13:1 As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples *said to Him, “Teacher, look! ①What wonderful stones and ②what wonderful buildings!”
▷ ①Or How great the ②Or How great the
13:2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”
13:3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, ①James, John, and Andrew were questioning Him privately,
▷ ①Or Jacob
13:4 “Tell us, when will these things come about, and what will be the ①sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?”
▷ ①I.e., confirming miracle
13:5 And Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one misleads you.
13:6 Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He!’ and they will mislead many.
13:7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end.
13:8 For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are only the beginning of birth pains.
13:9 “But ①be on your guard; for they will hand you over to the ②courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.
▷ ①Lit look to yourselves ②Or Sanhedrin; or Council
13:10 And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations.
13:11 And when they ①arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you at that time; for you are not the ones speaking, but it is the Holy Spirit.
▷ ①Lit lead
13:12 And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and ①have them put to death.
▷ ①Lit put them to death
13:13 And you will be hated by everyone because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
13:14 “Now when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where it should not be— ①let the ②reader understand—then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
▷ ①Or the reader is to understand ②I.e., of the book of Daniel
13:15 ①Whoever is on the ②housetop must not go down, nor go in to get anything out of his house.
▷ ①Lit The one who ②Housetops were flat living areas
13:16 And ①whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
▷ ①Lit The one who
13:17 But woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
13:18 Moreover, pray that it will not happen in winter.
13:19 For those days will be such a time of tribulation as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will again.
13:20 And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no ①life would have been saved; but for the sake of the ②elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.
▷ ①Lit flesh ②Or chosen ones
13:21 And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the ①Christ’; or, ‘Look, there He is’; do not believe it;
▷ ①I.e., Messiah
13:22 for false christs and false prophets will arise, and will provide signs and wonders, in order to mislead, if possible, the elect.
13:23 But beware; I have told you everything in advance.
13:24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT,
13:25 AND THE STARS WILL BE FALLING from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.
13:26 And then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory.
13:27 And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His ①elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.
▷ ①Or chosen ones
13:28 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near.
13:29 So you too, when you see these things happening, ①recognize that ②He is near, right at the ③door.
▷ ①Or know ②Or it ③Lit doors
13:30 Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
13:32 But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
13:33 “Watch out, stay alert; for you do not know when the appointed time is.
13:34 It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and ①putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.
▷ ①Lit giving the authority to
13:35 Therefore, stay alert—for you do not know when the ①master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning—
▷ ①Or lord
13:36 so that he does not come suddenly and find you asleep.
13:37 What I say to you I say to all: ‘Stay alert!’ ”