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1 Jesus
went out from
the temple, and
was going on
his way. His
disciples came to
him to show
him the buildings
of the temple.
2 But
he answered them,
“You see all of
these things, don’t
you? Most
certainly I tell
you, there will
not be left here
one stone on
another, that
will not
be thrown down.”
3 As
he sat on
the Mount of
Olives, the
disciples came to
him privately,
saying, “Tell us,
when will these
things be? What
is the sign
of your coming,
and of the
end of the age?”
4 Jesus
answered them,
“Be careful that
no one leads
you astray.
5 For many will
come in my
name, saying, ‘I
am the Christ,’
and will lead
many astray.
6 You will hear
of wars
and rumors of
wars. See that
you aren’t
troubled, for
all this must
happen, but the
end is not
yet.
7 For nation will
rise against
nation, and kingdom
against kingdom; and
there will be
famines, plagues, and
earthquakes in
various places.
8 But all these
things are
the beginning of
birth pains.
9 “Then they will
deliver you up
to oppression and
will kill you.
You will be
hated by all
of the nations
for my name’s
sake.
10 Then many will
stumble, and
will deliver up
one another, and
will hate
one another.
11 Many false
prophets will
arise and will
lead many astray.
12 Because iniquity will
be multiplied,
the love of many
will grow cold.
13 But he who
endures to the
end will be
saved.
14 This Good News
of the Kingdom
will be preached
in the whole
world for a
testimony to all
the nations, and
then the end
will come.
15 “When, therefore,
you see
the abomination of
desolation,
which was
spoken of
through Daniel
the prophet,
standing in
the holy place (let
the reader understand),
16 then let those
who are in
Judea flee to
the mountains.
17 Let him who is
on the housetop
not go down
to take out the
things that are
in his house.
18 Let him who
is in the field
not return back
to get his
clothes.
19 But woe to
those who are
with child and
to nursing mothers
in those days!
20 Pray that your
flight will not
be in the
winter nor on
a Sabbath,
21 for then there
will be great
suffering,
such as has
not been from
the beginning of
the world until
now, no, nor
ever will be.
22 Unless those
days had been
shortened, no
flesh would have
been saved. But
for the sake
of the
chosen ones, those
days will be
shortened.
23 “Then if any
man tells you, ‘Behold, here is the
Christ!’ or, ‘There!’ don’t believe
it.
24 For false
christs and
false prophets
will arise, and
they will show
great signs and
wonders, so as
to lead astray,
if possible,
even the chosen
ones.
25 “Behold, I have
told you beforehand.
26 “If therefore
they tell you,
‘Behold, he is
in the
wilderness,’ don’t
go out; or ‘Behold, he is in
the inner rooms,’
don’t believe it.
27 For as
the lightning flashes
from the east,
and is seen
even to the
west, so will
the coming of
the Son of
Man be.
28 For wherever
the carcass is,
that is where
the vultures
gather together.
29 “But immediately
after the
suffering
of those days,
the sun will
be darkened, the
moon will not
give its light,
the stars will
fall from the
sky, and the
powers of the
heavens will be
shaken;
30 and then the
sign of the
Son of Man
will appear in
the sky. Then
all the tribes
of the earth
will mourn, and
they will see
the Son of
Man coming on
the clouds of
the sky with
power and great
glory.
31 He will send
out his angels
with a
great sound of a
trumpet, and
they will gather
together his
chosen ones from
the four winds,
from one end
of the sky
to the
other.
32 “Now from the
fig tree learn
this parable:
When its branch
has now
become tender and produces
its leaves, you
know that the
summer is near.
33 Even so you
also, when you
see all these
things, know
that he is
near, even at
the doors.
34 Most certainly I
tell you, this
generation
will not pass
away until all
these things are
accomplished.
35 Heaven and
earth will pass
away, but my
words will not
pass away.
36 “But no one
knows of that
day and hour,
not even
the angels of
heaven,
but my Father
only.
37 As the days
of Noah were,
so will the
coming of the
Son of Man
be.
38 For as in
those days which
were before the
flood they were
eating and
drinking, marrying
and giving in
marriage, until
the day that
Noah entered
into the ship,
39 and they didn’t
know until the
flood came and
took them
all away, so
will the coming
of the Son
of Man be.
40 Then two men
will be in
the field: one
will be taken
and one will
be left.
41 Two women will
be grinding at
the mill: one
will be taken
and one will
be left.
42 Watch therefore,
for you don’t
know in what hour
your Lord comes.
43 But know this,
that if
the master of
the house had
known in what
watch of the
night the thief
was coming, he
would have watched,
and would not
have allowed his
house to be
broken into.
44 Therefore also
be ready, for
in an hour
that you don’t
expect, the Son
of Man will
come.
45 “Who then is
the faithful and
wise servant,
whom his lord
has set over
his household,
to give them
their food in
due season?
46 Blessed is that
servant whom his
lord finds doing
so when he
comes.
47 Most certainly I
tell you that
he will set
him over all
that he has.
48 But if that
evil servant
should say in
his heart, ‘My
lord is delaying
his coming,’
49 and begins to
beat his fellow
servants, and
eat and drink
with the
drunkards,
50 the lord of
that servant
will come in
a day when
he doesn’t
expect it and
in an hour
when he doesn’t
know it,
51 and will cut
him in pieces
and appoint his
portion with the
hypocrites. That
is where the
weeping and grinding
of teeth will
be.