'Jesus4left2the3temple7andwas going away,8whenhis13disciples12came10to point out14to him15the16buildings17of the18temple.19 But2he1answered3them,5“You see7all9these,8[do you] not?6Truly,10I say11to you,12there will15not1314be left15here16one stone17upon18[another]19that20will22not21be thrown down.”22 As1he3sat1on4the5Mount6of Olives,8the11disciples12came9to him10privately,1314saying,15“Tell16us,17when18will20these things19be,20and21what22will bethe23sign24of27your26coming27and28of the end29of the30age?”31 And1Jesus4answered2them,6“See7thatno8one9leads11you10astray.11 For2many1will come3in4my7name,6saying,8‘I9am10the11Christ,’12and13they will lead15many14astray.15 And2you will1hear3of wars4and5rumors6of wars.7See8thatyou are10not9alarmed,10for12this must11take place,13but14the17end18is16not yet.15 For2nation3will rise1against4nation,5and6kingdom7against8kingdom,9and10there will be11famines12and13earthquakes14in [various]15places.16 All1these3arebut2the beginning4of the birth pains.5 Then1they will deliver2you3up2to4tribulation5and6put7you8to death,7and9you will be10hated11by12all13nations15for16my19name’s18sake.16 And1then2many4will fall away3and5betray7one another6and8hate9one another.10 And1many2false prophets3will arise4and5lead6many7astray.6 And1because2lawlessness6[will] be increased,4the8love9of many11will grow cold.7 But2the one1who endures3to4the end5will be saved.7 And1this3gospel5of the6kingdom7will be proclaimed2throughout8the10whole9world11as12a testimony13to all14nations,16and17then18the20end21will come.19 So2when1you see3the4abomination5of desolation7spoken of9by10the12prophet13Daniel,11standing14in15theholy17place16(let20the18reader19understand),20 then1let6those2who arein3Judea5flee6to7the8mountains.9 Let6the one1who ison2the3housetop4not5go down6to take7what8is inhis12house,11 and1let the one7who2isin3the4field5not6turn7back8to take9his12cloak.11 And2alas1for women3who are6pregnant45and7for those8who are nursing infants9in10those11days!13 Pray1that3your8flight7may5not4be5in winter9or10on a Sabbath.11 For2then3there will be1great5tribulation,4such as6has8not7been8from9the beginning10of the world11until12now,14no,15andnever1617will be.18 And1if2those7days6had4not3been cut short,4no811human being12would be saved.910But14for the sake13of the15elect16those20days19will be cut short.17 Then1if2anyone3says5to you,4‘Look,6here7isthe8Christ!’9or10‘There11he is!’ donot12believe13it. For2false christs3and4false prophets5will arise1and6perform7great9signs8and10wonders,11so as12to lead astray,13if14possible,15even16the17elect.18 See,1I have told2you3beforehand.2 So,2if1they say3to you,4‘Look,5he is9in6the7wilderness,’8donot10go out.11If they say,‘Look,12he isin13the14inner rooms,’15donot16believe17it. For2as1the3lightning4comes5from6the east7and8shines9as far as10the west,11so12will be13the14coming15of the16Son17of Man.19 Wherever12the4corpse5is,3there6the8vultures9will gather.7 Immediately1after3the4tribulation5of those8days7the9sun10will be darkened,11and12the13moon14will16not15give16its19light,18and20the21stars22will fall23from24heaven,26and27the28powers29of the30heavens31will be shaken.32 Then2will appear3in10heaven11the4sign5of the6Son7of Man,9and12then13all15the16tribes17of the18earth19will mourn,14and20they will see21the22Son23of Man25coming26on27the28clouds29of heaven31with32power33and34great36glory.35 And1he will send out2his5angels4with6a loud8trumpet7call,and9they will gather10his13elect12from14the15four16winds,17from18one end19of heaven20to21the22other.24 From1the3fig tree4learn5its[lesson]:7as soon as89its12branch11becomes13tender14and15puts out18itsleaves,17you know19that20summer23isnear.21 So1also,2when4you3see5all6these things,7you know8that9he is11near,10at12the [very] gates.13 Truly,1I say2to you,3this10generation9will7not56pass away7until11all13these things14take place.15 Heaven2and3earth5will pass away,6but8my10words9will13not1112pass away.13 But2concerning1that5day4and6hour7no one8knows,9not even10the11angels12of heaven,14nor15the16Son,17but1819the20Father21only.22 For2as1werethe3days4of Noah,56so7will be8the9coming10of the11Son12of Man.14 For2as1in4those7days6before9the10flood11they were eating12and13drinking,14marrying15and16giving in marriage,17until18the19day20whenNoah22entered21the24ark,25 and1they were unaware23until4the6flood7came5and8swept9them all10away,9so11will be12the14coming15of the16Son17of Man.19 Then1two2men will be3in4the5field;6one7will be taken8and9one10left.11 Two1women will be grinding2at3the4mill;5one6will be taken7and8one9left.10 Therefore,2stay awake,1for3you do5not4know5on what6day7your10Lord9is coming.11 But2know3this,1that4if5the master of the house8had known6in what9part of the night10the11thief12was coming,13he would have stayed awake1415and16would18not17have let19his23house22be broken into.20 Therefore12you4also3must be5ready,6for7the12Son13of Man15is coming16at an hour11you do10not9expect.10 Who1then2is3the4faithful5and7wise8servant,6whom9his16master12has set10over13his19household,15to give18them19theirfood21at22the [proper] time?23 Blessed1isthat4servant3whom5his9master8will find10so11doing12when he comes.6 Truly,1I say2to you,3he will set10him9over5all6his11possessions.8 But2if1that7wicked5servant6says3[to himself],81011‘My13master15is delayed,’12 and1begins2to beat3his6fellow servants5and8eats7and9drinks10with11drunkards,13 the2master3of that6servant5will come1on7a day8when9he11doesnot10expect11himand12at13an hour14he17doesnot16know17 and1will cut2him3in pieces2and4put11him7with8the9hypocrites.10In that placethere12will be13weeping15and16gnashing18of teeth.20