18. “But not a hair of your head shall be lost at all.
19. “Possess your lives by your endurance!
20. “And when you see Yerushalayim surrounded by armies, then know that its laying waste is near.
21. “Then let those in Yehuḏah flee to the mountains, and let those who are in the midst of her go out, and let not those who are in the fields enter her.
22. “Because these are days of vengeance, to fill all that have been written.
23. “And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing children in those days! For there shall be great distress in the earth and wrath upon this people.
24. “And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Yerushalayim shall be trampled underfoot by the gentiles until the times of the gentiles are filled.
25. “And there shall be signs in the sun, and moon, and stars, and on the earth anxiety of nations, in bewilderment at the roaring of the sea, and agitation,
26. men fainting from fear and the expectation of what is coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
27. “And then they shall see the Son of Aḏam coming in a cloud with power and much esteem.
28. “And when these matters begin to take place, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”
29. And He spoke a parable to them, “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.
30. “When they have already budded, observing it, you shall know for yourselves that summer is now near.
31. “So you also, when you see these matters take place, know that the reign of Elohim is near.