3 And as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple [ 1 enclosure], Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately, 4 Tell us when is this to take place and what will be the sign when these things, all [of them], are about to be accomplished? 5 And Jesus began to tell them, Be careful and watchful that no one misleads you [about it]. 6 Many will come in [ 2 appropriating to themselves] the name [of Messiah] which belongs to Me [ 3 basing their claims on the use of My name], saying, I am [He]! And they will mislead many. 7 And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not get alarmed (troubled and frightened); it is necessary [that these things] take place, but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines and calamities. This is but the beginning of the 4 intolerable anguish and suffering [only the first of the 5 birth pangs].
9 But look to yourselves; for they will turn you over to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake as a testimony to them. 10 And the good news (the Gospel) must first be preached to all nations. 11 Now when they take you [to court] and put you under arrest, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say 6 nor [even] meditate about it; but say whatever is given you in that hour and at 7 the moment, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit. 12 And brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; and children will take a stand against their parents and [have] them put to death. 13 And you will be hated and detested by everybody for My name's sake, but he who patiently perseveres and endures to the end will be saved ( 8 made a partaker of the salvation by Christ, and delivered 8 from spiritual death).