Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there every day. But this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns.”

我天天同你们在殿里，你们不下手拿我。现在却是你们的时候，黑暗掌权了。”

我天天同你们在圣殿里，你们不下手抓我。现在却是你们的时候，黑暗掌权了。”

我天天同你们在圣殿里，你们不下手抓我。现在却是你们的时候，黑暗掌权了。”

我天天和你们一起在圣殿里，你们没有抓我。但现在正是黑暗当权、你们得势的时候了！”

我天天跟你们在殿里，你们不向我下手；但现在是你们的时候了，也是黑暗掌权的时候了。”

我天天在圣殿里与你们在一起的时候，你们不向我下手。不过现在是你们的时候了，是黑暗掌权的时候了！”

我天天同你們在殿裏，你們不下手拿我。現在卻是你們的時候，黑暗掌權了。」

我天天同你們在聖殿裏，你們不下手抓我。現在卻是你們的時候，黑暗掌權了。」

我天天同你們在聖殿裏，你們不下手抓我。現在卻是你們的時候，黑暗掌權了。」

我天天和你們一起在聖殿裡，你們沒有抓我。但現在正是黑暗當權、你們得勢的時候了！」

我天天跟你們在殿裡，你們不向我下手；但現在是你們的時候了，也是黑暗掌權的時候了。”

我天天同你們在殿裏，你們並沒有下手拿我呀！然而這是你們、的鐘點，黑暗的權勢了！』

我天天在聖殿裡與你們在一起的時候，你們不向我下手。不過現在是你們的時候了，是黑暗掌權的時候了！」

我日偕爾在殿、爾未舉手攻我、但今乃爾曹之時、幽暗之權矣、○

我日偕爾在殿、爾不執我、今乃爾曹之時、冥冥之勢矣、○

我日偕爾在聖殿、爾不執我、今乃爾曹之時、晦冥當權矣、○

予日在殿中與爾眾俱、而爾未曾執予、惟今乃爾曹之時、黑闇乘權矣。』

Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour— when darkness reigns.”

Every day I was with you in the temple courtyard. And you didn’t lay a hand on me. But this is your hour. This is when darkness rules.”

When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”

Every day while I was with you in the temple, you never laid a hand on me. But this is your hour— and the dominion of darkness.”

While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”

When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

Every day while I was with you in the temple complex, you never laid a hand on Me. But this is your hour— and the dominion of darkness.”

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not arrest me. But this is your hour, and that of the power of darkness!”

When I was with you in the temple daily, you didn’t stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”

“ Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray,‘ Father, save me from this hour’? But this is the very reason I came!

For we are not fighting against flesh and blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’

I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy.It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she has brought a new baby into the world.So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.

For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son,

Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.He said to them,“ The Scriptures declare,‘ My Temple will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves!”The blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, and he healed them.The leading priests and the teachers of religious law saw these wonderful miracles and heard even the children in the Temple shouting,“ Praise God for the Son of David.” But the leaders were indignant.

When the leading priests and Pharisees heard this parable, they realized he was telling the story against them— they were the wicked farmers.They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet.

Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other,“ Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah?

“ I don’t have much more time to talk to you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me,

When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded,“ By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”

If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing.Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.For God, who said,“ Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

Every day Jesus went to the Temple to teach, and each evening he returned to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.The crowds gathered at the Temple early each morning to hear him.

This great dragon— the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world— was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens,“ It has come at last— salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth— the one who accuses them before our God day and night.And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.Therefore, rejoice, O heavens! And you who live in the heavens, rejoice! But terror will come on the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to you in great anger, knowing that he has little time.”

Then the leaders tried to arrest him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the prison.But before long, his hair began to grow back.The Philistine rulers held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They said,“ Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!”When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying,“ Our god has delivered our enemy to us! The one who killed so many of us is now in our power!”Half drunk by now, the people demanded,“ Bring out Samson so he can amuse us!” So he was brought from the prison to amuse them, and they had him stand between the pillars supporting the roof.Samson said to the young servant who was leading him by the hand,“ Place my hands against the pillars that hold up the temple. I want to rest against them.”Now the temple was completely filled with people. All the Philistine rulers were there, and there were about 3,000 men and women on the roof who were watching as Samson amused them.Then Samson prayed to the Lord,“ Sovereign Lord, remember me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.”Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars that held up the temple. Pushing against them with both hands,he prayed,“ Let me die with the Philistines.” And the temple crashed down on the Philistine rulers and all the people. So he killed more people when he died than he had during his entire lifetime.

the triumph of the wicked has been short lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?

When the Temple guards returned without having arrested Jesus, the leading priests and Pharisees demanded,“ Why didn’t you bring him in?”