Mark 13:14–27

The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁴“But when you see ^bthe abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (^clet the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ^15dLet the one who is on ^ethe housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out, ¹⁶and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. ¹⁷And ^falas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! ¹⁸Pray that it may not happen in winter. ¹⁹For in those days there will be ^gsuch ^htribulation as has not been ⁱfrom the beginning of the creation that ^jGod created until now, and never will be. ²⁰And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for ^kthe sake of the elect, whom ^lhe chose, he shortened the days. ²¹And ^mthen if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. ²²ⁿFor false christs and false prophets will arise and ^operform signs and wonders, ^pto lead astray, if possible, ^qthe elect. ²³But ^rbe on guard; ^sI have told you all things beforehand.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴“But in those days, after ^tthat tribulation, ^uthe sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, ²⁵and ^vthe stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. ²⁶And then they will see ^wthe Son of Man coming in clouds ^xwith great power and glory. ²⁷And then ^yhe will send out the angels and ^zgather ^ahis elect from ^bthe four winds, from ^cthe ends of the earth ^dto the ends of heaven.