Mark 13:3-13

Signs of the Close of the Age

3 And as he sat on ¹the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, ²Peter and James and John and ³Andrew asked him ⁴privately,

4 "Tell us, ⁵when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?"

5 And Jesus began to say to them, ⁶"See that no one leads you astray.

6 ⁷Many will come in my name, saying, ⁸'I am he!' and they will lead many astray.

7 And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, ⁹do not be alarmed. This ¹⁰must take place, but the end is not yet.

8 For ¹¹nation will rise against nation, and ¹²kingdom against kingdom. There will be ¹³earthquakes in various places; there will be ¹⁴famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

9 ¹⁵"But ¹⁶be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten ¹⁷in synagogues, and you will stand before ¹⁸governors and ¹⁹kings for my sake, ²⁰to bear witness before them.

10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed ²¹to all nations.

11 And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, ²²do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say ²³whatever is given you in that hour, ²⁴for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

12 ²⁵And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

13 ²⁶And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. ²⁷But the one who endures to the end will be saved.