Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Jesus Tells His Disciples That The Temple Will Be Destroyed. They Ask, When?

24 And having departed from the temple, Jesus was proceeding. And His disciples came to Him to show Him the buildings of the temple. ² But the One, having responded, said to them, “Do you see all these things? Truly I say to you— a stone upon a stone will by no means be left here which will not be torn-down^[a]”. ³ And while He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us— when will these^[b] things happen? And what will be the sign of Your coming and the conclusion^[c] of the age?” ⁴ And having responded, Jesus said to them—

There Will Be Birthpangs, But The Gospel Will Reach The Whole World Before The End

“Be watching out that no one may deceive you. ⁵ For^[d] many will come on the basis of My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ’. And they will deceive many. ⁶ And you will-certainly^[e] hear-of wars and rumors of wars. See^[f] that you are not alarmed! For they must take place, but it is not yet the end. ⁷ For nation will arise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ But all these things are^[g] a beginning of birth-pains. ⁹ Then^[h] they will hand you over to affliction, and they will kill you. And you will be being hated by all the nations because of My name. ¹⁰ And then^[i] many will be caused-to-fall, and will hand one another over, and will hate one another. ¹¹ And many false-prophets will arise and deceive many. ¹² And the love of the majority will grow cold because of lawlessness being multiplied. ¹³ But the one having endured to the end^[j]— this one will be saved. ¹⁴ And this good-news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations. And then the end^[k] will come.

When You See Daniel’s Abomination, Flee. For There Will Be a Great Affliction

¹⁵ “Therefore when you see^[l] the abomination of desolation^[m]— the thing having been spoken through Daniel the prophet— standing in the holy place^[n] (let the one reading understand), ¹⁶ then let the ones in Judea be fleeing to the mountains. ¹⁷ Let the one upon the housetop not go down to take the things out of his house. ¹⁸ And let the one in the field not turn behind to take his cloak. ¹⁹ And woe to the ones having a child in the womb, and to the ones nursing in those days. ²⁰ And be praying that your flight may not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath. ²¹ For then^[o] there will be a great affliction^[p] such as has not taken place since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will take place. ²² And if those days had not been shortened^[q], no^[r] flesh would have been saved. But those days will be shortened for the sake of the chosen ones.