< Mark 13 >

1 And as he is going forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, 'Teacher, see! what stones! and what buildings!'
As he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, Rabbi, look what prodigious stones and stately buildings are here!
2 and Jesus answering said to him, 'Seest thou these great buildings? there may not be left a stone upon a stone, that may not be thrown down.'
Jesus answering, said to him, You see these great buildings. They shall be so razed, that one stone will not be left upon another.
3 And as he is sitting at the mount of the Olives, over-against the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, were questioning him by himself,
Afterward, as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, opposite the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, asked him privately,
4 'Tell us when these things shall be? and what [is] the sign when all these may be about to be fulfilled?'
Tell us, when will this happen? and what will be the sign, when all this is to be accomplished?
5 And Jesus answering them, began to say, 'Take heed lest any one may lead you astray,
Jesus answering them, took occasion to say, Take heed that no man seduce you;
6 for many shall come in my name, saying — I am [he], and many they shall lead astray;
for many will assume my character, saying, I am the person, and will seduce many.
7 and when ye may hear of wars and reports of wars, be not troubled, for these behove to be, but the end [is] not yet;
But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not alarmed; for this must happen, but the end is not yet.
8 for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles; beginnings of sorrows [are] these.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be earthquakes in sundry places, and there will be famines and commotions. These are the prelude of woes.
9 'And take ye heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims, and to synagogues, ye shall be beaten, and before governors and kings ye shall be set for my sake, for a testimony to them;
But take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you to councils; and you will be beaten in the synagogues, and brought before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony to them.
10 and to all the nations it behoveth first that the good news be proclaimed.
The good tidings, however, must first be published among all nations.
11 'And when they may lead you, delivering up, be not anxious beforehand what ye may speak, nor premeditate, but whatever may be given to you in that hour, that speak ye, for it is not ye who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
But when they conduct you, to deliver you up, have no anxiety beforehand, nor premeditate what you shall speak: but whatever shall be suggested to you in that moment, speak; for it is not you that shall speak, but the Holy Spirit.
12 'And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,
Then the brother will deliver up the brother to death; and the father the child; and children will arise against their parents, and procure their death.
13 and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end — he shall be saved.
And on my account you shall be universally hated; but the man who perseveres to the end, shall be saved.
14 'And when ye may see the abomination of the desolation, that was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (whoever is reading let him understand), then those in Judea, let them flee to the mountains;
But when you shall see standing on forbidden ground, the desolating abomination, (reader, attend!) then let those in Judea flee to the mountains;
15 and he upon the house-top, let him not come down to the house, nor come in to take anything out of his house;
and let not him who shall be on the roof, go down into the house, nor enter it, to carry anything out of his house:
16 and he who is in the field, let him not turn to the things behind, to take up his garment.
and let not him who shall be in the field, turn back to fetch his mantle.
17 'And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days;
But alas for the women with child, and for them who give suck in those days!
18 and pray ye that your flight may not be in winter,
Pray, then, that your flight happen not in the winter;
19 for those days shall be tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation that God created, till now, and may not be;
because there shall be such affliction in those days, as has not been before, from the beginning of the world, which God created, nor shall be ever after.
20 and if the Lord did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He did choose to Himself, He did shorten the days.
Had the Lord assigned it a long duration, no soul could escape; but for the sake of the people whom he had elected, he has made its duration the shorter.
21 'And then, if any may say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ, or, Lo, there, ye may not believe;
Then if any one shall say to you, Lo! the Messiah is here, or Lo! he is yonder, believe it not.
22 for there shall rise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;
For false Messiahs and false prophets will arise, who will perform wonders and prodigies, in order to impose, if possible, even on the elect.
23 and ye, take heed; lo, I have foretold you all things.
Be you, therefore, upon your guard: remember, I have warned you of everything.
24 'But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
But in those days, after that affliction, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall withhold her light,
25 and the stars of the heaven shall be falling, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken.
and the stars of heaven shall fall; and the powers which are in heaven shall be shaken.
26 'And then they shall see the Son of Man coming in clouds with much power and glory,
Then they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
27 and then he shall send his messengers, and gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the end of the earth unto the end of heaven.
Then he will send his messengers, and assemble his elect from the four quarters of the world, from the extremities of heaven and earth.
28 'And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: when the branch may already become tender, and may put forth the leaves, ye know that nigh is the summer;
Learn now a similitude from the fig tree. When its branches become tender, and put forth leaves, you know that the summer is nigh.
29 so ye, also, when these ye may see coming to pass, ye know that it is nigh, at the doors.
In like manner, when you shall see these things happen, know that he is near, even at the door.
30 Verily I say to you, that this generation may not pass away till all these things may come to pass;
Indeed, I say to you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be accomplished.
31 the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
For heaven and earth shall fail: but my words shall not fail.
32 'And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known — not even the messengers who are in the heaven, not even the Son — except the Father.
But of that day, or of that hour, knows none, (not the angels; no, not the Son, ) but the Father.
33 Take heed, watch and pray, for ye have not known when the time is;
Be circumspect, be vigilant, and pray; for you know not when that time will be.
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, did command also the porter that he may watch;
When a man intends to travel, he leaves his household in charge to his servants, assigns to every one his task, and orders the porter to watch.
35 watch ye, therefore, for ye have not known when the lord of the house doth come, at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or at the morning;
Watch you, therefore; for you know not when the master of the house will return, (whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or in the morning; )
36 lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;
lest coming suddenly, he find you asleep.
37 and what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.'
Now what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.

< Mark 13 >