Some of Jesus’ disciples were talking about the temple. They spoke about how it was decorated with beautiful stones and with gifts that honored God. But Jesus asked,

有人谈论圣殿是用美石和供物妆饰的；

有人谈论圣殿是用美石和供物装饰的，耶稣就说：

有人谈论圣殿是用美石和供物装饰的，耶稣就说：

有些人正在谈论由精美的石头和珍贵的供物所装饰的圣殿，

有人在谈论圣殿，是用美丽的石头和供物装饰的。耶稣说：

有些人谈论到圣殿，说它是用精美的石头和供奉的礼物装饰的。耶稣就说：

有人談論聖殿是用美石和供物妝飾的；

有人談論聖殿是用美石和供物裝飾的，耶穌就說：

有人談論聖殿是用美石和供物裝飾的，耶穌就說：

有些人正在談論由精美的石頭和珍貴的供物所裝飾的聖殿，

有人在談論聖殿，是用美麗的石頭和供物裝飾的。耶穌說：

有人論到聖殿怎樣用美石和還願供物去妝飾，

有些人談論到聖殿，說它是用精美的石頭和供奉的禮物裝飾的。耶穌就說：

或論殿以美石、及所獻之珍物為飾、

或有誇譽殿中所陳設之美石珍器者、

有人譽聖殿、謂其飾以美石及所供獻之物、耶穌曰、

有人稱羨聖殿美輪美奐、祭品紛陳、

Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said,

And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said,

Some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said,

As some were talking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said,

And while some were talking about the temple, that it was decorated with beautiful stones and vowed gifts, He said,

Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said,

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said,

As some were talking about the temple complex, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, He said,

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

Now while some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, Jesus said,

As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,

Jesus left the temple. He was walking away when his disciples came up to him. They wanted to call his attention to the temple buildings.“ Do you see all these things?” Jesus asked.“ What I’m about to tell you is true. Not one stone here will be left on top of another. Every stone will be thrown down.”Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives. There the disciples came to him in private.“ Tell us,” they said.“ When will this happen? And what will be the sign of your coming? What will be the sign of the end?”Jesus answered,“ Keep watch! Be careful that no one fools you.Many will come in my name. They will claim,‘ I am the Messiah!’ They will fool many people.You will hear about wars. You will also hear people talking about future wars. Don’t be alarmed. Those things must happen. But the end still isn’t here.Nation will fight against nation. Kingdom will fight against kingdom. People will go hungry. There will be earthquakes in many places.All these are the beginning of birth pains.“ Then people will hand you over to be treated badly and killed. All nations will hate you because of me.At that time, many will turn away from their faith. They will hate each other. They will hand each other over to their enemies.Many false prophets will appear. They will fool many people.Because evil will grow, most people’s love will grow cold.But the one who remains strong in the faith will be saved.This good news of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world. It will be a witness to all nations. Then the end will come.“ The prophet Daniel spoke about‘ the hated thing that destroys.’( Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11) Someday you will see it standing in the holy place. The reader should understand this.Then those who are in Judea should escape to the mountains.No one on the housetop should go down into the house to take anything out.No one in the field should go back to get their coat.How awful it will be in those days for pregnant women! How awful for nursing mothers!Pray that you will not have to escape in winter or on the Sabbath day.There will be terrible suffering in those days. It will be worse than any other from the beginning of the world until now. And there will never be anything like it again.“ If the time had not been cut short, no one would live. But because of God’s chosen people, it will be shortened.At that time someone may say to you,‘ Look! Here is the Messiah!’ Or,‘ There he is!’ Do not believe it.False messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will do great signs and miracles. They will try to fool God’s chosen people if possible.See, I have told you ahead of time.“ So if anyone tells you,‘ He is a long way out in the desert,’ do not go out there. Or if anyone says,‘ He is deep inside the house,’ do not believe it.Lightning that comes from the east can be seen in the west. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes.The vultures will gather wherever there is a dead body.“ Right after the terrible suffering of those days,“‘ The sun will be darkened. The moon will not shine. The stars will fall from the sky. The heavenly bodies will be shaken.’( Isaiah 13:10; 34:4)“ Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven. At that time, all the peoples of the earth will mourn. They will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven. He will come with power and great glory.He will send his angels with a loud trumpet call. They will gather his chosen people from all four directions. They will bring them from one end of the heavens to the other.“ Learn a lesson from the fig tree. As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you know that the end is near. It is right at the door.What I’m about to tell you is true. The people living now will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.Heaven and earth will pass away. But my words will never pass away.“ But no one knows about that day or hour. Not even the angels in heaven know. The Son does not know. Only the Father knows.Remember how it was in the days of Noah. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes.In the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking. They were getting married. They were giving their daughters to be married. They did all those things right up to the day Noah entered the ark.They knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes.Two men will be in the field. One will be taken and the other left.Two women will be grinding with a hand mill. One will be taken and the other left.“ So keep watch. You do not know on what day your Lord will come.You must understand something. Suppose the owner of the house knew what time of night the robber was coming. Then he would have kept watch. He would not have let his house be broken into.So you also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at an hour when you don’t expect him.“ Suppose a master puts one of his slaves in charge of the other slaves in his house. The slave’s job is to give them their food at the right time. The master wants a faithful and wise slave for this.It will be good for the slave if the master finds him doing his job when the master returns.What I’m about to tell you is true. The master will put that slave in charge of everything he owns.But suppose that slave is evil. Suppose he says to himself,‘ My master is staying away a long time.’Suppose he begins to beat the other slaves. And suppose he eats and drinks with those who drink too much.The master of that slave will come back on a day the slave doesn’t expect him. He will return at an hour the slave does not know.Then the master will cut him to pieces. He will send him to the place where pretenders go. There people will weep and grind their teeth.

Jesus was leaving the temple. One of his disciples said to him,“ Look, Teacher! What huge stones! What wonderful buildings!”“ Do you see these huge buildings?” Jesus asked.“ Not one stone here will be left on top of another. Every stone will be thrown down.”Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, across from the temple. Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him a question in private.“ Tell us,” they said.“ When will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to come true?”Jesus said to them,“ Keep watch! Be careful that no one fools you.Many will come in my name. They will claim,‘ I am he.’ They will fool many people.You will hear about wars. You will also hear people talking about future wars. Don’t be alarmed. These things must happen. But the end still isn’t here.Nation will fight against nation. Kingdom will fight against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many places. People will go hungry. All these things are the beginning of birth pains.“ Watch out! You will be handed over to the local courts. You will be whipped in the synagogues. You will stand in front of governors and kings because of me. In that way you will be witnesses to them.The good news has to be preached to all nations before the end comes.You will be arrested and brought to trial. But don’t worry ahead of time about what you will say. Just say what God brings to your mind at the time. It is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.“ Brothers will hand over brothers to be killed. Fathers will hand over their children. Children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death.Everyone will hate you because of me. But the one who remains strong in the faith will be saved.“ You will see‘ the hated thing that destroys.’( Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11) It will stand where it does not belong. The reader should understand this. Then those who are in Judea should escape to the mountains.No one on the roof should go down into the house to take anything out.No one in the field should go back to get their coat.How awful it will be in those days for pregnant women! How awful for nursing mothers!Pray that this will not happen in winter.Those days will be worse than any others from the time God created the world until now. And there will never be any like them again.“ If the Lord had not cut the time short, no one would live. But because of God’s chosen people, he has shortened it.At that time someone may say to you,‘ Look! Here is the Messiah!’ Or,‘ Look! There he is!’ Do not believe it.False messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will do signs and miracles. They will try to fool God’s chosen people if possible.Keep watch! I have told you everything ahead of time.“ So in those days there will be terrible suffering. After that, Scripture says,“‘ The sun will be darkened. The moon will not shine.The stars will fall from the sky. The heavenly bodies will be shaken.’( Isaiah 13:10; 34:4)“ At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds. He will come with great power and glory.He will send his angels. He will gather his chosen people from all four directions. He will bring them from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.“ Learn a lesson from the fig tree. As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.In the same way, when you see these things happening, you know that the end is near. It is right at the door.What I’m about to tell you is true. The people living now will certainly not pass away until all those things have happened.Heaven and earth will pass away. But my words will never pass away.“ But no one knows about that day or hour. Not even the angels in heaven know. The Son does not know. Only the Father knows.Keep watch! Stay awake! You do not know when that time will come.It’s like a man going away. He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge. Each one is given a task to do. He tells the one at the door to keep watch.“ So keep watch! You do not know when the owner of the house will come back. It may be in the evening or at midnight. It may be when the rooster crows or at dawn.He may come suddenly. So do not let him find you sleeping.What I say to you, I say to everyone.‘ Watch!’ ”

They replied,“ It has taken 46 years to build this temple. Are you going to raise it up in three days?”