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And he said, "Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and, 'The time is at hand!' Do not go after them.
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And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified; for this must first take place, but the end will not be at once."
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Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
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there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences; and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
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But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.