Mark 13:17-27

17 "But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

18 "But pray that it may not happen in the winter.

19 "For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred ¹since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never * will.

20 "Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no * life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

21 "And then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ '; or, 'Behold, He is there '; do not believe him;

22 for false Christs and ²false prophets will arise, and will show ³signs and ⁴wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

23 "But take heed; behold, I have told you everything in advance.

The Return of Christ

24 "But in those days, after that tribulation, ⁵THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT,

25 ⁶AND THE STARS WILL BE FALLING from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

26 "Then they will see ⁷THE SON OF MAN ⁸COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory.

27 "And then He will send forth the angels, and ⁹will gather together His elect from the four winds, ¹⁰from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.

Cross References

• 1. Daniel 12:1; Mark 10:6
• 2. Matthew 7:15
• 3. Matthew 24:24; John 4:48
• 4. Matthew 24:24; John 4:48
• 5. Isaiah 13:10; Ezekiel 32:7; Joel 2:10, 31; Joel 3:15; Revelation 6:12
• 6. Isaiah 34:4; Revelation 6:13
• 7. Daniel 7:13; Revelation 1:7
• 8. Matthew 16:27; Mark 8:38
• 9. Deuteronomy 30:4
• 10. Zechariah 2:6

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "flesh"
• [b] Or "chosen ones"
• [c] I.e. the Messiah
• [d] Or "attesting miracles"
• [e] Or "heaven"
• [f] Or "chosen ones"