Matthew 24
1 Jesus had left the Temple and was going on His way, when His disciples came and called His attention to the Temple buildings.
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to [him] for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2 "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."
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 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)
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto 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)
4 "Take care that no one misleads you," answered Jesus;
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 "for many will come assuming my name and saying 'I am the Christ;' and they will mislead many.
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6 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.
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.
7 For nation will rise in arms against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places;
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.
All these [are] the beginning of sorrows.
9 "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.
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
10 Then will many stumble and fall, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 Many false prophets will rise up and lead multitudes astray;
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 and because of the prevalent disregard of God's law the love of the great majority will grow cold;
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 but those who stand firm to the End shall be saved.
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 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.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
15 "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--
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand: )
16 "then let those who are in Judaea escape to the hills;
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 nor let him who is outside the city stay to pick up his outer garment.
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 And alas for the women who at that time are with child or have infants!
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 "But pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on the Sabbath;
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 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.
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 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.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
23 "If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'Here!' give no credence to it.
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here [is] Christ, or there; believe [it] not.
24 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.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Remember, I have forewarned you.
Behold, I have told you before.
26 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.
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, [he is] in the secret chambers; believe [it] not.
27 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.
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
28 Wherever the dead body is, there will the vultures flock together.
For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29 "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.
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:
30 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.
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.
31 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.
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.
32 "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.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh:
33 So you also, when you see all these signs, may be sure that He is near--at your very door.
So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, [even] at the doors.
34 I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36 "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.
But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 'For as it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 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,
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 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.
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
Two [women shall be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Be on the alert therefore, for you do not know the day on which your Lord is coming.
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 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.
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 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.
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 "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?
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes shall find so doing!
Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 In solemn truth I tell you that he will give him the management of all his wealth.
Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But if the man, being a bad servant, should say in his heart, 'My master is a long time in coming,'
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 and should begin to beat his fellow servants, while he eats and drinks with drunkards;
And shall begin to smite [his] fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 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;
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,
51 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.
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
