"For whoeveris ashamedof Me and My wordsin thisadulterousand sinfulgeneration,the Sonof Manwill alsobe ashamedof him whenHe comesin the gloryof His Fatherwith the holyangels."
"A riverof firewas flowingAnd comingout from beforeHim; Thousandsupon thousandswere attendingHim, And myriadsupon myriadswere standingbeforeHim; The courtsat,And the bookswere opened.
"I keptlookingin the nightvisions,And behold,with the cloudsof heavenOne like a Sonof Manwas coming,And He cameup to the Ancientof DaysAnd was presentedbeforeHim.
You will fleeby the valleyof My mountains,for the valleyof the mountainswill reachto Azel;yes, you will fleejustas you fledbeforethe earthquakein the daysof Uzziahkingof Judah.Then the LORD,my God,will come,[and] allthe holyoneswith Him!
But He answeredand saidto them, "An eviland adulterousgenerationcravesfor a sign;and [yet] nosignwill be givento it but the signof Jonahthe prophet;
"The Sonof Manwill send forthHis angels,and they will gatherout of His kingdomallstumbling blocks,and thosewho commitlawlessness,
"For the Sonof Manis goingto comein the gloryof His Fatherwith His angels,and WILL THENREPAYEVERY MANACCORDINGTO HIS DEEDS.
"TrulyI sayto you, there are someof thosewho are standingherewhowill not tastedeathuntilthey seethe Sonof Mancomingin His kingdom."
"An eviland adulterousgenerationseeks aftera sign;and a signwill not be givenit, exceptthe signof Jonah."And He leftthem and went away.
"And thenthe signof the Sonof Manwill appearin the sky,and thenallthe tribesof the earthwill mourn,and they will seethe SONOF MANCOMINGON THE CLOUDSOF THE SKYwith powerand greatglory.
"But whenthe Sonof Mancomesin His glory,and allthe angelswith Him, thenHe will siton His gloriousthrone.
Jesussaidto him, "You have saidit [yourself]; neverthelessI tellyou, hereafteryou will seeTHE SONOF MANSITTINGAT THE RIGHT HANDOF POWER,and COMINGON THE CLOUDSOF HEAVEN."
Jesussaidto him, "The foxeshaveholesand the birdsof the air[have] nests,but the Sonof Manhasnowhereto layHis head."
"Thenthey will seeTHE SONOF MANCOMINGIN CLOUDSwith greatpowerand glory.
And Jesussaid,"I am;and you shall seeTHE SONOF MANSITTINGAT THE RIGHT HANDOF POWER,and COMINGWITH THE CLOUDSOF HEAVEN."
"For whatwill a mangivein exchangefor his soul?
"I tellyou that to everyonewho has,more shall be given,but from the one who does not have,evenwhathe does haveshall be taken away.
"For whoeveris ashamedof Me and My words,the Sonof Manwill be ashamedof him whenHe comesin His glory,and [the glory] of the Fatherand of the holyangels.
And the Wordbecameflesh,and dweltamongus, and we sawHis glory,gloryas of the only begottenfrom the Father,fullof graceand truth.
And He saidto him, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, you will seethe heavensopenedand the angelsof Godascendingand descendingon the Sonof Man."
The crowdthenansweredHim, "We have heardout of the Lawthat the Christis to remainforever;and howcan You say,The Sonof Manmustbe liftedup'? Whois thisSonof Man?"
and He gaveHim authorityto executejudgment,becauseHe is [the] Sonof Man.
They said,"Cornelius,a centurion,a righteousand God-fearingmanwell spokenof by the entirenationof the Jews,was [divinely] directedby a holyangelto sendfor you [to come] to his houseand heara messagefrom you."
Sothey went on their wayfrom the presenceof the Council,rejoicingthat they had been considered worthyto suffershamefor [His] name.
For I am not ashamedof the gospel,for it is the powerof Godfor salvationto everyonewho believes,to the Jewfirstand alsoto the Greek.
But may it neverbe that I would boast,exceptin the crossof our LordJesusChrist,throughwhichthe worldhas been crucifiedto me, and I to the world.
He said,"The LORDcamefrom Sinai,And dawnedon them from Seir;He shoneforthfrom MountParan,And He camefrom the midst of tenthousandholyones;At His righthandthere was flashinglightningfor them.
For whois our hopeorjoyorcrownof exultation?Is it not evenyou, in the presenceof our LordJesusat His coming?
sothat He may establishyour heartswithout blamein holinessbeforeour Godand Fatherat the comingof our LordJesuswith allHis saints.
For thisreasonI alsosufferthese things,but I am not ashamed;for I knowwhomI have believedand I am convincedthat He is ableto guardwhat I have entrustedto Him untilthat day.
The Lordgrantmercyto the houseof Onesiphorus,for he oftenrefreshedme and was not ashamedof my chains;
Thereforedo not be ashamedof the testimonyof our Lordorof me His prisoner,but join with [me] in sufferingfor the gospelaccordingto the powerof God,
But as it is, they desirea better[country], that is, a heavenly one.ThereforeGodis not ashamedto be calledtheir God;for He has prepareda cityfor them.
consideringthe reproachof Christgreaterrichesthan the treasuresof Egypt;for he was lookingto the reward.
So,let us goout to Him outsidethe camp,bearingHis reproach.
You adulteresses,do you not knowthat friendshipwith the worldis hostilitytoward God?Thereforewhoeverwishesto be a friendof the worldmakeshimself an enemyof God.
Whoeverdeniesthe Sondoes not havethe Father;the one who confessesthe Sonhasthe Fatheralso.
Now,little children,abidein Him, sothat whenHe appears,we may haveconfidenceand not shrinkawayfrom Him in shameat His coming.
he alsowill drinkof the wineof the wrathof God,which is mixedin full strengthin the cupof His anger;and he will be tormentedwith fireand brimstonein the presenceof the holyangelsand in the presenceof the Lamb.
