The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 As Yeshua came out of the Temple, one of the talmidim said to him, "Look, Rabbi! What huge stones! What magnificent buildings!"
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And when he was going out of the Temple, one of his disciples said to him, Master, see, what stones and what buildings!
2 "You see all these great buildings?" Yeshua said to him, "They will be totally destroyed -- not a single stone will be left standing!"
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And Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? there is not one stone here resting on another which will not be overturned.
3 As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the Temple, Kefa, Ya`akov, Yochanan and Andrew asked him privately,
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And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew said to him privately,
4 "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what sign will show when all these things are about to be accomplished?"
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Say when these things will be, and what will be the sign when these things are all about to be done.
5 Yeshua began speaking to them: "Watch out! Don't let anyone fool you!
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And Jesus said to them, Take care that you are not tricked by anyone.
6 Many will come in my name, saying, `I am he!' and they will fool many people.
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People will come in my name, saying, I am he; and a number will be turned from the true way.
7 When you hear the noise of wars nearby and the news of wars far off, don't become frightened. Such things must happen, but the end is yet to come.
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And when you have news of wars and talk of wars, do not be troubled; these things have to be, but it is still not the end.
8 For peoples will fight each other, and nations will fight each other, there will be earthquakes in various places, there will be famines; this is but the beginning of the `birth pains.'
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Nation will go to war with nation, and kingdom with kingdom: there will be earth-shocks in different places; there will be times when there is no food; these things are the first of the troubles.
9 "But you, watch yourselves! They will hand you over to the local Sanhedrins, you will be beaten up in synagogues, and on my account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
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But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.
10 Indeed, the Good News has to be proclaimed first to all the Goyim.
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And the good news has first to be given to all the nations.
11 Now when they arrest you and bring you to trial, don't worry beforehand about what to say. Rather, say whatever is given you when the time comes; for it will not be just you speaking, but the Ruach HaKodesh.
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And when you are taken and given up to be judged, do not be troubled about what to say: but whatever is given to you in that hour, say: because it is not you who say it, but the Holy Spirit.
12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will turn against their parents and have them put to death;
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And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.
13 and everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out till the end will be delivered.
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And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.
14 "Now when you see the abomination that causes devastationx standing where it ought not to be" (let the reader understand the allusion), "that will be the time for those in Y'hudah to escape to the hills.
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But when you see the unclean thing which makes destruction, in the place where it has no right to be (let this be clear to the reader), then let those who are in Judaea go quickly to the mountains:
15 If someone is on the roof, he must not go down and enter his house to take any of his belongings;
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And let him who is on the house-top not go down, or go in, to take anything out of his house:
16 if someone is in the field, he must not turn back to get his coat.
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And let not him who is in the field go back to take his coat.
17 What a terrible time it will be for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
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And it will be hard for women who are with child and for her who has a baby at the breast in those days.
18 Pray that it may not happen in winter.
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And say a prayer that it may not be in the winter.
19 For there will be worse trouble at that time than there has ever been from the very beginning, when God created the universe, until now; and there will be nothing like it again.
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For in those days there will be sorrow, such as there has not been from the time when God made the world till now, and will not ever be again.
20 Indeed, if God had not limited the duration of the trouble, no one would survive; but for the sake of the elect, those whom he has chosen, he has limited it.
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And if the Lord had not made the time short, no flesh would have been kept from destruction; but because of the saints he has made the time short.
21 "At that time, if anyone says to you, `Look! Here's the Messiah!' or, `See, there he is!' -- don't believe him!
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And then if any man says to you, See, here is Christ; or, See, there; have no faith in it:
22 There will appear false Messiahs and false prophets performing signs and wonders for the purpose, if possible, of misleading the chosen.
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Because there will be false Christs and false prophets, and they will give signs and wonders in the hope of turning even the saints from the true way.
23 But you, watch out! I have told you everything in advance!
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But take care; see, I have made all things clear to you before the time.
24 In those days, after that trouble, the sun will grow dark, the moon will stop shining,
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But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,
25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in heaven will be shaken.z
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And the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers which are in the heavens will be moved.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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