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And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.
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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.
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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.
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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;
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But all these things are the first of the troubles.
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Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.
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And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.
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And a number of false prophets will come, causing error.
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And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.
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But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.
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And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.
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When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),
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Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:
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Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:
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And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.
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But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.
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And say a prayer that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.
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Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.
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And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.
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Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him;
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For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.
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See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.
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If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.
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Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
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Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles come together.