₁As Jesus was leaving the Temple, one of his disciples said, “Look, Teacher! What wonderful stones and buildings!”

₂Jesus answered, “You see these great buildings? Not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one of them will be thrown down.”

₃Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, across from the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him in private. ₄“Tell us when this will be,” they said, “and tell us what will happen to show that the time has come for all these things to take place.”

₅Jesus said to them, “Be on guard, and don't let anyone deceive you. ₆Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, ‘I am he!’ and they will deceive many people. ₇And don't be troubled when you hear the noise of battles close by and news of battles far away. Such things must happen, but they do not mean that the end has come. ₈Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another. There will be earthquakes everywhere, and there will be famines. These things are like the first pains of childbirth.