Mark 13:1–20

Questions from the Disciples

Matt. 24:1–3; Luke 21:5–7

13Then ^aas He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!”

²And Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? ^bNot one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

³Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, ^cPeter, ^dJames, ^eJohn, and ^fAndrew asked Him privately, ^4g“Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?”

The Tribulation

Matt. 24:4–26; Luke 21:8–24

⁵And Jesus, answering them, began to say: ^h“Take heed that no one deceives you. ⁶For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many. ⁷But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet. ⁸For nation will rise against nation, and ⁱkingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines ¹and troubles. ^jThese are the beginnings of ²sorrows.

⁹“But ^kwatch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will ³be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. ¹⁰And ^lthe gospel must first be preached to all the nations. ^11mBut when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, ⁴or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, ⁿbut the Holy Spirit. ¹²Now ^obrother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. ^13pAnd you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But ^qhe who ⁵endures to the end shall be saved.

^14r“So when you see the ^s‘abomination of desolation,’ ⁶spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then ^tlet those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁵Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house. ¹⁶And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. ^17uBut woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ¹⁸And pray that your flight may not be in winter. ^19vFor in those days there will be tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be. ²⁰And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom He chose, He shortened the days.