Matthew 24:9-19

Persecutions Predicted

9 "Then they will hand you over for persecution, ^[a] and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of My name.

10 Then many will take offense, betray one another and hate one another.

11 Many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

12 Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold.

13 But the one who endures to the end will be delivered. ^[b]

14 This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world ^[c] as a testimony to all nations. And then the end will come.

The Great Tribulation

15 "So when you see the abomination that causes desolation , ^{[d] [e]} spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place" (let the reader understand^[f]) ,

16 "then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!

17 A man on the housetop ^[g] must not come down to get things out of his house.

18 And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes.

19 Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days!