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!”
As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and 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.”
“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will 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,
While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, 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 will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?”
5 And Jesus answering them, began to say, “Take heed lest anyone may lead you astray,
Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
6 for many will come in My Name, saying, I am [He], and many they will lead astray;
Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
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;
When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
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.
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
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;
So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
10 and to all the nations it is first necessary that the good news be proclaimed.
And the gospel must first be proclaimed to 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.
But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, 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,
Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them 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.
You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will 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;
So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to 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;
Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from 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 no one in the field return for his cloak.
17 And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days;
How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
18 and pray that your flight may not be in winter,
Pray that this will not occur 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 will be days of tribulation unmatched from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.
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.
If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
21 And then, if any may say to you, Behold, here [is] the Christ, or, Behold, there, you may not believe;
At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
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 false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
23 and you, take heed; behold, I have foretold you all things.
So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.
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 will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
25 and the stars of the sky will be falling, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.
the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with much power and glory,
At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the 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 He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends 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 learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
29 so you, also, when you may see these coming to pass, you know that it is near, at the doors.
So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
30 Truly I say to you that this generation may not pass away until all these things may come to pass;
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
31 the heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never 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.
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
33 Take heed, watch and pray, for you have not known when the time is;
Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.
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 like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep 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;
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.
36 lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;
Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.
37 and what I say to you, I say to all, Watch!”
And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”
