Matthew 24
1 Jesus having gone out departed from the temple, and His disciples came to Him to show Him the buildings of the temple.
Jesus had left the Temple and was going on His way, when His disciples came and called His attention to the Temple buildings.
2 And responding, He said to them, Do you not see all these? Truly, I say unto you, that stone may not be left here upon stone, which shall not be thrown down.
"You see all these?" He replied; "in solemn truth I tell you that there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be pulled down."
3 And He sitting upon the Mount of Olives; the disciples came to Him privately, saying, Tell us, when these things shall be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming and the end of the age? (aiōn g165)
Afterwards He was on the Mount of Olives and was seated there when the disciples came to Him, apart from the others, 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 And Jesus responding said to them, See, lest any one may deceive you.
"Take care that no one misleads you," answered Jesus;
5 For many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and they will deceive many.
"for many will come assuming my name and saying 'I am the Christ;' and they will mislead many.
6 And you will be about to hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you are not disturbed: for it behooveth all these things to be, but the end is not yet.
And before long you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. Do not be alarmed, for such things must be; but the End is not yet.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places.
For nation will rise in arms against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places;
8 And all these things are the beginning of travails.
but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.
9 Then they will deliver you into tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my name,
"At that time they will deliver you up to punishment and will put you to death; and you will be objects of hatred to all the nations because you are called by my name.
10 and then many will be offended; and they will betray one another, and hate one another.
Then will many stumble and fall, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
11 And many false prophets will arise and deceive many.
Many false prophets will rise up and lead multitudes astray;
12 And because iniquity doth abound, the divine love of many will grow cold.
and because of the prevalent disregard of God's law the love of the great majority will grow cold;
13 But the one persevering to the end, the same shall be saved.
but those who stand firm to the End shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then the end shall come.
And this Good News of the Kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the whole world to set the evidence before all the Gentiles; and then the End will come.
15 Then when you may see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth know),
"When you have seen (to use the language of the Prophet Daniel) the 'Abomination of Desolation', standing in the Holy Place" --let the reader observe those words--
16 then let those who are in Judea fly to the mountains:
"then let those who are in Judaea escape to the hills;
17 and let him who is on the housetop not come down to take things out of his house:
let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;
18 and let not the one in the field turn back to take his garment.
nor let him who is outside the city stay to pick up his outer garment.
19 But alas unto those who are in gestation and nursing in those days.
And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!
20 But pray that your flight may not be in the winter, nor on the Sabbath.
"But pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on the Sabbath;
21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world even until now nor ever may be.
for it will be a time of great suffering, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now, and assuredly never will be again.
22 And if those days were not shortened, no life would be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
And if those days had not been cut short, no one would escape; but for the sake of God's own People those days will be cut short.
23 Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here is Christ, or, there: believe him not:
"If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'Here!' give no credence to it.
24 for false Christs and false prophets will rise up, and give great signs and wonders; so as to deceive even the elect, if possible.
For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying wonderful signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, were it possible, even God's own People.
25 Behold, I have foretold you.
Remember, I have forewarned you.
26 Therefore if they may say to you, Behold, He is in the desert; go not out: Behold, He is in the secret chambers; believe them not.
If therefore they should say to you, 'See, He is in the Desert!' do not go out there: or 'See, He is indoors in the room!' do not believe it.
27 For as the lightning comes from the east, and shines even unto the west; so also shall the coming of the Son of man be.
For just as the lightning flashes in the east and is seen to the very west, so will be the Coming of the Son of Man.
28 For where the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.
Wherever the dead body is, there will the vultures flock together.
29 And immediately, after the desolation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from the heavens, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
"But immediately after those times of distress the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shed her light, the stars will fall from the firmament, and the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.
30 And then the sign of the Son of man will appear in the heaven: and all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and will see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and much glory.
Then will appear the Sign of the Son of Man in the sky; and then will all the nations of the earth lament, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with great power and glory.
31 And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather His elect out of the four winds, from the extremities of the heavens, unto the extremities of the same.
And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet-blast, and they will bring together His own People to Him from north, south, east and west--from one extremity of the world to the other.
32 But learn the parable from the fig-tree: when her branch may now be tender, and she may grow out leaves, know that the summer is nigh.
"Now learn from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branches have now become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you all know that summer is near.
33 So you also, when you may see all these things know that it is at the doors.
So you also, when you see all these signs, may be sure that He is near--at your very door.
34 Truly I say unto you, This race may not pass away until all these things may be fulfilled.
I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words can not pass away.
Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
36 Concerning that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels of the heavens, except my Father only.
"But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
37 But as were the days of Noah, so indeed shall be the coming of the Son of man.
'For as it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark,
At that time, before the Deluge, men were busy eating and drinking, taking wives or giving them, up to the very day when Noah entered the Ark,
39 and they did not know until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
nor did they realise any danger till the Deluge came and swept them all away; so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
40 Then two men shall be in the field; one is taken, and one is left.
Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
42 Watch therefore: because you do not know on what day your Lord cometh.
Be on the alert therefore, for you do not know the day on which your Lord is coming.
43 But know this, that if the landlord knew at what watch the thief cometh, he would have watched, and would not have permitted his house to be broken into.
But of this be assured, that if the master of the house had known the hour at which the robber was coming, he would have kept awake, and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: because the Son of man cometh in an hour at which you do not think.
Therefore you also must be ready; for it is at a time when you do not expect Him that the Son of Man will come.
45 Then who is the faithful and wise servant, whom the lord placed over his household to give them their food in season?
"Who therefore is the loyal and intelligent servant to whom his master has entrusted the control of his household to give them their rations at the appointed time?
46 Happy is that servant whom, his lord having come, will find so doing.
Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes shall find so doing!
47 Truly I say unto you, that he will appoint him over all his possessions.
In solemn truth I tell you that he will give him the management of all his wealth.
48 But if the wicked servant may say in his heart,
But if the man, being a bad servant, should say in his heart, 'My master is a long time in coming,'
49 My lord delayeth; and may begin to smite his fellow-servants, and eat and drink with the drunken;
and should begin to beat his fellow servants, while he eats and drinks with drunkards;
50 the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he does not expect, and an hour in which he does not know,
the master of that servant will arrive on a day when he is not expecting him and at an hour of which he has not been informed;
51 and he will cut him off, and will appoint his part with hypocrites: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.
he will treat him with the utmost severity and assign him a place among the hypocrites: there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
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