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15 "So when you see the abomination that causes desolation , spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place" (let the reader understand) ,
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“So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—
16 "then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!
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then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
17 A man on the housetop must not come down to get things out of his house.
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Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house.
18 And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes.
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Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.
19 Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days!
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How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
20 Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.
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Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.
21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn't taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again!
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For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.
22 Unless those days were limited, no one would survive. But those days will be limited because of the elect.
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“If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
23 "If anyone tells you then, 'Look, here is the Messiah!' or, 'Over here!' do not believe it!
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At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.
24 False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
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For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
25 Take note: I have told you in advance.
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See, I have told you ahead of time.
26 So if they tell you, 'Look, he's in the wilderness!' don't go out; 'Look, he's in the inner rooms!' do not believe it.
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“So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
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For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
28 Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures will gather.
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Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
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