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And Jesus answered them,
1“See that no one leads you astray.
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For
2many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am
3the Christ, ’ and they will lead many astray.
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And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you
4are not alarmed, for this
5must take place, but the end is not yet.
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For
6nation will rise against nation, and
7kingdom against kingdom, and there will be
8famines and earthquakes in various places.
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All these are but the beginning of
9the birth pains.
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“Then
10they will deliver you up
11to tribulation and
12put you to death, and
13you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.
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And then many will fall away and
14betray one another and hate one another.
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And many
15false prophets will arise
16and lead many astray.
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And because lawlessness will be increased,
17the love of many will grow cold.
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18But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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And this gospel of the kingdom
19will be proclaimed throughout the whole world
20as a testimony
21to all nations, and
22then the end will come.
The Abomination of Desolation
15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation
23spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in
24the holy place (
25let the reader understand),
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then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
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26Let the one who is on
27the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,
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and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.
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And
28alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!
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Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.
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For then there will be
29great tribulation,
30such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
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And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for
31the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
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32Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ! ’ or ‘There he is! ’ do not believe it.
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For
33false christs and
34false prophets will arise and
35perform great signs and wonders,
36so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
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See,
37I have told you beforehand.
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So, if they say to you, ‘Look,
38he is in the wilderness, ’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms, ’ do not believe it.
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39For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be
40the coming of the Son of Man.
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41Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.