12 12:35And Jesus answered and said, teaching in the temple, How do the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? 12:36David himself said, by the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool. 12:37David himself calls him Lord, and whence is he his son? And the great multitude heard him gladly.
13 12:38And he said to them in his teaching, Beware of the scribes who desire to walk in long robes, and desire salutations in the markets, 12:39and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at feasts; 12:40who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers. They shall receive a greater judgment.
14 12:41And sitting opposite to the treasury, he observed how the multitude cast copper into the treasury. And many rich men cast in much; 12:42and one poor widow came and cast in two lepta, which is a quadrans [4 mills]. 12:43And calling his disciples, he said to them, I tell you truly, that this poor widow has cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury. 12:44For all [others] have cast in of their abundance; but she of her want has cast in all that she had her entire living.
CHAPTER XII.
CHRIST PREDICTING THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM, AND OF THE JEWISH COMMONWEALTH.
1 13:1AND as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, Teacher, see what stones, and what buildings! 13:2And Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? There shall not be left a stone upon a stone, which shall not be thrown down. 13:3And as he sat on the mount of Olives, opposite to the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, asked him privately, 13:4Tell us when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished? 13:5And Jesus said to them, See that no man deceives you; 13:6for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [the Christ], and shall deceive many. 13:7And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not afraid, for these things must be; but the end is not yet. 13:8For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be earthquakes in [different] places, and there shall be famines. These are the beginnings of sorrows.
2 13:9But take heed to yourselves; they shall deliver you up to Sanhedrims, and you shall be beaten in synagogues, and shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them. 13:10And the good news must first be preached to all nations. 13:11And when they deliver you to afflictions, be not anxious beforehand what you shall say; but whatever is given you in that hour, this speak; for it is not you that speak, but the Holy Spirit. 13:12And brother shall deliver brother to death, and father, son; and children shall rise up against their parents and kill them; 13:13and you shall be hated by all on my account; but he that endures to the end shall be saved.
3 13:14And when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not, let him that reads understand, then let those in Judea flee to the mountains; 13:15and let not him that is on the house go down into the house, nor enter to take any thing out of his house; 13:16and let not him that is in the field turn back to take his garment. 13:17And woe to those with child, and those giving nurse in those days! 13:18But pray that it may not be in the winter, 13:19for those days shall be an affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created till now, and shall not be. 13:20And unless the Lord had shortened those days no flesh would be saved; but for the elects' sake, whom he has chosen, he has shortened the days.
4 13:21And then if any one says to you, Behold the Christ is here! Behold there! believe it not. 13:22For false prophets shall arise, and perform miracles and wonders, to deceive, if possible, the elect. 13:23But beware; I have foretold you all things.
5 13:24But in those days, after that affliction, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 13:25and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers in the heavens shall be shaken. 13:26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds, with great power and glory. 13:27And then shall he send his angels and gather together the elect, from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.