⁴ And Jesus answered and said to them, “^(A)See to it that no one ^[a]misleads you. ⁵ For ^(B)many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the ^[b]Christ,’ and they will ^[c]mislead many people. ⁶ And you will be hearing of ^(C)wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. ⁷ For ^(D)nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ^(E)famines and earthquakes in various places. ^8 (F)But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.

⁵ And Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. ⁶ Many will come in My name, saying, ‘^(A)I am He!’ and they will mislead many. ⁷ When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end. ⁸ For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are only the beginning of birth pains.

⁸ And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘^(A)I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ ^(B)Do not go after them. ⁹ And when you hear of wars and revolts, do not be alarmed; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.”

Things to Come

¹⁰ Then He continued by saying to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, ¹¹ and there will be ^[a]massive earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrible sights and great ^[b]signs from heaven.