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 had left the Temple and was going on His way, when His disciples came and called His attention to the Temple 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.
"You see all these?" He replied; "in solemn truth I tell you that there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be pulled 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)
Afterwards He was on the Mount of Olives and was seated there when the disciples came to Him, apart from the others, 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 Jesus answered and said to them: Take heed, that no one deceive you.
"Take care that no one misleads you," answered Jesus;
5 For many will come in my name, and will say, I am the Messiah: and they will deceive many.
"for many will come assuming my name and saying 'I am the Christ;' and they will mislead 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 before long you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. Do not be alarmed, for such things must be; 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 in arms against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places;
8 But all these are only the commencement of sorrows.
but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.
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.
"At that time they will deliver you up to punishment and will put you to death; and you will be objects of hatred to all the nations because you are called by my name.
10 Then many will be stumbled: and they will hate one another, and will betray one another.
Then will many stumble and fall, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
11 And many false prophets will rise up; and they will deceive many.
Many false prophets will rise up and lead multitudes astray;
12 And on account of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many will decline.
and because of the prevalent disregard of God's law the love of the great majority will grow cold;
13 But he that shall persevere to the end, will have life.
but those who stand firm to the End shall 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 Good News of the Kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the whole world to set the evidence before all the Gentiles; 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 you have seen (to use the language of the Prophet Daniel) the 'Abomination of Desolation', standing in the Holy Place" --let the reader observe those words--
16 and then let them who are in Judaea, flee to the mountain:
"then let those who are in Judaea escape to the hills;
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 roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;
18 and let him who is in the field, not return back to take his clothing.
nor let him who is outside the city stay to pick up his outer garment.
19 But woe to those with child, and to them that are nursing, in those days.
And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!
20 And pray ye, that your flight be not in winter, or on the sabbath.
"But pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor 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 it will be a time of great suffering, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now, and assuredly never will be 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.
And if those days had not been cut short, no one would escape; but for the sake of God's own People 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.
"If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'Here!' give no credence to 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 rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying wonderful signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, were it possible, even God's own People.
25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.
Remember, I have forewarned you.
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 should say to you, 'See, He is in the Desert!' do not go out there: or 'See, He is indoors in the room!' 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 flashes in the east and is seen to the very 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 dead body is, there will the vultures flock 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 those times of distress the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shed her light, the stars will fall from the firmament, and the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.
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.
Then will appear the Sign of the Son of Man in the sky; and then will all the nations of the earth lament, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with great power and 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-blast, and they will bring together His own People to Him from north, south, east and west--from one extremity of the world 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 from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branches have now become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you all 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 you also, when you see all these signs, may be sure that He is near--at your very door.
34 Verily I say to you, That this generation shall not pass away, till all these things shall be.
I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
35 Heaven and earth will pass away; but my words shall not pass away.
Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that 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 as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
37 And as the days of Noah, so will the coming of the Son of man be.
'For as it was in the time of Noah, so it will 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,
At that time, before the Deluge, men were busy eating and drinking, taking wives or giving them, up to the very 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.
nor did they realise any danger till the Deluge 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.
Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
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 away, and one left behind.
42 Watch, therefore, since ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh.
Be on the alert therefore, for you do not know the day on which 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 of this be assured, that if the master of the house had known the hour at which the robber was coming, he would have kept awake, and 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 you also must be ready; for it is at a time when you do not expect Him that 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 therefore is the loyal and intelligent servant to whom his master has entrusted the control of his household to give them their rations at the appointed time?
46 Happy is that servant, whom, when his lord shall come, he will find so doing.
Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes shall find so doing!
47 Verily I say to you, He will place him over all that he hath.
In solemn truth I tell you that he will give him the management of all his wealth.
48 But if that servant, being wicked, shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
But if the man, being a bad servant, should say in his heart, 'My master is a long time in coming,'
49 and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall be eating and drinking with drunkards;
and should begin to beat his fellow servants, while he eats and drinks 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 arrive on a day when he is not expecting him and at an hour of which he has not been informed;
51 and will cut him asunder, and will assign him his portion with the hypocrites; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
he will treat him with the utmost severity and assign him a place among the hypocrites: there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
