¹Then as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, see what impressive stones and buildings these are.” ²At this Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not a stone shall be left on a stone, nor will it escape being reduced to rubble.” ³Subsequently, while he was sitting down on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately and said, ⁴“Tell us, when will these things take place? And what is the sign when all these things are about to be fulfilled?” ⁵Then Jesus answered them and went on to say, “Watch out that no-one leads you astray. ⁶For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the one’, and they will deceive many. ⁷And when you hear of wars and reports of wars, do not be alarmed. For such things must take place, but that is not yet the end. ⁸For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and disorders. These things are the beginnings of birth pains. ⁹But you watch out for yourselves. For they will deliver you to the Sanhedrin councils, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before leaders and kings on account of me, as a testimony to them. ¹⁰And the gospel must be preached to all the nations first. ¹¹Then when they lead you and deliver you up, do not be worried beforehand about what you are to say, and do not rehearse a script, but say whatever is given to you at that hour. For it is not you who will be speaking, but the holy spirit. ¹²And brother will betray brother to death, and father child, and children will rise up against their parents and will have them put to death. ¹³And you will be hated by everyone on account of my name. But it is he who endures to the end who will be saved. ¹⁴Then when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it should not – let him who reads take note – then those in Judaea must flee to the mountains. ¹⁵He who is on the roof must not come down into the house nor go in to take anything from his house, ¹⁶and he who is in the field must not turn back to take his coat with him. ¹⁷But woe to those with child and those who are breastfeeding in those days. ¹⁸And pray that your flight should not be in the winter. ¹⁹For those days will be a tribulation such as has never taken place since the beginning of creation which God created, up to now, and never will be again, ²⁰and if the Lord were not to shorten those days, no flesh would be saved, but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has shortened those days. ²¹Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ’, or, ‘Look there’, do not believe it. ²²For false Christs and false prophets will rise up, and they will give signs and wonders with the intention of deceiving, if possible, even the elect. ²³So you watch out. There you are, I have told you everything beforehand. ²⁴But in those days, after that tribulation, ²⁶And then they will see the son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory. ²⁷And then he will send his angels, and they will gather up his elect from the four winds, from the extremities of the earth to the extremities of heaven. ²⁸Now learn from the parable of the fig tree. When its branch has already become fresh and is producing leaves, know that the summer is near. ²⁹So too you, when you see these things taking place, know that they are near, right at the doors. ³⁰Truly, I say to you that this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place. ³¹Heaven and the earth will pass away, but my words will certainly not pass away. ³²But no-one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels who are in heaven, nor the son, except the father. ³³Watch out, be vigilant and pray, for you do not know when the time is. ³⁴It will be like a man abroad, who has left his house and has given his servants authority, and to each one his work, and who has instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch. ³⁵So be vigilant. For you do not know when the lord of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at the cock crowing, or in the morning, ³⁶so that if he comes suddenly, he does not find you sleeping. ³⁷And I am telling everyone what I am telling you: be vigilant.”

Reference(s) in Chapter 13: v.8 ↔ Isaiah 19:2 ● v.12 ↔ Micah 7:6 ● v.14 ↔ Daniel 9:27, Daniel 11:31, Daniel 12:11 ● v.19 ↔ Daniel 12:1 ● v.22 ↔ Deuteronomy 13:2^MT (Deuteronomy 13:1^AV) ● v.24 ↔ Isaiah 13:10 ● v.25 ↔ Isaiah 13:10, Isaiah 34:4 ● v.26 ↔ Daniel 7:13.