< Matthew 24 >

1 And Jesus went out of the Temple, and on the way his disciples came to him, pointing out the buildings of the Temple.
And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and His disciples came near to show Him the buildings of the temple,
2 But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.
and Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these? Truly I say to you, there may not be left here a stone on a stone that will not be thrown down.”
3 And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world? (aiōn g165)
And when He is sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came near to Him by Himself, saying, “Tell us, when will these be? And what [is] the sign of Your coming, and of the full end of the age?” (aiōn g165)
4 And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.
And Jesus answering said to them, “Take heed that no one may lead you astray,
5 For people will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and a number will be turned from the true way through them.
for many will come in My Name, saying, I am the Christ, and they will lead many astray,
6 And news will come to you of wars and talk of wars: do not be troubled, for these things have to be; but it is still not the end.
and you will begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, do not be troubled, for it is necessary for all [these] to come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in various places;
8 But all these things are the first of the troubles.
and all these [are the] beginning of travails;
9 Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.
then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of My Name;
10 And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.
and then will many be stumbled, and they will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
11 And a number of false prophets will come, causing error.
And many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray;
12 And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.
and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many will become cold;
13 But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.
but he who endured to the end, he will be saved;
14 And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.
and this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations, and then will the end arrive.
15 When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),
Whenever, therefore, you may see the abomination of the desolation, that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever is reading let him observe)
16 Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:
then those in Judea—let them flee to the mountains;
17 Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:
he on the housetop—do not let him come down to take up anything out of his house;
18 And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.
and he in the field—do not let him turn back to take his garments.
19 But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.
And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days;
20 And say a prayer that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.
and pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a Sabbath;
21 Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.
for there will then be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor may be.
22 And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.
And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen will those days be shortened.
23 Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him;
Then if anyone may say to you, Behold, here [is] the Christ! Or, Here! You may not believe;
24 For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.
for there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.
25 See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.
Behold, I told you beforehand.
26 If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.
If therefore they may say to you, Behold, He is in the wilderness, you may not go forth; Behold, in the inner chambers, you may not believe;
27 Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
for as the lightning comes forth from the east, and appears to the west, so will also be the coming of the Son of Man;
28 Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles come together.
for wherever the carcass may be, there the eagles will be gathered together.
29 But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:
And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;
30 And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
and then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in the sky; and then will all the tribes of the earth strike the breast, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of Heaven, with power and much glory;
31 And he will send out his angels with a great sound of a horn, and they will get his saints together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
and He will send His messengers with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens to the ends thereof.
32 Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;
And from the fig tree learn the allegory: when its branch may have already become tender, and it may put forth the leaves, you know that summer [is] near,
33 Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.
so also you, when you may see all these, you know that it is near—at the doors.
34 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.
Truly I say to you, this generation may not pass away until all these may come to pass.
35 Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.
And concerning that day and the hour no one has known—not even the messengers of the heavens—except My Father only;
37 And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.
and as the days of Noah—so will also be the coming of the Son of Man;
38 Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,
for as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the Ark,
39 And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
and they did not know until the flood came and took all away, so will also be the coming of the Son of Man.
40 Then two men will be in the field; one is taken, and one let go;
Then two [men] will be in the field: one is received, and one is left;
41 Two women will be crushing grain; one is taken, and one let go.
two [women] will be grinding in the mill: one is received, and one is left.
42 Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.
Watch therefore, because you have not known in what hour your Lord comes;
43 But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.
and know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief comes, he had watched, and did not permit his house to be broken through;
44 Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.
because of this also you, become ready, because in what hour you do not think, the Son of Man comes.
45 Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?
Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?
46 A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.
Blessed that servant, whom his lord, having come, will find doing so;
47 Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.
truly I say to you that he will set him over all his substance.
48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;
And if that evil servant may say in his heart, My lord delays to come,
49 And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine;
and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,
50 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,
the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he does not expect, and in an hour of which he does not know,
51 And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
and will cut him off, and will appoint his portion with the hypocrites; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.”

< Matthew 24 >

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