New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 13:1-37

1As He was goingἐκπορευομένουekporeuomenouG1607out of the templeG2413,oneεἷςheisG1520of His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,beholdἴδεideG2396whatG4217wonderfulG4217stonesλίθοιlithoiG3037andwhatG4217wonderfulG4217buildingsοἰκοδομαί.¶oikodomaiG3619!”

2And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“Do you seeβλέπειςblepeisG991theseταύταςtautasG3778greatμεγάλαςmegalasG3173buildingsοἰκοδομάς;oikodomasG3619?Not one stoneλίθοςlithosG3037will be leftἀφεθῇaphethēaG863upon anotherλίθονlithonG3037whichὃςhosG3739will not be tornG2647downκαταλυθῇ.¶kataluthēaG2647.”

3As He was sittingκαθημένουkathēmenouG2521onthe MountὄροςorosG3735of OlivesG1636oppositeκατέναντιkatenantiG2713the templeG2413,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andJamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385and JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491and AndrewἈνδρέας·AndreasG406were questioningἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905Him privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398,

4“TellG3004us, whenπότεpoteG4219will theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778be, and whatτίtiG5101will be thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592whenὅτανhotanG3752allπάντα;¶pantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778are goingμέλλῃmellēG3195to be fulfilledσυντελεῖσθαιsunteleisthaiG4931?”

5And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004to them,“SeeβλέπετεblepeteG991to it that noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100misleadsπλανήσῃ.planēsēG4105you.

6ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, ‘I amεἰμι,eimiG1510He!’and will misleadπλανήσουσιν.planēsousinG4105manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183.

7WhenὅτανhotanG3752you hearἀκούσητεakousēteG191of warsπολέμουςpolemousG4171and rumorsἀκοὰςakoasG189of warsπολέμων,polemōnG4171,do not be frightenedθροεῖσθε·throeistheG2360; those thingsmustδεῖdeiG1163takeG1096placeG1096; but that isnot yetοὔπωoupōG3768the endτέλος.telosG5056.

8For nationἔθνοςethnosG1484will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453up againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,and kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932againstἐπὶepiG1909kingdomβασιλείαν·basileianG932;there will be earthquakesσεισμοὶseismoiG4578in variousκατὰkataG2596placesτόπους·topousG5117; there will alsobe faminesλιμοίlimoiG3042.TheseG3778thingsG3778are merelythe beginningἀρχὴarchēG746of birthὠδίνωνōdinōnG5604pangsG5604.

9“Butbe on your guardΒλέπετεBlepeteG991; for they willdeliverπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860you to thecourtsσυνέδρια,sunedriaG4892,and you will be floggedδαρήσεσθεdarēsestheG1194in thesynagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864,and you will standσταθήσεσθεstathēsestheG2476beforeἐπὶepiG1909governorsἡγεμόνωνhēgemonōnG2232and kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935for My sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752,as a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to them.

10The gospelεὐαγγέλιον.euangelionG2098mustδεῖdeiG1163firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413be preachedκηρυχθῆναιkēruchthēnaiG2784to allπάνταpantaG3956the nationsἔθνηethnēG1484.

11WhenὅτανhotanG3752theyarrestἄγωσινagōsinG71you and handπαραδιδόντες,paradidontesG3860you over, do not worryG4305beforehandG4305about whatτίtiG5101you are to sayλαλήσητεlalēsēteG2980,but sayλαλεῖτε·laleiteG2980whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437is givenδοθῇdothēaG1325you in that hourὥρᾳ,hōraG5610;for it is not you who speakλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980, but it isthe Holyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

12BrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80will betrayπαραδώσειparadōseiG3860brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80to deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,and a fatherπατὴρpatērG3962hischildτέκνον,teknonG5043;and childrenτέκναteknaG5043will riseἐπαναστήσονταιepanastēsontaiG1881up againstἐπὶepiG1909parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118andhave them putθανατώσουσινthanatōsousinG2289to deathG2289.

13You will be hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404by allπάντωνpantōnG3956becauseδιὰdiaG1223of My nameὄνομάonomaG3686,but the one who enduresὑπομείναςhupomeinasG5278to the endτέλος,telosG5056,he will be savedσωθήσεται.sōthēsetaiG4982.

14“ButwhenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708theabominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946of desolationἐρημώσεωςerēmōseōsG2050standingἑστηκόταhestēkotaG2476whereὅπουhopouG3699it shouldδεῖ,deiG1163not be (let the readerἀναγινώσκωνanaginōskōnG314understandνοείτω,noeitōG3539),thenτότεtoteG5119thoseG3588whoG3588are in JudeaG2453must fleeφευγέτωσανpheugetōsanG5343to the mountainsὄρη·orēG3735.

15The oneG3739whoG3588is on the housetopδώματοςdōmatosG1430must not goG2597downG2597,orμηδὲmēdeG3366goG2597in to getἆραίaraiG142anythingτιtiG5100out of his houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614;

16and the oneG3739whoG3588is in the fieldἀγρὸνagronG68must not turnG1994backὀπίσωopisōG3694 G1994to getἆραιaraiG142his coatἱμάτιονhimationG2440.

17But woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to thoseταῖςtaisG3588who are pregnantγαστρὶgastriG1064and to thoseταῖςtaisG3588who are nursingG2337babiesG2337in thoseταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραις.hēmeraisG2250!

18But prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336that it may not happenγένηταιgenētaiG1096in the winterχειμῶνος.cheimōnosG5494.

19For thoseἐκεῖναιekeinaiG1565daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will be a time oftribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347suchοἵαoiaG3634as has not occurredG1096sinceἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746of the creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937whichἣνhēnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316createdἔκτισενektisenG2936untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowνῦνnunG3568,and neverμὴmēG3756 G3361will.

20UnlessεἰeiG1487the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962had shortenedἐκολόβωσενekolobōsenG2856thosedaysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,noοὐκ πᾶσαouk pasaG3756 G3956lifeσάρξ·sarxG4561would have been savedἐσώθηesōthēG4982;but for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of theelectἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588,whomοὓςhousG3739He choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586,He shortenedἐκολόβωσενekolobōsenG2856the daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.

21And thenτότεtoteG5119ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100saysG3004to you, ‘BeholdἴδεideG2396,hereὧδεhōdeG5602isthe ChristχριστόςchristosG5547’;or, ‘BeholdἴδεideG2396, He isthereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563’;do not believeπιστεύετε.pisteueteG4100him;

22for falseψευδόχριστοιpseudochristoiG5580ChristsG5580andfalseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578will ariseἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453,and will showG4160signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andwondersτέραταterataG5059,in orderπρὸςprosG4314to leadG635astrayG635,ifεἰeiG1487possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415,the electἐκλεκτούς.eklektousG1588.

23But takeβλέπετε·blepeteG991heedG991;beholdG2400,I have toldG4275you everythingπάντα.¶pantaG3956in advanceG4275.

24“But in thoseG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,afterμετὰmetaG3326that tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347,the sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246will be darkenedσκοτισθήσεται,skotisthēsetaiG4654and the moonσελήνηselēnēG4582will not giveδώσειdōseiG1325its lightφέγγοςphengosG5338,

25and the starsἀστέρεςasteresG792will be fallingπίπτοντες,piptontesG4098from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,and the powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411that are inthe heavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772will be shakenσαλευθήσονται.saleuthēsontaiG4531.

26ThenτότεtoteG5119they will seeG3708the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064in cloudsνεφέλαιςnephelaisG3507with greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411and gloryδόξης.doxēsG1391.

27And thenτότεtoteG5119He will sendἀποστελεῖaposteleiG649forthG649the angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32, andwill gatherἐπισυνάξειepisunaxeiG1996togetherG1996HiselectἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588from the fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064windsἀνέμωνanemōnG417,from the farthestG206endἄκρουakrouG206of the earthγῆςgēsG1093to the farthestG206endἄκρουakrouG206of heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

28“NowδὲdeG1161learnμάθετεmatheteG3129the parableπαραβολήν·parabolēnG3850from the figσυκῆςsukēsG4808treeG4808:whenὅτανhotanG3752its branchκλάδοςkladosG2798has alreadyἤδηēdēG2235becomeγένηται,genētaiG1096tenderἁπαλὸςhapalosG527and putsἐκφύῃekphuēG1631forthG1631its leavesφύλλα,phullaG5444,you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097that summerθέροςtherosG2330is nearἐγγὺςengusG1451.

29Even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,you tooκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778happeningγινόμενα,ginomenaG1096,recognizeγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatHe is nearἐγγύςengusG1451, right at thedoorθύραις.¶thuraisG2374.

30TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, thisG3778generationγενεὰgeneaG1074will not passG3928awayπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928untilμέχριςmechrisG3360allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778takeG1096placeG1096.

31HeavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772and earthγῆgēG1093will passπαρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiG3928awayπαρελεύσονται.¶pareleusontaiG3928,but My wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056will not passG3928awayG3928.

32But of that dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250orἢēG2228hourὥραςhōrasG5610noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsG3609,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761the angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772,norοὐδὲoudeG3761the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207,but the Fatherπατήρ.patērG3962alone.

33“TakeΒλέπετε,BlepeteG991heedG991,keepG69on the alertG69;for you do not knowG3609whenπότεpoteG4219the appointedtimeκαιρόςkairosG2540will comeἐστιν.estinG1510.

34It islikeὡςhōsG5613a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444awayG590on a journeyG590, whoupon leavingἀφεὶςapheisG863his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614andputtingδοὺςdousG1325his slavesδούλοιςdouloisG1401in chargeἐξουσίαν,exousianG1849, assigningto eachG1538oneἑκάστῳhekastōG1538his taskἔργονergonG2041,alsoG2532commandedἐνετείλατοeneteilatoG1781the doorkeeperθυρωρῷthurōrōG2377to stayG1127on the alertG1127.

35Thereforeοὖν·ounG3767,be on the alertγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreiteG1127--for you do not knowG3609whenπότεpoteG4219themasterκύριοςkuriosG2962of the houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,whetherG2228in the eveningὀψὲopseG3796,at midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317,orG2228whenG4219the roosterG219crowsG219,orG2228in the morningπρωΐ·prōiG4404--

36in caseμὴmēG3361he should comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810and findεὕρῃheurēG2147youasleepκαθεύδοντας.katheudontasG2518.

37WhatὃhoG3739I sayλέγω,legōG3004to you I sayλέγω·legōG3004to allπᾶσινpasinG3956, ‘Be on the alertγρηγορεῖτε.¶grēgoreiteG1127!’”

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