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1. As Jesus was leaving the Temple, one of his followers said to him, "Look, Teacher! How beautiful the buildings are! How big the stones are!"
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1. And G2532 as he G846 went G1607 out of G1537 the G3588 temple G2411 , one G1520 of his G846 disciples G3101 saith G3004 unto him G846 , Master G1320 , see G2396 what manner G4217 of stones G3037 and G2532 what G4217 buildings G3619 are here !
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2. Jesus said, "Do you see all these great buildings? Not one stone will be left on another. Every stone will be thrown down to the ground."
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2. And G2532 Jesus G2424 answering G611 said G2036 unto him G846 , Seest G991 thou these G5025 great G3173 buildings G3619 ? there shall not G3364 be left G863 one stone upon another G3037 G1909 G3037 , that G3739 shall not G3364 be thrown down G2647 .
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3. Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, opposite the Temple, he was alone with Peter, James, John, and Andrew. They asked Jesus,
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3. And G2532 as he G846 sat G2521 upon G1519 the G3588 mount G3735 of Olives G1636 over against G2713 the G3588 temple G2411 , Peter G4074 and G2532 James G2385 and G2532 John G2491 and G2532 Andrew G406 asked G1905 him G846 privately G2596 G2398 ,
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4. "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are going to happen?"
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4. Tell G2036 us G2254 , when G4219 shall these things G5023 be G2071 ? and G2532 what G5101 shall be the G3588 sign G4592 when G3752 all G3956 these things G5023 shall G3195 be fulfilled G4931 ?
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5. Jesus began to answer them, "Be careful that no one fools you.
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5. And G1161 Jesus G2424 answering G611 them G846 began G756 to say G3004 , Take heed G991 lest G3361 any G5100 man deceive G4105 you G5209 :
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6. Many people will come in my name, saying, 'I am the One,' and they will fool many people.
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6. For G1063 many G4183 shall come G2064 in G1909 my G3450 name G3686 , saying G3004 , I G1473 am G1510 Christ ; and G2532 shall deceive G4105 many G4183 .
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7. When you hear about wars and stories of wars that are coming, don't be afraid. These things must happen before the end comes.
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7. And G1161 when G3752 ye shall hear G191 of wars G4171 and G2532 rumors G189 of wars G4171 , be ye not G3361 troubled G2360 : for G1063 such things must needs G1163 be G1096 ; but G235 the G3588 end G5056 shall not be yet G3768 .
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8. Nations will fight against other nations, and kingdoms against other kingdoms. There will be earthquakes in different places, and there will be times when there is no food for people to eat. These things are like the first pains when something new is about to be born.
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8. For G1063 nation G1484 shall rise G1453 against G1909 nation G1484 , and G2532 kingdom G932 against G1909 kingdom G932 : and G2532 there shall be G2071 earthquakes G4578 in divers places G2596 G5117 , and G2532 there shall be G2071 famines G3042 and G2532 troubles G5016 : these G5023 are the beginnings G746 of sorrows G5604 .
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9. You must be careful. People will arrest you and take you to court and beat you in their synagogues. You will be forced to stand before kings and governors, to tell them about me. This will happen to you because you follow me.
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9. But G1161 take heed G991 to yourselves G1438 : for G1063 they shall deliver you up G3860 G5209 to G1519 councils G4892 ; and G2532 in G1519 the synagogues G4864 ye shall be beaten G1194 : and G2532 ye shall be brought G2476 before G1909 rulers G2232 and G2532 kings G935 for my sake G1752 G1700 , for G1519 a testimony G3142 against them G846 .
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10. But before these things happen, the Good News must be told to all people.
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10. And G2532 the G3588 gospel G2098 must G1163 first G4412 be published G2784 among G1519 all G3956 nations G1484 .
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11. When you are arrested and judged, don't worry ahead of time about what you should say. Say whatever is given you to say at that time, because it will not really be you speaking; it will be the Holy Spirit.
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11. But G1161 when G3752 they shall lead G71 you G5209 , and deliver you up G3860 , take no thought beforehand G4305 G3361 what G5101 ye shall speak G2980 , neither G3366 do ye premeditate G3191 : but whatsoever G3739 G1437 shall be given G1325 you G5213 in G1722 that G1565 hour G5610 , that G5124 speak G2980 ye: for G1063 it is G2075 not G3756 ye G5210 that speak G2980 , but G235 the G3588 Holy G40 Ghost G4151 .
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12. Brothers will give their own brothers to be killed, and fathers will give their own children to be killed. Children will fight against their own parents and cause them to be put to death.
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12. Now G1161 the brother G80 shall betray G3860 the brother G80 to G1519 death G2288 , and G2532 the father G3962 the son G5043 ; and G2532 children G5043 shall rise up G1881 against G1909 their parents G1118 , and G2532 shall cause them to be put to death G2289 G846 .
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13. All people will hate you because you follow me, but those people who keep their faith until the end will be saved.
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13. And G2532 ye shall be G2071 hated G3404 of G5259 all G3956 men for my name's sake G1223 G3450 G3686 : but G1161 he that shall endure G5278 unto G1519 the end G5056 , the same G3778 shall be saved G4982 .
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14. You will see 'the destroying terror' standing where it should not be. (You who read this should understand what it means.) At that time, the people in Judea should run away to the mountains.
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14. But G1161 when G3752 ye shall see G1492 the G3588 abomination G946 of desolation G2050 , spoken of G4483 by G5259 Daniel G1158 the G3588 prophet G4396 , standing G2476 where G3699 it ought G1163 not G3756 , (let him that readeth G314 understand G3539 ,) then G5119 let them G3588 that be in G1722 Judea G2449 flee G5343 to G1519 the G3588 mountains G3735 :
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15. If people are on the roofs of their houses, they must not go down or go inside to get anything out of their houses.
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15. And G1161 let him G3588 that is on G1909 the G3588 housetop G1430 not G3361 go down G2597 into G1519 the G3588 house G3614 , neither G3366 enter G1525 therein, to take G142 any thing G5100 out of G1537 his G848 house G3614 :
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16. If people are in the fields, they must not go back to get their coats.
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16. And G2532 let him that is G5607 in G1519 the G3588 field G68 not G3361 turn back G1994 again G1519 G3694 for to take up G142 his G848 garment G2440 .
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17. At that time, how terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or have nursing babies!
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17. But G1161 woe G3759 to them that are with child G2192 G1722 G1064 , and G2532 to them that give suck G2337 in G1722 those G1565 days G2250 !
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18. Pray that these things will not happen in winter,
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18. And G1161 pray G4336 ye that G2443 your G5216 flight G5437 be G1096 not G3361 in the winter G5494 .
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19. because those days will be full of trouble. There will be more trouble than there has ever been since the beginning, when God made the world, until now, and nothing as bad will ever happen again.
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19. For G1063 in those G1565 days G2250 shall be G2071 affliction G2347 , such as G3634 was G1096 not G3756 G5108 from G575 the beginning G746 of the creation G2937 which G3739 God G2316 created G2936 unto G2193 this time G3568 G2532 , neither G3364 shall be G1096 .
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20. God has decided to make that terrible time short. Otherwise, no one would go on living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen.
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20. And G2532 except G1508 that the Lord G2962 had shortened G2856 those days G2250 , no G3956 G3756 flesh G4561 should be saved G4982 G302 : but G235 for the elect's sake G1223 G3588 G1588 , whom G3739 he hath chosen G1586 , he hath shortened G2856 the G3588 days G2250 .
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21. At that time, someone might say to you, 'Look, there is the Christ!' Or another person might say, 'There he is!' But don't believe them.
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21. And G2532 then G5119 if G1437 any man G5100 shall say G2036 to you G5213 , Lo G2400 , here G5602 is Christ G5547 ; or G2228 , lo G2400 , he is there G1563 ; believe G4100 him not G3361 :
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22. False Christs and false prophets will come and perform great wonders and miracles. They will try to fool even the people God has chosen, if that is possible.
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22. For G1063 false Christs G5580 and G2532 false prophets G5578 shall rise G1453 , and G2532 shall show G1325 signs G4592 and G2532 wonders G5059 , to seduce G635 , if G1487 it were possible G1415 , even G2532 the G3588 elect G1588 .
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23. So be careful. I have warned you about all this before it happens.
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23. But G1161 take ye heed G991 G5210 : behold G2400 , I have foretold G4280 you G5213 all things G3956 .
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24. During the days after this trouble comes, 'the sun will grow dark, and the moon will not give its light.
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24. But G235 in G1722 those G1565 days G2250 , after G3326 that G1565 tribulation G2347 , the G3588 sun G2246 shall be darkened G4654 , and G2532 the G3588 moon G4582 shall not G3756 give G1325 her G848 light G5338 ,
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25. The stars will fall from the sky. And the powers of the heavens will be shaken.'
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25. And G2532 the G3588 stars G792 of heaven G3772 shall G2071 fall G1601 , and G2532 the G3588 powers G1411 that G3588 are in G1722 heaven G3772 shall be shaken G4531 .
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26. Then people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
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26. And G2532 then G5119 shall they see G3700 the G3588 Son G5207 of man G444 coming G2064 in G1722 the clouds G3507 with G3326 great G4183 power G1411 and G2532 glory G1391 .
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27. Then he will send his angels all around the earth to gather his chosen people from every part of the earth and from every part of heaven.
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27. And G2532 then G5119 shall he send G649 his G848 angels G32 , and G2532 shall gather together G1996 his G848 elect G1588 from G1537 the G3588 four G5064 winds G417 , from G575 the uttermost part G206 of the earth G1093 to G2193 the uttermost part G206 of heaven G3772 .
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28. Learn a lesson from the fig tree: When its branches become green and soft and new leaves appear, you know summer is near.
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28. Now G1161 learn G3129 a parable G3850 of G575 the G3588 fig tree G4808 ; When G3752 her G846 branch G2798 is G1096 yet G2235 tender G527 , and G2532 putteth forth G1631 leaves G5444 , ye know G1097 that G3754 summer G2330 is G2076 near G1451 :
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29. In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that the time is near, ready to come.
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29. So G3779 ye G5210 in like manner G2532 , when G3752 ye shall see G1492 these things G5023 come to pass G1096 , know G1097 that G3754 it is G2076 nigh G1451 , even at G1909 the doors G2374 .
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30. I tell you the truth, all these things will happen while the people of this time are still living.
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30. Verily G281 I say G3004 unto you G5213 , that G3754 this G3778 generation G1074 shall not G3364 pass G3928 , till G3360 all G3956 these things G5023 be done G1096 .
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31. Earth and sky will be destroyed, but the words I have said will never be destroyed.
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31. Heaven G3772 and G2532 earth G1093 shall pass away G3928 : but G1161 my G3450 words G3056 shall not G3364 pass away G3928 .
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32. No one knows when that day or time will be, not the angels in heaven, not even the Son. Only the Father knows.
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32. But G1161 of G4012 that G1565 day G2250 and G2532 that hour G5610 knoweth G1492 no man G3762 , no, not G3761 the G3588 angels G32 which G3588 are in G1722 heaven G3772 , neither G3761 the G3588 Son G5207 , but G1508 the G3588 Father G3962 .
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33. Be careful! Always be ready, because you don't know when that time will be.
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33. Take ye heed G991 , watch G69 and G2532 pray G4336 : for G1063 ye know G1492 not G3756 when G4219 the G3588 time G2540 is G2076 .
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34. It is like a man who goes on a trip. He leaves his house and lets his servants take care of it, giving each one a special job to do. The man tells the servant guarding the door always to be watchful.
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34. For the Son of man is as G5613 a man G444 taking a far journey G590 , who left G863 his G848 house G3614 , and G2532 gave G1325 authority G1849 to his G848 servants G1401 , and G2532 to every man G1538 his G848 work G2041 , and G2532 commanded G1781 the G3588 porter G2377 to G2443 watch G1127 .
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35. So always be ready, because you don't know when the owner of the house will come back. It might be in the evening, or at midnight, or in the morning while it is still dark, or when the sun rises.
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35. Watch G1127 ye therefore G3767 : for G1063 ye know G1492 not G3756 when G4219 the G3588 master G2962 of the G3588 house G3614 cometh G2064 , at even G3796 , or G2228 at midnight G3317 , or G2228 at the cockcrowing G219 , or G2228 in the morning G4404 :
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36. Always be ready. Otherwise he might come back suddenly and find you sleeping.
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36. Lest G3361 coming G2064 suddenly G1810 he find G2147 you G5209 sleeping G2518 .
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37. I tell you this, and I say this to everyone: 'Be ready!'"
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37. And G1161 what G3739 I say G3004 unto you G5213 I say G3004 unto all G3956 , Watch G1127 .
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