The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 As Yeshua left the Temple and was going away, his talmidim came and called his attention to its buildings.
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And Jesus went out of the Temple, and on the way his disciples came to him, pointing out the buildings of the Temple.
2 But he answered them, "You see all these? Yes! I tell you, they will be totally destroyed -- not a single stone will be left standing!"
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But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.
3 When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the talmidim came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that you are coming, and that the `olam hazeh is ending?"
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And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?
4 Yeshua replied: "Watch out! Don't let anyone fool you!
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And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.
5 For many will come in my name, saying, `I am the Messiah!' and they will lead many astray.
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For people will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and a number will be turned from the true way through them.
6 You will hear the noise of wars nearby and the news of wars far off; see to it that you don't become frightened. Such things must happen, but the end is yet to come.
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And news will come to you of wars and talk of wars: do not be troubled, for these things have to be; but it is still not the end.
7 For peoples will fight each other, nations will fight each other, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various parts of the world;
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For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;
8 all this is but the beginning of the `birth pains.'
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But all these things are the first of the troubles.
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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