Mark 13

¹ And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!"

² And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down."

³ And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

⁴ "Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign when these things are all to be accomplished?"

⁵ And Jesus began to say to them, "Take heed that no one leads you astray.

⁶ Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and they will lead many astray.

⁷ And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is not yet.

⁸ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places, there will be famines; this is but the beginning of the birth-pangs.

⁹ "But take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to councils; and you will be beaten in synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them.

¹⁰ And the gospel must first be preached to all nations.

¹¹ And when they bring you to trial and deliver you up, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say; but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

¹² And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;

¹³ and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

¹⁴ "But when you see the desolating sacrilege set up where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;

¹⁵ let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything away;

¹⁶ and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle.

¹⁷ And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days!

¹⁸ Pray that it may not happen in winter.

¹⁹ For in those days there will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be.

²⁰ And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.

²¹ And then if any one says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it.

²² False Christs and false prophets will arise and show signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

²³ But take heed; I have told you all things beforehand.

²⁴ "But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,

²⁵ and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

²⁶ And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

²⁷ And then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

²⁸ "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

²⁹ So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates.

³⁰ Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away before all these things take place.

³¹ Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

³² "But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.33 Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time will come.

³³ .

³⁴ It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch.

³⁵ Watch therefore--for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning--

³⁶ lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.

³⁷ And what I say to you I say to all: Watch."