11As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciplessaid to Him, "Teacher, beholdwhatwonderfulstones and whatwonderfulbuildings!"
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And Jesussaid to him, "Do you seethesegreatbuildings? 2Not one stone will be left upon anotherwhich will not be torndown."
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As He was sitting on 3the Mount of Olivesopposite the temple, 4Peter and James and John and Andrew were questioning Him privately*,
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"Tell us, when will thesethings be, and what will be the signwhenallthesethings are going to be fulfilled?"
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And Jesusbegan to say to them, "See to it that noonemisleads you.
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"Many will come in My name, saying, '5I am He!' and will misleadmany.
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"When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things musttakeplace; but that is not yet the end.
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"For nation will rise up againstnation, and kingdomagainstkingdom; there will be earthquakes in variousplaces; there will also be famines. Thesethings are merely the beginning of birthpangs.
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"But be on your guard; for they will 6deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged7in the synagogues, and you will standbeforegovernors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.
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"8The gospelmustfirst be preached to all the nations.
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"9When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worrybeforehand about what you are to say, but saywhatever* is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the HolySpirit.
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"Brother will betraybrother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up againstparents and have them put to death.
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"10You will be hated by allbecause of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.
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"But 11when you see the 12ABOMINATION OF DESOLATIONstandingwhere it should not be (let the readerunderstand ), thenthosewho are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
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"13The onewho is on the housetop must not godown, orgo in to getanything out of his house;
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and the onewho is in the field must not turnback* to get his coat.
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"But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursingbabies in thosedays!
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"But pray that it may not happen in the winter.
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"For thosedays will be a time of tribulationsuch as has not occurred14since the beginning of the creationwhichGodcreateduntilnow, and never* will.
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"Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no*life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.
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"And thenifanyonesays to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ '; or, 'Behold, He is there '; do not believe him;
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for falseChrists and 15falseprophets will arise, and will show16signs and 17wonders, in order to leadastray, ifpossible, the elect.
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"But takeheed; behold, I have told you everything in advance.