^aJesus ^bcame out from the temple and was going away ¹when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. 2 And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, ^anot one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”

3 As He was sitting on ^athe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of ^bYour coming, and of the ¹end of the age?”

4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “^aSee to it that no one misleads you. 5 For ^amany will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the ¹Christ,’ and will mislead many. 6 You will be hearing of ^awars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. 7 For ^anation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be ^bfamines and earthquakes. 8 ^aBut all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

9 “^aThen they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and ^byou will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 At that time many will ^1afall away and will ²betray one another and hate one another. 11 Many ^afalse prophets will arise and will mislead many. 12 Because lawlessness is increased, ¹most people’s love will grow cold. 13 ^aBut the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. 14 This ^agospel of the kingdom ^bshall be preached in the whole ^1cworld as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

15 “Therefore when you see the ^aABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in ^bthe holy place ^c(let the reader understand), 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 ¹Whoever is on ^athe housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. 18 ¹Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. 19 But ^awoe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be a ^agreat tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. 22 Unless those days had been cut short, no ¹life would have been saved; but for ^athe sake of the ²elect those days will be cut short. 23 ^aThen if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the ¹Christ,’ or ‘²There He is,’ do not believe him. 24 For false Christs and ^afalse prophets will arise and will ¹show great ^2bsigns and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even ^cthe ³elect. 25 Behold, I have told you in advance. 26 So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them. 27 ^aFor just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the ^bcoming of the ^cSon of Man be. 28 ^aWherever the corpse is, there the ¹vultures will gather.

29 “But immediately after the ^atribulation of those days ^bTHE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND ^cTHE STARS WILL FALL from ¹the sky, and the powers of ²the heavens will be shaken. 30 And then ^athe sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see ^bthe SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. 31 And ^aHe will send forth His angels with ^bA GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His ^1celect from ^dthe four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

32 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; 33 so, you too, when you see all these things, ¹recognize that ²He is near, right ^aat the ³door. 34 Truly I say to you, ^athis ¹generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 ^aHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

36 “But ^aof that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. 37 For ¹the ^acoming of the Son of Man will be ^bjust like the days of Noah. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, ^amarrying and giving in marriage, until the day that ^bNoah entered the ark, 39 and they did not ¹understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the ^acoming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then there will be two men in the field; one ¹will be taken and one ²will be left. 41 ^aTwo women will be grinding at the ^1bmill; one ²will be taken and one ³will be left.

42 “Therefore ^abe on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. 43 But ¹be sure of this, that ^aif the head of the house had known ^bat what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be ²broken into. 44 For this reason ^ayou also must be ready; for ^bthe Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

45 “^aWho then is the ^bfaithful and ^csensible slave whom his ¹master ^dput in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that slave whom his ¹master finds so doing when he comes. 47 Truly I say to you that ^ahe will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My ¹master ²is not coming for a long time,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards; 50 the ¹master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know, 51 and will ¹cut him in pieces and ²assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be ^aweeping and gnashing of teeth.

^aJesus ^bleft the temple area and was going on His way ¹when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. 2 But He responded and said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, ^anot one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”

3 And as He was sitting on ^athe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of ^bYour coming, and of the ¹end of the age?”

4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “^aSee to it that no one ¹misleads you. 5 For ^amany will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the ¹Christ,’ and they will ²mislead many people. 6 And you will be hearing of ^awars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. 7 For ^anation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ^bfamines and earthquakes in various places. 8 ^aBut all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.

9 “^aThen they will hand you over to tribulation and kill you, and ^byou will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 And at that time many will ^1afall away, and they will ²betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many ^afalse prophets will rise up and ¹mislead many people. 12 And because lawlessness is increased, ¹most people’s love will become cold. 13 ^aBut the one who endures to the end is the one who will be saved. 14 This ^agospel of the kingdom ^bshall be preached in the whole ^1cworld as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

15 “Therefore when you see the ^aABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in ^bthe holy place—^1clet the ²reader understand— 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 ¹Whoever is on ^athe ²housetop must not go down to get things out of his house. 18 And ¹whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. 19 But ^awoe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 Moreover, pray that ¹when you flee, it will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be a ^agreat tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will again. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no ¹life would have been saved; but for ^athe sake of the ²elect those days will be cut short. 23 ^aThen if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the ¹Christ,’ or ‘He is over here,’ do not believe him. 24 For false christs and ^afalse prophets will arise and will provide great ^1bsigns and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even ^cthe ²elect. 25 Behold, I have told you in advance. 26 So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them. 27 ^aFor just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will the ^bcoming of the ^cSon of Man ¹be. 28 ^aWherever the corpse is, there the ¹vultures will gather.

29 “But immediately after the ^atribulation of those days ^bTHE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND ^cTHE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 And then ^athe sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see ^bthe SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. 31 And ^aHe will send forth His angels with ^bA GREAT TRUMPET BLAST, and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His ^1celect from ^dthe four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

32 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near; 33 so you too, when you see all these things, ¹recognize that ²He is near, right ^aat the ³door. 34 Truly I say to you, ^athis generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 ^aHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

36 “But ^aabout that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. 37 For ¹the ^acoming of the Son of Man will be ^bjust like the days of Noah. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, ^amarrying and giving in marriage, until the day that ^bNoah entered the ark, 39 and they did not ¹understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the ^acoming of the Son of Man be. 40 At that time there will be two men in the field; one ¹will be taken and one ²will be left. 41 ^aTwo women will be grinding at the ^1bmill; one ²will be taken and one ³will be left.

42 “Therefore ^abe on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. 43 But ¹be sure of this, that ^aif the head of the house had known ^bat what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 For this reason ^ayou must be ready as well; for ^bthe Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

45 “^aWho then is the ^bfaithful and ^csensible slave whom his ¹master ^dput in charge of his household slaves, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that slave whom his ¹master finds so doing when he comes. 47 Truly I say to you that ^ahe will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My ¹master ²is not coming for a long time,’ 49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and he eats and drinks with those habitually drunk; 50 then the ¹master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know, 51 and he will ¹cut him in two and assign ²him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be ^aweeping and gnashing of teeth.

^aJesus ^bleft the temple area and was going on His way when His disciples came up to Him to call His attention to the magnificent and massive ¹buildings of the temple. Mark 13; Luke 21:5-36 2 And He said to them, “Do you see all these things? I assure you and most solemnly say to you, ^anot one stone here will be left on another, which will not be torn down.”

3 While Jesus was seated on ^athe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, and said, “Tell us, when will this destruction of the temple take place, and what will be the sign of ^bYour coming, and of the end (completion, consummation) of the age?”

4 Jesus answered, “^aBe careful that no one misleads you deceiving you and leading you into error. 5 For ^amany will come in My name misusing it, and appropriating the strength of the name which belongs to Me, saying, ‘I am the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) ,’ and they will mislead many. 6 You will continually hear of ^awars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end of the age. 7 For ^anation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ^bfamines and earthquakes in various places. 8 ^aBut all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs of the intolerable anguish and the time of unprecedented trouble.

9 “^aThen they will hand you over to endure tribulation, and will put you to death, and ^byou will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 At that time many will ^abe offended and repelled by their association with Me and will fall away from the One whom they should trust and will betray one another handing over believers to their persecutors and will hate one another. 11 Many ^afalse prophets will appear and mislead many. 12 Because lawlessness is increased, the love of most people will grow cold. 13 ^aBut the one who endures and bears up under suffering to the end will be saved. 14 This ^agood news of the kingdom the gospel ^bwill be preached throughout the whole ^cworld as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end of the age will come.

15 “So when you see the ^1aABOMINATION OF DESOLATION the appalling sacrilege that astonishes and makes desolate, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in ^bthe Holy Place (^clet the ²reader understand), Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains for refuge. 17 Whoever is on ^athe housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house because there will not be enough time. 18 Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his coat. 19 And ^awoe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 Pray that your flight from persecution and suffering will not be in winter, or on a Sabbath when Jewish laws prohibit travel. 21 For ¹at that time there will be a ^agreat tribulation (pressure, distress, oppression) , such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will again. Dan 12:1; Joel 2:2 22 And if those days of tribulation had not been cut short, no human life would be saved; but for ^athe sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened. 23 ^aThen if anyone says to you during the great tribulation, ‘Look! Here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and ^afalse prophets will appear and they will provide great ^bsigns and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even ^cthe elect (God’s chosen ones) . 25 Listen carefully, I have told you in advance. 26 So if they say to you, ‘Look! He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out there, or, ‘Look! He is in the inner rooms of a house,’ do not believe it. 27 ^aFor just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the ^bcoming in glory of the ^cSon of Man everyone will see Him clearly. 28 ^aWherever the corpse is, there the ¹vultures will flock together. Job 39:30

29 “Immediately after the ^atribulation of those days ^bTHE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT PROVIDE ITS LIGHT, AND ^cTHE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Is 13:10; 34:4; Joel 2:10, 11; Zeph 1:15 30 And at that time ^athe sign of the Son of Man coming in His glory will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth and especially Israel will mourn regretting their rebellion and rejection of the Messiah, and they will see ^bthe SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN with power and great glory in brilliance and splendor. Dan 7:13; Rev 1:7 31 And ^aHe will send His angels with ^bA LOUD TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His ^celect (God’s chosen ones) from ^dthe four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Is 27:13; Zech 9:14

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its young shoots become tender and it puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near; Mark 13:28, 29; Luke 21:29-31 33 so you, too, when you see all ¹these things taking place, know for certain that He is near, right ^2aat the door. 34 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, ^athis generation the people living when these signs and events begin will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 ^aHeaven and earth as now known will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

36 “But ^aof that exact day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son in His humanity, but the Father alone. 37 ^aFor the ^bcoming of the Son of Man (the Messiah) will be just like the days of Noah. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, ^amarrying and giving in marriage, until the very day when ^bNoah entered the ark, 39 and they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away; so will the ^acoming of the Son of Man be unexpected judgment. Gen 6:5-8; 7:6-24 40 At that time two men will be in the field; one will be ¹taken for judgment and one will be left. 41 ^aTwo women will be grinding at the ^bmill; one will be taken for judgment and one will be left.

42 “^aSo be alert give strict attention, be cautious and active in faith, for you do not know which day whether near or far your Lord is coming. 43 But understand this: If the head of the house had ^aknown ^bwhat time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. Luke 12:39, 40 44 ^aTherefore, you who follow Me must also be ready; because ^bthe Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him.

45 “^aWho then is the ^bfaithful and ^cwise servant whom his master has ^dput in charge of his household to give the others in the house their food and supplies at the proper time? Luke 12:42-46 46 Blessed is that faithful servant when his master returns and finds him doing so. 47 I assure you and most solemnly say to you that ^ahe will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that servant is evil and says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time he will not return for a long while,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards; 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour of which he is not aware, 51 and will cut him in two and put him with the hypocrites; in that place there will be ^aweeping over sorrow and pain and grinding of teeth over distress and anger.