Matthew 24
1 And Jesus passed out of the temple to go away: and his disciples came to him, showing him the structure of the temple.
As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
2 And he said to them: See ye not all these? Verily I say to you, There will not be left here a stone upon a stone, that is not demolished.
“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
3 And as Jesus sat on the mount of Olives, his disciples came, and said between themselves and him: Tell us when these things are to be; and what will be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world. (aiōn g165)
While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?” (aiōn g165)
4 Jesus answered and said to them: Take heed, that no one deceive you.
Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
5 For many will come in my name, and will say, I am the Messiah: and they will deceive many.
For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
6 And ye are to hear of conflicts, and the rumor of battles. See that ye be not disquieted: for all these things must come; but the consummation is not yet.
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8 But all these are only the commencement of sorrows.
All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9 And they will deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you: and ye will be hated by all nations, on account of my name.
Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
10 Then many will be stumbled: and they will hate one another, and will betray one another.
At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
11 And many false prophets will rise up; and they will deceive many.
and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
12 And on account of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many will decline.
Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
13 But he that shall persevere to the end, will have life.
But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
14 And this announcement of the kingdom shall be published in all the world, for a testimony to all nations: and then will come the consummation.
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
15 And when ye see the abominable sign of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place; then let the reader consider;
So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
16 and then let them who are in Judaea, flee to the mountain:
then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
17 and let him who is on the roof, not come down to take what is in his house:
Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
18 and let him who is in the field, not return back to take his clothing.
And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
19 But woe to those with child, and to them that are nursing, in those days.
How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
20 And pray ye, that your flight be not in winter, or on the sabbath.
Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
21 For there will then be great distress, such as hath not been from the commencement of the world, until now, and will not be.
For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
22 And unless those days should be cut short, no flesh would remain alive. But, for the elect's sake, those days will be cut short.
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
23 Then, if any one shall say to you, Lo, the Messiah is here, or is there; give no credence.
At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
24 For there will arise false Messiahs, and mendacious prophets; who will exhibit great signs, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.
See, I have told you in advance.
26 If therefore they say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not out: or, Behold, he is in a secret chamber; give no credence.
So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
27 As the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth unto the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man.
For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
28 And wherever the carcass may be, there will the eagles be congregated.
Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
29 And immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not show her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be agitated.
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
30 And then will be seen the signal of the Son of man in heaven: and then will all the tribes of the earth mourn, when they see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
31 And he will send his angels with a great trumpet and they will collect together his elect from the four winds, from one extremity of heaven to the other.
And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
32 And learn ye an illustration from the fig-tree. As soon as its branches become tender and its leaves shoot forth, ye know that summer is coming on.
Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
33 So also ye, when ye perceive all these things, know ye, that he is nigh, even at the door.
So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
34 Verily I say to you, That this generation shall not pass away, till all these things shall be.
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
35 Heaven and earth will pass away; but my words shall not pass away.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
36 But of that day and of that hour, knoweth no man, nor even the angels of heaven, but the Father only.
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
37 And as the days of Noah, so will the coming of the Son of man be.
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
38 For as, before the flood, they were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving to husbands, up to the day that Noah entered the ark,
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
39 and knew not, until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of man be.
And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40 Then will two men be in the field; the one will be taken, and the other left.
Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; the one taken, and the other left.
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
42 Watch, therefore, since ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh.
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
43 But know this, that if the lord of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have been awake, and would not have suffered his house to be broken into.
But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 Therefore, be ye also ready; for at an hour ye do not expect, the Son of man will come.
For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
45 Who then, is that faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath placed over his domestics, to give them their food in its time?
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
46 Happy is that servant, whom, when his lord shall come, he will find so doing.
Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
47 Verily I say to you, He will place him over all that he hath.
Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
48 But if that servant, being wicked, shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
49 and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall be eating and drinking with drunkards;
And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
50 the lord of that servant will come in a day he will not expect, and in an hour he knoweth not,
The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
51 and will cut him asunder, and will assign him his portion with the hypocrites; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
