7 Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another. There will be famines and earthquakes everywhere.
8 All these things are like the first pains of childbirth.
9 “Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and be put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me.
10 Many will give up their faith at that time; they will betray one another and hate one another.
11 Then many false prophets will appear and fool many people.
12 Such will be the spread of evil that many people's love will grow cold.
13 But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.