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1322 The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to St. Mark

3 And as he sat on the mount of Olivet over 15 And let him that is on the housetop, not
against the temple, Peter and James and John go down into the house, nor enter therein to take
and Andrew asked him apart: any thing out of the house:
4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and 16 And let him that shall be in the field, not
what shall be the sign when all these things shall turn back to take up his garment.
begin to be fulfilled? 17 And woe to them that are with child, and
5 And Jesus answering, began to say to them, that give suck in those days.
Take heed lest any man deceive you. 18 But pray ye, that these things happen not
6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I in winter.
am he; and they shall deceive many.
19 For in those days shall be such tribulations,
7 And when you shall hear of wars and ru- as were not from the beginning of the creation
mours of wars, fear ye not. For such things must
which God created until now, neither shall be.
needs be, but the end is not yet.
20 And unless the Lord had shortened the
8 For nation shall rise against nation and king-
days, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake
dom against kingdom, and there shall be earth-
of the elect which he hath chosen, he hath short-
quakes in divers places, and famines. These
ened the days.
things are the beginning of sorrows.
21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo,
9 But look to yourselves. For they shall de-
here is Christ; lo, he is here: do not believe.
liver you up to councils, and in the synagogues
22 For there will rise up false Christs and false
you shall be beaten, and you shall stand before
prophets, and they shall shew signs and wonders,
governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony
to seduce (if it were possible) even the elect.
unto them.
23 Take you heed therefore; behold I have
10 And unto all nations the gospel must first
foretold you all things.
be preached.
24 But in those days, after that tribulation,
11 And when they shall lead you and deliver
you up, be not thoughtful beforehand what you the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall
not give her light.
shall speak; but whatsoever shall be given you in
that hour, that speak ye. For it is not you that 25 And the stars of heaven shall be falling
speak, but the Holy Ghost. down, and the powers that are in heaven, shall
12 And the brother shall betray his brother be moved.
unto death, and the father his son; and children 26 And then shall they see the Son of man
shall rise up against the parents, and shall work coming in the clouds, with great power and glory.
their death. 27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall
13 And you shall be hated by all men for my gather together his elect from the four winds,
name’s sake. But he that shall endure unto the from the uttermost part of the earth to the ut-
end, he shall be saved. termost part of heaven.
14 And when you shall see the abomination of 28 Now of the fig tree learn ye a parable.
desolation, standing where it ought not: he that When the branch thereof is now tender, and the
readeth let him understand: then let them that leaves are come forth, you know that summer is
are in Judea, flee unto the mountains: very near.