Matthew 24:8-20

8But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.

9“Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.

10And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other.

11And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people.

12Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold.

13But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

14And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.

15“The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about—the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing in the Holy Place.” (Reader, pay attention!)

16“Then those in Judea must flee to the hills.

17A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.

18A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat.

19How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days.

20And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath.