²¹ For then there will be ^(A)great tribulation, ^(B)such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. ²² And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for ^(C)the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

² “Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem ^(A)a cup of staggering to ^(B)all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem ^(C)will also be against Judah. ^3 (D)On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. ^(E)All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And ^(F)all the nations of the earth will gather against it.