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 going from the temple; and his disciples came to him, to show 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.”
And he answering said to them, See ye not all these? Truly do I say to you, There will not be left here one stone upon another, that will 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, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the signs of thy coming, and of the end of the world? (aiōn g165)
4 And Jesus answering said to them, “Take heed that no one may lead you astray,
And Jesus answering said to them, See 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 ye are to hear of wars, and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled; for these things must come to pass; but not yet is the end.
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 earthquakes in divers places.
8 and all these [are the] beginning of travails;
But all these things are the beginning of travail-pains.
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 will they deliver you up to distress, and will kill you; and ye will be hated by all nations on account of my name.
10 and then will many be stumbled, and they will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
And then will many fall away; and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
11 And many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray;
And many false prophets will arise, and will deceive many.
12 and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many will become cold;
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of the many will wax cold.
13 but he who endured to the end, he will be saved;
But he that endureth to the end will 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 these glad tidings of the kingdom will be published throughout the whole world for a testimony to all the nations; and then will come the end.
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, ye see the abomination of desolation, spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place, (let him that readeth understand, )
16 then those in Judea—let them flee to the mountains;
then let those who are in Judaea 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 go down to take away the things belonging to 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 garment.
19 And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days;
And woe to the women with child, and to those with children at the breast, in those days!
20 and pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a Sabbath;
And pray that your flight be not in winter, nor on a 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 there will then be great distress, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world to this time; no, 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 were not those days to shortened, no flesh would be saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, these days will be shortened.
23 Then if anyone may say to you, Behold, here [is] the Christ! Or, Here! You may not believe;
Then if any one say to you, Lo! here is the Christ; or there, believe him 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 there will rise up false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders, so that, if possible, even the chosen will be deceived.
25 Behold, I told you beforehand.
Lo! 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;
If therefore they say to you, Lo! he is in the wilderness; go not forth; lo! he is in the private chambers; believe them 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 cometh from the east, and shineth even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man.
28 for wherever the carcass may be, there the eagles will be gathered together.
Wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered 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;
And immediately after the distress of those days will the sun be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will 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 will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and will see the Son of man coming upon 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 forth his angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather his chosen 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,
And from the fig-tree learn its parable. When its branch hath now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye 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 ye see all these things, know ye that he is near, at the doors.
34 Truly I say to you, this generation may not pass away until all these may come to pass.
Truly do I say to you, This generation will not pass away, till all these things take place.
35 The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will 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 that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.
37 and as the days of Noah—so will also be the coming of the Son of Man;
But as were the days of Noah, so will 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, until the day when 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, until the flood came, and took them all away, so also will 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 will two men be in the field; one will be taken, and one left.
41 two [women] will be grinding in the mill: one is received, and one is left.
Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken, and one left.
42 Watch therefore, because you have not known in what hour your Lord comes;
Watch, therefore, for ye know not on what day 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 be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.
44 because of this also you, become ready, because in what hour you do not think, the Son of Man comes.
Therefore be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not, the Son of man cometh.
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 the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord placed over his household, to give them their food in due season?
46 Blessed that servant, whom his lord, having come, will find doing so;
Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.
47 truly I say to you that he will set him over all his substance.
Truly do I say to you, that he will place him in charge of all his substance.
48 And if that evil servant may say in his heart, My lord delays to come,
But if the bad servant say in his heart, My lord is tarrying long;
49 and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,
and begin to beat his fellow-servants, and 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 lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for it, and at an hour when he is not aware;
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 asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
