< Mark 13 >
1 And as He is going forth out of the temple, one of His disciples says to Him, “Teacher, see! What stones! And what buildings!”
And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Teacher, behold, what manner of stones and what manner of buildings!
2 And Jesus answering said to him, “See these great buildings? There may not be left a stone on a stone that may not be thrown down.”
And Jesus said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down.
3 And as He is sitting at the Mount of Olives, opposite the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, were questioning Him by Himself,
And as he sat on the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
4 “Tell us when these things will be? And what [is] the sign when all these may be about to be fulfilled?”
Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when these things are all about to be accomplished?
5 And Jesus answering them, began to say, “Take heed lest anyone may lead you astray,
And Jesus began to say unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray.
6 for many will come in My Name, saying, I am [He], and many they will lead astray;
Many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he]; and shall lead many astray.
7 and when you may hear of wars and reports of wars, do not be troubled, for these ought to be, but the end [is] not yet;
And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not troubled: [these things] must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet.
8 for nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles; these [are the] beginning of travails.
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be earthquakes in divers places; there shall be famines: these things are the beginning of travail.
9 And take heed to yourselves, for they will deliver you up to Sanhedrins, and to synagogues, you will be beaten, and before governors and kings you will be set for My sake, for a testimony to them;
But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten; and before governors and kings shall ye stand for my sake, for a testimony unto them.
10 and to all the nations it is first necessary that the good news be proclaimed.
And the gospel must first be preached unto all the nations.
11 And when they may lead you, delivering up, do not be anxious beforehand what you may speak, nor premeditate, but whatever may be given to you in that hour, that speak, for it is not you who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
And when they lead you [to judgment], and deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand what ye shall speak: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.
12 And brother will deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children will rise up against parents, and will put them to death,
And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
13 and you will be hated by all because of My Name, but he who has endured to the end—he will be saved.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And when you may see the abomination of the desolation, that was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it should not (whoever is reading let him understand), then those in Judea, let them flee to the mountains;
But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judæa flee unto the mountains:
15 and he on the housetop, do not let him come down into the house, nor come in to take anything out of his house;
and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house:
16 and he who is in the field, do not let him turn to the things behind, to take up his garment.
and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
17 And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days;
But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!
18 and pray that your flight may not be in winter,
And pray ye that it be not in the winter.
19 for those days will be tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created, until now, and may not be [again];
For those days shall be tribulation, such as there hath not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never shall be.
20 and if the LORD did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He chose to Himself, He shortened the days.
And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
21 And then, if any may say to you, Behold, here [is] the Christ, or, Behold, there, you may not believe;
And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe [it] not:
22 for there will rise false Christs and false prophets, and they will give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;
for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect.
23 and you, take heed; behold, I have foretold you all things.
But take ye heed: behold, 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 her light,
But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
25 and the stars of the sky will be falling, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.
and the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken.
26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with much power and glory,
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
27 and then He will send His messengers, and gather together His chosen from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.
And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
28 And from the fig tree learn the allegory: when the branch may already become tender, and may put forth the leaves, you know that the summer is near;
Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;
29 so you, also, when you may see these coming to pass, you know that it is near, at the doors.
even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that he is nigh, [even] at the doors.
30 Truly I say to you that this generation may not pass away until all these things may come to pass;
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, until all these things be accomplished.
31 the heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
32 And concerning that day and the hour no one has known—not even the messengers who are in Heaven, not even the Son—except the Father.
But of that day or that hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
33 Take heed, watch and pray, for you have not known when the time is;
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
34 as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, also commanded the doorkeeper that he may watch;
[It is] as [when] a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch.
35 watch, therefore, for you have not known when the lord of the house comes, at evening, or at midnight, or at rooster-crowing, or at the morning;
Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning;
36 lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;
lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
37 and what I say to you, I say to all, Watch!”
And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.