Mark:13

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* As he went out of the temple , one of his disciples said to him , "Teacher , see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings !" * Jesus said to him , "Do you see these great buildings ? There will not be left here one stone on another , which will not be thrown down ." * As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple , Peter , James , John , and Andrew asked him privately , * "Tell us , when will these things be ? What is the sign that these things are all about to be fulfilled ?" * Jesus , answering , began to tell them , "Be careful that no one leads you astray . * For many will come in my name , saying , 'I am he ! {or , "I AM !"}' and will lead many astray . * "When you hear of wars and rumors of wars , don 't be troubled . For those must happen , but the end is not yet . * For nation will rise against nation , and kingdom against kingdom . There will be earthquakes in various places . There will be famines and troubles . These things are the beginning of birth pains . * But watch yourselves , for they will deliver you up to councils . You will be beaten in synagogues . You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake , for a testimony to them . * The Good News must first be preached to all the nations . * When they lead you away and deliver you up , don 't be anxious beforehand , or premeditate what you will say , but say whatever will be given you in that hour . For it is not you who speak , but the Holy Spirit . * "Brother will deliver up brother to death , and the father his child . Children will rise up against parents , and cause them to be put to death . * You will be hated by all men for my name 's sake , but he who endures to the end , the same will be saved . * But when you see the abomination of desolation , {Daniel strkjv @9:17 ; strkjv @11:31 ; strkjv @12:11 } spoken of by Daniel the prophet , standing where it ought not (let the reader understand ), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains , * and let him who is on the housetop not go down , nor enter in , to take anything out of his house . * Let him who is in the field not return back to take his cloak . * But woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babies in those days ! * Pray that your flight won 't be in the winter . * For in those days there will be oppression , such as there has not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now , and never will be . * Unless the Lord had shortened the days , no flesh would have been saved ; but for the sake of the chosen ones , whom he picked out , he shortened the days . * Then if anyone tells you , 'Look , here is the Christ !' or , 'Look , there !' don 't believe it . * For there will arise false christs and false prophets , and will show signs and wonders , that they may lead astray , if possible , even the chosen ones . * But you watch . "Behold , I have told you all things beforehand . * But in those days , after that oppression , the sun will be darkened , the moon will not give its light , * the stars will be falling from the sky , and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken . {Isaiah strkjv @13:10 ; strkjv @34:4 } * Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory . * Then he will send out his angels , and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds , from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky . * "Now from the fig tree , learn this parable . When the branch has now become tender , and puts forth its leaves , you know that the summer is near ; * even so you also , when you see these things coming to pass , know that it is near , at the doors . * Most certainly I say to you , this generation {The word translated "generation " (genea ) could also be translated "race ," "family ," or "people ."} will not pass away until all these things happen . * Heaven and earth will pass away , but my words will not pass away . * But of that day or that hour no one knows , not even the angels in heaven , nor the Son , but only the Father . * Watch , keep alert , and pray ; for you don 't know when the time is . * "It is like a man , traveling to another country , having left his house , and given authority to his servants , and to each one his work , and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch . * Watch therefore , for you don 't know when the lord of the house is coming , whether at evening , or at midnight , or when the rooster crows , or in the morning ; * lest coming suddenly he might find you sleeping . * What I tell you , I tell all : Watch ."

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