Chapter 13 (CV)
1 And at His going out of the sanctuary, one of His
disciples is saying to Him, "Teacher! Lo! what manner of stones and what manner of
buildings!"
2 And answering, Jesus said to him, "Are you
observing these great buildings? Under no circumstances may a stone be left here on a
stone, which may not by all means be demolished.
3 And at His sitting on the mount of Olives, facing the
sanctuary, Peter and James and John and Andrew inquired of Him privately,
4 "Tell us, when will these things be? And what is
the sign whenever all these things may be about to be concluding?"
5 Now Jesus, answering, begins to say to them,
"Beware that no one should be deceiving you!
6 For many shall be coming in My name, saying that I am!
and shall be deceiving many.
7 Now whenever you should be hearing battles and tidings
of battles, see that you are not alarmed, for it must be occurring, but not as yet is the
consummation.
8 For roused shall be nation against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom. And there shall be quakes in places. And there shall be famines and
disturbances.
9 The beginning of pangs are these. Yet you be looking to
yourselves, for they shall be giving you up to the sanhedrins, and in synagogues shall you
be lashed, and before governors and even kings shall you stand on My account, for a
testimony to them.
10 And to all the nations first must be heralded the
evangel.
11 "And whenever they may be leading you off, to
give you over, do not worry beforehand what you should be speaking, neither be meditating,
but whatsoever may be given to you in that hour, this be speaking, for it is not you who
are speaking, but the holy spirit.
12 And brother will be giving up brother to death, and
father, child. And children shall be rising up against parents and shall be putting them
to death.
13 And you shall be hated by all because of My name. Yet
he who endures to the consummation, he shall be saved.
14 "Now whenever you may be perceiving the
abomination of desolation, declared by Daniel the prophet, standing where it must not (let
the reader apprehend), then let those in Judea flee into the mountains.
15 Now let him who is on the housetop not be descending
into the house, neither let him enter, to pick up anything out of his house.
16 And let him who is in the field not turn back to that
behind, to pick up his cloak.
17 "Now woe to those who are pregnant and those
suckling in those days!
18 Now be praying that your flight may not be occurring
in winter,
19 for in those days will be affliction such as has not
occurred from the beginning of the creation which God creates till now, and under no
circumstances may be occurring.
20 And, except the Lord discounts the days, no flesh at
all would be saved. But because of the chosen, whom He chooses, He discounts the days.
21 "And then, if anyone should be saying to you,
'Lo! Here is the Christ!' and 'Lo! There!', be not believing.
22 For roused shall be false christs and false prophets,
and they shall be giving signs and miracles to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.
23 Now you, beware! Lo! I have declared it all to you
beforehand.
24 But in those days, after that affliction, the sun
shall be darkened,
25 and the moon shall not be giving her beams, and the
stars shall be falling out of heaven, and the powers in the heavens shall be shaken.
26 And then shall they be seeing the Son of Mankind
coming in clouds with much power and glory.
27 And then shall He be dispatching His messengers and
assembling His chosen from the four winds, from the extremity of the earth to the
extremity of heaven.
28 "Now from the fig tree be learning a parable:
Whenever its bough may already be becoming tender and the leaves sprouting out, you know
that summer is near.
29 Thus you, also, whenever you may be perceiving these
things occurring, know that He is near -- at the doors.
30 Verily, I am saying to you that by no means may this
generation be passing by until the time when all these things may be occurring.
31 Heaven and earth shall be passing by, yet My words
shall by no means be passing by.
32 "Now concerning that day or hour no one is aware
-- neither the messengers in heaven, nor the Son -- except the Father.
33 Beware! Be vigilant and pray, for you are not aware
when the era is.
34 "It is as a man, a traveler, leaving his home and
giving his slaves authority, and to each his work, and he directs the doorkeeper that he
may be watching.
35 Watch, then, for you are not aware when the lord of
the house is coming, at evening, or midnight, or cockcrowing, or morning,
36 that, coming suddenly, he may not be finding you
drowsing.
37 Now what I am saying to you, I am saying to all:
'Watch!'" |
Chapter 13 (KJV)
1 And as he went out of the temple, one of his
disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these
great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown
down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the
temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be
the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest
any man deceive you:
6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ;
and shall deceive many.
7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be
ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be
famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you
up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall 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 shall lead you, and deliver you up, take
no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall
be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and
the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them
to be put to death.
13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake:
but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation,
spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth
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 therein, 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 ye that your flight be not in the winter.
19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not
from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no
flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened
the days.
21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is
Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and
shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all
things.
24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun
shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers
that are in heaven shall be shaken.
26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the
clouds with great power and glory.
27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall 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 putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things
come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not
pass, till all these things be done.
31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall
not pass away.
32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not
the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye 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 ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of
the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. |