Mark 13
1 And, as he was going forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him—Teacher! see what manner of stones, and what manner of buildings!
As Jesus was coming out from the temple courts, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look! What wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!”
2 And, Jesus, said unto him—Art thou beholding these great buildings? In nowise, shall there be left here, stone upon stone, which shall, in any wise, not be thrown down.
Jesus answered him, “Do yoʋ see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another; all of them will be torn down.”
3 And, as he was sitting within the mount of Olives, over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew were questioning him, privately—
Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, across from the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,
4 Tell us, When, these things, shall be, and, what the sign, when all these things shall be about to be concluded.
“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that all these things are about to be fulfilled?”
5 And, Jesus, began to be saying unto them—Beware, lest anyone, deceive, you;
Jesus began to say to them in response, “Make sure no one leads you astray.
6 For, many, will come on my name, saying, I, am he! and, will deceive, many.
For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and will lead many astray.
7 And, when ye shall hear of wars, and rumours of wars, be not alarmed—it must needs come to pass, but, not yet, is, the end.
When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed, for these things must take place, but the end is not yet.
8 For there will arise—Nation against nation, and, kingdom against kingdom, —there will be earthquakes in places, there will be famines: —
For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, along with famines and riots. These are the beginning of the labor pains.
9 A beginning of birth-pangs, are these things. But be, ye, taking heed, unto yourselves: they will deliver you up into high-councils, and, in synagogues, shall ye be beaten, —and, before governors and kings, shall ye be set, for my sake, for a witness unto them.
“You must watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues. For my sake you will even be set before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
10 And, unto all the nations, first, must needs be proclaimed, the glad-message.
And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations.
11 And, when they are leading you, as they are delivering you up, be not beforehand anxious, what ye shall speak; but, whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, the same, speak, —for, ye, are not the speakers, but the Holy Spirit.
When they lead you away and hand you over, do not be anxious beforehand about what you should say. Do not give it much thought, but say whatever is given to you in that hour, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
12 And, brother, will deliver up, brother, unto death, and, father, child, and, children, will rise up, against parents, and put them to death;
Brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death.
13 And ye will be men hated by all, because of my name; but, he that hath endured throughout, the same, shall be saved.
You will be hated by all because of my name, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
14 But, when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, standing where it ought not, he that readeth, let him, think, then, they who are in Judaea, let them flee into the mountains;
“When you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing where it should not be” (let the reader understand), “then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
15 He that is on the house-top, let him not come down, neither let him enter, to take away anything out of his louse;
He who is on the housetop must not come down into his house or go inside to get anything out of his house.
16 And, he that hath gone into the field, let him not turn back unto the things behind, to take away his mantle.
And he who is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
17 But alas for the women with child, and for them who are giving suck, —in those days.
Woe to those who are with child and to those who are nursing infants in those days!
18 But be praying, that it may not happen in winter.
Pray that your flight will not happen in winter.
19 For in those days shall be a tribulation—such, that there hath not happened, the like, from the beginning of creation which God created, until the present time, and shall in nowise happen.
For those days will be a time of tribulation unlike any other from the beginning of God's creation until now, and it will never be equaled again.
20 And, save that the Lord hath shortened the days, no flesh should be saved; but, for the sake of the chosen of whom he hath made choice, he hath shortened the days.
If the Lord had not cut those days short, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the chosen, whom he has selected, he has cut those days short.
21 And, then, if any, unto you, say—See! Here, is the Christ! See! there, do not believe it;
If anyone says to you at that time, ‘Behold, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Behold, there he is!’ do not believe him.
22 For there will arise, false Christs, and false prophets; and they will show signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, the chosen.
For false christs and false prophets will rise up and perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.
23 But, ye, beware: I have foretold you, all things.
So you must watch out! Behold, I have told you everything in advance.
24 But, in those days, after that tribulation, the sun, shall be darkened, and, the moon, will not give her brightness,
“But in those days, after that time of tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
25 And, the stars, will, out of the heavens, be falling, —and, the powers which are in the heavens, will be shaken;
The stars of heaven will be falling, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.
26 And, then, will they see the Son of Man—coming in clouds, with great power and glory.
Then people will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
27 And, then, will he send forth the messengers, and they will gather together his chosen—out of the four winds, from utmost bound of earth, unto utmost bound of heaven.
And he will send his angels and gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
28 Now, from the fig-tree, learn ye, the parable: —When, already, her young branch, becometh tender, and, the leaves, are sprouting, ye observe that, near, is, the summer:
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and put out leaves, you know that summer is near.
29 Thus, ye also, when ye shall see these things coming to pass, observe ye, that, near, he is, at the doors.
So also, when you see these things taking place, know that he is near, at the very gates.
30 Verily, I say unto you—In nowise, shall this generation pass away, until all these things, shall happen:
Truly I say to you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have taken place.
31 The heaven and the earth, shall pass away, but, my words, shall not pass away.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will certainly not pass away.
32 But, concerning that day or hour, no one, knoweth, neither the messengers in heaven, nor the Son, —save the Father.
“No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven or the Son, but only the Father.
33 Be taking heed, be watching, for ye know not, when, the season [is]: —
Be on guard; stay alert and pray! For you do not know when the time is coming.
34 As a man from home—having left his house, and given his servants the authority, to each one, his work, —and, unto the porter, hath given command, that he should watch: —
It is like a man away on a journey: When he leaves his house and gives authority to his servants, assigning to each one his task, he also commands the doorkeeper to keep watch.
35 Be watching, therefore, for ye know not, when, the master of the house, is coming, —whether at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or at early morn; —
Therefore keep watch, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.
36 Lest, coming suddenly, he find you, sleeping.
Otherwise, he may come suddenly and find you sleeping.
37 But, what, unto you, I say, unto all, I say: —Be watching.
What I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”
