Mark 13:1–20

¹And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him, Teacher, see what stones and what buildings! ²And 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. ³And as he sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, ⁴Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?

⁵And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any one mislead you. ⁶For many shall come in my name, saying, It is I, and shall mislead many. ⁷But when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not disturbed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet. ⁸For 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. ⁹But 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; ¹⁰and the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. ¹¹But 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. ¹²But 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. ¹³And ye will be hated of all on account of my name; but he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.

¹⁴But 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; ¹⁵and him that is upon the housetop not come down into the house, nor enter into it to take away anything out of his house; ¹⁶and him that is in the field not return back to take his garment. ¹⁷But woe to those that are with child and to those that give suck in those days! ¹⁸And pray that it may not be in winter time; ¹⁹for 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; ²⁰and 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.