Now no one knows anything about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, not even the Son, but only the Father.

As he went out of the temple one of his disciples said to him, "Look, teacher, what a size these stones and buildings are!"

But whenever you see the appalling Horror standing where he has no right to stand (let the reader note this), then let those who are in Judaea fly to the hills;

But when that misery is past, in those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not yield her light,

Woe to women with child and to women who give suck in those days!

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

a man on the housetop must not go down into the house or go inside to fetch anything out of his house,

Pray it may not be winter when it comes,

for false Christs and false prophets will rise and perform signs and wonders to mislead the elect if they can.

and a man in the field must not turn back to get his coat.

Had not the Lord cut short those days, not a soul would be saved alive; but he has cut them short for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen.

for those days will be days of misery, the like of which has never been from the beginning of God's creation until now ??no and never shall be.

Let the fig tree teach you a parable. As soon as its branches turn soft and put out leaves, you know summer is at hand;

Then he will despatch his angels and muster the elect from the four winds, from the verge of earth to the verge of heaven.

Now take care! I am telling you of it all beforehand.

the stars will drop from heaven, and the orbs of the heavens will be shaken.

And as he sat on the Hill of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him in private,

Look to yourselves. Men will hand you over to Sanhedrins and you will be flogged in synagogues and brought before governors and kings for my sake, to testify to them.

Then they will see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

Jesus said to him, "You see these great buildings? Not a stone shall be left on another, without being torn down."

Take care, keep awake and pray; you never know the time.

Now when they carry you off to trial, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say; say whatever comes to your lips at the moment, for he who speaks is not you but the holy Spirit.

and you will be hated by all men on account of my name; but he will be saved who holds out to the very end.

For nation will rise against nation, and realm against realm; there will be earthquakes here and there, and famines too. All that is but the beginning of the trouble.

(Ere the end, the gospel must be preached to all nations.)

"Tell us, when is this to happen? What will be the sign for all this to be accomplished?"

Watch then, for you never know when the Lord of the House will come, in the late evening or at midnight or at cock-crow or in the morning.

And when you hear of wars and rumours of war, do not be alarmed; these have to come, but it is not the end yet.

So Jesus began: "Take care that no one misleads you: ??6 many will come in my name saying, 'I am he,' and mislead many.

Brother will betray brother to death, the father will betray his child, children will rise against their parents and kill them,

It is like a man leaving his house to go abroad; he puts his servants in charge, each with his work to do, and he orders the porter to keep watch.

I tell you truly, the present generation will not pass away till all this happens.

If anyone tells you at that time, 'Look, here is the Christ,' or, 'Look, there he is,' do not believe it;

Watch: I say it to you, and I say it to all."

so, whenever you see this happen, you may be sure He is at hand, at the very door.

Watch, in case he comes suddenly and finds you asleep.