{"book":"Mark","slug":"mark","ch":13,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Mark","prev":"mark/12","next":"mark/14","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"As [Jesus] was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him,“ Teacher, look at [the magnificent] stones and buildings!”","f":[],"h":"Temple Destruction and Other Signs","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"“ Do you see [all] these great buildings?” Jesus replied.“ Not [one] stone here will be left on [another]; [every one] will be thrown down.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Do you see [all] these great buildings?” Jesus replied."},{"style":"red","t":"“ Not [one] stone here will be left on [another]; [every one] will be thrown down.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"While [Jesus] was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"“ Tell us, when {will} these things happen? And what [will be] the sign that [they] are about to be fulfilled?”","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"Jesus began by telling them,“ See to it [that] [no one] deceives you.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus began by telling them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ See to it [that] [no one] deceives you."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"Many will come in My name, claiming,‘ I am [He],’ and will deceive many.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, {do} not be alarmed. [ These things ] must happen, but the end [is] still to come.","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, [as well as] famines. These [are] [the] beginning of birth pains.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"[So] be on your guard. You will be delivered over to [the] councils and beaten in [the] synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.","f":[],"h":"Witnessing to All Nations","style":"red"},{"v":10,"t":"And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"But when they arrest you [and] hand [you] over, {do} not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father [his] child. Children will rise against [their] parents and have them put to death.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":13,"t":"You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the [one who] perseveres to [the] end will be saved.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be ({let} the reader understand), then {let} those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.","f":["See Daniel 9:27, Daniel 11:31, and Daniel 12:11; BYZ and TR include spoken of by Daniel the prophet.","Or where he should not be"],"h":"The Abomination of Desolation","style":"red"},{"v":15,"t":"{Let} [no one] on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"And {let} [no one] in the field return for his cloak.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"[How] miserable those days [will be] for pregnant and nursing [mothers]!","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":18,"t":"Pray that this will not occur in the winter.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"For those will be days of tribulation unseen from [the] beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be [seen again].","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"If [the] Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"At that time if anyone says to you,‘ Look, here [is] the Christ!’ [or] ‘There [He is]!’ do not believe [it].","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":22,"t":"For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive [even] the elect, if [that were] possible.","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"[So] be on your guard; I have told you everything {in advance}.","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"But in those days, after that tribulation:‘ The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"But in those days, after that tribulation:"},{"style":"indent1stlinered","t":"‘ The sun will be darkened,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"and the moon will not give its light;"}],"h":"The Return of the Son of Man","style":"red"},{"v":25,"t":"the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’","f":["Or and the celestial bodies will be shaken; see Isaiah 13:10, Isaiah 34:4, and Joel 2:10."],"lines":[{"style":"indentred1","t":"the stars will fall from the sky,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’"}],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":26,"t":"At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in [the] clouds with great power and glory.","f":["See Daniel 7:13–14."],"style":"red"},{"v":27,"t":"And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from [the] ends of [the] earth to [the] ends of heaven.","f":[]},{"v":28,"t":"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.","f":["Or this parable"],"h":"The Lesson of the Fig Tree","style":"red"},{"v":29,"t":"So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at [the] door.","f":["Or it is near"]},{"v":30,"t":"Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.","f":[]},{"v":32,"t":"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.","f":[],"h":"Readiness at Any Hour","style":"red"},{"v":33,"t":"Be on your guard [and] stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.","f":["BYZ and TR Be on your guard, stay alert, and pray!"]},{"v":34,"t":"[It is] like a man going on a journey [who] left his house, put each servant in charge of his [own] task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":35,"t":"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return — whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.","f":[]},{"v":36,"t":"Otherwise, he may arrive without notice [and] find you sleeping.","f":[]},{"v":37,"t":"And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”","f":[]}]}