17 And woe to those who are pregnant[a] and to those who are nursing their babies[b] in those days! 18 But pray that it will not happen in winter. 19 For in those days there will be tribulation of such a kind as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will happen.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 13:17 Literally “who have in the womb”
  2. Mark 13:17 The words “their babies” are not in the Greek text but are supplied as a necessary clarification

17 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!(A) 18 Pray that this will not take place in winter, 19 because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world,(B) until now—and never to be equaled again.(C)

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