Temple Destruction and Other Signs

(Matthew 24:1–8; Luke 21:5–9)

13 As [Jesus] was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at [the magnificent] stones and buildings!”

2 “Do you see [all] these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not [one] stone here will be left on [another]; [every one] will be thrown down.”

3 While [Jesus] was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately, 4 “Tell us, when {will} these things happen? And what [will be] the sign that [they] are about to be fulfilled?”

5 Jesus began by telling them, “See to it [that] [no one] deceives you. 6 Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am [He],’ and will deceive many. 7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, {do} not be alarmed. [ These things ] must happen, but the end [is] still to come. 8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, [as well as] famines. These [are] [the] beginning of birth pains.