⁸ And He said, Be on your guard and be careful that you are not led astray; for many will come in My name [^[a]appropriating to themselves the name Messiah which belongs to Me], saying, I am He! and, The time is at hand! Do not go out after them.

⁹ And when you hear of wars and insurrections (disturbances, disorder, and confusion), do not become alarmed and panic-stricken and terrified; for all this must take place first, but the end will not [come] immediately.

¹⁰ Then He told them, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.^(A)