1. And as he went out of the temple, one of
his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and
what buildings are here!
2. And Jesus answering said unto him,
Seest
thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon
another, that shall not be thrown down.
3. And as he sat upon the mount of Olives,
over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him
privately,
4. Tell us, when shall these things be? and
what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
5. And Jesus answering them began to say,
Take
heed lest any man deceive you:
6. For many shall come in
my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
7. And when ye shall hear
of wars and rumors of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must
needs be; but the end shall not be 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:
these are the beginnings of sorrows.
9. But take heed to
yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the
synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers
and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
10. And the gospel must
first be published among all nations.
11. But when they shall
lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall
speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in
that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy
Ghost.
12. Now the brother shall
betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children
shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to
death.
13. And ye shall be hated
of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end,
the same shall be saved.
14. But when ye shall see
the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then
let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains:
15. And let him that is on
the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to
take any thing out of his house:
16. And let him that is in
the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
17. But woe to them that
are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
18. And pray ye that your
flight be not in the winter.
19. For in those days shall
be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation
which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
20. And except that the
Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the
elect's sake, whom he hath chose, he hath shortened the days.
21. And then if any man
shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him
not:
22. For false Christs and
false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to
seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
23. But take ye heed:
behold, I have foretold you all things.
24. But in those days,
after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall
not give her light,
25. And the stars of heaven
shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
26. And then shall they see
the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
27. And then shall he send
his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds,
from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
28. Now learn a parable of
the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves,
ye know that summer is near:
29. So ye in like manner,
when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh,
even at the doors.
30. Verily I say unto you,
that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
31. Heaven and earth shall
pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
32. But of that day and
that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven,
neither the Son, but the Father.
33. Take ye heed, watch and
pray: for ye know not when the time is.
34. For the Son of man is
as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority
to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter
to watch.
35. Watch ye therefore: for
ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at
midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
36. Lest coming suddenly he
find you sleeping.
37. And what I say unto you
I say unto all, Watch.
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