678 GOSPKL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XXI. 13. And itshallturntoyou fora testimony. 14. Settleitthereforeinyour hearts,not to medi tatebeforewhat ye shallanswer: 15. For I willgive you a mouth and wisdom, which allyour adversariesshallnot be ableto gain saynor resist. 16. And ye shallbe betrayedboth by parents, and brethren,and kinsfolks,and friends; and some ofyou shalltheycauseto be put to death. 17. And ye shallbe hated of all men for My name'ssake. 18. But there shall not an hair of your head perish. 19. In your patiencepossessye your souls. Greg. GREG. Because the thingswhich have been prophesiedof arisenot from tne injusticeof the inflictorof them, but from the desertsof the world which suffersthem, the deedsof wicked men are foretold;as it is said,But beforeallthese things,they shalllay theirhands upon you : as ifHe says, Firstthe hearts of men, afterwardsthe elements shallbe disturbed,that when the order of things is thrown into confusion,it may be plainfrom what retributionit arises. For although the end of the world depends upon itsown appointedcourse,yet findingsome more corruptthan others who shallrightlybe overwhelmed in itsfall,our Lord makes them known. CYRIL. Or He says this,because beforethat Jerusalem should be taken by the Romans, the disciples, having sufferedpersecutionfrom the Jews, were imprisoned and brought beforerulers; Paul was sentto Rome toCaesar, and stoodbeforeFestus and Agrippa. It follows,And itshallturnto you for a testimony.In the Greek itiset'ypaprvpiov,thatis,forthe gloryof martyrdom. Greg.ut GREG. Or, fora testimony,thatis,againstthosewho by per- "''' secutingyou bring death upon themselves,or livingdo not imitateyou, or themselvesbecoming hardened perishwith out excuse,from whom the electtake example thatthey may live. But as hearingso many terriblethingsthehearts