And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

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

"So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken about by the prophet Daniel standing in the holy place" (let the one who reads understand),

"And immediately after the tribulation of those days, 'the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.'

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

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

For at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will happen.

And [as] he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Watch out that no one deceives you!

And [as] Jesus went out of the temple [courts] he was going along, and his disciples came up to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

For just as the days of Noah [were], so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

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

And you are going to hear about wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet.

Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know what day your Lord is coming!

Therefore if they say to you, 'Behold, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out, [or] 'Behold, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe [it]!

And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from [one] end of heaven to the [other] end of it.

"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.

"Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in [various] places.

and because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.

But understand this: that if the master of the house had known what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.

But if that evil slave should say {to himself}, 'My master is staying away for a long time,'

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

"Who then is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household slaves to give them their food at the right time?

Behold, I have told you ahead of time!

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

And unless those days had been shortened, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

But the one who endures to the end--this person will be saved.

and many false prophets will appear and will deceive many,

And then many will be led into sin and will betray one another and will hate one another,

For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will deceive many.

For this [reason] you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think [he will come].

But pray that your flight may not happen in winter or on a Sabbath.

For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark.

But he answered [and] said to them, "Do you not see all these [things]? Truly I say to you, not [one] stone will be left here on [another] stone that will not be thrown down!"

"then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!

And they did not know [anything] until the deluge came and swept [them] all away. So also the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

But all these [things] [are] the beginning of birth pains.

Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.

and will cut him in two and assign his place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!

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

The one who is on his housetop must not come down to take things out of his house,

the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and at an hour that he does not know,

Blessed [is] that slave whom his master will find so doing [when he] comes back.

and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and eats and drinks with drunkards,

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

Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.