^8 (A)But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.

⁹ “^(B)Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and ^(C)you will be hated by all nations because of My name. ¹⁰ And at that time many will ^[a](D)fall away and will ^[b]betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹ Many ^(E)false prophets will arise and will deceive many. ¹² And because lawlessness is multiplied, ^[c]most people’s love will grow cold. ^13 (F)But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. ¹⁴ And this ^(G)gospel of the kingdom ^(H)shall be proclaimed in the whole ^[d](I)world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Abomination of Desolation and the Tribulation

¹⁵ “Therefore when you see the ^(J)abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in ^(K)the holy place (^(L)let the reader understand), ¹⁶ then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. ^17 [e]Whoever is on ^(M)the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. ¹⁸ And ^[f]whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his garment. ¹⁹ But ^(N)woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ²⁰ But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

¹² “But before all these things, ^(A)they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, ^[a]bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake. ^13 (B)It will result in ^[b]an opportunity for your testimony. ^14 (C)So set in your hearts not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves; ¹⁵ for ^(D)I will give you a mouth and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute. ¹⁶ But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death, ¹⁷ and you will be hated by all because of My name. ¹⁸ Yet ^(E)not a hair of your head will perish. ^19 (F)By your perseverance you will gain your ^[c]lives.

²⁰ “But when you see Jerusalem ^(G)surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand. ²¹ Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of ^[d]the city must leave, and ^(H)those who are in the countryside must not enter ^[e]the city; ²² because these are ^(I)days of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled. ²³ Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for ^(J)there will be great distress upon the ^[f]land and wrath against this people, ²⁴ and they will fall by ^(K)the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations, and ^(L)Jerusalem will be ^(M)trampled under foot by the Gentiles until ^(N)the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.