1 *For ver. 1-37, see Matt. 24:1-51;Luke 21:5-36And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!" 2 And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? *Luke 19:44There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."

3 And as he sat on *See Matt. 21:1the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, *Matt. 17:1Peter and James and John and *ch. 1:16,29Andrew asked him *[ch. 4:34]privately, 4 "Tell us, *[Acts 1:6,7]when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?" 5 And Jesus began to say to them, *ver. 9, 23, 33;Jer. 29:8;Eph. 5:6;Col. 2:8;1 Thess. 2:3;1 John 3:7"See that no one leads you astray.6 *ver. 22;Jer. 14:14;1 John 2:18Many will come in my name, saying, *See John 8:24‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray.7 And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, *2 Thess. 2:2do not be alarmed. This *Rev. 1:1must take place, but the end is not yet.8 For *2 Chr. 15:6;[Rev. 6:4] nation will rise against nation, and *Isa. 19:2kingdom against kingdom. There will be *Rev. 6:12earthquakes in various places; there will be *Acts 11:28;Rev. 6:8famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

9 *For ver. 9, 11-13, [Matt. 10:17-22;Luke 12:11,12] "But *ver. 5;2 John 8be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten *See Matt. 23:34in synagogues, and you will stand before *Acts 17:6;18:12;24:1;25:6governors and *[Acts 27:24] kings for my sake, *See Matt. 8:4to bear witness before them.10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed *Matt. 28:19;Rom. 10:18;Col. 1:6,23;[ch. 14:9]to all nations.11 And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, *See Matt. 6:25do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say *Deut. 18:18;[Num. 23:5]; See Ex. 4:12whatever is given you in that hour, *Acts 4:8;6:10;13:9;1 Cor. 15:10;2 Cor. 13:3;[1 Thess. 2:13;Heb. 1:1]for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.12 *Matt. 10:35,36And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death.13 *John 15:18-21;[Luke 6:22] And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. *[Dan. 12:12,13;James 5:11;Rev. 2:10]; See Heb. 3:6But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

14 "But when you see *Dan. 9:27;11:31;12:11the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (*[Dan. 9:23,25;Rev. 1:3]let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.15 *Luke 17:31Let the one who is on *See Luke 5:19the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out,16 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.17 And *Luke 23:29alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!18 Pray that it may not happen in winter.19 For in those days there will be *Rev. 16:18such *ver. 24;Dan. 12:1;[Rev. 7:14] tribulation as has not been *See ch. 10:6;[Deut. 4:32] from the beginning of the creation that *Gen. 1:1God created until now, and never will be.20 And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for *ver. 22, 27;Isa. 65:8,9;Luke 18:7;[Matt. 22:14] the sake of the elect, whom *John 13:18;15:19;Eph. 1:4he chose, he shortened the days.21 And *Luke 17:23;[ver. 6]then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.22 *[1 John 2:18] For false christs and false prophets will arise and *Deut. 13:1-3;2 Thess. 2:9-11;Rev. 13:13,14;16:14;19:20;[Acts 8:9] perform signs and wonders, *ver. 6to lead astray, if possible, *ver. 20, 27the elect.23 But *ver. 5be on guard; *John 13:19;14:29;[2 Pet. 3:17]I have told you all things beforehand.

24 "But in those days, after *ver. 19that tribulation, *Isa. 13:10;24:23;Ezek. 32:7;Joel 2:10,31;3:15;Acts 2:20;[Amos 5:20;8:9;Zeph. 1:15;Rev. 6:12;8:12]the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,25 and *Rev. 6:13;[Isa. 14:12;34:4]the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.26 And then they will see *See Dan. 7:13the Son of Man coming in clouds *ch. 9:1;Matt. 26:64;[Matt. 25:31]with great power and glory.27 And then *Matt. 13:41he will send out the angels and *[Matt. 23:37;2 Thess. 2:1] gather *ver. 20, 22his elect from *Dan. 7:2;Zech. 2:6;Rev. 7:1the four winds, from *[Acts 1:8] the ends of the earth *Deut. 4:32;30:4to the ends of heaven.

28 "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.29 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, *[James 5:9;Rev. 3:20]at the very gates.30 *See ch. 9:1Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.31 *Ps. 102:26;Isa. 51:6;2 Pet. 3:10;[Matt. 5:18;Heb. 12:27] Heaven and earth will pass away, but *Ps. 119:89;Isa. 40:8;1 Pet. 1:23,25my words will not pass away.

32 "But concerning that day or that hour, *Matt. 25:13;1 Thess. 5:1,2no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, *[Phil. 2:6,7] nor the Son, *[Zech. 14:7;Acts 1:7]but only the Father.33 *ver. 5Be on guard, *Eph. 6:18;Heb. 13:17;[ch. 14:38]keep awake.*13:33 Some manuscripts add and prayFor you do not know when the time will come.34 *[Matt. 25:14] It is like a man *[ch. 12:1;Matt. 21:33] going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants*13:34 Or bondservantsin charge, *[Rom. 12:6-8] each with his work, and commands *Ezek. 44:11;John 10:3;[Luke 12:36]the doorkeeper to stay awake.35 *ch. 14:34-38;Matt. 25:13;26:41;Luke 12:37;21:36;Acts 20:31;1 Cor. 16:13;1 Thess. 5:6;1 Pet. 5:8Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, *ch. 1:32;Luke 12:38in the evening, or *ch. 1:32;Luke 12:38at midnight, or *ch. 14:30,68,72when the rooster crows,*13:35 That is, the third watch of the night, between midnight and 3 a.m.or *[ch. 6:48;Ex. 14:24]in the morning—36 lest *[1 Thess. 5:1-6] he come suddenly and *ch. 14:40find you asleep.37 And what I say to you I say to all: *[See ver. 35above]Stay awake."