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"that will be the time for those in Y'hudah to escape to the hills.
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If someone is on the roof, he must not go down to gather his belongings from his house;
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if someone is in the field, he must not turn back to get his coat.
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What a terrible time it will be for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
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Pray that you will not have to escape in winter or on Shabbat.
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For there will be trouble then worse than there has ever been from the beginning of the world until now, and there will be nothing like it again!
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Indeed, if the length of this time had not been limited, no one would survive; but for the sake of those who have been chosen, its length will be limited.
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"At that time, if someone says to you, `Look! Here's the Messiah!' or, `There he is!' don't believe him.
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For there will appear false Messiahs and false prophets performing great miracles -- amazing things! -- so as to fool even the chosen, if pos sible.
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There! I have told you in advance!
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So if people say to you, `Listen! He's out in the desert!' don't go; or, `Look! He's hidden away in a secret room!' don't believe it.