³⁷ “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,^(A) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,^(B) and you were not willing. ³⁸ Look, your house is left to you desolate.^{(C) 39} For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’^[a]”^(D)

The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times^(E)

24 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. ² “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another;^(F) every one will be thrown down.”

³ As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives,^(G) the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming^(H) and of the end of the age?”^(I)

⁴ Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.^{(J) 5} For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.^{(K) 6} You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. ⁷ Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.^(L) There will be famines^(M) and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of birth pains.

⁹ “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted^(N) and put to death,^(O) and you will be hated by all nations because of me.^{(P) 10} At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, ¹¹ and many false prophets^(Q) will appear and deceive many people.^{(R) 12} Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, ¹³ but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.^(S)