Mark 13:5-13

5Jesus began to say to them, ‘Be careful! Some people will tell you things that are not true. Do not believe those people.

6Many people will say that they have come on my behalf. They will say, “I am the Messiah!” and they will deceive many people.

7You will hear about wars. And there will be reports about wars in other places. Do not be afraid. Those things must happen, but that is not yet the end of everything.

8People in one country will attack the people in another country. Kings and their armies will fight against other kings and their armies. The ground will shake in many different places. In some places, people will be hungry, with no food. Those things are like the first pains that a mother has before her baby is born.

9So be careful! People will be against you. They will take you to stand in front of their leaders. They will punish you with whips in their meeting places. They will take you to stand in front of kings and rulers. This will happen because you are my disciples. You will tell them the good news about me.

10Yes, you must first tell the good news about me to people in every country.

11When people take you to their leaders to show that you have done bad things, do not be afraid. Do not worry about what you should say. You should say the words that God gives you at that time. You will not be speaking your own words. Those words will come from the Holy Spirit.

12At that time, a man will let people kill his own brother. A father will let people kill his own child. Children will be against their parents. They will even ask people to kill their parents.

13All people will hate you because you are my disciples. But God will save the person who remains strong until the end.