Mark, 13

1. 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]!

1. As Jesus left the Temple, one of his disciples said, "Look, Master, at the enormous stones and wonderful buildings here!"

2. 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.

2. And Jesus answered, "You see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another, but all will be torn down."

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

3. After a while, when Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, facing the Temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew approached him privately and asked,

4. Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

4. "Tell us when this will be. What sign will be given us before all this happens?"

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

5. Then Jesus began to tell them, "Don't let anyone mislead you.

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

6. Many will come, taking my place, and say: 'I am the one you are waiting for,' and they will deceive many people.

7. 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.

7. When you hear of war and threats of war, don't be troubled; this must occur but the end is not yet.

8. 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.

8. Nation will fight nation and kingdom will oppose kingdom. There will be earthquakes everywhere and famines, too. And these will be like the first pains of childbirth.

9. 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.

9. Be on your guard, for you will be arrested and taken to Jewish courts. You will be beaten in synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake to bear witness before them.

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

10. For the preaching of the Gospel to all nations has to come first.

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.

11. So when you are arrested and brought to trial, don't worry about what you are to say; for you shall say what will be given you in that hour. It is not you who speak but the Holy Spirit.

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.

12. Brother will betray brother, even to death, and the father his child. Children will turn against their parents and have them 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.

13. You will be hated by all for my name's sake, but whoever holds out to the end will 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:

14. So, when you see the idol of the oppressor set in the place where it should not be (may the reader understand!), then let those in Judea 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:

15. If you are on the housetop, don't come down to take anything with you.

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

16. If you are in the field, don't turn back to fetch your cloak.

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

17. How hard it will be then for pregnant women and mothers with babies at the breast!

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

18. Pray that it may not happen in 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.

19. For this will be a time of distress such as was never known from the beginning when God created the world, until now and is never to be known again.

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.

20. So that if the Lord had not shortened that time, no one would survive; but he decided to shorten it for the sake of some of his chosen.

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

21. And if anyone says to you at that time: 'Look, here is the Messiah! Look, he is there!' - do not believe it.

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

22. For false Messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders in order to deceive even God's chosen people, if that were possible.

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

23. Then be on your guard, I have told you everything ahead of time.

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

24. Later on, in those days after that disastrous time, the sun will grow dark, the moon will not give its light,

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

25. the stars will fall out of the sky and the whole universe will be shaken.

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

26. Then people will 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.

27. And he will send the angels to gather his chosen people from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.

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:

28. Learn a lesson from the fig tree. As soon as its branches become tender and it begins to sprout leaves, you 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.

29. In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that the time is near, even at the door.

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

30. Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all this has happened.

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

31. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will 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.

32. But, regarding that Day and that Hour, no one knows when it will come, not even the angels, not even the Son, but only the Father.

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

33. Be alert and watch, for you don't know when the time will come.

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.

34. When a man goes abroad and leaves his home, he puts his servants in charge, giving to each one some responsibility; and he orders the doorkeeper to stay awake.

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:

35. So stay awake, for you don't know when the Lord of the house will come, in the evening or at midnight, when the cock crows or before dawn.

36. Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

36. If he comes suddenly, do not let him catch you asleep.

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

37. And what I say to you, I say to all: watch."