Matthew 24:8-22

English Standard Version

⁸ All these are but the beginning of ^(A)the birth pains.

⁹ “Then ^(B)they will deliver you up ^(C)to tribulation and ^(D)put you to death, and ^(E)you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰ And then many will fall away^[a] and ^(F)betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹ And many ^(G)false prophets will arise ^(H)and lead many astray. ¹² And because lawlessness will be increased, ^(I)the love of many will grow cold. ^13 (J)But the one who endures to the end will be saved. ¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom ^(K)will be proclaimed throughout the whole world ^(L)as a testimony ^(M)to all nations, and ^(N)then the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁵ “So when you see the abomination of desolation ^(O)spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in ^(P)the holy place (^(Q)let the reader understand), ¹⁶ then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ^17 (R)Let the one who is on ^(S)the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, ¹⁸ and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. ¹⁹ And ^(T)alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! ²⁰ Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. ²¹ For then there will be ^(U)great tribulation, ^(V)such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. ²² And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for ^(W)the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.