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 in the midst of ^[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 vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled. ²³ Woe to those 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 under foot by the Gentiles until ^(H)the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Return of Christ

²⁵ “There will be ^[e]signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, ²⁶ men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the ^[f]world; for the powers of ^[g]the heavens will be shaken.

²⁹ Then He told them a parable: “Behold the fig tree and all the trees; ³⁰ as soon as they put forth leaves, you see it and ^(A)know for yourselves that summer is now near. ³¹ So you also, when you see these things happening, ^[a]recognize that ^(B)the kingdom of God is near.