Mark 13:1-23
As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to
him, ‘Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!’ Then Jesus
asked him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here
upon another; all will be thrown down.’
When he was sitting
on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew
asked him privately, ‘Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that
all these things are about to be accomplished?’ Then Jesus began to say to
them, ‘Beware that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name and say,
“I am he!” and they will lead many astray. When you hear of wars and rumours of
wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come.
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.
‘As for yourselves,
beware; for they will hand you over to councils; and you will be beaten in
synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a
testimony to them. And the good news must first be proclaimed to all nations.
When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about
what you are to say; but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not
you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. Brother will betray brother to death, and a
father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to
death; and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures
to the end will be saved.
‘But when you see the
desolating sacrilege set up where it ought not to be (let the reader
understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains; someone on the
housetop must not go down or enter the house to take anything away; someone in
the field must not turn back to get a coat. Woe to those who are pregnant and
to those who are nursing infants in those days! Pray that it may not be in
winter. For in those days there will be suffering, such as has not been from
the beginning of the creation that God created until now, no, and never will
be. And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved; but
for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days. And if
anyone says to you at that time, “Look! Here is the Messiah!” or “Look! There
he is!”—do not believe it. False messiahs and false prophets will appear and
produce signs and omens, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But be alert;
I have already told you everything.
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