Luke 21:8-24

⁸And He said: “Take heed that no one deceive you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I AM,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go after them.

⁹But whenever you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must happen first, but the end will not come immediately.”

¹⁰Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

¹¹And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful events and great signs from heaven.

¹²But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and they will persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers on account of My name.

¹³But it shall turn out for you for a testimony.

¹⁴Put it then in your hearts not to practice beforehand giving your defense;

¹⁵for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict, nor to withstand.

¹⁶You will be betrayed even by parents and relatives, friends and brothers; and they will put some of you to death.

¹⁷And you will be hated by all people for My name's sake.

¹⁸But not a hair of your head shall by any means perish.

¹⁹By your patient endurance you shall possess your souls.

²⁰“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has drawn near.

²¹Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the fields enter into her.

²²For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that has been written.

²³But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing a baby in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath among this people.

²⁴And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.