Matthew 24

1 And Jesus went forth and went away from the temple, and his disciples came to [him] to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

And Jesus passed out of the temple to go away: and his disciples came to him, showing him the structure of the temple.

2 And he answering said to them, Do ye not see all these things? Verily I say to you, Not a stone shall be left here upon a stone which shall not be thrown down.

And he said to them: See ye not all these? Verily I say to you, There will not be left here a stone upon a stone, that is not demolished.

3 And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign of thy coming and [the] completion of the age? (aiōn g165)

And as Jesus sat on the mount of Olives, his disciples came, and said between themselves and him: Tell us when these things are to be; and what will be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world. (aiōn g165)

4 And Jesus answering said to them, See that no one mislead you.

Jesus answered and said to them: Take heed, that no one deceive you.

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall mislead many.

For many will come in my name, and will say, I am the Messiah: and they will deceive many.

6 But ye will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not disturbed; for all [these things] must take place, but it is not yet the end.

And ye are to hear of conflicts, and the rumor of battles. See that ye be not disquieted: for all these things must come; but the consummation is not yet.

7 For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.

8 But all these [are the] beginning of throes.

But all these are only the commencement of sorrows.

9 Then shall they deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you; and ye will be hated of all the nations for my name's sake.

And they will deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you: and ye will be hated by all nations, on account of my name.

10 And then will many be offended, and will deliver one another up, and hate one another;

Then many will be stumbled: and they will hate one another, and will betray one another.

11 and many false prophets shall arise and shall mislead many;

And many false prophets will rise up; and they will deceive many.

12 and because lawlessness shall prevail, the love of the most shall grow cold;

And on account of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many will decline.

13 but he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.

But he that shall persevere to the end, will have life.

14 And these glad tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole habitable earth, for a witness to all the nations, and then shall come the end.

And this announcement of the kingdom shall be published in all the world, for a testimony to all nations: and then will come the consummation.

15 When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation, which is spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in [what is a] holy place, (he that reads let him understand, )

And when ye see the abominable sign of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place; then let the reader consider;

16 then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains;

and then let them who are in Judaea, flee to the mountain:

17 let not him that is on the house come down to take the things out of his house;

and let him who is on the roof, not come down to take what is in his house:

18 and let not him that is in the field turn back to take his garment.

and let him who is in the field, not return back to take his clothing.

19 But woe to those that are with child, and those that give suck in those days.

But woe to those with child, and to them that are nursing, in those days.

20 But pray that your flight may not be in winter time nor on sabbath:

And pray ye, that your flight be not in winter, or on the sabbath.

21 for then shall there be great tribulation, such as has not been from [the] beginning of [the] world until now, nor ever shall be;

For there will then be great distress, such as hath not been from the commencement of the world, until now, and will not be.

22 and if those days had not been cut short, no flesh had been saved; but on account of the elect those days shall be cut short.

And unless those days should be cut short, no flesh would remain alive. But, for the elect's sake, those days will be cut short.

23 Then if any one say to you, Behold, here is the Christ, or here, believe [it] not.

Then, if any one shall say to you, Lo, the Messiah is here, or is there; give no credence.

24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

For there will arise false Messiahs, and mendacious prophets; who will exhibit great signs, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.

Behold, I have told you beforehand.

26 If therefore they say to you, Behold, he is in the desert, go not forth; behold, [he is] in the inner chambers, do not believe [it].

If therefore they say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not out: or, Behold, he is in a secret chamber; give no credence.

27 For as the lightning goes forth from the east and shines to the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

As the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth unto the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

28 [For] wherever the carcase is, there will be gathered the eagles.

And wherever the carcass may be, there will the eagles be congregated.

29 But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

And immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not show her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be agitated.

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the land lament, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

And then will be seen the signal of the Son of man in heaven: and then will all the tribes of the earth mourn, when they see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from [the one] extremity of [the] heavens to [the other] extremity of them.

And he will send his angels with a great trumpet and they will collect together his elect from the four winds, from one extremity of heaven to the other.

32 But learn the parable from the fig-tree: When already its branch becomes tender and produces leaves, ye know that the summer is near.

And learn ye an illustration from the fig-tree. As soon as its branches become tender and its leaves shoot forth, ye know that summer is coming on.

33 Thus also ye, when ye see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors.

So also ye, when ye perceive all these things, know ye, that he is nigh, even at the door.

34 Verily I say to you, This generation will not have passed away until all these things shall have taken place.

Verily I say to you, That this generation shall not pass away, till all these things shall be.

35 The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

Heaven and earth will pass away; but my words shall not pass away.

36 But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, but [my] Father alone.

But of that day and of that hour, knoweth no man, nor even the angels of heaven, but the Father only.

37 But as the days of Noe, so also shall be the coming of the Son of man.

And as the days of Noah, so will the coming of the Son of man be.

38 For as they were in the days which were before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark,

For as, before the flood, they were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving to husbands, up to the day that Noah entered the ark,

39 and they knew not till the flood came and took all away; thus also shall be the coming of the Son of man.

and knew not, until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of man be.

40 Then two shall be in the field, one is taken and one is left;

Then will two men be in the field; the one will be taken, and the other left.

41 two [women] grinding at the mill, one is taken and one is left.

Two women will be grinding at the mill; the one taken, and the other left.

42 Watch therefore, for ye know not in what hour your Lord comes.

Watch, therefore, since ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh.

43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be dug through [into].

But know this, that if the lord of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have been awake, and would not have suffered his house to be broken into.

44 Wherefore ye also, be ye ready, for in that hour that ye think not the Son of man comes.

Therefore, be ye also ready; for at an hour ye do not expect, the Son of man will come.

45 Who then is the faithful and prudent bondman whom his lord has set over his household, to give them food in season?

Who then, is that faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath placed over his domestics, to give them their food in its time?

46 Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus.

Happy is that servant, whom, when his lord shall come, he will find so doing.

47 Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all his substance.

Verily I say to you, He will place him over all that he hath.

48 But if that evil bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come,

But if that servant, being wicked, shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49 and begin to beat his fellow-bondmen, and eat and drink with the drunken;

and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall be eating and drinking with drunkards;

50 the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of,

the lord of that servant will come in a day he will not expect, and in an hour he knoweth not,

51 and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

and will cut him asunder, and will assign him his portion with the hypocrites; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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