17. And whoever is on the roof, let him not descend to take anything from his house.
18. And whoever is in the field, let him not turn back to take his tunic.
19. So then, woe to those who are pregnant or nursing in those days.
20. But pray that your flight may not be in winter, or on the Sabbath.
21. For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until the present, and such as will not be.
22. And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days shall be shortened.
23. Then if anyone will have said to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'he is there,' do not be willing to believe it.
24. For there will arise false Christs and false prophets. And they will produce great signs and wonders, so much so as to lead into error even the elect (if this could be).
25. Behold, I have warned you beforehand.
26. Therefore, if they will have said to you, 'Behold, he is in the desert,' do not choose to go out, or, 'Behold, he is in the inner rooms,' do not be willing to believe it.
27. For just as lightning goes out from the east, and appears even in the west, so shall it be also at the advent of the Son of man.
28. Wherever the body shall be, there also will the eagles be gathered together.
29. And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
30. And then the sign of the Son of man shall appear in heaven. And then all tribes of the earth shall mourn. And they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with great power and majesty.
31. And he shall send out his Angels with a trumpet and a great voice. And they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the heights of the heavens, even to their furthest limits.
32. So, from the fig tree learn a parable. When its branch has now become tender and the leaves have sprung forth, you know that summer is near.
33. So also, when you will have seen all these things, know that it is near, even at the threshold.
34. Amen I say to you, that this lineage shall not pass away, until all these things have been done.
35. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.