Mark 13:14-23

The Abomination of Desolation

14 So when you see the abomination of desolation ^[a] standing where it should not be ^[b] (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹

15 Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.

16 And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

17 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

18 Pray that this will not occur in the winter.

19 For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.

20 If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.

21 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.

22 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

23 So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.

Cross References

• 1. (Matthew 24:15–25; Luke 21:20–24)

Footnotes

• [a] See Daniel 9:27, Daniel 11:31, and Daniel 12:11; BYZ and TR include spoken of by Daniel the prophet.
• [b] Or where he should not be