17 Everyone will hate you because you follow me.
18 But none of these things can really harm you.
19 You will save yourselves by continuing strong in your faith through all these things.
20 “You will see armies all around Jerusalem. Then you will know that the time for its destruction has come.
21 The people in Judea at that time should run away to the mountains. The people in Jerusalem must leave quickly. If you are near the city, don’t go in!
22 The prophets wrote many things about the time when God will punish his people. The time I am talking about is when all these things must happen.
23 During that time it will be hard for women who are pregnant or have small babies, because very bad times will come to this land. God will be angry with these people.