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13 Þegar Jesús gekk út úr helgidóminum, segir einn lærisveina hans við hann: "Meistari, lít á, hvílíkir steinar, hvílíkar byggingar!"

Jesús svaraði honum: "Sérðu þessar miklu byggingar? Ekki mun eftir látinn steinn yfir steini, er eigi sé niður brotinn."

Þá er hann sat á Olíufjallinu gegnt helgidóminum, spurðu hann einslega þeir Pétur, Jakob, Jóhannes og Andrés:

"Seg þú oss, hvenær verður þetta? Og hvert mun tákn þess, að allt þetta sé að koma fram?"

En Jesús tók að segja þeim: "Varist að láta nokkurn leiða yður í villu.

Margir munu koma í mínu nafni og segja: ,Það er ég!` og marga munu þeir leiða í villu.

En þegar þér spyrjið hernað og ófriðartíðindi, þá skelfist ekki. Þetta á að verða, en endirinn er ekki þar með kominn.

Þjóð mun rísa gegn þjóð og ríki gegn ríki, þá verða landskjálftar á ýmsum stöðum og hungur. Þetta er upphaf fæðingarhríðanna.

Gætið að sjálfum yður. Menn munu draga yður fyrir dómstóla, í samkundum verðið þér húðstrýktir, og þér munuð leiddir fyrir landshöfðingja og konunga mín vegna, þeim til vitnisburðar.

10 En fyrst á að prédika öllum þjóðum fagnaðarerindið.

11 Þegar menn taka yður og draga fyrir rétt, hafið þá ekki fyrirfram áhyggjur af því, hvað þér eigið að segja, heldur talið það, sem yður verður gefið á þeirri stundu. Þér eruð ekki þeir sem tala, heldur heilagur andi.

12 Þá mun bróðir selja bróður í dauða og faðir barn sitt. Börn munu rísa gegn foreldrum og valda þeim dauða.

13 Og þér munuð hataðir af öllum vegna nafns míns. En sá sem staðfastur er allt til enda, mun hólpinn verða.

14 En þegar þér sjáið viðurstyggð eyðingarinnar standa þar, er ekki skyldi _ lesandinn athugi það _ þá flýi þeir, sem í Júdeu eru, til fjalla.

15 Sá sem er uppi á þaki, fari ekki ofan og inn í húsið að sækja neitt.

16 Og sá sem er á akri, skal ekki hverfa aftur að taka yfirhöfn sína.

17 Vei þeim sem þungaðar eru eða börn hafa á brjósti á þeim dögum.

18 Biðjið, að það verði ekki um vetur.

19 Á þeim dögum verður sú þrenging, sem engin hefur þvílík verið frá upphafi sköpunar, er Guð skapaði, allt til þessa, og mun aldrei verða.

20 Ef Drottinn hefði ekki stytt þessa daga, kæmist enginn maður af. En hann hefur stytt þá vegna þeirra, sem hann hefur útvalið.

21 Og ef einhver segir þá við yður: ,Hér er Kristur,` eða: ,Þar,` þá trúið því ekki.

22 Því að fram munu koma falskristar og falsspámenn, og þeir munu gjöra tákn og undur til að leiða afvega hina útvöldu ef orðið gæti.

23 Verið varir um yður. Ég hef sagt yður allt fyrir.

24 En á þeim dögum, eftir þrenging þessa, mun sólin sortna og tunglið hætta að skína.

25 Stjörnurnar munu hrapa af himni og kraftar himnanna bifast.

26 Þá munu menn sjá Mannssoninn koma í skýjum með miklum mætti og dýrð.

27 Og hann mun senda út englana og safna sínum útvöldu úr áttunum fjórum, frá skautum jarðar til himinskauta.

28 Nemið líkingu af fíkjutrénu. Þegar greinar þess fara að mýkjast og laufið að springa út, þá vitið þér, að sumar er í nánd.

29 Eins skuluð þér vita, þegar þér sjáið þetta verða, að hann er í nánd, fyrir dyrum.

30 Sannlega segi ég yður: Þessi kynslóð mun ekki líða undir lok, uns allt þetta er komið fram.

31 Himinn og jörð munu líða undir lok, en orð mín munu aldrei undir lok líða.

32 En þann dag eða stund veit enginn, hvorki englar á himni né sonurinn, enginn nema faðirinn.

33 Verið varir um yður, vakið! Þér vitið ekki, nær tíminn er kominn.

34 Svo er þetta sem maður fari úr landi, skilji við hús sitt og feli þjónum sínum umráðin, hverjum sitt verk. Dyraverðinum býður hann að vaka.

35 Vakið því, þér vitið ekki, nær húsbóndinn kemur, að kveldi, á miðnætti, í óttu eða dögun.

36 Látið hann ekki finna yður sofandi, þegar hann kemur allt í einu.

37 Það sem ég segi yður, það segi ég öllum: Vakið!"

The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times(A)

13 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”

“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”(B)

As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives(C) opposite the temple, Peter, James, John(D) and Andrew asked him privately, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?”

Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you.(E) Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

“You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues.(F) On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. 10 And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. 11 Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.(G)

12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.(H) 13 Everyone will hate you because of me,(I) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(J)

14 “When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’[a](K) standing where it[b] does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15 Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out. 16 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 17 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!(L) 18 Pray that this will not take place in winter, 19 because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world,(M) until now—and never to be equaled again.(N)

20 “If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them. 21 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.(O) 22 For false messiahs and false prophets(P) will appear and perform signs and wonders(Q) to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 23 So be on your guard;(R) I have told you everything ahead of time.

24 “But in those days, following that distress,

“‘the sun will be darkened,
    and the moon will not give its light;
25 the stars will fall from the sky,
    and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[c](S)

26 “At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds(T) with great power and glory. 27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.(U)

28 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 29 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it[d] is near, right at the door. 30 Truly I tell you, this generation(V) will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(W) 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(X)

The Day and Hour Unknown

32 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.(Y) 33 Be on guard! Be alert[e]!(Z) You do not know when that time will come. 34 It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants(AA) in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

35 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”(AB)

Footnotes

  1. Mark 13:14 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
  2. Mark 13:14 Or he
  3. Mark 13:25 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
  4. Mark 13:29 Or he
  5. Mark 13:33 Some manuscripts alert and pray

13 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:

15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:

16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.

17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.

19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:

22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:

29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.

30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

34 For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:

36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.