Mark 13:5–27

⁵And Jesus began to say to them, ^f“See that no one leads you astray. ^6gMany will come in my name, saying, ^h‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray. ⁷And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, ⁱdo not be alarmed. This ^jmust take place, but the end is not yet. ⁸For ^knation will rise against nation, and ^lkingdom against kingdom. There will be ^mearthquakes in various places; there will be ⁿfamines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

^9o“But ^pbe on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten ^qin synagogues, and you will stand before ^rgovernors and ^skings for my sake, ^tto bear witness before them. ¹⁰And the gospel must first be proclaimed ^uto all nations. ¹¹And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, ^vdo not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say ^wwhatever is given you in that hour, ^xfor it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. ^12yAnd brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. ^13zAnd you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. ^aBut the one who endures to the end will be saved.

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.