Mark 13:14–27

THE GREAT TRIBULATION

¹⁴“When you see the abomination of desolation^Av standing where it should not be” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea^w must flee to the mountains. ¹⁵A man on the housetop must not come down or go in to get anything out of his house,^{x 16}and a man in the field must not go back to get his coat.^{y 17}Woe^z to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days!

¹⁸“Pray^aa it^B won’t happen in winter. ¹⁹For those will be days of tribulation,^ab the kind that hasn’t been from the beginning^ac of creation^ac ,which God created, until now and never will be again. ^ad20If the Lord^ae had not cut those days short,^af no one would be saved. But he cut those days short for the sake of the elect,^ag whom he chose.^ah

²¹“Then if anyone tells you, ‘See, here is the Messiah!^ai See, there!’ do not believe it. ²²For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders^aj to lead astray, if possible, the elect. ²³And you must watch! I have told you everything in advance.

THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN

²⁴“But in those days, after that tribulation:^ak The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light; ²⁵the stars^al will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.^{am 26}Then they will see the Son of Man^an coming^ao in clouds^ap with great power^aq and glory.^{ar 27}He will send out the angels^as and gather his elect^at from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.^au