Matthew 24
1 As Jesus was leaving the Temple his disciples came to him, pointing proudly to the Temple buildings.
AND Jeshu went forth from the temple to depart: and his disciples approached him, showing him the building of the temple.
2 But Jesus replied, “You see all these buildings? I tell you the truth: there won't be one stone left upon another. Every last one will come crashing down!”
But he said to them, See you not all these? Amen I say to you, There shall not be left here a stone upon a stone which shall not be destroyed.
3 As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him in private, and asked, “Please tell us when this will happen. What will be the sign of your coming and the end of the world?” (aiōn g165)
And while Jeshu sat upon the mount of Olives, his disciples drew near and said between themselves and him, Tell us when these things shall be; and what is the sign of thy coming and of the consummation of the world. (aiōn g165)
4 “Make sure no one misleads you,” Jesus replied.
Jeshu answered and said to them, Beware that no man cause you to err;
5 “Many will come claiming to be me, saying, ‘I'm the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many people.
for many will come in my name and will say, I am the Meshicha; and many will be deceived.
6 You'll hear about wars, and rumors about wars, but don't be anxious. These things have to happen, but this isn't the end.
But it will be for you to hear wars and the noise of battles; (yet) see that you be not perturbed; for all these will take place, but not yet is the end.
7 Nations will attack other nations, and kingdoms will fight against other kingdoms. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places,
For people will rise against people, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and plagues, and earthquakes in various places.
8 but all these things are just the beginnings of birth pains.
But these are all the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then they will arrest you, they will persecute you, and they will kill you. All people will hate you because of me.
Then shall they deliver you to affliction, and shall kill you; and you shall be hated of all peoples on account of my name.
10 At that time many believers will give up believing. They will betray one another and hate one another.
Then shall many be offended, and shall hate one another, and betray one another.
11 Many false prophets will come and deceive many people.
And many lying prophets shall stand up, and shall delude the multitudes.
12 The increasing evil will lead the love of many to grow cold,
And because of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many will languish.
13 but those who hold out to the end will be saved.
But he who shall persevere unto the end, -he shall live.
14 The good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed around the whole world so everyone will be able to hear it, and then the end will come.
And this annunciation of the kingdom shall be proclaimed in the whole world as a testimony for all nations; and then will come the end.
15 So when you see the ‘idolatry that defiles’ standing in the holy place that the prophet Daniel spoke about (those who read this please consider carefully),
But when you see the unclean sign of desolation which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, that it standeth in the holy place; -he who readeth let him understand!-
16 then the people living in Judea should run away to the mountains.
then let those who are in Jehud escape to the mountain.
17 Anyone who is on the housetop must not go down and fetch what's in the house.
And let not him who is on the roof descend to take what his house;
18 Anyone who is out in the fields must not go back to get a coat.
nor he who is in the field turn back to take his vestment.
19 How awful it will be for those who are pregnant, and those who are nursing babies at that time!
But woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in those days!
20 Pray that you don't have to run away in winter, or on the Sabbath day.
But pray that your flight may not be in the winter, nor on the shabath.
21 For at that time there will be terrible persecution—more terrible than anything that has happened from the beginning of the world up till now, and won't ever happen again.
For then shall be the great affliction, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be (again).
22 Unless those days are cut short, nobody will be saved, but for the sake of the chosen those days will be cut short.
And unless those days be cut short, none could live of all flesh: but on account of the chosen those days shall be cut short.
23 So if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here's the Messiah,’ or, ‘There he is,’ don't believe it.
Then if any one shall say to you, Lo, here is the Meshicha, or there; believe them not.
24 For false messiahs will appear, and false prophets too, and they will perform incredible signs and miracles in order to deceive the chosen, if that were possible.
For there shall arise false Meshichas and prophets of untruth; and they shall give forth magnificent signs, so as to seduce, if possible, the chosen also.
25 Notice that I've told you this before it even happens.
(observe! I have told you before, )
26 So if they tell you, ‘Look, he's out in the desert,’ don't go looking there; or if they say, ‘Look, he's secretly here,’ don't believe it.
If therefore they shall say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: or, Behold, he is in the inner chamber; believe not.
27 For the coming of the Son of man will be like the lightning that flashes brightly from east to west.
As the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen unto the west, so shall be the advent of the Son of man.
28 ‘Vultures gather where the carcass is.’
But where the body shall be, there will be assembled the eagles.
29 But right after those days of persecution the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shine, the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.
But immediately after the affliction of those days, the sun will become dark, and the moon show not her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven be commoved.
30 Then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and all the peoples of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and in brilliant glory.
And then shall be seen the standard of the Son of man in heaven, and then all the generations of the earth shall wail, and they shall see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven, with great power and glory.
31 With a blast from a trumpet he will send his angels to gather his chosen ones from every place, from one end of heaven and earth to the other.
And he shall send his angels with the great trumpet, and they shall gather the chosen who are his from the four winds and from the ends of heaven.
32 Learn an illustration from the fig tree. When its shoots become tender and leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is coming.
But from the fig-tree learn a parable: As soon as her branches are soft, and they put forth her leaves, you know that summer draweth nigh.
33 In the same way when you see all these things happening, you know that his coming is near, in fact it's right at the door!
So also, when all these are seen, you know that it cometh to the door.
34 I tell you the truth: this generation won't pass away until all these things have happened.
Amen I say to you, that this race shall not have passed away until all these shall take place.
35 Heaven and earth may pass away, but my words won't pass away.
Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away.
36 But no one knows the day or hour when this will take place, not the angels in heaven, nor the Son. Only the Father knows.
BUT concerning that day and concerning that hour, no man knoweth; neither the angels of heaven, but the Father only.
37 When the Son of man comes it will be like it was during the time of Noah.
But as the days of Nûch, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
38 It will be as in the days before the flood, when they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, right up until the day that Noah went into the ark.
For as before the deluge they were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving to husbands, until the day that Nûch went into the ark;
39 They didn't realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That's how the coming of the Son of man will be.
and knew not till the deluge came, and carried them all away; so shalt be the advent of the Son of man.
40 Two men will be working in the fields. One will be taken, the other left.
Then two shall be in the field; one shall be taken, and one be left.
41 Two women will be grinding grain with a mill. One will be taken, the other left.
Two shall be grinding in the mill; one is taken, and one is left.
42 So stay alert, because you don't know what day your Lord is coming.
Be wakeful therefore, because ye know not in what hour cometh your Lord.
43 But consider this: if the house-owner knew what time a thief was coming, he would keep watch. He would not allow his house to be broken into and robbed.
But this know; that if the master of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would have been watching, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
44 You also need to be ready, because the Son of man is coming at a time when you're not expecting him.
Wherefore be ye also prepared, because in the hour that ye expect not shall come the Son of man.
45 For who is the trustworthy and thoughtful servant? It's the one his master puts in charge of his household to provide them with food at the proper time.
WHO is the servant faithful and wise whom his lord shall appoint over the children of his house, to give every one his meat in his time?
46 How good it will be for that servant to be found doing that when his master returns!
Blessed is that servant, who, when cometh his lord, shall be found doing so.
47 I tell you the truth: the master will put that servant in charge over everything he has.
Amen I say to you, that he will establish him over all that he hath.
48 But if he was evil, the servant would say to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time,’
But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord withholdeth to come;
49 and would start beating the other servants, feasting and drinking with the drunks.
and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall be eating and drinking with drunkards;
50 Then that servant's master will return when the man doesn't expect him, at a time he doesn't know.
the lord of that servant shall come in a day that he computeth not, and in an hour which he doth not know,
51 He'll cut him to pieces, and treat him in the same way as the hypocrites, sending him to a place where there's crying and gnashing of teeth.
and shall sunder him, and set his lot with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
