Matthew 24:16-22

16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains [for refuge].

17Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house [because there will not be enough time].

18Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his coat.

19And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

20Pray that your flight [from persecution and suffering] will not be in winter, or on a Sabbath [when Jewish laws prohibit travel].

21For at that time there will be a great tribulation (pressure, distress, oppression), such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will [again].

22And if those days [of tribulation] had not been cut short, no human life would be saved; but for the sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened.