Mark 13:14–27

The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁴“But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be” (let the one who reads understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains! ¹⁵The one^b who is on his^c housetop must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house, ¹⁶and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak. ¹⁷And woe to those who are pregnant^d and to those who are nursing their babies^* in those days! ¹⁸But pray that it will not happen in winter. ¹⁹For in those days there will be tribulation of such a kind as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will happen. ²⁰And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved.^e But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has shortened the days.

²¹“And at that time if anyone should say to you, “Behold, here is the Christ,’ ‘Behold, there he is,’ do not believe him!^{* 22}For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce signs and wonders in order to mislead, if possible, the elect. ²³But you, watch out! I have told you everything ahead of time!

The Arrival of the Son of Man

²⁴“But in those days, after that tribulation,

‘the sun will be darkened

and the moon will not give its light,

²⁵and the stars will be falling from heaven,

and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.’^f

²⁶And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory. ²⁷And then he will send out the angels, and will gather the^g elect together from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.