1 Jesus left the temple and was going away when his disciples came to point out the temple buildings to him. 2 He answered them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here upon another that will not be torn down.”

3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4 Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9 Then they will hand you over to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. 10 Then many will fall away, betray one another, and hate one another. 11 Many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole inhabited world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15 So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of through the prophet Daniel standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let the one on the housetop not come down to take the things from his house, 18 and let the one in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19 Woe to those who are pregnant and those who are nursing infants in those days! 20 Pray that your flight may not take place in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not occurred from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. 22 If those days were not cut short, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. 23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Here!’ do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 Look, I have told you beforehand. 26 So if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 Wherever the corpse is, there the eagles will gather.

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 Learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch becomes tender and puts out leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

36 But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. 37 For as the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark. 39 They did not know until the flood came and swept them all away. So also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then two men will be in the field; one is taken and one is left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one is taken and one is left. 42 So keep watch, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. 43 But know this: if the master of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you too must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

45 Who then is the faithful and wise slave whom the master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that slave whom his master finds doing so when he comes. 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50 the master of that slave will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. 51 He will cut him in two and assign him a place with the hypocrites. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.