For nationshallriseagainstnation, and kingdomagainstkingdom: and thereshall be earthquakes in diversplaces, and thereshall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
But takeheed to yourselves: for theyshalldeliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be broughtbeforerulers and kings for my sake, for a testimonyagainstthem.
But whentheyshalllead you, and deliver you up, take no thoughtbeforehandwhat ye shallspeak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoevershall be given you in thathour, thatspeak ye: for it is not ye thatspeak, but the HolyGhost.
Now the brothershallbetray the brother to death, and the father the son; and childrenshallrise up againsttheirparents, and shallcausethem to be put to death.
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standingwhere it ought not, (let him thatreadethunderstand,) then let themthat be in Judaeaflee to the mountains:
And thenshall he send his angels, and shallgathertogether his electfrom the fourwinds, from the uttermostpart of the earth to the uttermostpart of heaven.
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gaveauthority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.