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15 Therefore, when ye see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, which shall stand in the holy place (whosoever reads, let him understand),

16 then let those who are in Judaea flee into the mountains;

17 let him who is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house,

18 neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes.

19 And woe unto those that are with child and to those that give suck in those days!

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter neither on the sabbath day,

21 for then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Behold, here is the Christ, or there, believe it not.

24 For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall show great signs and wonders in such a manner that they shall deceive, if possible, the very elect.

25 Behold, I have told you before.

26 Therefore if they say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert, go not forth; Behold, he is in the secret chambers, believe it not.

27 For as the lightning that comes out of the east and shines even unto the west, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

28 For wherever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

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15 “So when you see standing in the holy place(A) ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[a](B) spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop(C) go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!(D) 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.(E)

22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect(F) those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.(G) 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders(H) to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.

26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as lightning(I) that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming(J) of the Son of Man.(K) 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:15 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11