8
"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.
9
"But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will standbeforegovernors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.
11
"When 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.
14
"But when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATIONstandingwhere it should not be (let the readerunderstand ), thenthosewho are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
27
"And then He will sendforth the angels, and will gathertogether His elect from the fourwinds, from the farthestend of the earth to the farthestend of heaven.
34
"It is like a manaway on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to eachone his task, alsocommanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert.
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"Therefore, be on the alert -for you do not knowwhen the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, orwhen the roostercrows, or in the morning -