< Matthew 24 >
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple.
As Jesus walked out of the temple, his disciples came, and caused him to observe the buildings of it.
2 And Jesus said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you, There shall not be left here one stone on another, that shall not be thrown down.
Jesus said to them, All this you see; indeed I say to you, one stone shall not be left here upon another. All shall be razed.
3 And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the world? (aiōn )
As he sat upon the Mount of Olives his disciples addressed him privately, saying, Tell us, when will this happen; and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the conclusion of this state? (aiōn )
4 And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
Jesus answering, said to them, Take heed that no man seduce you:
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
for many will assume my character, saying, I am the Messiah, and will seduce many.
6 And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Nay, you shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars; but take care that you be not alarmed: for all these things must happen; but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
For nation will arise against nation; and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and pestilences, and earthquakes in sundry places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Yet these are but the prelude of woes.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and you shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
For they will deliver you to torments and to death, and you shall be hated by all nations on my account.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Then many will be ensnared, and will betray their fellows, and hate them.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
And many false prophets will arise, who will seduce many.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
And because vice will abound, the love of the greater number will cool.
13 But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.
But the man who perseveres to the end shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations; and then shall the end come.
And this gospel of the Reign shall be published through all the world, for the information of all nations. And then shall come the end.
15 When you therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoever reads, let him understand: )
When, therefore, you shall see, on holy ground, the desolating abomination foretold by the Prophet Daniel, (reader, attend!)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
then let those in Judea flee to the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
let not him, who shall be upon the housetop, come down to carry things out of his house;
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
and let not him, who shall be in the field, return to take his mantle.
19 And woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
But alas for the women with child, and for them that give suck in those days!
20 But pray you that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Pray, therefore, that your flight happen not in the winter, nor on a Sabbath;
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
because there shall be then so great tribulation, as has not been since the beginning of the world until now, nor shall be ever after.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
For, if the time were protracted, no soul could survive; but for the sake of the elect, the time will be short.
23 Then if any man shall say to you, See, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
If any man shall say to you then, Lo! the Messiah is here, or he is there, believe it not:
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
for false Messiahs and false prophets will arise, who will perform great wonders and prodigies, so as to seduce, if possible, the elect themselves.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
Remember, I have warned you.
26 Why if they shall say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
Wherefore, if they say, He is in the desert, go not out. He is in the closet, believe it not.
27 For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
For the coming of the Son of Man shall be like lightning, which breaking forth from the east, shines even to the west.
28 For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
For wheresoever the carcass is, the eagles will be gathered together.
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Immediately after those days of affliction, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall withhold her light; and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the heavenly powers shall be shaken.
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and all the tribes of the land shall mourn, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with great majesty and power.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
And he will send his messengers with a loud sounding trumpet, who shall assemble his elect from the four quarters of the earth, from one extremity of the world to the other.
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near:
Learn now a similitude from the fig tree. When its branches become tender and put forth leaves, you know that summer is nigh.
33 So likewise you, when you shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
In like manner, when you shall see all these things, know that he is near, even at the door.
34 Truly I say to you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Indeed, I say to you, this race shall not pass, until all these things happen.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Heaven and earth shall fail; but my words shall never fail.
36 But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
But of that day, and that hour, know none, but the Father; no, not the angels.
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Now that which happened in Noah's time, will also happen at the coming of the Son of Man.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
For as in the days before the flood, even to that day that Noah entered the ark, they were eating and drinking, and marrying,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
and suspected nothing, until the flood came and swept them all away: so shall it also be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Two men shall be in the field; one shall be taken, and one shall be left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; one shall be taken, and one shall be left.
42 Watch therefore: for you know not what hour your Lord does come.
Watch, therefore, since you know not at what hour your master will come.
43 But know this, that if the manager of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
You are sure, that if the householder knew at what time of the night the thief would come, he would watch, and not suffer him to break into his house.
44 Therefore be you also ready: for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man comes.
Be you, therefore, always prepared; because the Son of Man will come at an hour, when you are not expecting him.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Who, now, is the discreet and faithful servant, whom his master has set over his household, to dispense to them regularly their allowance?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.
Happy that servant, if his master, at his return, find him so employed.
47 Truly I say to you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
Indeed, I say to you, he will intrust him with the management of all his estate.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming;
But as to the vicious servant, who shall say within himself, My master defers his return,
49 And shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
and shall beat his fellow-servants, and feast and carouse with drunkards;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looks not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour of which he is not apprised,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and having discarded him, will assign him his portion among the perfidious. Weeping and gnashing of teeth shall be there.