Mark 13:7-17

7 "When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end.

8 "For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

9 "But be on your guard; for they will ¹deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged ²in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.

10 "³The gospel must first be preached to all the nations.

11 "⁴When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever * is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.

12 "Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.

13 "⁵You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

14 "But ⁶when you see the ⁷ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where it should not be (let the reader understand ), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

15 "⁸The one who is on the housetop must not go down, or go in to get anything out of his house;

16 and the one who is in the field must not turn back * to get his coat.

17 "But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 10:17
• 2. Matthew 10:17
• 3. Matthew 24:14
• 4. Mark 13:11-13: {Matthew 10:19-22; Luke 21:12-17}
• 5. Matthew 10:22; John 15:21
• 6. Matthew 24:15
• 7. Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11
• 8. Luke 17:31

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "look to yourselves"
• [b]. Or "Sanhedrin" or "Council"
• [c]. Lit "lead"
• [d]. Lit "put them to death"