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The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times

As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”

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Temple Destruction Foretold

And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him, Teacher, see what stones and what buildings!

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“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

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And Jesus answering said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? not a stone shall be left upon a stone, which shall not be thrown down.

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As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately,

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And as he sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

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“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?”

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Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?

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Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you.

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And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any one mislead you.

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Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many.

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For many shall come in my name, saying, It is *I*, and shall mislead many.

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When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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But when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not disturbed, for [this] must happen, but the end is not yet.

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Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

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For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be earthquakes in [different] places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these things [are the] beginnings of throes.

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“You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

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But *ye*, take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims and to synagogues: ye shall be beaten and brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them;

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And the gospel must first be preached to all nations.

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Witnessing to All Nations

and the gospel must first be preached to all the nations.

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Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

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But when they shall lead you away to deliver you up, be not careful beforehand as to what ye shall say, [nor prepare your discourse]: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for *ye* are not the speakers, but the Holy Spirit.

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“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.

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But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

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Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.

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And ye will be hated of all on account of my name; but he that has endured to the end, *he* shall be saved.

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“When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’a standing where itb does not belong — let the reader understand — then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

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The Abomination of Desolation

But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not, (he that reads let him consider [it],) then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains;

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

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and him that is upon the housetop not come down into the house, nor enter [into it] to take away anything out of his house;

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

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and him that is in the field not return back to take his garment.

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

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But woe to those that are with child and to those that give suck in those days!

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Pray that this will not take place in winter,

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And pray that it may not be in winter time;

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because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now — and never to be equaled again.

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for those days shall be distress such as there has not been the like since [the] beginning of creation which God created, until now, and never shall be;

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“If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.

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and if [the] Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days.

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

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And then if any one say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ, or Lo, there, believe [it] not.

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

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For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

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So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.

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But do *ye* take heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.

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“But in those days, following that distress,
“ ‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;

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The Return of the Son of Man

But in those days, after that distress, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give its light;

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the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’c

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and the stars of heaven shall be falling down, and the powers which are in the heavens shall be shaken;

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“At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

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and then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory;

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And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.

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and then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from end of earth to end of heaven.

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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

But learn the parable from the fig-tree: when its branch already becomes tender and puts forth the leaves, ye know that the summer is near.

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

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Thus also *ye*, when ye see these things happening, know that it is near, at the doors.

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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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Verily I say unto you, This generation shall in no wise pass away, till 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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The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise 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, but only the Father.

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Be Ready at Any Hour

But of that day or of that hour no one knows, neither the angels who are in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

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Be on guard! Be alerte! You do not know when that time will come.

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Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is:

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It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

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[it is] as a man gone out of the country, having left his house and given to his bondmen the authority, and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.

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“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back — whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.

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Watch therefore, for ye do not know when the master of the house comes: evening, or midnight, or cock-crow, or morning;

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If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.

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lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

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What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’ ”

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But what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.

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Mark 13

Mark 13