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And as some spoke of the temple ,
how it was adorned with beautiful 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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So they asked him , »
Teacher ,
when will these things be ?
And what will be the sign when they are about to take place ?«
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And he said : »
Take heed that you not are deceived .
For many will come in my name ,
saying ,
I am he ,
and ,
The time is near .
Do not go after them .
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And when you hear of wars and revolutions ,
do not be terrified ;
for these things must first take place ,
but the end will not come immediately .«
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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 fearful sights 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 turn into an opportunity for you to bear testimony .
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Therefore settle it in your minds not to meditate beforehand how you will answer ;
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for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict .
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You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers ,
relatives and friends ;
and they will put some of you 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 is near .
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Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains ,
let those who are in 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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Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days !
For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people .
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They will fall by the edge of the sword ,
and be led captive to all nations .
Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled .
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There will be signs in sun and moon and stars ,
and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves ,
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men fainting from fear and foreboding of what is coming on the world ,
for the powers of the heavens will be shaken .
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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 lift up your heads ,
because your redemption is drawing near .«
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He told them a parable : »
Look at the fig tree ,
and all the trees .
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When they are sprouting ,
you see and know for yourselves that summer is already near .
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So you also ,
when you see these things happening ,
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 things take 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 on you unexpectedly like a trap .
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For it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth .
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Watch at all times ,
and pray always 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 to spend the night 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 .