12. “Brothers will turn against their own brothers and give them over to be killed. Fathers will turn against their own children and give them over to be killed. Children will fight against their own parents and cause their parents to be killed.
13. All people will hate you because you follow me. But the person who continues to be strong until the end will be saved.
14. “You will see ‘the horrible thing that destroys.’ You will see this thing standing in the place where it should not be.” (You who read this should understand what it means.) “At that time, the people in Judea should run away to the mountains.
15. If a person is on the roof of his house, he must not go down to take anything out of his house.
16. If a person is in the field, he must not go back to get his coat.
17. At that time, it will be hard for women who are pregnant or have nursing babies.
18. Pray that these things will not happen in winter.