Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

¹tJesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. ²But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, uthere will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Signs of the End of the Age

³As he sat on vthe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him wprivately, saying, “Tell us, xwhen will these things be, and what will be the sign of your ycoming and of zthe end of the age?” ⁴And Jesus answered them, a“See that no one leads you astray. ⁵For bmany will come in my name, saying, ‘I am cthe Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ⁶And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you dare not alarmed, for this emust take place, but the end is not yet. ⁷For fnation will rise against nation, and gkingdom against kingdom, and there will be hfamines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸All these are but the beginning of ithe birth pains.

⁹“Then jthey will deliver you up kto tribulation and lput you to death, and myou will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰And then many will fall away1 and nbetray one another and hate one another. ¹¹And many ofalse prophets will arise pand lead many astray. ¹²And because lawlessness will be increased, qthe love of many will grow cold. ¹³rBut the one who endures to the end will be saved. ¹⁴And this gospel of the kingdom swill be proclaimed throughout the whole world tas a testimony uto all nations, and vthen the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁵“So when you see the abomination of desolation wspoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in xthe holy place (ylet the reader understand), ¹⁶then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁷zLet the one who is on athe housetop not go down to take what is in his house, ¹⁸and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. ¹⁹And balas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! ²⁰Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. ²¹For then there will be cgreat tribulation, dsuch as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. ²²And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for ethe sake of the elect those days will be cut short. ²³fThen if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. ²⁴For gfalse christs and hfalse prophets will arise and iperform great signs and wonders, hso as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. ²⁵See, jI have told you beforehand. ²⁶So, if they say to you, ‘Look, khe is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. ²⁷lFor as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be mthe coming of the Son of Man. ²⁸nWherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁹“Immediately after othe tribulation of those days pthe sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and qthe stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ³⁰Then rwill appear in heaven sthe sign of the Son of Man, and then tall the tribes of the earth will mourn, and uthey will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven vwith power and great glory. ³¹And whe will send out his angels with a loud xtrumpet call, and they will ygather zhis elect from athe four winds, bfrom one end of heaven to the other.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

³²“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. ³³So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, cat the very gates. ³⁴dTruly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ³⁵eHeaven and earth will pass away, but fmy words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day and Hour

³⁶“But concerning that day and hour gno one knows, not even the angels of heaven, hnor the Son,2 ibut the Father only. ³⁷jFor as were the days of Noah, kso will be the coming of the Son of Man. ³⁸jFor as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, lmarrying and giving in marriage, until mthe day when Noah entered the ark, ³⁹and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, kso will be the coming of the Son of Man. ⁴⁰Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. ⁴¹nTwo women will be grinding oat the mill; one will be taken and one left. ⁴²Therefore, pstay awake, for you do not know on what day qyour Lord is coming. ⁴³rBut know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night sthe thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁴Therefore you also must be tready, for uthe Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

⁴⁵“Who then is vthe faithful and wwise servant,3 whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? ⁴⁶xBlessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. ⁴⁷Truly, I say to you, yhe will set him over all his possessions. ⁴⁸But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master zis delayed,’ ⁴⁹and begins to beat his fellow servants4 and eats and drinks with adrunkards, ⁵⁰the master of that servant will come bon a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know ⁵¹and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place cthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.