2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say:
“Father, ghallowed be your name.
Your hkingdom come.
20 But if it is by the vfinger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
16 o“The pLaw and the Prophets were until John; since then the qgood news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it.1
The Coming of the Kingdom
20 lBeing asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The mkingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, 21 nor will they say, n‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”1
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought aalways to pray and not lose heart. 2 He said, b“In a certain city there was a judge who neither cfeared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” 6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7 And will not God give justice to his elect, who dcry to him day and night? Will he edelay long over them? 8 I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
27 And then they will see the Son of Man wcoming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your xredemption is drawing ynear.”
Watch Yourselves
34 c“But watch yourselves dlest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and ecares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 But fstay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
