Jesus clearly expresses severe disappointment.
Jesus clearly expresses severe disappointment.
[Jesus speaking]“To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: “ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ […]
I will send my messenger ahead of you.
That person will certainly not lose their reward.
He set my feet on a rock.
Whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
Hear me, Lord, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips. Let my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right. Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned […]
