8 These things are only the beginning of troubles, like the first pains of a woman giving birth.
9 “Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and killed. People all over the world will hate you because you believe in me.
10 During that time many believers will lose their faith. They will turn against each other and hate each other.
11 Many false prophets will come and cause many people to believe things that are wrong.
12 There will be so much more evil in the world that the love of most believers will grow cold.
13 But the one who remains faithful to the end will be saved.
14 And the Good News I have shared about God’s kingdom will be told throughout the world. It will be spread to every nation. Then the end will come.