Matthew 24
1 As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
Leaving the Temple Courts, Jesus was walking away, when his disciples came up to draw his attention to the Temple buildings.
2 “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
“Do you see all these things?” was his answer. “I tell you, not a single stone will be left here on another, which will not be thrown down,”
3 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?” (aiōn g165)
so, while Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came up to him privately and said, “Tell us when this will be, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the close of the age.” (aiōn g165)
4 Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
Jesus replied to them, “See that no one leads you astray;
5 For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
for, many will take my name, and come saying ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars; take care not to be alarmed, for such things must occur; but the end is not yet here.
7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
All this, however, will be but the beginning of the birth pangs!
9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.
10 At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.
11 and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
Many false prophets, also, will appear and lead many astray;
12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
and, owing to the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
13 But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Yet the person who endures to the end will be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world as a witness to all nations; and then will come the end.
15 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
As soon, then, as you see ‘the Foul Desecration,’ mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy place,” (the reader must consider what this means)
16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
“then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains;
17 Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
and a man on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house;
18 And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
nor must one who is on their farm turn back to get his cloak.
19 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
Alas for pregnant women, and for those who are nursing infants in those days!
20 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
Pray, too, that your flight may not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath;
21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
for that will be a time of great distress, the like of which has not occurred from the beginning of the world down to the present time – no, nor ever will again.
22 If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
Had not those days been limited, not a single soul would escape; but for the sake of God’s people a limit will be put to them.
23 At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
At that time, if anyone should say to you ‘Look! Here is the Christ!’ or ‘Here he is!’, do not believe it;
24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will display great signs and marvels, so that, were it possible, even God’s people would be led astray.
25 See, I have told you in advance.
Remember, I have told you beforehand.
26 So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
Therefore, if people say to you ‘He is in the wilderness!’, do not go out there; or ‘He is in an inner room!’, do not believe it;
27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
for, just as lightning will start from the east and flash across to the west, so will it be with the coming of the Son of Man.
28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
Wherever a dead body lies, there will the vultures flock.
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light, the stars will fall from the heavens, and the forces of the heavens will be convulsed.
30 At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heavens; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the heavens, with power and great glory;
31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
and he will send his angels, with a great trumpet, and they will gather his people around him from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
“Learn the lesson taught by the fig tree. As soon as its branches are full of sap, and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.
33 So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
And so may you, as soon as you see all these things, know that he is at your doors.
34 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
I tell you, even the present generation will not pass away, until all these things have taken place.
35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
But about that day and hour, no one knows – not even the angels of heaven, not even the Son – but only the Father himself.
37 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
For, just as in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
In those days before the flood they went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, up to the very day on which Noah entered the ark,
39 And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
taking not notice until the flood came and swept them one and all away; and so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40 Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
At that time, of two men on a farm one will be taken and one left;
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
of two women grinding with a hand-mill one will be taken and one left.
42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
Therefore watch; for you cannot be sure on what day your Master is coming.
43 But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
But this you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time of night the thief was coming, they would have been on the watch, and would not have allowed their house to be broken into.
44 For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
Therefore, you must also prepare, since it is just when you are least expecting him that the Son of Man will come.
45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
Who, then is that trustworthy, careful servant, who has been placed by their master over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
46 Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
Happy will that servant be whom their master, when he comes home, will find doing this.
47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
I tell you that their master will put them in charge of the whole of his property.
48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
But, should the servant be a bad servant, and say to themselves ‘My master is a long time in coming,’
49 And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
and begin to beat their fellow servants, and eat and drink with drunkards,
50 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
that servant’s master will come on a day when they do not expect him, and at an hour of which they are unaware,
51 Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and will flog the servant severely, and assign them their place among the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
