Matthew 24:1–13

Signs of Christ’s Return

^1aAnd coming ^bout from the temple, Jesus was going along, and His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.

²And He answered and said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, ^anot one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”

³Now as He was sitting on ^athe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of ^bYour coming and of the ¹end of the age?”

⁴And Jesus answered and said to them, “^aSee to it that no one deceives you.

⁵“For ^amany will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the ¹Christ,’ and will deceive many.

⁶“And you are going to hear of ^awars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.

⁷“For ^anation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be ^bfamines and earthquakes.

⁸“^aBut all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.

⁹“^aThen they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and ^byou will be hated by all nations because of My name.

¹⁰“And at that time many will ^1afall away and will ²betray one another and hate one another.

¹¹“Many ^afalse prophets will arise and will deceive many.

¹²“And because lawlessness is multiplied, ¹most people’s love will grow cold.

¹³“^aBut the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.