⁶ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ^(A)are not alarmed, for this ^(B)must take place, but the end is not yet. ⁷ For ^(C)nation will rise against nation, and ^(D)kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ^(E)famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are but the beginning of ^(F)the birth pains.

⁹ “Then ^(G)they will deliver you up ^(H)to tribulation and ^(I)put you to death, and ^(J)you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰ And then many will fall away^[a] and ^(K)betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹ And many ^(L)false prophets will arise ^(M)and lead many astray. ¹² And because lawlessness will be increased, ^(N)the love of many will grow cold.

Signs of the End of the Age

³ As he sat on ^(A)the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him ^(B)privately, saying, “Tell us, ^(C)when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your ^(D)coming and of ^(E)the end of the age?”

²⁰ For if, ^(A)after they have escaped the defilements of the world ^(B)through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, ^(C)the last state has become worse for them than the first. ²¹ For ^(D)it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from ^(E)the holy commandment delivered to them.