Matthew 24
1 And, Jesus coming forth, from the temple, was taking his departure, when his disciples came forward to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
Leaving the Temple Courts, Jesus was walking away, when his disciples came up to draw his attention to the Temple buildings.
2 But, he, answering, said unto them—Are ye not beholding all these things? Verily, I say unto you—in no wise, shall there be left here, stone upon stone, which shall not be thrown down.
“Do you see all these things?” was his answer. “I tell you, not a single stone will be left here on another, which will not be thrown down,”
3 And, as he was sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him, privately, saying—Tell us, when these things shall be, —and what the sign of thy presence, and the conclusion of the age. (aiōn g165)
so, while Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came up to him privately and said, “Tell us when this will be, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the close of the age.” (aiōn g165)
4 And, answering, Jesus said unto them—Be taking heed, lest anyone, deceive, you;
Jesus replied to them, “See that no one leads you astray;
5 For, many, will come upon my name, saying—I, am the Christ, —and will, deceive many.
for, many will take my name, and come saying ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.
6 Moreover ye will be sure to be hearing of wars, and rumours of wars: Mind! be not alarmed, for it must needs happen, —but, not yet, is, the end;
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars; take care not to be alarmed, for such things must occur; but the end is not yet here.
7 For there will arise—nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, —and there will be famines and earthquakes, in places.
For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8 But, all these things, are a beginning of birth-pangs.
All this, however, will be but the beginning of the birth pangs!
9 Then, will they deliver you up into tribulation, and will slay you, —and ye will be men hated by all the nations, because of my name
When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.
10 And, then, will many be caused to stumble, and, one another, will deliver up, and will hate one another;
And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.
11 And, many false prophets, will arise, and deceive, many;
Many false prophets, also, will appear and lead many astray;
12 And, because of lawlessness being brought to the full, the love of the many, will grew cold.
and, owing to the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
13 But, he that hath endured throughout, the same, shall be saved.
Yet the person who endures to the end will be saved.
14 And this glad message of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the inhabited earth, for a witness unto all the nations, —and, then, will have come, the end.
This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world as a witness to all nations; and then will come the end.
15 Whensoever, therefore, ye shall see the abomination desolation, that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place, —he that readeth, let him think,
As soon, then, as you see ‘the Foul Desecration,’ mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy place,” (the reader must consider what this means)
16 Then, they who are in Judaea, let them flee into the mountains;
“then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains;
17 And, he that is on the house-top, let him not come down, to take away the things out of his house;
and a man on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house;
18 And, he that is in the field, let him not turn back, to take away his mantle.
nor must one who is on their farm turn back to get his cloak.
19 But alas! for the women with child, and for them that are giving suck, in those days;
Alas for pregnant women, and for those who are nursing infants in those days!
20 But be praying that your flight, may not happen in winter, nor on sabbath;
Pray, too, that your flight may not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath;
21 For there will be then, Great tribulation, such as hath not happened, from the beginning of the world, until the present time, neither in any wise shall happen.
for that will be a time of great distress, the like of which has not occurred from the beginning of the world down to the present time – no, nor ever will again.
22 And, except those days had been shortened, no flesh had been saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, those days shall be shortened.
Had not those days been limited, not a single soul would escape; but for the sake of God’s people a limit will be put to them.
23 Then, if any, unto you, say—Lo! here, is the Christ, or, there, Do not believe it;
At that time, if anyone should say to you ‘Look! Here is the Christ!’ or ‘Here he is!’, do not believe it;
24 For there will arise, false Christs, and false prophets, —and they will show great signs and wonders, so that, if possible, even the chosen, should be deceived: —
for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will display great signs and marvels, so that, were it possible, even God’s people would be led astray.
25 Lo! I have foretold you.
Remember, I have told you beforehand.
26 If therefore they should say unto you, Lo! in the desert, he is, Do not go forth; Lo! in the chambers, Do not believe it.
Therefore, if people say to you ‘He is in the wilderness!’, do not go out there; or ‘He is in an inner room!’, do not believe it;
27 For, just as the lightning goeth forth from the east, and shineth unto the west, so, shall be the presence of the Son of Man.
for, just as lightning will start from the east and flash across to the west, so will it be with the coming of the Son of Man.
28 Wheresoever, the corpse, shall be, there, shall be gathered, the vultures!
Wherever a dead body lies, there will the vultures flock.
29 But, straightway after the tribulation of those days, the sun, will be darkened, and, the moon, will not give her brightness, and, the stars, will fall from heaven, —and, the powers of the heavens, will be shaken;
Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light, the stars will fall from the heavens, and the forces of the heavens will be convulsed.
30 And, then, will be displayed—The sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and, then, will smite their breasts—all the tribes of the earth; and they will see the Son of Man—coming upon the clouds of heaven, with great power and glory.
Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heavens; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the heavens, with power and great glory;
31 And he will send forth his messengers, with a great trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen—Out of the four winds, from heavens’ bounds, unto their bounds.
and he will send his angels, with a great trumpet, and they will gather his people around him from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Now, from the fig-tree, learn ye, the parable: —When, already, her young branch, becometh tender, and the leaves, may be sprouting, ye observe, that, near, is, the summer:
“Learn the lesson taught by the fig tree. As soon as its branches are full of sap, and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.
33 Thus, ye also, when ye shall see all these things, observe ye, that, near, he is, at the doors.
And so may you, as soon as you see all these things, know that he is at your doors.
34 Verily, I say unto you—In nowise, shall this generation, pass away, until all these things, shall happen:
I tell you, even the present generation will not pass away, until all these things have taken place.
35 The heaven and the earth, shall pass away, but, my words, shall, in nowise, pass away.
The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
36 But, concerning that day and hour, no one, knoweth, neither the messengers of the heavens, nor the Son, —save the Father only.
But about that day and hour, no one knows – not even the angels of heaven, not even the Son – but only the Father himself.
37 For, just as the days of Noah, so, will be the presence of the Son of Man;
For, just as in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
38 For, as they were in those days that were before the flood, feeding and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, —until the day Noah entered into the ark;
In those days before the flood they went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, up to the very day on which Noah entered the ark,
39 And they observed not, until the flood came and took away all together, so, will be, the presence of the Son of Man.
taking not notice until the flood came and swept them one and all away; and so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40 Then, shall there be two men in the field, —one, is taken near, and, one, is left behind:
At that time, of two men on a farm one will be taken and one left;
41 Two women grinding at the mill, —one, is taken near, and, one, is left behind.
of two women grinding with a hand-mill one will be taken and one left.
42 Be watching, therefore, for ye know not, on what manner of day, your Lord is coming.
Therefore watch; for you cannot be sure on what day your Master is coming.
43 But there is, one thing, ye know—That, if the householder, had known, in what watch, the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.
But this you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time of night the thief was coming, they would have been on the watch, and would not have allowed their house to be broken into.
44 Wherefore, ye also, be getting ready, because, in what hour ye are, not thinking, The Son of Man doth come.
Therefore, you must also prepare, since it is just when you are least expecting him that the Son of Man will come.
45 Who then is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master hath appointed over his household, to give them food in season?
Who, then is that trustworthy, careful servant, who has been placed by their master over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
46 Happy! that servant, whom his master, when he cometh, shall find so doing!
Happy will that servant be whom their master, when he comes home, will find doing this.
47 Verily, I say unto you—Over all his substance, will he appoint him.
I tell you that their master will put them in charge of the whole of his property.
48 But, if that wicked servant should say in his heart—My master, delayeth,
But, should the servant be a bad servant, and say to themselves ‘My master is a long time in coming,’
49 And begin to be striking his fellow-servants, and eating and drinking with the drunken,
and begin to beat their fellow servants, and eat and drink with drunkards,
50 The master of that servant, will have come, on a day when he is not expecting, and in an hour when he is not observing, —
that servant’s master will come on a day when they do not expect him, and at an hour of which they are unaware,
51 And will cut him asunder; and, his part, with the hypocrites, will appoint: There, shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth!
and will flog the servant severely, and assign them their place among the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
