⁵ And ^[a]they were not given authority to kill them, ^(A)but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.

⁶ In those days ^(A)men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

^34 (A)A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

^35 (A)By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

The Two Witnesses

11 Then I was given ^(A)a reed like a measuring rod. ^[a]And the angel stood, saying, ^(B)“Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. ² But leave out ^(C)the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, ^(D)for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will ^(E)tread the holy city underfoot for ^(F)forty-two months. ³ And I will give power to my two ^(G)witnesses, ^(H)and they will prophesy ^(I)one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

³¹ And ^[a]forces shall be mustered by him, ^(A)and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation.

³⁶ “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall ^(A)exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.

²⁹ For I know this, that after my departure ^(A)savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

³⁰ Also ^(A)from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking ^[a]perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.