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When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,(A) “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?” Then Jesus began to say to them, “Beware that no one leads you astray.(B) Many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’[a] and they will lead many astray.(C) When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come. For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birth pangs.

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  1. 13.6 Gk I am

Signs of the End of the Age

While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives(A) across from the temple,(B) Peter,(C) James,(D) John,(E) and Andrew(F) asked him privately, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?”

Jesus told them, “Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name,(G) saying, ‘I am he,’(H) and they will deceive(I) many. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars,(J) don’t be alarmed;(K) these things must take place,(L) but it is not yet the end. For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.(M) There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines.[a] These are the beginning(N) of birth pains.(O)

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  1. 13:8 Other mss add and disturbances