Mark 13:14-37

New American Standard Bible

¹⁴ “Now ^(A)when you see the ^(B)abomination of desolation standing where it should not be—^[a]let the ^[b]reader understand—then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. ^15 [c](C)Whoever is on the ^[d]housetop must not go down, nor go in to get anything out of his house. ¹⁶ And ^[e]whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. ¹⁷ But woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ¹⁸ Moreover, pray that it will not happen in winter. ¹⁹ For those days will be such a time of tribulation as has not occurred ^(D)since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will again. ²⁰ And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no ^[f]life would have been saved; but for the sake of the ^[g]elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days. ²¹ And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the ^[h]Christ’; or, ‘Look, there He is’; do not believe it; ²² for false christs and ^(E)false prophets will arise, and will provide ^(F)signs and ^(G)wonders, in order to mislead, if possible, the elect. ²³ But beware; I have told you everything in advance.

The Return of Christ

²⁴ “But in those days, after that tribulation, ^(H)the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, ^25 (I)and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken. ²⁶ And then they will see ^(J)the Son of Man ^(K)coming in clouds with great power and glory. ²⁷ And then He will send forth the angels, and ^(L)will gather together His ^[i]elect from the four winds, ^(M)from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.

²⁸ “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near. ²⁹ So you too, when you see these things happening, ^[j]recognize that ^[k]He is near, right at the ^[l]door. ³⁰ Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ³¹ Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. ^32 (N)But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

³³ “Watch out, ^(O)stay alert; for you do not know when the appointed time is. ^34 (P)It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and ^[m]putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert. ³⁵ Therefore, ^(Q)stay alert—for you do not know when the ^[n]master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or ^(R)when the rooster crows, or ^(S)in the morning— ³⁶ so that he does not come suddenly and find you ^(T)asleep. ³⁷ What I say to you I say to all: ‘^(U)Stay alert!’”