預言聖殿被毀

13 耶穌走出聖殿的時候,有一個門徒對祂說:「老師,你看!這是多麼大的石頭,多麼宏偉的建築啊!」

耶穌說:「你看見這宏偉的建築了嗎?將來它要被完全拆毀,找不到兩塊疊在一起的石頭。」

耶穌面向聖殿坐在橄欖山上,彼得、雅各、約翰和安得烈私下來問祂: 「請告訴我們,這些事什麼時候會發生?有什麼預兆?」

耶穌對他們說:「你們要小心,免得被人迷惑。 將有很多人冒我的名來,說,『我是基督』,欺騙許多人。

「你們聽見戰爭爆發、戰訊頻傳時,不要驚慌,因為這些事必然發生,只是末日還沒有到。

「民族將與民族互鬥,國家將與國家相爭,各處將有地震和饑荒。這些只是災難[a]的開始。

「你們要小心,因為你們將被送上法庭,將在會堂裡受鞭打,又將為了我的緣故在官長和君王面前做見證。 10 不過,福音一定要先傳遍天下。 11 你們被拘捕,受審訊的時候,不用預先考慮怎樣辯解,到時候賜給你們什麼話,你們就說什麼話,因為那時候說話的不是你們自己,而是聖靈。

12 「那時,人必把自己的弟兄置於死地,父親必把兒子置於死地,兒女必反叛父母,置他們於死地。 13 你們將為我的名而被眾人憎恨,但堅忍到底的必定得救。

大災難

14 「當你們看見『那帶來毀滅的可憎之物』站在不當站的地方時(讀者須會意),住在猶太地區的人要逃到山上去; 15 在屋頂上的人不要下來,不要進房屋收拾行李; 16 在田間的人不要回家取外衣。 17 那時,孕婦和哺育嬰兒的母親們可就遭殃了! 18 你們要祈求上帝使這些事不要在冬天發生, 19 因為那是上帝創造天地以來空前絕後的大災難。 20 如果主不縮短災期,恐怕沒有人能活命,但為了祂所揀選的子民,祂已經縮短災期。 21 那時,如果有人對你們說,『看啊!基督在這裡』,或說,『基督在那裡』,你們不要相信。 22 因為假基督和假先知將出現,行各種神蹟奇事,如果可能,甚至會迷惑上帝揀選的子民。 23 你們要小心,我已經把一切預先告訴你們了。

人子降臨

24 「大災難過後,
太陽昏暗,
月亮無光,
25 星宿隕落,
天體震動。

26 那時,世人必看到人子駕著雲、帶著極大的能力和榮耀降臨。 27 祂必差遣天使從四面八方、天涯海角招聚祂揀選的人。

28 「你們可以從無花果樹學個道理。當無花果樹發芽長葉的時候,你們就知道夏天快來了。 29 同樣,當你們看見這些事情發生時,就知道人子快來了,就在門口。 30 我實在告訴你們,這個世代還沒有過去,這一切都要發生。 31 天地都要過去,我的話卻永遠長存。

32 「但沒有人知道那日子和時辰何時來到,連天上的天使和人子都不知道,只有天父知道。 33 你們要小心,警醒禱告,因為你們不知道那日子何時來到。

34 「這就好像一個人在出遠門之前,把家中的事交給僕人,讓他們各做各的工作,又吩咐守門的人要警醒。 35 所以你們要警醒,因為你們不知道主人什麼時候回來,可能是黃昏,可能是夜半,也可能是黎明或早上。 36 別讓他突然回來時看到你們在睡覺。 37 我勸你們也勸所有的人,要警醒!」

Footnotes

  1. 13·8 災難」希臘文是「生產之痛」。

13 Of the destruction of Jerusalem. 9 Persecutions for the Gospel. 10 The Gospel must be preached to all nations. 26 Of Christ’s coming to judgment. 33 We must watch and pray.

(A)And [a]as he went out of the Temple, one of his disciples said unto him, Master, see what manner stones, and what manner buildings are here.

(B)Then Jesus answered and said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.

And as he sat on the mount of Olives, over against the Temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew asked him secretly,

Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

And Jesus answered them, and began to say, (C)Take heed lest any man deceive you.

For many shall come in my Name, saying, I am Christ, and shall deceive many.

Furthermore when ye shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars, be ye not troubled, for such things must needs be: but the end shall not be yet.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be earthquakes in divers quarters, and there shall be famine and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to the Councils, and to the Synagogues: ye shall be beaten, and brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a [b]testimonial unto them.

10 And the Gospel must first be published among all nations.

11 (D)But when they lead you, and deliver you up, [c]be not careful before hand, [d]neither study what ye shall say: but what is given you at the same time, that speak: for it is not you that speak, but the holy Ghost.

12 Yea, and the brother shall deliver the brother to death, and the father the son, and the children shall rise against their parents, and shall cause them to die.

13 And ye shall be hated of all men [e]for my Name’s sake: but whosoever shall endure unto the end, he shall be saved.

14 (E)Moreover, when ye shall see the abomination of desolation (spoken of by (F)Daniel the Prophet) [f]set where it ought not, (let him that readeth, consider it) then let them that be in Judea, flee into the mountains.

15 And let him that is upon the house, not come down into the house, neither enter therein, to fetch anything out of his house.

16 And let him that is in the field, not turn back again to take his garment.

17 Then woe shall be to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days.

18 Pray therefore that your flight be not in the winter.

19 For [g]those days shall be such tribulation, as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, which he hath chosen, he hath shortened those days.

21 Then (G)if any man say to you, Lo, here is Christ, or lo, he is there, believe it not.

22 For false Christs shall rise, and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, to deceive if it were possible the very elect.

23 But take ye heed: behold, I have showed you all things before.

24 Moreover in those days, after that tribulation, (H)the sun shall wax dark, and the moon shall not give her light,

25 And the stars of heaven shall fall: and the powers which are in heaven, shall shake.

26 And then shall they see the Son of man, coming in the clouds, with great power and glory.

27 (I)And he shall then send his Angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, and from the utmost part of the earth to the utmost part of heaven.

28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree. When her bough is yet tender, and it bringeth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near.

29 So in like manner, when ye see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near, even at the doors.

30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

31 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

32 [h]But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the Angels which are in heaven, neither the Son himself, but the Father.

33 (J)Take heed: watch, and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

34 For the Son of man is as a man going into a strange country, and leaveth his house, and giveth authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commandeth the porter to watch.

35 Watch ye therefore, (for ye know not when the master of the house will come, at even, or at midnight, at the cock crowing, or in the dawning,)

36 Lest if he come suddenly, he should find you sleeping.

37 And those things that I say unto you, I say unto all men, Watch.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 13:1 The destruction of the Temple, city, and whole nation is aforetold, and the troubles of the Church, but yet there are annexed many comforts, and last of all, the end of the world is described.
  2. Mark 13:9 The hearing of you preaching shall be a most evident witness against them, so that they shall not be able to pretend ignorance.
  3. Mark 13:11 We are not forbidden to think beforehand, but pensive carefulness whereby men discourage themselves, which proceedeth from distrust, and want of confidence and sure hope of God’s assistance: that carefulness we are willed to beware of, see also Matt. 6:27.
  4. Mark 13:11 By any kind of artificial and cunning kind of tale what to speak.
  5. Mark 13:13 For me.
  6. Mark 13:14 When the heathen and profane people shall not only enter into the Temple, and defile both it and the city, but also clean destroy it.
  7. Mark 13:19 This is a kind of speech which the Hebrews use, and it hath a great force in it, for it giveth us to understand that in all that time one misery shall so follow upon another, as if the time itself were very misery itself: So the Prophet Amos, 5:20 saith, that the day of the Lord shall be darkness.
  8. Mark 13:32 The latter day is not curiouly to be searched for which the Father alone knoweth: but let us rather take heed, that it come not upon us unaware.