Matthew 24

1 And Jesus went out, and was going from the temple; and his disciples came to him, to show him the buildings of the temple.

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to [him] for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2 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.

And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

3 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)

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? (aiōn g165)

4 And Jesus answering said to them, See that no one deceive you.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and will deceive many.

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

6 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.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines and earthquakes in divers places.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

8 But all these things are the beginning of travail-pains.

All these [are] the beginning of sorrows.

9 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.

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.

10 And then will many fall away; and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

11 And many false prophets will arise, and will deceive many.

And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of the many will wax cold.

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13 But he that endureth to the end will be saved.

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 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.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

15 When, therefore, ye see the abomination of desolation, spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place, (let him that readeth understand, )

When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand: )

16 then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains;

Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

17 let not him that is on the house-top go down to take away the things belonging to his house;

Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18 and let not him that is in the field turn back to take his garment.

Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

19 And woe to the women with child, and to those with children at the breast, in those days!

And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

20 And pray that your flight be not in winter, nor on a sabbath.

But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

21 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.

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And were not those days to shortened, no flesh would be saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, these days will be shortened.

And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

23 Then if any one say to you, Lo! here is the Christ; or there, believe him not.

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here [is] Christ, or there; believe [it] not.

24 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.

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

25 Lo! I have told you beforehand.

Behold, I have told you before.

26 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.

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, [he is] in the secret chambers; believe [it] not.

27 For as the lightning cometh from the east, and shineth even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

28 Wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

29 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.

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:

30 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.

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.

31 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.

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.

32 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.

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh:

33 So also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is near, at the doors.

So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, [even] at the doors.

34 Truly do I say to you, This generation will not pass away, till all these things take place.

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

35 Heaven and 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 But that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.

But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 But as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38 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,

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,

39 and knew not, until the flood came, and took them all away, so also will be the coming of the Son of man.

And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40 Then will two men be in the field; one will be taken, and one left.

Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken, and one left.

Two [women shall be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42 Watch, therefore, for ye know not on what day your Lord is coming.

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43 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.

But know this, that if the goodman 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.

44 Therefore be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not, the Son of man cometh.

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord placed over his household, to give them their food in due season?

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

46 Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.

Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

47 Truly do I say to you, that he will place him in charge of all his substance.

Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

48 But if the bad servant say in his heart, My lord is tarrying long;

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49 and begin to beat his fellow-servants, and eat and drink with the drunken,

And shall begin to smite [his] fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

50 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;

The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51 and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

And shall cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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