Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

13 ^(A)And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” ² And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? ^(B)There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Signs of the End of the Age

³ And as he sat on ^(C)the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, ^(D)Peter and James and John and ^(E)Andrew asked him ^(F)privately, ⁴ “Tell us, ^(G)when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?” ⁵ And Jesus began to say to them, ^(H)“See that no one leads you astray. ^6 (I)Many will come in my name, saying, ^(J)‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray. ⁷ And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, ^(K)do not be alarmed. This ^(L)must take place, but the end is not yet. ⁸ For ^(M)nation will rise against nation, and ^(N)kingdom against kingdom. There will be ^(O)earthquakes in various places; there will be ^(P)famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴ “But in those days, after ^(A)that tribulation, ^(B)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, ²⁵ and ^(C)the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. ²⁶ And then they will see ^(D)the Son of Man coming in clouds ^(E)with great power and glory. ²⁷ And then ^(F)he will send out the angels and ^(G)gather ^(H)his elect from ^(I)the four winds, from ^(J)the ends of the earth ^(K)to the ends of heaven.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁸ “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. ²⁹ So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, ^(L)at the very gates. ^30 (M)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ^31 (N)Heaven and earth will pass away, but ^(O)my words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day or Hour

³² “But concerning that day or that hour, ^(P)no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, ^(Q)nor the Son, ^(R)but only the Father. ^33 (S)Be on guard, ^(T)keep awake.^[a] For you do not know when the time will come. ^34 (U)It is like a man ^(V)going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants^[b] in charge, ^(W)each with his work, and commands ^(X)the doorkeeper to stay awake. ^35 (Y)Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, ^(Z)in the evening, or ^(AA)at midnight, or ^(AB)when the rooster crows,^[c] or ^(AC)in the morning— ³⁶ lest ^(AD)he come suddenly and ^(AE)find you asleep. ³⁷ And what I say to you I say to all: ^(AF)Stay awake.”