4. Jesus answered, “Be careful that no one fools you.
5. Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will fool many people.
6. You will hear about wars and stories of wars that are coming, but don’t be afraid. These things must happen before the end comes.
7. Nations will fight against other nations; kingdoms will fight against other kingdoms. There will be times when there is no food for people to eat, and there will be earthquakes in different places.
8. These things are like the first pains when something new is about to be born.
9. “Then people will arrest you, hand you over to be hurt, and kill you. They will hate you because you believe in me.
10. At that time, many will lose their faith, and they will turn against each other and hate each other.
11. Many false prophets will come and cause many people to believe lies.
12. There will be more and more evil in the world, so most people will stop showing their love for each other.
13. But those people who keep their faith until the end will be saved.
14. The Good News about God’s kingdom will be preached in all the world, to every nation. Then the end will come.
15. “Daniel the prophet spoke about ‘a blasphemous object that brings destruction.’ You will see this standing in the holy place.” (You who read this should understand what it means.)
16. “At that time, the people in Judea should run away to the mountains.
17. If people are on the roofs of their houses, they must not go down to get anything out of their houses.
18. If people are in the fields, they must not go back to get their coats.
19. At that time, how terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or have nursing babies!