Matthew 24
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings 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 Jesus said to them, See ye not all these things? verily I say to you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
"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 he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end 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 And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
"Take care that no one misleads you," answered Jesus;
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
"for many will come assuming my name and saying 'I am the Christ;' and they will mislead many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end 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 shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in various places.
For nation will rise in arms against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places;
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.
"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 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Then will many stumble and fall, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Many false prophets will rise up and lead multitudes astray;
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall become cold.
and because of the prevalent disregard of God's law the love of the great majority will grow cold;
13 But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.
but those who stand firm to the End shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.
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 When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoever readeth, let him understand: )
"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 Then let them who are in Judaea flee to the mountains:
"then let those who are in Judaea escape to the hills;
17 Let him who is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;
18 Neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes.
nor let him who is outside the city stay to pick up his outer garment.
19 And woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants in those days!
And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!
20 But pray ye that your flight may not be in the winter, neither on the sabbath:
"But pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on the Sabbath;
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall 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 except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
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 man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
"If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'Here!' give no credence to it.
24 For false Christs will arise, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they would deceive the very 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 before.
Remember, I have forewarned you.
26 Therefore if they shall say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
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 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
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 For wherever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Wherever the dead body is, there will the vultures flock together.
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
"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 shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in 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 shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end 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 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When its branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
"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 likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
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, This generation shall not pass, till all these things shall be fulfilled.
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 shall 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 hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my 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 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also 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 in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into 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 also will be the coming of the Son of man.
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 shall two be in the field; the one shall 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 shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be 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: for ye know not 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 master of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have allowed 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 in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
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 a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?
"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 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes shall find so doing!
47 Verily I say to you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
In solemn truth I tell you that he will give him the management of all his wealth.
48 But if that evil servant 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 fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
and should begin to beat his fellow servants, while he eats and drinks with drunkards;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
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 shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall 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.
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