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19 "But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
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How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
20 "But pray that your flight will not be in the 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 then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.
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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 had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
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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 "Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him.
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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 "For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, 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 "Behold, I have told you in advance.
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See, I have told you ahead of time.
26 "So if they say to you, 'Behold, He is in the wilderness,' do not go out, or, 'Behold, He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe them.
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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 just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
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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 corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
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Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
29 "But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
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“Immediately after the distress of those days “ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
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