1 As Jesus left the temple complex and was walking away, his disciples came up to him to call his attention to the temple buildings.

2 In response Jesus said to them: “Do ᵖyou see all+ these things? Amen, I solemnly+ tell ᵖyou this: No two stones here will be left standing together; all are doomed+ to be torn down!+”+

3 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to him privately. “Please+ tell us,” they said, “ when+ will these things take place+? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the culmination+ of the age?”

4 In answer Jesus said some very important things+:

“Make sure that ᵖyou don’t let+ anyone deceive+ you!+5 There+ will appear in my name, you see, many imposters,+ claiming, ‘ I+ am the Messiah!’, and they will deceive many,+ many people.+ 6 Now ᵖyou are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure ᵖyou aren’t alarmed, for these things must take place,+ but its end+ is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation and ‘kingdom against kingdom,’+ you see, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.+ 8 All these events, by contrast,+ will signal+ the beginning of birth pains.+

9 “At that time+ people+ will hand ᵖyou over to be punished+ and will kill ᵖyou,+ and ᵖyou will be hated by all the Gentiles+ because of my name;+ 10 at that time+ many will fall away+ and hand one another over+ and hate one another.+ 11 There will appear many false prophets,+ and they will deceive many people.+ 12 Things will become so+ wicked,+ in fact, that+ the love of most+ will grow cold.+ 13 He who endures to the finish,+ however, will be saved.+ 14 And this gospel about the Kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole empire+ as a witness before+ all the Gentiles,+ and then+ its end+ will come.

15 “In light of these things, when ᵖyou see the ‘abomination that causes+ desolation,’+ spoken about through Daniel the prophet, stationed+ near+ the holy place+ (let the reader take careful note+), 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 If+ someone happens+ to be on the roof of his house, he must not come down to gather his belongings in the house. 18 Likewise, if+ someone happens to be out in his field, he must not turn back even to get his precious+ cloak.+ 19 How terrible it will be for pregnant+ women and nursing mothers at that time!+ 20 Pray that ᵖyour flight won’t take place in winter or on a Sabbath, 21 because there will be at that time great trial and distress, such as has not occurred from the beginning of the world until now, nor will ever occur again.+ 22 In fact, if that time had not been cut short,+ no one would survive. That time will be cut short,+ however,+ because of+ the chosen ones.+ 23 At that time, if anyone, to ᵖyou, says, ‘Look! The Messiah is over here+!’ or ‘Here he is!’, don’t believe it!+ 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the chosen ones. 25 Remember, I have warned ᵖyou ahead of time.

26 “So then, if people+ say to ᵖyou, ‘Look! The Messiah+ is out in the wilderness+!’, don’t go out!+ Or if they say,+ ‘Look! He’s in the inner rooms!’, don’t believe it! 27 As when lighting comes from the east and shines light as far as the west, you see, this is how+ it will be when the Son of Man+ comes. 28 Wherever there is a dead body, there the vultures+ will gather.+

29 “But suddenly,+ after the trial and distress of that time,+

32 “Now learn this lesson+ from the fig tree+: As soon as its branches become tender and start sprouting leaves,+ ᵖyou recognize that summer is very+ near. 33 In the same way, ᵖyou, too, when you observe all these things, recognize that he+ is very+ near—right at the door! 34 Amen, I solemnly+ tell ᵖyou this: This generation will certainly not pass away until all these things+ take place. 35 It is+ heaven+ and the earth+ that will pass away!+ My words, however, will never pass away.

36 “Now in regard to that day and appointed time,+ no one knows it+—not the angels in the heavens, nor the Son, but only the Father.+ 37 Just as it was in the time+ of Noah, you see, this is how+ it will be when the Son of Man is about to come.+ 38 Indeed, just as people+ were, in that time+ before the flood, simply enjoying life,+ marrying and giving daughters+ in marriage, right up to the day Noah entered the ark, 39 and didn’t realize what was happening+ until the flood came and swept them all away+—this is how+ it will be when the Son of Man is about+ to come.+ 40 At that time there+ will be out in the field two men; one will be taken, and one will be left.+ 41 Grinding grain at the millstone will be two women;+ one will be taken, and one will be left.+ 42 In light of these things,+ stay awake and be watchful,+ since ᵖyou don’t know in what day+ your Lord is going to come.+ 43 But understand this: If the master of the household had recognized+ in which watch of the night the thief+ was about to come,+ he would have stayed awake and not allowed the thief+ to break into his house.+ 44 That is why ᵖyou, too, must yourselves+ be prepared. For it is+ in+ an appointed time+ you don’t suppose+ that the Son of Man is going to come.+

45 “Who then is the trustworthy+ and wise+ slave, whom the master put in charge of his household slaves to give them their food at the appointed time?+ 46 Blessed is that slave whom the master,+ upon his arrival, finds doing exactly+ that. 47 Amen, I solemnly+ tell ᵖyou this: The master+ will indeed over all his possessions+ put that slave in charge.+ in charge, yes,+ 48 But suppose that slave is wicked+ and says to himself,+ ‘My master is delayed,’+ 49 and begins to beat his fellow slaves,+ and eats and drinks with the drunkards+— 50 the master of that slave will come in+ a day that the slave+ is not anticipating and in an appointed time+ he doesn’t recognize+ 51 and cut him in two;+ that slave’s+ portion he will make the same as the punishment he assigns to the hypocrites.+ In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.+