Mark 13
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1As Jesus was leaving the Temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look at these massive stones and magnificent buildings!”#13:1. Literally, “what sort of stones and what sort of buildings.”
2“You see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone will be left on top of another. Everything will be torn down.”
3As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives overlooking the Temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him in private, 4“Tell us: When this will happen? What's the sign that all this is about to be fulfilled?”#13:4. Because the disciples' question merges the two events, Jesus' answer combines aspects of the destruction of the Temple and the final end-time.
5Jesus began telling them, “Make sure no one deceives you. 6Many will come in my name claiming, ‘I am the Christ.’ They will deceive many people. 7Don't be troubled when you hear of wars nearby and wars far away. These things must happen but this is not the end. 8Nation will fight against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines too. These are the beginnings of the world's birth pains.
9Watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to the courts to be tried. You will be beaten in synagogues. Because of me you will have to stand before governors and kings, and you will be witnesses to them.
10The good news must first be announced in every nation. 11When they come to arrest you and put you on trial, don't worry about what to say. Just say what you're told at that time, because it's not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
12Brother will betray brother to death, and a father will betray his child. Children will turn against their parents and have them condemned to death. 13You will be hated by everyone because of me, but whoever endures until the end will be saved.
14But when you see the ‘idolatry that causes devastation’#13:14. Or “the idolatry that causes desolation.” See Daniel 9:27, Daniel 11:31, and Daniel 12:11. standing where it shouldn't be (let the reader understand), then those who are in Judea should run to the mountains. 15Those who are on the roof—don't go back inside the house to get anything. 16Those who are out in the fields—don't go home to get a coat. 17How hard it will be for those who are pregnant or nursing at that time! 18Pray that this won't happen during the winter. 19For these will be days of trouble like never before since the beginning of God's creation until now, and they won't ever come again. 20If God doesn't cut short these days, no one will survive. However, for the sake of those God has chosen, he has cut them short.
21So if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘Look, there he is,’ don't believe it. 22For false Messiahs and false prophets will appear, and they will perform miraculous signs and wonders to deceive the chosen of God, if that were possible. 23Watch out! I've told you everything before it happens.
24This is what will happen after those troubles: ‘The sun will become dark, the moon won't shine, 25the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.’#13:25. See Isaiah 13:10.
26Then they will see the Son of man as he comes on the clouds, possessing great power and glory.#13:26. See Daniel 7:13-14. 27He will send out the angels, and gather together all his chosen ones from wherever they are,#13:27. Literally, “from the four winds.” from the most distant part of the earth to the farthest point of heaven.
28Learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches grow soft and send out leaves, you know that summer is near. 29In the same way, when you see these things happening, you know that it's near—right outside the door! 30I tell you the truth, this generation won't come to an end until all these things have happened. 31Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my teachings will not.
32No one knows the day or hour when this will happen—not even the angels in heaven, not even the Son; only the Father knows. 33Keep watch! Stay awake! For you don't know when this will happen. 34It's like a man who went away on a journey. He left his house, and gave each of his servants the authority to do what he told them. He told the doorkeeper to stay awake.
35So keep watch, because you don't know when the owner of the house is coming back. It may be in the evening, in the middle of the night, before dawn, or in the morning. 36You don't want to be caught sleeping if he returns unexpectedly. 37What I'm telling you, I'm telling everyone: Watch!”
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Marqos (Mark) 13
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1And as He went out of the Set-apart Place, one of His taught ones said to Him, “Teacher, see what stones! And what buildings!”
2And יהושע answering, said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon another at all, which shall not be thrown down.”#See Mat. 24
3And as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the Set-apart Place, Kĕpha, and Ya‛aqoḇ, and Yoḥanan, and Andri asked Him separately,
4Say to us, when shall these events be? And what shall be the sign when all this is going to be accomplished?
5And יהושע began to say to them, “Take heed that no one leads you astray,
6for many shall come in My Name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and they shall lead many astray.
7“And when you hear of fightings and reports of fightings, do not be troubled – it has to take place, but the end is not yet.
8“For nation shall rise against nation, and reign against reign. And there shall be earthquakes in various places, and there shall be scarcities of food, and disturbances. These are the beginnings of birth-pains.
9“But take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to councils and to congregations. You shall be beaten, and you shall be brought before rulers and sovereigns for My sake, for a witness to them.
10“And the Good News has to be proclaimed first to all the nations.
11“And when they lead you away and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand what you are to say. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that, for it is not you who are speaking, but the Set-apart Spirit.
12“And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and a father his child. And children shall rise up against parents and shall put them to death.
13And you shall be hated by all because of My Name. But he who shall have endured to the end, he shall be saved.#See Mat. 10:22; Mat. 24:13
14And when you see the ‘abomination that lays waste,’#See Explanatory Notes "Abomination that lays waste" spoken of by Dani’ĕl the prophet, set up where it should not be” – he who reads, let him understand – “then let those who are in Yehuḏah flee to the mountains.
15“And he who is on the house-top, let him not go down into the house, nor come in to take whatever out of his house.
16“And he who is in the field, let him not go back to get his cloak.
17“And woe to those who are pregnant and to those nursing children in those days!
18“And pray that your flight does not take place in winter.
19“For in those days there shall be distress, such as has not been from the beginning of creation which Elohim created until this time, nor ever shall be.
20“And if the Master had not shortened those days, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen ones, whom He chose, He shortened the days.
21“And if anyone then says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ do not believe it.
22“For false messiahs and false prophets shall rise and show signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.
23“And you, take heed. See, I have forewarned you of it all.
24But in those days, after that distress, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give its light,
25and the stars of heaven shall fall,# Isa. 13:10 and the powers in the heavens shall be shaken.# Isa. 34:4#See also Eze. 32:7; Joel 2:10; Joel 2:31; Joel 3:15; Hag. 2:6; Hag. 2:21
26“And then they shall see the Son of Aḏam coming in the clouds# Dan. 7:13 with much power and esteem.
27And then He shall send His messengers, and assemble His chosen ones from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.# Deu. 30:4; Zech. 2:6
28“And learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that the summer is near.
29“So you also, when you see these taking place, know that it is near, at the door.
30“Truly, I say to you, this generation shall by no means pass away till all this takes place.
31“The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but My words shall by no means pass away.
32“But concerning that day and the hour no one knows, not even the messengers in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
33Take heed, watch and pray, for you do not know when the time is - ”
34as a man going abroad, having left his house and given authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.
35“Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming – in the evening or at midnight, or at the crowing of the cock, or in the morning,
36lest, coming suddenly, he should find you sleeping.
37“And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”
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