Matthew 24
1 And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and His disciples came near to show Him the buildings of the temple,
And Jesus went out, and was departing from the temple, and his disciples came to him to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
2 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.”
But Jesus said to them: Do you not see all these things? Verily I say to you, There shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be thrown down,
3 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)
And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, and said: Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the age? (aiōn g165)
4 And Jesus answering said to them, “Take heed that no one may lead you astray,
And Jesus answered and said to them: Take heed that no one deceive you.
5 for many will come in My Name, saying, I am the Christ, and they will lead many astray,
For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and will deceive many.
6 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.
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you be not troubled, for all things must be fulfilled; but the end is not yet.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in various places;
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in various places.
8 and all these [are the] beginning of travails;
But all these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 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;
Then they will deliver you up to affliction, and kill you; and you will be hated by all nations on my account.
10 and then will many be stumbled, and they will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
And then will many be ensnared, and they will deliver one another up, and hate one another;
11 And many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray;
and many false prophets will arise, and deceive many;
12 and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many will become cold;
and because iniquity abounds, the love of many will grow cold.
13 but he who endured to the end, he will be saved;
But he that endures to the end, shall be saved.
14 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.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole habitable earth, for a testimony to all nations, and then shall the end come.
15 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)
When, therefore, you see that detestable thing that makes desolate, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place, (let him that reads understand; )
16 then those in Judea—let them flee to the mountains;
then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;
17 he on the housetop—do not let him come down to take up anything out of his house;
let not him that is on the house-top come down to take his goods out of his house;
18 and he in the field—do not let him turn back to take his garments.
and let not him that is in the field turn back to take his clothing.
19 And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days;
But alas for those who are with child, and those who give suck in those days!
20 and pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a Sabbath;
Pray that your flight may not be in the winter, nor on the Sabbath:
21 for there will then be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor may be.
for then shall be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world till now, nor shall ever be.
22 And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen will those days be shortened.
And unless those days should be made few, no flesh could be saved. But on account of the elect those days shall be made few.
23 Then if anyone may say to you, Behold, here [is] the Christ! Or, Here! You may not believe;
Then if any one shall say to you: Lo! here is the Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 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.
For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
25 Behold, I told you beforehand.
Behold, I have told you beforehand.
26 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;
Therefore, if they say to you: Behold, he is in the desert; go not out: Behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 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;
For as the lightning comes out from the east, and shines even to the west, so also shall the coming of the Son of man be.
28 for wherever the carcass may be, there the eagles will be gathered together.
For wherever the carcass is, there will the vultures come together.
29 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;
Immediately after the affliction of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the hosts of the heavens shall be shaken.
30 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;
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the land mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 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.
And he will send his angels with a trumpet of great voice, and they shall gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 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,
Learn now a parable from the fig-tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.
33 so also you, when you may see all these, you know that it is near—at the doors.
So also, when you see all these things, know that it is near at the doors.
34 Truly I say to you, this generation may not pass away until all these may come to pass.
Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass away till all these things shall have taken place.
35 The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36 And concerning that day and the hour no one has known—not even the messengers of the heavens—except My Father only;
But of that day and hour no one knows, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 and as the days of Noah—so will also be the coming of the Son of Man;
But as the days of Noah were, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
38 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,
For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day in which Noah entered the ark,
39 and they did not know until the flood came and took all away, so will also be the coming of the Son of Man.
and knew not, till the flood came and took them all away: so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
40 Then two [men] will be in the field: one is received, and one is left;
Then two men shall be in the field; one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 two [women] will be grinding in the mill: one is received, and one is left.
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore, because you have not known in what hour your Lord comes;
Watch, therefore, for you know not at what hour your Lord is coming.
43 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;
But know this, That if the master of the house had known at what watch the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have permitted his house to be broken open.
44 because of this also you, become ready, because in what hour you do not think, the Son of Man comes.
For this reason, be you also ready; for at an hour in which you think not, the Son of man comes.
45 Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?
Who then is that faithful and wise servant, whom his master has made ruler over his household servants, to give them their food in due time?
46 Blessed that servant, whom his lord, having come, will find doing so;
Blessed is that servant, whom his master, when he comes, shall find so doing.
47 truly I say to you that he will set him over all his substance.
Verily I say to you, That he will make him ruler over all his goods.
48 And if that evil servant may say in his heart, My lord delays to come,
But if that wicked servant shall say in his heart, My master delays his coming;
49 and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,
and shall begin to strike his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken;
50 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,
the master of that servant will come in a day in which he looks not for him, and at an hour which he knows not,
51 and will cut him off, and will appoint his portion with the hypocrites; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.”
and will cut him in two, and appoint him his part with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
