Mark13

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

²And 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 .

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

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

⁵And Jesus began to say to them , See that no one leads you astray .

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

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

⁸For nation will rise against nation , and kingdom against kingdom . There will be earthquakes in various places ; there will be famines . These are but the beginning of the birth pains .

⁹But be on your guard . For they will deliver you over to councils , and you will be beaten in synagogues , and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake , to bear witness before them .

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

¹¹And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over , 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 .

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

¹³And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake . But the one who endures to the end will be saved .

¹⁴But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be ( let the reader understand ), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains .

¹⁵Let the one who is on the housetop not go down , nor enter his house , to take anything out ,

¹⁶and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak .

¹⁷And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days !

¹⁸Pray that it may not happen in winter .

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

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

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

²²For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders , to lead astray , if possible , the elect .

²³But be on guard ; I have told you all things beforehand.

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

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

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

²⁷And 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 .

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

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

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

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

³²But concerning that day or that hour , no one knows , not even the angels in heaven , nor the Son , but only the Father .

³³Be on guard , keep awake . For you do not know when the time will come .

³⁴It 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 stay awake .

³⁵Therefore stay awake — for you do not know when the master of the house will come , in the evening , or at midnight , or when the rooster crows , or in the morning —

³⁶lest he come suddenly and find you asleep .

³⁷And what I say to you I say to all : Stay awake .