Perilous Times

¹⁵ “Therefore when you see the ^(A)abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in ^(B)the holy place—^[a](C)let the ^[b]reader understand— ¹⁶ then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. ^17 [c]Whoever is on ^(D)the ^[d]housetop must not go down to get things out of his house. ¹⁸ And ^[e]whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. ¹⁹ But ^(E)woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ²⁰ Moreover, pray that ^[f]when you flee, it will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. ²¹ For then there will be a ^(F)great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will again. ²² And if those days had not been cut short, no ^[g]life would have been saved; but for ^(G)the sake of the ^[h]elect those days will be cut short. ^23 (H)Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the ^[i]Christ,’ or ‘He is over here,’ do not believe him. ²⁴ For false christs and ^(I)false prophets will arise and will provide great ^[j](J)signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even ^(K)the ^[k]elect. ²⁵ Behold, I have told you in advance. ²⁶ So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them. ^27 (L)For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will the ^(M)coming of the ^(N)Son of Man ^[l]be. ^28 (O)Wherever the corpse is, there the ^[m]vultures will gather.

¹⁴ “Now ^(A)when you see the ^(B)abomination of desolation standing where it should not be—^[a]let the ^[b]reader understand—then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. ^15 [c](C)Whoever is on the ^[d]housetop must not go down, nor go in to get anything out of his house. ¹⁶ And ^[e]whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. ¹⁷ But woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ¹⁸ Moreover, pray that it will not happen in winter. ¹⁹ For those days will be such a time of tribulation as has not occurred ^(D)since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will again. ²⁰ And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no ^[f]life would have been saved; but for the sake of the ^[g]elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days. ²¹ And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the ^[h]Christ’; or, ‘Look, there He is’; do not believe it; ²² for false christs and ^(E)false prophets will arise, and will provide ^(F)signs and ^(G)wonders, in order to mislead, if possible, the elect. ²³ But beware; I have told you everything in advance.

²⁰ “But when you see Jerusalem ^(A)surrounded by armies, then ^[a]recognize that her desolation is near. ²¹ Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are inside ^[b]the city must leave, and ^(B)those who are in the country must not enter ^[c]the city; ²² because these are ^(C)days of punishment, so that all things which have been written will be fulfilled. ²³ Woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for ^(D)there will be great distress upon the ^[d]land, and wrath to this people;