Mark 13:1-25 ▼

1 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples (pupils) said to Him, “Teacher {Didaskale}, look at (behold) the magnificent stones and buildings!

2 “Do you see all these great buildings? Jesus (YHWH saves) replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.

3 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter (rock), James (supplanter / follower), John (YHWH is gracious), and Andrew (manly) asked Him privately,

4 “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?

5 Jesus (YHWH saves) began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you⁺.

6 Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He, and will deceive many.

7 When you⁺ hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

8 Nation {ethnos} will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

9 So be on your⁺ guard. You⁺ will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you⁺ will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

10 And the gospel (good news) must first be proclaimed to all the nations {ethnē}.

11 But when they arrest you⁺ and hand you⁺ over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you⁺ are given at that time, for it will not be you⁺ speaking, but the Holy Spirit {Pneuma}.

12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father {patēr} his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

13 You⁺ will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

14 So when you⁺ see the abomination of desolation [spoken of by Dan the prophet.] standing where it should not be (where he should not be) (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea (land of praise) flee to the mountains.

15 Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.

16 And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

17 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

18 Pray that this will not occur in the winter.

19 For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.

20 If the Lord {Kyrios} had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.

21 At that time if anyone says to you⁺, ‘Look (behold), here is the Christ (the Anointed One)! or ‘There He is! do not believe it.

22 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

23 So be on your⁺ guard; I have told you⁺ everything in advance.

24 But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers {dynameis} of the heavens will be shaken (and the celestial bodies will be shaken).’