"But concerning that day or hour no one knows--not even the angels in heaven nor the Son--except the Father.

And [as] he was going out of the temple [courts], one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, look! What great stones and what wonderful buildings!"

"But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be" (let the one who reads understand), "then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!

"But in those days, after that tribulation, 'the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light,

And woe to those {who are pregnant} and to those who are nursing [their babies] in those days!

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

The one who is on his housetop must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house,

But pray that it will not happen in winter.

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce signs and wonders in order to mislead, if possible, the elect.

and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.

And if the Lord had not shortened the days, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has shortened the days.

For [in] those days there will be tribulation of such a kind as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will happen.

"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

And then he will send out the angels, and will gather the elect together from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.

But you, watch out! I have told you everything ahead of time!

and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.'

And [as] he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

"But you, watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to councils and you will be beaten in the synagogues and will have to stand before governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them.

And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.

And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not [one] stone will be left here on [another] stone that will not be thrown down!"

Watch out! Be alert, because you do not know when the time is!

And when they arrest you [and] hand you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you should say, but whatever is given to you at that hour, say this. For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

And you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end--this one will be saved.

For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in [various] places. There will be famines. These [things] [are] the beginning of birth pains.

And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

"Tell us, when will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign when all these [things] are about to be accomplished?"

Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming--whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or early in the morning--

And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end [is] not yet.

So Jesus began to say to them, "Watch out that no one deceives you!

And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father [his] child, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.

It is like a man away on a journey, who left his house and gave his slaves authority--to each one his work--and to the doorkeeper he gave orders that he should be on the alert.

Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these [things] take place!

"And at that time if anyone should say to you, "Behold, here [is] the Christ,' 'Behold, there [he is],' do not believe [him]!

Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am [he],' and they will deceive many.

And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Be on the alert!"

So also you, when you see these [things] happening, know that he is near, at the door.

lest he arrive suddenly [and] find you sleeping.