10. Then He continued telling them, “Nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
11. There will be great earthquakes along with famines and epidemics in various places, and there will be terrors along with great signs from heaven.
12. But before all these things, they will grab you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons, and leading you away to kings and governors on account of My name.
13. This will lead you to be a witness.
14. So make up your minds not to prepare ahead of time to defend yourselves—
15. for I Myself will give you speech and wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.
16. But you will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—and they will put some of you to death.
17. And you will be hated by all because of My name.
18. Yet not a hair of your head will be lost.
19. By your endurance, you will gain your souls.
20. “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near.
21. Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside the city must get out, and those in the countryside must not enter her.
22. For these are the days of punishment, to fulfill all that has been written.
23. “Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath on this people.
24. They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away captive into all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
25. “There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars. And upon the earth nations will be confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves.
26. People will lose heart from fear and anticipation of what is overtaking the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
27. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28. Now when these things begin to happen, stand straight and lift up your heads, because your salvation is near!”