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As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are all about to be fulfilled?”

Jesus, answering, began to tell them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’[a] and will lead many astray.

“When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains.

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  1. 13:6 or, “I AM!”

Cults, Revolutions, Famines, and Earthquakes(A)

As Jesus[a] was sitting on the Mount of Olives facing the Temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew were asking him privately, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what is to be the sign when these things will be put into effect?”

Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name, proclaiming, ‘I AM,’ and they will deceive many people.[b] But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t panic. These things must take place, but the end won’t have come yet, because nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. Furthermore, there will be earthquakes and famines in various places. These things are only a beginning of agonies.”

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  1. Mark 13:3 Lit. he
  2. Mark 13:6 The Gk. lacks people