Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple
5 1And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said,
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āAs for these things that you see,
2the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down. ā
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And they asked him, āTeacher,
3when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place? ā
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And he said,
4āSee that you are not led astray. For
5many will come in my name, saying,
6āI am he! ā and,
7āThe time is at hand! ā Do not go after them.
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And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be
8terrified, for these things
9must first take place, but the end will not be at once. ā
Jesus Foretells Wars and Persecution
10 Then he said to them,
10āNation will rise against nation, and
11kingdom against kingdom.
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There will be great
12earthquakes, and in various places
13famines and pestilences. And there will be
14terrors and great
15signs from heaven.
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But before all this
16they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to
17the synagogues and
18prisons, and you
19will be brought before
20kings and
21governors for my nameās sake.
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22This will be your opportunity to bear witness.
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Settle it therefore in your minds
23not to meditate beforehand how to answer,
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for
24I will give you a mouth and
25wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or
26contradict.
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You will be delivered up
27even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.
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28You will be hated by all for my nameās sake.
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But
29not a hair of your head will perish.
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By your
30endurance you will gain your lives.