9. “Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and killed. People all over the world will hate you because you believe in me.
10. During that time many believers will lose their faith. They will turn against each other and hate each other.
11. Many false prophets will come and cause many people to believe things that are wrong.
12. There will be so much more evil in the world that the love of most believers will grow cold.
13. But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved.
14. And the Good News I have shared about God’s kingdom will be told throughout the world. It will be spread to every nation. Then the end will come.
15. “Daniel the prophet spoke about ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’ You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place.” (You who read this should understand what it means.)
16. “The people in Judea at that time should run away to the mountains.
17. They should run away without wasting time to stop for anything. If they are on the roof of their house, they must not go down to get anything out of the house.