Matthew 24:4–14

⁴Jesus answered, “Be on your guard, and do not let anyone deceive you. ⁵Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, ‘I am the Messiah!’ and they will deceive many people. ⁶You are going to hear the noise of battles close by and the news of battles far away; but do not be troubled. Such things must happen, but they do not mean that the end has come. ⁷Countries will fight each other, kingdoms will attack one another. There will be famines and earthquakes everywhere. ⁸All these things are like the first pains of childbirth.

^9*“Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and be put to death. All nations will hate you because of me. ¹⁰Many will give up their faith at that time; they will betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹Then many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. ¹²Such will be the spread of evil that many people’s love will grow cold. ^13*But whoever holds out to the end will be saved. ¹⁴And this Good News about the Kingdom will be preached through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.