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.
Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.
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.
But answering, he said to them, "Do you not see all of these things? Truly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not 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)
As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? 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 them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.
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, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will lead many astray.
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. See that you are not troubled, for this must happen, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines and plagues and earthquakes in various places.
8 But all these are only the commencement of sorrows.
But all these things 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 up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake.
10 Then many will be stumbled: and they will hate one another, and will betray one another.
Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
11 And many false prophets will rise up; and they will deceive many.
Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.
12 And on account of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many will decline.
And because lawlessness is multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.
13 But he that shall persevere to the end, will have life.
But he who endures to the end, the same 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.
This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the 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;
"When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (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 him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.
18 and let him who is in the field, not return back to take his clothing.
Let him who is in the field not return back to take his coat.
19 But woe to those with child, and to them that are nursing, in those days.
But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days.
20 And pray ye, that your flight be not in winter, or on the sabbath.
Pray that your flight will not be in the winter, nor on a 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 then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.
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.
Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.
23 Then, if any one shall say to you, Lo, the Messiah is here, or is there; give no credence.
"Then if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Christ,' or, 'There,' 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 there will arise false messiahs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.
25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.
"See, I have told you beforehand.
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.
If therefore they tell you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out; 'Look, he is in the inner chambers,' 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 as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to 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 the carcass is, there is where the vultures gather together.
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.
But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from heaven, 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.
and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky 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.
He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky 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 from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near.
33 So also ye, when ye perceive all these things, know ye, that he is nigh, even at the door.
Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
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 are accomplished.
35 Heaven and earth will pass away; but my words shall not pass away.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
36 But of that day and of that hour, knoweth no man, nor even the angels of heaven, but the Father only.
But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but my Father only.
37 And as the days of Noah, so will the coming of the Son of man be.
"As the days of Noah were, so will be 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 as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the box-shaped ship,
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 did not know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be 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.
Then two 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 will be grinding grain with a mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42 Watch, therefore, since ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh.
Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord comes.
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 know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
44 Therefore, be ye also ready; for at an hour ye do not expect, the Son of man will come.
Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.
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 his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
46 Happy is that servant, whom, when his lord shall come, he will find so doing.
Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.
47 Verily I say to you, He will place him over all that he hath.
Truly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.
48 But if that servant, being wicked, shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
But if that evil servant should say in his heart, 'My lord is delayed,'
49 and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall be eating and drinking with drunkards;
and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards,
50 the lord of that servant will come in a day he will not expect, and in an hour he knoweth not,
the lord of that servant will come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour when he does not know it,
51 and will cut him asunder, and will assign him his portion with the hypocrites; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and will cut him in pieces, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.
