^8 (A)But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

⁹ “^(B)Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and ^(C)you will be hated by all nations because of My name. ¹⁰ At that time many will ^[a](D)fall away and will ^[b]betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹ Many ^(E)false prophets will arise and will mislead many. ¹² Because lawlessness is increased, ^[c]most people’s love will grow cold. ^13 (F)But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. ¹⁴ This ^(G)gospel of the kingdom ^(H)shall be preached in the whole ^[d](I)world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Perilous Times

¹⁵ “Therefore when you see the ^(J)abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in ^(K)the holy place (^(L)let the reader understand), ¹⁶ then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. ^17 [e]Whoever is on ^(M)the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. ^18 [f]Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. ¹⁹ But ^(N)woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ²⁰ But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

¹² “But before all these things, ^(A)they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, ^[a]bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake. ^13 (B)It will lead to ^[b]an opportunity for your testimony. ^14 (C)So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves; ¹⁵ for ^(D)I will give you ^[c]utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute. ¹⁶ But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death, ¹⁷ and you will be hated by all because of My name. ¹⁸ Yet ^(E)not a hair of your head will perish. ^19 (F)By your endurance you will gain your ^[d]lives.

²⁰ “But when you see Jerusalem ^(G)surrounded by armies, then ^[e]recognize that her desolation is near. ²¹ Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of ^[f]the city must leave, and ^(H)those who are in the country must not enter ^[g]the city; ²² because these are ^(I)days of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled. ²³ Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for ^(J)there will be great distress upon the ^[h]land and wrath to this people; ²⁴ and they will fall by ^(K)the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and ^(L)Jerusalem will be ^(M)trampled under foot by the Gentiles until ^(N)the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.