²⁰ “But when you see Jerusalem ^(A)surrounded by armies, then ^[a]recognize that her desolation is near. ²¹ Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are inside ^[b]the city must leave, and ^(B)those who are in the country must not enter ^[c]the city; ²² because these are ^(C)days of punishment, so that all things which have been written will be fulfilled. ²³ Woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for ^(D)there will be great distress upon the ^[d]land, and wrath to this people; ²⁴ and they will fall by ^(E)the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and ^(F)Jerusalem will be ^(G)trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until ^(H)the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Return of Christ

²⁵ “There will be ^[e]signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, ²⁶ people fainting from fear and the expectation of the things that are coming upon the ^[f]world; for the powers of ^[g]the heavens will be shaken. ²⁷ And ^(I)then they will see ^(J)the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. ²⁸ But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because ^(K)your redemption is drawing near.”