Matthew 24:1

Matthew 24:1-51

¹And Jesus went out from the temple and was going away, and his disciples came up to point out to him the buildings of the temple. ²But he answered them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I tell you, there will never be left here one stone upon another that will not be torn down.” ³And as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” ⁴And Jesus answered them, “See to it that no one leads you astray. ⁵For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will lead many astray. ⁶And you will hear of wars and reports of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for it must happen, but the end is not yet. ⁷For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸But all these things are the beginning of birth pains. ⁹Then they will hand you over to affliction and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of my name. ¹⁰And then many will fall away, and they will hand one another over and hate one another. ¹¹And many false prophets will rise and lead many astray. ¹²And because lawlessness will have increased, the love of many will grow cold. ¹³But the one who endures to the end, this one will be saved. ¹⁴And this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. ¹⁵So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of through Daniel the prophet standing in a holy place (let the reader understand), ¹⁶then let those in Judea flee to the mountains; ¹⁷let the one on the housetop not come down to take the things out of his house; ¹⁸and let the one in the field not turn back to take his cloak. ¹⁹And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing in those days! ²⁰And pray that your flight may not happen in winter or on a Sabbath. ²¹For then there will be great affliction, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, and never will. ²²And if those days had not been cut short, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen those days will be cut short. ²³Then, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘Here he is,’ do not believe it. ²⁴For false messiahs and false prophets will rise and will perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.

Mark 13:1-37

¹And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him, “Teacher, look, what stones and what buildings!” ²And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will never be left here a stone on a stone that will not be torn down.” ³And as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew were asking him privately, ⁴“Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?” ⁵And Jesus began to say to them, “Watch out that no one leads you astray. ⁶Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and they will lead many astray. ⁷And when you hear of wars and reports of wars, do not be alarmed; this must happen, but the end is not yet. ⁸For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These things are the beginning of birth pains. ⁹But watch yourselves; they will hand you over to councils, and in synagogues you will be beaten, and before governors and kings you will stand for the sake of me, as a testimony to them. ¹⁰And first the good news must be proclaimed to all the nations. ¹¹And when they lead you away, handing you over, do not worry beforehand what you are to say, but whatever is given you in that hour, say that; for it is not you who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit. ¹²And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death. ¹³And you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end, this one will be saved. ¹⁴But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those in Judea flee to the mountains; ¹⁵let the one on the housetop not come down nor go in to take anything out of his house; ¹⁶and let the one in the field not turn back to take his cloak. ¹⁷But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing in those days! ¹⁸And pray that it may not happen in winter. ¹⁹For those days will be a time of affliction such as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will be. ²⁰And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen, whom he chose, he cut short the days. ²¹And then, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or ‘Look, there!’ do not believe it. ²²For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the chosen. ²³But you, watch out; I have told you everything beforehand. ²⁴But in those days, after that affliction, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,

Luke 21:5-36

⁵And as some were speaking about the temple, that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive offerings, he said, ⁶“These things that you are looking at, the days will come in which there will not be left a stone upon a stone that will not be torn down.” ⁷And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, when, then, will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to happen?” ⁸And he said, “See that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come near.’ Do not go after them. ⁹And when you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be terrified; for these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once.” ¹⁰Then he was saying to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues; and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven. ¹²But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons, you being led away before kings and governors for the sake of my name. ¹³It will turn out for you as an opportunity for testimony. ¹⁴So settle it in your hearts not to prepare beforehand how to defend yourselves; ¹⁵for I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all those who oppose you will not be able to resist or contradict. ¹⁶And you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put to death some of you, ¹⁷and you will be hated by all because of my name. ¹⁸And a hair of your head will certainly not perish. ¹⁹By your endurance gain your lives. ²⁰But when you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. ²¹Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those in the middle of it must get out, and those in the fields must not enter into it; ²²for these are days of vengeance, so that all things written may be fulfilled. ²³Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing in those days! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people. ²⁴And they will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by nations until the times of the nations are fulfilled. ²⁵And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roar of the sea and the surging waves, ²⁶people fainting from fear and expectation of the things coming on the inhabited world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ²⁷And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. ²⁸But when these things begin to happen, stand up straight and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”