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.

And Jesus went out, and was going from the temple; and 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.

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.

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)

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)

4 Jesus answered and said to them: Take heed, that no one deceive you.

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

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.

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 earthquakes in divers places.

8 But all these are only the commencement of sorrows.

But all these things are the beginning of travail-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 will they deliver you up to distress, and will kill you; and ye will be hated by all nations on account of my name.

10 Then many will be stumbled: and they will hate one another, and will betray one another.

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

11 And many false prophets will rise up; and they will deceive many.

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

12 And on account of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many will decline.

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

13 But he that shall persevere to the end, will have life.

But he that endureth 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 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.

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

16 and then let them who are in Judaea, flee to the mountain:

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

17 and let him who is on the roof, not come down to take what is in his house:

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

18 and let him who is in the field, not return back to take his clothing.

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

19 But woe to those with child, and to them that are nursing, in those days.

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

20 And pray ye, that your flight be not in winter, or on the sabbath.

And pray that your flight be not in 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 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.

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.

And were not those days to shortened, no flesh would be saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, these 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 any one say to you, Lo! here is the Christ; or there, believe him not.

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 rise up false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders, so that, if possible, even the chosen will be deceived.

25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.

Lo! 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 say to you, Lo! he is in the wilderness; go not forth; lo! he is in the private chambers; believe them not.

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 cometh from the east, and shineth 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 will the eagles be gathered 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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

33 So also ye, when ye perceive all these things, know ye, that he is nigh, even at the door.

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

34 Verily I say to you, That this generation shall not pass away, till all these things shall be.

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

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

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

But as were the days of Noah, 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 the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when 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 knew not, until the flood came, and took them all away, so also 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 will two men be in the field; one will be taken, and one 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 one left.

42 Watch, therefore, since ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh.

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

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 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.

44 Therefore, be ye also ready; for at an hour ye do not expect, the Son of man will come.

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

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 placed 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.

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

47 Verily I say to you, He will place him over all that he hath.

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

48 But if that servant, being wicked, shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

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

49 and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall be eating and drinking with drunkards;

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

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 looketh not for it, and at an hour when he is not aware;

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

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