^27 (A)That ruler will have a firm agreement with many people for seven years, and when half this time is past, he will put an end to sacrifices and offerings. The Awful Horror^[a] will be placed on the highest point of the Temple and will remain there until the one who put it there meets the end which God has prepared for him.”

³¹ They started to argue among themselves: “What shall we say? If we answer, ‘From God,’ he will say, ‘Why, then, did you not believe John?’

⁷ He called the twelve disciples together and sent them out two by two. He gave them authority over the evil spirits