21. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and those who are in its midst withdraw, and those who are in the countryside not enter into it.
22. For these are the days of retribution, so that all things may be fulfilled, which have been written.
23. Then woe to those who are pregnant or nursing in those days. For there will be great distress upon the land and great wrath upon this people.
24. And they will fall by the edge of the sword. And they will be led away as captives into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles, until the times of the nations are fulfilled.
25. And there will be signs in the sun and the moon and the stars. And there will be, on earth, distress among the Gentiles, out of confusion at the roaring of the sea and of the waves:
26. men withering away out of fear and out of apprehension over the things that will overwhelm the whole world. For the powers of the heavens will be moved.
27. And then they will see the Son of man coming on a cloud, with great power and majesty.
28. But when these things begin to happen, lift up your heads and look around you, because your redemption draws near."
29. And he told them a comparison: "Take notice of the fig tree and of all the trees.
30. When presently they produce fruit from themselves, you know that summer is near.
31. So you also, when you will have seen these things happen, know that the kingdom of God is near.
32. Amen I say to you, this lineage shall not pass away, until all these things happen.
33. Heaven and earth shall pass away. But my words shall not pass away.
34. But be attentive to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts may be weighed down by self-indulgence and inebriation and the cares of this life. And then that day may overwhelm you suddenly.
35. For like a snare it will overwhelm all those who sit upon the face of the entire earth.
36. And so, be vigilant, praying at all times, so that you may be held worthy to escape from all these things, which are in the future, and to stand before the Son of man."