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The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times

Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings.

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Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

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“Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

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But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

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As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

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Signs of the End of the Age

As he sat 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?”

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Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.

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And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray.

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For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.

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For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.

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You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.

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Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

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For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

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All these are the beginning of birth pains.

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All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.

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“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.

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“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.

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At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

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And then many will fall awaya and betray one another and hate one another.

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and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

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And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.

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Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,

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And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.

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but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.

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But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

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And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

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And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

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“So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’a spoken of through the prophet Daniel — let the reader understand —

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The Abomination of Desolation

“So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

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then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

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then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

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Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house.

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Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,

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Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.

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and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.

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How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!

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And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!

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Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.

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Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

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For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now — and never to be equaled again.

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For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.

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“If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.

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And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

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At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.

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Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.

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For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

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For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

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See, I have told you ahead of time.

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See, I have told you beforehand.

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“So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

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So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

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For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

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Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

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“Immediately after the distress of those days
“ ‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’b

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The Coming of the Son of Man

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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“Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earthc will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.d

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Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

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And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

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“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.

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The Lesson of the Fig Tree

“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.

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Even so, when you see all these things, you know that ite is near, right at the door.

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So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.

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Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

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Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

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The Day and Hour Unknown

“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,f but only the Father.

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No One Knows That Day and Hour

“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son,b but the Father only.

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As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

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For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark;

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For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark,

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and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

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and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.

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Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left.

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Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.

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Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.

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“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

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Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.

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But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

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But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

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So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

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Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

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“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

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“Who then is the faithful and wise servant,c whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?

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It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

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Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.

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Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

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Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.

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But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’

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But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’

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and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

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and begins to beat his fellow servantsd and eats and drinks with drunkards,

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The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.

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the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know

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He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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