lifefor You."
"Rememberthe wordthat I saidto you, 'A slaveis not greaterthan his master.'Ifthey persecutedMe, they will alsopersecuteyou; ifthey keptMy word,they will keepyoursalso.
"I have giventhem Your word;and the worldhas hatedthem, becausethey are not of the world,evenas I amnot of the world.
And he had Jamesthe brotherof Johnput to deathwith a sword.
NowI rejoicein my sufferingsfor your sake,and in my fleshI do my shareon behalfof His body,whichis the church,in fillingup whatis lackingin Christ'safflictions.
I, John,your brotherand fellow partakerin the tribulationand kingdomand perseverance[which are] in Jesus,was on the islandcalledPatmosbecauseof the wordof Godand the testimonyof Jesus.
