Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

²⁰ `When you see soldiers all around Jerusalem, then you will know that it will soon be broken down.

²¹ Then the people in Judea must go quickly to the hills. Those who are in the city must leave it. Those who are in the country must not come into the city.

²² Those will be days of punishment. All that has been written in the holy writings must happen.

²³ In those days it will be very hard for women who are to have a child. It will be very hard for mothers who have babies. There will be big trouble on the earth. God will show his anger to these people.

²⁴ They will be killed by swords or long knives. They will be taken away as prisoners to every country. Jerusalem will be broken down by people who are not Jews. They will walk over it until the end of their allowed time.'