Matthew 24
1 And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to shew him the buildings of the temple.
And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and His disciples came near to show Him the buildings of the temple,
2 But he answered and 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.
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.”
3 And as he sat on 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)
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)
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray.
And Jesus answering said to them, “Take heed that no one may lead you astray,
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray.
for many will come in My Name, saying, I am the Christ, and they will lead many astray,
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for [these things] must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet.
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.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in various places;
8 But all these things are the beginning of travail.
and all these [are the] beginning of travails;
9 Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name’s sake.
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;
10 And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.
and then will many be stumbled, and they will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray.
And many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray;
12 And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.
and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many will become cold;
13 But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
but he who endured to the end, he will be saved;
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.
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.
15 When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand),
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)
16 then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:
then those in Judea—let them flee to the mountains;
17 let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house:
he on the housetop—do not let him come down to take up anything out of his house;
18 and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloke.
and he in the field—do not let him turn back to take his garments.
19 But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!
And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days;
20 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath:
and pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a Sabbath;
21 for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.
for there will then be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor may be.
22 And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen will those days be shortened.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe [it] not.
Then if anyone may say to you, Behold, here [is] the Christ! Or, Here! You may not believe;
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
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.
25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.
Behold, I told you beforehand.
26 If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe [it] not.
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;
27 For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
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;
28 Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
for wherever the carcass may be, there the eagles will be gathered together.
29 But immediately, after the tribulation 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 powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
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;
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 on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
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;
31 And he shall send forth 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 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.
32 Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;
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,
33 even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, [even] at the doors.
so also you, when you may see all these, you know that it is near—at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.
Truly I say to you, this generation may not pass away until all these may come to pass.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
And concerning that day and the hour no one has known—not even the messengers of the heavens—except My Father only;
37 And as [were] the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
and as the days of Noah—so will also be the coming of the Son of Man;
38 For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
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,
39 and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
and they did not know until the flood came and took all away, so will also be the coming of the Son of Man.
40 Then shall two men be in the field; one is taken, and one is left:
Then two [men] will be in the field: one is received, and one is left;
41 two women [shall be] grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.
two [women] will be grinding in the mill: one is received, and one is left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh.
Watch therefore, because you have not known in what hour your Lord comes;
43 But know 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.
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;
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
because of this also you, become ready, because in what hour you do not think, the Son of Man comes.
45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Blessed that servant, whom his lord, having come, will find doing so;
47 Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
truly I say to you that he will set him over all his substance.
48 But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;
And if that evil servant may say in his heart, My lord delays to come,
49 and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken;
and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,
50 the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not,
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,
51 and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and will cut him off, and will appoint his portion with the hypocrites; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.”
