Matthew 24:3-8

New International Reader's Version

³ Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives. There the disciples came to him in private. “Tell us,” they said. “When will this happen? And what will be the sign of your coming? What will be the sign of the end?”

⁴ Jesus answered, “Keep watch! Be careful that no one fools you. ⁵ Many will come in my name. They will claim, ‘I am the Messiah!’ They will fool many people. ⁶ You will hear about wars. You will also hear people talking about future wars. Don’t be alarmed. Those things must happen. But the end still isn’t here. ⁷ Nation will fight against nation. Kingdom will fight against kingdom. People will go hungry. There will be earthquakes in many places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of birth pains.