1 Jesus left the temple and was going on his way, and his disciples came up to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
2 He answered them, "Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not a stone will be left here upon a stone that will not be torn down."
3 While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him in private and said, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?"
4 Jesus answered them, "Watch out that no one deceives you.
5 For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will deceive many.
6 You are going to hear of wars and reports of wars. Take care not to be frightened, for all these things have to happen, but it is not yet the end.
7 For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and plagues and earthquakes from place to place.
8 All these things are the beginning of labor pains.
9 "Then they will hand you over to affliction and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of my name.
10 At that time many will stumble, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
11 Many false prophets will appear and deceive many.
12 And because lawlessness will increase, the love of the many will grow cold.
13 But whoever endures to the end, that one will be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
15 "So when you see standing in the holy place the abomination of desolation spoken of through Daniel the prophet (let the one who reads take note),
16 then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
17 The one on the rooftop must not come down to carry anything out of his house,
18 and the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
19 But woe to women who are pregnant and to those nursing infants in those days!
20 Pray that your flight will not happen in winter or on a Sabbath.
21 For at that time there will be great affliction, of a kind that has not occurred from the beginning of the world until now, and never will again.
22 And if those days had not been shortened, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the elect those days will be shortened.
23 At that time, if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'Over there!' do not believe it.
24 For false christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
25 Look, I have told you in advance.
26 So if they tell you, 'Look, he is out in the wilderness,' do not go out; 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.
27 For just as the lightning flashes out from the east and is seen as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
28 For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will flock together.
29 "Right after the affliction of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will beat their breasts, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 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.
32 "Learn the parable from the fig tree: once its branch has become tender and it sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near.
33 In the same way you too, when you see all these things, know that it is near, right at the doors.
34 Truly I say to you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things happen.
35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will certainly not pass away.
36 "But about that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, but my Father alone.
37 Just as the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah went into the ark,
39 and they did not realize until the flood came and carried them all away, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
40 At that time two will be in the field; one is taken along and one is left.
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one is taken along and one is left.
42 So keep watch, because you do not know at what hour your Lord is coming.
43 But understand this: if the householder had known at what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be dug through.
44 For this reason you too must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
45 "Who, then, is the faithful and sensible servant whom his master has put in charge of his household servants, to give them their food at the proper time?
46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find doing so when he comes.
47 Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, 'My master is taking a long time to come,'
49 and starts beating his fellow servants and eating and drinking with drunkards,
50 the master of that servant will come on a day he is not expecting and at an hour he does not know,
51 and he will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. There will be weeping and grinding of teeth.