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And as some spoke of the temple ,
how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts ,
he said ,
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As for these things which you behold ,
the days will come ,
in which there shall not be one stone left upon another ;
every one of them shall be thrown down .
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And they asked him ,
saying ,
Teacher ,
when shall these things happen ?
and what sign will there be that these things are about to take place ?
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And he said ,
Take heed that you are not deceived :
for many shall come in my name ,
saying ,
I am the Christ ;
and ,
the time draws near :
do not go after them .
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And when you hear of wars and disturbances ,
do not be terrified :
for these things must first come to pass ;
but the end does not follow immediately .
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Then said he to them ,
Nation shall rise against nation ,
and kingdom against kingdom :
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And there shall be great earthquakes in various places ,
and famines ,
and pestilences ;
and fearful sights and great signs from heaven .
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But before all this ,
they shall lay their hands on you ,
and persecute you ,
delivering you up to the synagogues ,
and into prisons ,
and you shall be brought before kings and rulers for my name '
s sake .
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And it shall be a time for you to bear testimony .
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Therefore ,
settle it in your hearts ,
not to meditate beforehand how you shall answer :
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For I will give you a mouth and wisdom ,
which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist or refute .
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And you shall be betrayed both by parents ,
and brothers ,
and relatives ,
and friends ;
and some of you shall they cause to be put to death .
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And you shall be hated by all for my name '
s sake .
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But not a hair of your head shall perish .
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By your perseverance you shall win your souls .
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And when you shall see Jerusalem surrounded by armies ,
then know that its desolation is near .
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Then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains ;
and let those who are inside the city depart ;
and let not those who are in the country enter into it .
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For these are days of vengeance ,
that all things which are written may be fulfilled .
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But woe to those who are with child ,
and to those who nurse infants ,
in those days !
for there shall be great distress in the land ,
and wrath upon this people .
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And they shall fall by the edge of the sword ,
and shall be led away captive into all nations :
and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles ,
until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled .
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And there shall be signs in the sun ,
and in the moon ,
and in the stars ;
and upon the earth nations shall be distressed and perplexed by the roaring waves of the sea ;
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Men '
s hearts failing them for fear and foreboding of those things which are coming upon the earth :
for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken .
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And then they shall see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory .
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And when these things begin to come to pass ,
then look up ,
and lift up your heads ;
for your redemption draws near .
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And he told them a parable ;
Behold the fig tree ,
and all the trees ;
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When they shoot forth leaves ,
you see and know for yourselves that summer is at hand .
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So likewise ,
when you see these things come to pass ,
know that the kingdom of God is at hand .
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Truly I say to you ,
This generation shall not pass away ,
until all is fulfilled .
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Heaven and earth shall pass away :
but my words shall not pass away .
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And take heed to yourselves ,
lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with dissipation ,
and drunkenness ,
and the cares of this life ,
so that day comes upon you unexpectedly like a snare .
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For as a snare shall it come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth .
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Watch therefore ,
and pray always ,
that you may be strong and accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass ,
and to stand before the Son of man .