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Chapter 13 |
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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. |
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3 | And as he sat upon the mount of Olives
over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him
privately, |
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| 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: |
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For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive
many. |
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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.
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| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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: |
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| 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. |
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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, |
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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. |
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| Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is
yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: |
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So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it
is nigh, even at the doors. |
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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. |
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33 | Take ye heed, watch and
pray: for ye know not when the time is. |
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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.
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| 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: |
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Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. |
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37 | And what I say unto you
I say unto all, Watch. |
