Mark 13
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1And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him, Teacher, see what stones and what buildings! 2And Jesus answering said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? not a stone shall be left upon a stone, which shall not be thrown down. 3And as he sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?
5And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any one mislead you. 6For many shall come in my name, saying, It is I, and shall mislead many. 7But when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not disturbed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet. 8For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be earthquakes in different places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these things are the beginnings of throes. 9But ye, take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims and to synagogues: ye shall be beaten and brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them; 10and the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. 11But when they shall lead you away to deliver you up, be not careful beforehand as to what ye shall say, nor prepare your discourse: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for ye are not the speakers, but the Holy Spirit. 12But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. 13And ye will be hated of all on account of my name; but he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.
14But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not, (he that reads let him consider it,) then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains; 15and him that is upon the housetop not come down into the house, nor enter into it to take away anything out of his house; 16and him that is in the field not return back to take his garment. 17But woe to those that are with child and to those that give suck in those days! 18And pray that it may not be in winter time; 19for those days shall be distress such as there has not been the like since the beginning of creation which God created, until now, and never shall be; 20and if the Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days. 21And then if any one say to you, Lo, here is the Christ, or Lo, there, believe it not. 22For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 23But do ye take heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.
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 be falling down, and the powers which are in the heavens shall be shaken; 26and then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory; 27and then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from end of earth to end of heaven.
28But learn the parable from the fig-tree: when its branch already becomes tender and puts forth the leaves, ye know that the summer is near. 29Thus also ye, when ye see these things happening, know that it is near, at the doors. 30Verily I say unto you, This generation shall in no wise pass away, till all these things take place. 31The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away. 32But of that day or of that hour no one knows, neither the angels who are in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father. 33Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is: 34it is as a man gone out of the country, having left his house and given to his bondmen the authority, and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch. 35Watch therefore, for ye do not know when the master of the house comes: evening, or midnight, or cock-crow, or morning; 36lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37But what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Mark 13
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The temple will be destroyed
(Matthew 24.1,2; Luke 21.5,6)
1As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look at these beautiful stones and wonderful buildings!”
2Jesus replied, “Do you see these huge buildings? They will certainly be torn down! Not one stone will be left in place.”
Warning about trouble
(Matthew 24.3-14; Luke 21.7-19)
3Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives across from the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him in private. 4They asked, “When will these things happen? What will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
5Jesus answered:
Watch out and don't let anyone fool you! 6Many will come and claim to be me. They will use my name and fool many people.
7When you hear about wars and threats of wars, don't be afraid. These things will have to happen first, but that isn't the end. 8Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. There will be earthquakes in many places, and people will starve to death. But this is just the beginning of troubles.
9Be on your guard! You will be taken to courts and beaten with whips in their meeting places. And because of me, you will have to stand before rulers and kings to tell about your faith.#Mt 10.17-20; Lk 12.11,12. 10But before the end comes, the good news must be preached to all nations.
11When you are arrested, don't worry about what you will say. You will be given the right words when the time comes. But you will not really be the ones speaking. Your words will come from the Holy Spirit.
12Brothers and sisters will betray each other and have each other put to death. Parents will betray their own children, and children will turn against their parents and have them killed. 13Everyone will hate you because of me. But if you keep on being faithful right to the end, you will be saved.#Mt 10.22.
The Horrible Thing
(Matthew 24.15-21; Luke 21.20-24)
Jesus continued:
14Some day you will see that “Horrible Thing” where it should not be.#13.14 where it should not be: Probably the holy place in the temple. Everyone who reads this must try to understand! If you are living in Judea at that time, run to the mountains.#Dn 9.27; 11.31; 12.11. 15If you are on the roof#13.15 roof: See the note at 2.4. of your house, don't go inside to get anything.#Lk 17.31. 16If you are out in the field, don't go back for your coat. 17It will be an awful time for women who are expecting babies or nursing young children. 18Pray that it won't happen in winter.#13.18 in winter: In Palestine the winters are cold and rainy and make travel difficult. 19This will be the worst time of suffering since God created the world, and nothing this terrible will ever happen again.#Dn 12.1; Rev 7.14. 20If the Lord doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of his chosen and special ones, he will make the time shorter.
21If someone should say, “Here is the Messiah!” or “There he is!” don't believe it. 22False messiahs and false prophets will come and perform miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen ones. 23But be on your guard! That's why I am telling you these things now.
When the Son of Man appears
(Matthew 24.29-31; Luke 21.25-28)
Jesus continued:
24In those days, straight after that time of suffering,#Is 13.10; Jl 2.10,31; 3.15; Rev 6.12; Is 13.10; Ez 32.7.
“The sun will become dark,
and the moon
will no longer shine.
25The stars will fall,#Is 34.4; Rev 6.13; Jl 2.10.
and the powers in the sky#13.25 the powers in the sky: In ancient times people thought that the stars were spiritual powers.
will be shaken.”
26Then the Son of Man will be seen coming in the clouds with great power and glory.#Dn 7.13; Rev 1.7. 27He will send his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the earth.
A lesson from a fig tree
(Matthew 24.32-35; Luke 21.29-33)
Jesus continued:
28Learn a lesson from a fig tree. When its branches sprout and start putting out leaves, you know summer is near. 29So when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time has almost come.#13.29 the time has almost come: Or “he (that is, the Son of Man) will soon be here.” 30You can be sure that some of the people of this generation will still be alive when all this happens. 31The sky and the earth will not last for ever, but my words will.
No one knows the day or time
(Matthew 24.36-44)
Jesus continued:
32No one knows the day or the time. The angels in heaven don't know, and the Son himself doesn't know. Only the Father knows.#Mt 24.36. 33So watch out and be ready! You don't know when the time will come. 34It is like what happens when a man goes away for a while and places his servants in charge of everything. He tells each of them what to do, and he orders the guard to keep alert.#Lk 12.36-38. 35So be alert! You don't know when the master of the house will come back. It could be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or in the morning. 36But if he comes suddenly, don't let him find you asleep. 37I tell everyone just what I have told you. Be alert!
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