New Testament · Gospels and Acts

Mark chapter 13

As Jesus was leaving the , one of his said to him, “, look at these massive stones and these incredible buildings!”Jesus said to him, “You see all these huge buildings? Not one stone will be left standing on another — every bit of it will be .”Later, while he was sitting on the across from the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,“Tell us — when will this happen? And what will be the that all of this is about to be ?”Jesus began telling them, “Watch out that no one you.Many people will come using my name, claiming, ‘I am ,’ and they’ll deceive large crowds.When you hear about wars and rumors of wars, . These things have to happen, but it’s not the end yet. will rise against nations, and kingdoms against kingdoms. There will be earthquakes in various places and famines. These are just the beginning of the .But watch yourselves. They’ll hand you over to local , and you’ll be beaten in . You’ll stand before governors and kings because of me, as a to them.And the has to be announced to first.When they arrest you and put you on trial, don’t worry ahead of time about what to say. Just say whatever is given to you in that moment, because it won’t really be you speaking — it will be .Brother will brother to death, and a father his own child. Children will turn against their parents and have them killed.Everyone will hate you because of me. But the person who to the end — that person will be .“But when you see ‘’ standing where it absolutely should not be” — — “then those in Judea need to run for the hills.If you’re on the , don’t go back inside to grab anything from your house.If you’re out in the field, don’t go back for your . it will be for pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days.Pray that it doesn’t happen in .Because those will be days of unlike anything that has happened from the beginning — when God created the world — until now, and nothing like it will ever happen again.And if hadn’t cut those days short, no one would survive. But for the sake of his — the people he selected — he has cut those days short.At that point, if anyone tells you, ‘Look, is over here!’ or ‘Look, he’s over there!’ — don’t believe it.Because and will show up and perform to deceive — if it were possible — even the chosen ones.So . I’ve told you everything ahead of time.“But in those days, after that suffering — , and the moon won’t give its light,the stars will fall from the sky, and the will be shaken.”And then they’ll see the coming in the clouds with tremendous and .Then he’ll send out his and gather his chosen ones from — from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.“Now learn this lesson from the : When its branch gets soft and its leaves start coming out, you know summer is close.In the same way, when you see these things happening, you’ll know it’s near — .: will not pass away until all these things have happened.The sky and the earth will , but my words will never pass away.“But nobody knows when that day or hour will come — not the angels in heaven, not even — only .! ! You don’t know when the time will come.It’s like a man going on a trip: He leaves his house and puts his in charge, assigning each one a specific job, and tells the to stay alert.So stay alert, because you don’t know when the owner of the house is coming back — whether in the , at , , or at .Don’t let him show up suddenly and find you .What I’m saying to you, I’m saying to everyone: !”