Temple Destruction and Other Signs (Mark 13:1–8; Luke 21:5–9)
3 WBS And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? BSB BSB: While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
4 WBS And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no man deceive you. BSB BSB: Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
5 WBS For many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and will deceive many. BSB BSB: For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
6 WBS And ye will hear of wars, and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. BSB BSB: You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
7 WBS For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places. BSB BSB: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8 WBS All these are the beginning of sorrows. BSB BSB: All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Witnessing to All Nations (Mark 13:9–13; Luke 21:10–19)
9 WBS Then will they deliver you up to be afflicted, and will kill you: and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. BSB BSB: Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
10 WBS And then will many be offended, and will betray one another, and will hate one another. BSB BSB: At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
11 WBS And many false prophets will rise, and will deceive many. BSB BSB: and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.
12 WBS And because iniquity will abound, the love of many will become cold. BSB BSB: Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
13 WBS But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved. BSB BSB: But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
14 WBS And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come. BSB BSB: And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
The Abomination of Desolation (Mark 13:14–23; Luke 21:20–24)
16 WBS Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains: BSB BSB: then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
17 WBS Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house: BSB BSB: Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
18 WBS Neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes. BSB BSB: And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
19 WBS And woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants in those days! BSB BSB: How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
20 WBS But pray ye that your flight may not be in the winter, neither on the sabbath: BSB BSB: Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
21 WBS For then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. BSB BSB: For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
22 WBS And except those days should be shortened, there would no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. BSB BSB: If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
23 WBS Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. BSB BSB: At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
24 WBS For false Christs will arise, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they would deceive the very elect. BSB BSB: For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
25 WBS Behold, I have told you before. BSB BSB: See, I have told you in advance.
The Return of the Son of Man (Mark 13:24–27; Luke 21:25–28)
26 WBS Wherefore, if they shall say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. BSB BSB: So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
27 WBS For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. BSB BSB: For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
28 WBS For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be collected. BSB BSB: Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
29 WBS Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: BSB BSB: Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
30 WBS And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. BSB BSB: At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 WBS And he will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. BSB BSB: And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree (Mark 13:28–31; Luke 21:29–33)
33 WBS So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. BSB BSB: So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
Readiness at Any Hour (Genesis 6:1–7; Mark 13:32–37; Luke 12:35–48)
38 WBS For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, BSB BSB: For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
39 WBS And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so also will be the coming of the Son of man. BSB BSB: And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40 WBS Then will two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. BSB BSB: Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
41 WBS Two women will be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. BSB BSB: Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
43 WBS But know this, that if the master of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken up. BSB BSB: But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 WBS Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh. BSB BSB: For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
45 WBS Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? BSB BSB: Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
46 WBS Blessed is that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. BSB BSB: Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
47 WBS Verily I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all his goods. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
48 WBS But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming; BSB BSB: But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
49 WBS And shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; BSB BSB: And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
50 WBS The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him , and in an hour that he is not aware of, BSB BSB: The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
51 WBS And will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. BSB BSB: Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.