Mark 13:1–10

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

13As Jesus was leaving the Temple, one of his disciples said, “Look, Teacher! What wonderful stones and buildings!”

²Jesus answered, “You see these great buildings? Not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one of them will be thrown down.”

Troubles and Persecutions

³Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, across from the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him in private. ⁴“Tell us when this will be,” they said, “and tell us what will happen to show that the time has come for all these things to take place.”

⁵Jesus said to them, “Be on guard, and don’t let anyone deceive you. ⁶Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, ‘I am he!’ and they will deceive many people. ⁷And don’t be troubled when you hear the noise of battles close by and news of battles far away. Such things must happen, but they do not mean that the end has come. ⁸Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another. There will be earthquakes everywhere, and there will be famines. These things are like the first pains of childbirth.

^9*“You yourselves must be on guard. You will be arrested and taken to court. You will be beaten in the synagogues; you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake to tell them the Good News. ^10*But before the end comes, the gospel must be preached to all peoples.