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And as some spoke of the temple ,
how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings ,
he said ,
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As for these things which you see ,
the days will come when there shall not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down ."
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And they asked him , "
Teacher ,
when will this be ,
and what will be the sign when this is about to take place ?"
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And he said , "
Take heed that you are not led astray ;
for many will come in my name ,
saying , `
I am he !'
and , `
The time is at hand !'
Do not go after them .
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And when you hear of wars and tumults ,
do not be terrified ;
for this must first take place ,
but the end will not be at once ."
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Then he said to them , "
Nation will rise against nation ,
and kingdom against kingdom ;
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there will be great earthquakes ,
and in various places famines and pestilences ;
and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven .
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But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you ,
delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons ,
and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name '
s sake .
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This will be a time for you to bear testimony .
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Settle it therefore in your minds ,
not to meditate beforehand how to answer ;
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for I will give you a mouth and wisdom ,
which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict .
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You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends ,
and some of you they will put to death ;
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you will be hated by all for my name '
s sake .
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But not a hair of your head will perish .
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By your endurance you will gain your lives .
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But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies ,
then know that its desolation has come near .
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Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains ,
and let those who are inside the city depart ,
and let not those who are out in the country enter it ;
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for these are days of vengeance ,
to fulfil all that is written .
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Alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days !
For great distress shall be upon the earth and wrath upon this people ;
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they will fall by the edge of the sword ,
and be led captive among all nations ;
and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles ,
until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled .
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And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars ,
and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves ,
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men fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world ;
for the powers of the heavens will be shaken .
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And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory .
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Now when these things begin to take place ,
look up and raise your heads ,
because your redemption is drawing near ."
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And he told them a parable : "
Look at the fig tree ,
and all the trees ;
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as soon as they come out in leaf ,
you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near .
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So also ,
when you see these things taking place ,
you know that the kingdom of God is near .
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Truly ,
I say to you ,
this generation will not pass away till all has taken place .
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Heaven and earth will pass away ,
but my words will not pass away .
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But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life ,
and that day come upon you suddenly like a snare ;
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for it will come upon all who dwell upon the face of the whole earth .
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But watch at all times ,
praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place ,
and to stand before the Son of man ."
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And every day he was teaching in the temple ,
but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet .
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And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to hear him .