'And1as2he3came2out of4the5temple,6one9of11his8disciples11said7to him,12“Look,14Teacher,13what wonderful15stones16and17what wonderful18buildings!”19 And1Jesus3said4to him,5“Doyou see6these7great9buildings?10There will13not1112be left13here14one stone15upon16[another]17that18will21not1920be thrown down.”21 And1as2he3sat2on4the5Mount6of Olives8opposite9the10temple,11Peter16and17James18and19John20and21Andrew22asked12him13privately,1415 “Tell1us,2when3will5these things4be,5and6what7will bethe8sign9when10all14these things12are about11to be accomplished?”13 And2Jesus3began4to say5to them,6“See7thatno8one9leads11you10astray.11 Many1will come2in3my6name,5saying,7‘I9am10he!’and11they will lead13many12astray.13 And2when1you hear3of wars4and5rumors6of wars,7donot8be alarmed.9This must10take place,11but12the14end15isnot yet.13 For2nation3will rise1against4nation,5and6kingdom7against8kingdom.9There will be10earthquakes11in [various]12places;13there will be14famines.15These18are butthe beginning16of the birth pains.17 But2be on your guard.1Forthey will deliver5you6over5to7councils,8and9you will be beaten12in10synagogues,11and13you will stand18before14governors15and16kings17for19my20sake,19to [bear]21witness22before them.23 And1the9gospel10must7first6be proclaimed8to2all3nations.5 And1when2they bring3you4to trial anddeliver [you] over,5donot6be anxious beforehand7what8you are to say,9but10say20whatever1112is given13you14in15that16hour,18for22it is23not21you24who speak,26but27the28Holy31Spirit.29 And1brother3will deliver2brother4over2to5death,6and7the father8[his] child,9and10children12will rise11against13parents14and15have16them17put to death.16 And1you will be2hated3by4all5for6my9name’s8sake.6But11the one15who endures12to13the end14will be saved.16 But2when1you see3the4abomination5of desolation7standing8where9he ought11not10to be(let14the12reader13understand),14then15let20those16who arein17Judea19flee20to21the22mountains.23 Let7the one1who ison3the4housetop5not6go down,7nor8enter9his15house,14to take10anything11out,12 and1let7the one2who isin3the4field5not6turn7back10to take11his14cloak.13 And2alas1for women3who are pregnant456and7for those8who are nursing infants9in10those11days!13 Pray1that3it may5not4happen5in winter.6 For2in those5days4there will be1such10tribulation6as7has9not8been9from11the beginning12of the creation13that14God17created15until18now,20and21never2223will be.24 And1if2the Lord5had4not3cut short4the6days,7no811human being12would be saved.910But13for the sake of14the15elect,16whom17he chose,18he shortened19the20days.21 And1then2if3anyone4says6to you,5‘Look,7here8isthe9Christ!’10or‘Look,11there12he is!’ donot13believe14it. For2false christs3and4false prophets5will arise1and6perform7signs8and9wonders,10to lead astray,13if14possible,15the16elect.17 But2be on guard;3I have told4you5all things6beforehand.4 But1in2those3days,5after6that9tribulation,8the10sun11will be darkened,12and13the14moon15will17not16give17its20light,19 and1the2stars3will be4falling8from5heaven,7and9the10powers11in13the14heavens15will be shaken.16 And1then2they will see3the4Son5of Man7coming8in9clouds10with11great13power12and14glory.15 And1then2he will send out3the10angels5and6gather7his10elect9from11the12four13winds,14from15the ends16of the earth17to18the ends19of heaven.20 From1the3fig tree4learn5itslesson:7as soon as89its12branch11becomes14tender13and15puts out16itsleaves,18you know19that20summer23is24near.21 So1also,2when4you see5these things6taking place,7you know8that9he is11near,10at12the [very] gates.13 Truly,1I say2to you,3this10generation9will7not56pass away7until11all14these things13take place.15 Heaven2and3earth5will pass away,6but8my10words9will13not1112pass away.13 But2concerning1that5day4or6that7hour,8no one9knows,10not even11the12angels13in14heaven,15nor16the17Son,18but1920onlythe21Father.22 Be on guard,1keep awake.2For5you4donot3know4when6the7time8will come.9 It islike1a man2going on a journey,3when he leaves4home67and8puts9his12servants11in charge,14each15with17his18work,17and19commands22the20doorkeeper21to stay awake.2324 Therefore2stay awake1— for5you do4not3know4when6the7master8of the9house10will come,11in the evening,13or14at midnight,15or16when the rooster crows,17or18in the morning —19 lest1he come2suddenly3andfind4you5asleep.6 And2what1I say4to you3I say6to all:5Stay awake.”7