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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside look beautiful, but inside they are full of the bones of the dead and of all kinds of filth.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous,

For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.'"

For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah!' and they will lead many astray.

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is not yet.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places:

For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.

And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce great signs and omens, to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark,

Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.

Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.

The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'

But the wise replied, ‘No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'

Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

"For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them;

For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

As for this worthless slave, throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'