Thematic Bible
Mark 13:1 (show verse)
As he went out of the temple one of his disciples said to him, "Look, teacher, what a size these stones and buildings are!"
Mark 13:2 (show verse)
Jesus said to him, "You see these great buildings? Not a stone shall be left on another, without being torn down."
Mark 13:3 (show verse)
And as he sat on the Hill of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him in private,
Mark 13:4 (show verse)
"Tell us, when is this to happen? What will be the sign for all this to be accomplished?"
Mark 13:5 (show verse)
So Jesus began: "Take care that no one misleads you: ??6 many will come in my name saying, 'I am he,' and mislead many.
Mark 13:6 (show verse)
Mark 13:7 (show verse)
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.
Mark 13:8 (show verse)
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.
Mark 13:9 (show verse)
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.
Mark 13:10 (show verse)
(Ere the end, the gospel must be preached to all nations.)
Mark 13:11 (show verse)
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.
Mark 13:12 (show verse)
Brother will betray brother to death, the father will betray his child, children will rise against their parents and kill them,
Mark 13:13 (show verse)
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.
Mark 13:14 (show verse)
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;
Mark 13:15 (show verse)
a man on the housetop must not go down into the house or go inside to fetch anything out of his house,
Mark 13:16 (show verse)
and a man in the field must not turn back to get his coat.
Mark 13:17 (show verse)
Woe to women with child and to women who give suck in those days!
Mark 13:18 (show verse)
Pray it may not be winter when it comes,
Mark 13:19 (show verse)
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.
Mark 13:20 (show verse)
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.
Mark 13:21 (show verse)
If anyone tells you at that time, 'Look, here is the Christ,' or, 'Look, there he is,' do not believe it;
Mark 13:22 (show verse)
for false Christs and false prophets will rise and perform signs and wonders to mislead the elect if they can.
Mark 13:23 (show verse)
Now take care! I am telling you of it all beforehand.
Mark 13:24 (show verse)
But when that misery is past, in those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not yield her light,
Mark 13:25 (show verse)
the stars will drop from heaven, and the orbs of the heavens will be shaken.
Mark 13:26 (show verse)
Then they will see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Mark 13:27 (show verse)
Then he will despatch his angels and muster the elect from the four winds, from the verge of earth to the verge of heaven.
Mark 13:28 (show verse)
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;
Mark 13:29 (show verse)
so, whenever you see this happen, you may be sure He is at hand, at the very door.
Mark 13:30 (show verse)
I tell you truly, the present generation will not pass away till all this happens.
Mark 13:31 (show verse)
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words never.
Mark 13:32 (show verse)
Now no one knows anything about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, not even the Son, but only the Father.
Mark 13:33 (show verse)
Take care, keep awake and pray; you never know the time.
Mark 13:34 (show verse)
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.
Mark 13:35 (show verse)
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.
Mark 13:36 (show verse)
Watch, in case he comes suddenly and finds you asleep.
Mark 13:37 (show verse)
Watch: I say it to you, and I say it to all."