Mark 13

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 mandeceive 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 thingsmust needs be but the end shallnot beyet

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 arethe 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 theirparents and shall cause them to be put to death

13 And ye shall be hated of all menfor 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 Judæa 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 inthose 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 isChrist or lo he isthere believe himnot

22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise and shall show signs and wonders to seduce if it werepossible 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 evenat 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 thathour 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 isas 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