Moffatt(i)
21 for there will be sore misery then, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now — no and never shall be.
22 Had not those days been cut short, not a soul would be saved alive; however, for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
23 If anyone tells you at that time, 'Here is the Christ!' or, 'there he is!' do not believe it;
24 for false Christs and false prophets will rise and bring forward great signs and wonders, so as to mislead the very elect, — if that were possible.
25 (I am telling you this beforehand.)
26 If they tell you, 'Here he is in the desert,' do not go out; 'here he is in the chamber,' do not believe it.
27 For like lightning that shoots from east to west, so will be the arrival of the Son of man.
28 Wherever the body lies, there will the vultures gather.
29 Immediately after the misery of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not yield her light, the stars will drop from heaven and the orbs of the heavens will be shaken.