¹ And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings [are here]! ² And Jesus answering said to him, do you see these great buildings? there will not be left one stone on another, that will not be thrown down. ³ And as he sat on the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately+ , ⁴ Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled? ⁵ And Jesus answering them began to say, Take care in case any man deceive you: ⁶ For many will come in my name, saying, I am christ; and will deceive many. ⁷ And when you will hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end will not be yet. ⁸ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. ⁹ But take care+ to yourselves: for they will deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues you will be beaten: and you will be brought+ before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. ¹⁰ And the gospel must first be published among all nations. ¹¹ But when they will lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what you will speak, neither do you premeditate: but anything will be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not you that speak, but the Holy Ghost. ¹² Now the brother will betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children will rise up against their parents, and will cause them to be put to death. ¹³ And you will be hated of all men for my name's sake+ : but he that will endure to the end, the same will be saved. ¹⁴ But when you will see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing+ where it should not, (let him that reads understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: ¹⁵ And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter in it, to take any thing out of his house: ¹⁶ And let him that is in the field not turn+ back again for to take up his garment. ¹⁷ But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! ¹⁸ And pray you that your flight be not in the winter. ¹⁹ For in those days will be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created to this time, neither+ will be. ²⁰ And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no+ flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, who he has chosen, he has shortened the days. ²¹ And then if any man will say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, behold, he is there; believe him not: ²² For false Christs and false prophets will rise, and will show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. ²³ But take you care: see, I have foretold you all things. ²⁴ But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, ²⁵ And the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers that are in heaven will be shaken. ²⁶ And then will they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. ²⁷ And then will he send his angels, and will gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. ²⁸ Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and puts forward leaves, you know that summer is near: ²⁹ So you in like manner, when you will see these things come to pass, know that it is near, even at the doors. ³⁰ Truly I say to you, that this generation will not pass, till+ all these things be done. ³¹ Heaven and earth will pass away: but my words will not pass away. ³² But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. ³³ Take you care, watch and pray: for you know not when the time is. ³⁴ For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. ³⁵ Watch you therefore: for you know not when the master of the house comes, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: ³⁶ unless coming suddenly he find you sleeping. ³⁷ And what I say to you I say to all, Watch.