aJesus bcame
out from the temple
and was going
away
1when
His disciples
came
up to point
out the temple
buildings
to Him.
And He said to them, "Do you not see
all
these
things
? Truly
I say
to you, anot one stone
here
will be left
upon another
, which
will not be torn
down
."
As He was sitting on athe Mount
of Olives
, the disciples
came
to Him privately
, saying
, "Tell
us, when
will these
things
happen
, and what
will be the sign
of bYour coming
, and of the 1end
of the age
?"
And Jesus answered
and said
to them, " aSee
to it that no
one
misleads
you.
"For amany will come
in My name
, saying
, `I am
the 1Christ
,' and will mislead
many
.
"You will be hearing
of awars
and rumors
of wars
. See
that you are not frightened
, for those things must
take
place
, but that is not yet
the end
.
"For anation will rise
against
nation
, and kingdom
against
kingdom
, and in various
places
there will be bfamines
and earthquakes
.
" aBut all these
things
are merely the beginning
of birth
pangs
.
" aThen they will deliver
you to tribulation
, and will kill
you, and byou will be hated
by all
nations
because
of My name
.
"At that time many
will 1 afall
away
and will 2betray
one
another
and hate
one
another
.
"Many afalse
prophets
will arise
and will mislead
many
.
"Because lawlessness
is increased
, 1most
people's
love
will grow
cold
.
" aBut the one who endures to the end
, he will be saved
.
"This agospel
of the kingdom
bshall be preached
in the whole
1 cworld
as a testimony
to all
the nations
, and then
the end
will come
.
"Therefore when
you see
the aABOMINATION
OF DESOLATION
which was spoken
of through
Daniel
the prophet
, standing
in bthe holy
place
( clet the reader
understand
),
then those
who
are in Judea
must flee
to the mountains
.
" 1Whoever is on athe housetop
must not go
down
to get
the things out that are in his house
.
" 1Whoever is in the field
must not turn
back
to get
his cloak
.
"But awoe to those
who are pregnant
and to those
who are nursing
babies
in those
days
!
"But pray that your flight
will not be in the winter
, or
on a Sabbath
.
"For then there will be a agreat
tribulation
, such
as has not occurred
since
the beginning
of the world
until
now
, nor
ever
will.
"Unless those
days
had been cut
short
, no
1life
would have been saved
; but for athe sake
of the 2elect
those
days
will be cut
short
.
" aThen if
anyone
says
to you, `Behold
, here
is the 1Christ
,' or
` 2There
He is,' do not believe
him.
"For false Christs
and afalse
prophets
will arise
and will 1show
great
2 bsigns
and wonders
, so
as to mislead
, if
possible
, even
cthe 3elect
.
"Behold, I have told
you in advance
.
"So if
they say
to you, `Behold
, He is in the wilderness
,' do not go
out, or, `Behold
, He is in the inner
rooms
,' do not believe
them.
" aFor just as the lightning
comes
from the east
and flashes
even
to the west
, so
will the bcoming
of the cSon
of Man
be.
" aWherever the corpse
is, there
the 1vultures
will gather
.
"But immediately after
the atribulation
of those
days
bTHE SUN
WILL BE DARKENED
, AND THE MOON
WILL NOT GIVE
ITS LIGHT
, AND cTHE STARS
WILL FALL
from 1the sky
, and the powers
of 1the heavens
will be shaken
.
"And then athe sign
of the Son
of Man
will appear
in the sky
, and then
all
the tribes
of the earth
will mourn
, and they will see
bthe SON
OF MAN
COMING
ON THE CLOUDS
OF THE SKY
with power
and great
glory
.
"And aHe will send forth
His angels
with bA GREAT
TRUMPET
and THEY WILL GATHER
TOGETHER
His 1 celect
from dthe four
winds
, from one end
of the sky
to the other
.
"Now learn
the parable
from the fig
tree
: when
its branch
has already
become
tender
and puts
forth
its leaves
, you know
that summer
is near
;
so, you too
, when
you see
all
these
things
, 1recognize
that 2He is near
, right aat the 3door
.
"Truly I say
to you, athis
1generation
will not pass
away
until
all
these
things
take
place
.
" aHeaven and earth
will pass
away
, but My words
will not pass
away
.
"But aof that day and hour
no
one
knows
, not even
the angels
of heaven
, nor
the Son
, but the Father
alone
.
"For 1the acoming of the Son
of Man
will be bjust
like
the days
of Noah
.
"For as in those days
before
the flood
they were eating
and drinking
, amarrying
and giving
in marriage
, until
the day
that bNoah
entered
the ark
,
and they did not 1understand until
the flood
came
and took
them all
away
; so
will the acoming
of the Son
of Man
be.
"Then there will be two
men
in the field
; one
1will be taken
and one
1will be left
.
" aTwo women will be grinding
at the 1 bmill
; one
2will be taken
and one
2will be left
.
"Therefore abe on the alert
, for you do not know
which
day
your Lord
is coming
.
"But 1be sure of this
, that aif
the head
of the house
had known
bat what
time
of the night
the thief
was coming
, he would have been on the alert
and would not have allowed
his house
to be 2broken
into.
"For this reason
ayou also
must be ready
; for bthe Son
of Man
is coming
at an hour
when
you do not think
He will.
" aWho then
is the bfaithful
and csensible
slave
whom
his 1master
dput
in charge
of his household
to give
them their food
at the proper
time
?
"Blessed is that slave
whom
his 1master
finds
so
doing
when he comes
.
"Truly I say
to you that ahe will put
him in charge
of all
his possessions
.
"But if that evil
slave
says
in his heart
, `My 1master
2is not coming
for a long
time
,'
and begins to beat
his fellow
slaves
and eat
and drink
with drunkards
;
the 1master of that slave
will come
on a day
when
he does not expect
him and at an hour
which
he does not know
,
and will 1cut him in pieces
and 2assign
him a place
with the hypocrites
; in that place
there
will be aweeping
and gnashing
of teeth
.