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And as he sat on 3the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, 4Peter and James and John and 5Andrew asked him 6privately,
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"Tell us, 7when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?"
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And Jesus began to say to them, 8"See that no one leads you astray.
69Many will come in my name, saying, 10'I am he!' and they will lead many astray.
7And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, 11do not be alarmed. This 12must take place, but the end is not yet.
8For 13nation will rise against nation, and 14kingdom against kingdom. There will be 15earthquakes in various places; there will be 16famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.
917"But 18be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten 19in synagogues, and you will stand before 20governors and 21kings for my sake, 22to bear witness before them.
10And the gospel must first be proclaimed 23to all nations.
11And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, 24do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say 25whatever is given you in that hour, 26for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
1227And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death.
1328And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. 29But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
14"But when you see 30the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (31let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
1532Let the one who is on 33the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out,
16and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.
17And 34alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!
19For in those days there will be 35such 36tribulation as has not been 37from the beginning of the creation that 38God created until now, and never will be.
20And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for 39the sake of the elect, whom 40he chose, he shortened the days.
21And 41then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it.
2242For false christs and false prophets will arise and 43perform signs and wonders, 44to lead astray, if possible, 45the elect.
23But 46be on guard; 47I have told you all things beforehand.
32"But concerning that day or that hour, 63no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, 64nor the Son, 65but only the Father.
3366Be on guard, 67keep awake.a For you do not know when the time will come.
3468It is like a man 69going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servantsb in charge, 70each with his work, and commands 71the doorkeeper to stay awake.
3572Therefore stay awake--for you do not know when the master of the house will come, 73in the evening, or 74at midnight, or 75when the rooster crows,c or 76in the morning--