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 as Jesus went out, and was departing from the temple, his disciples came to observe to Him the magnificent buildings.
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."
But Jesus said unto them, Do ye see all these things? Verily I tell you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be demolished.
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 when He was got to the mount of olives, the disciples came to Him in private and said, Tell us when these things shall 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 them, See that no one 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 the 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 rumors of wars, but be not troubled; for all these must indeed 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 several places:
8 but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.
all which are but 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 afflict you, and kill you; and ye shall be hated by all nations for my name:
10 Then will many stumble and fall, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
and then will many take offense, and betray one another, and hate one another: and many false prophets will rise up and deceive many:
11 Many false prophets will rise up and lead multitudes astray;
and because iniquity shall abound,
12 and because of the prevalent disregard of God's law the love of the great majority will grow cold;
the love of many will grow cold.
13 but those who stand firm to the End shall be saved.
But he that endures to the end, 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 of heaven shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all the 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 therefore ye shall see the desolating abomination, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing at the holy place, (let him, that readeth, attend) then let those in Judea flee to the mountains:
16 "then let those who are in Judaea escape to the hills;
let not him that is at the top of the house come down into it,
17 let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;
to take any thing out of his house;
18 nor let him who is outside the city stay to pick up his outer garment.
nor let him that 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!
But wo to 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;
Pray that your flight be not in the winter, nor on the sabbath:
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 there shall be then great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world unto 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 unless those days be shortened, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect 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 shall say to you, Behold here is the Messiah, 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 rise up false Christs, and false prophets, who shall shew great signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
25 Remember, I have forewarned you.
Lo, I have told you before-hand: and therefore if they say to you,
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.
Behold, he is in the desert, go not out: behold, he is the secret chambers, believe them 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 from the east, and flashes in an instant even to the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
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.
And immediately after the affliction of those days, the fun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give it's 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 land mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming as on 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 will send forth his messengers with a trumpet of a loud voice, and they shall gather 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 from the fig-tree: when it's branch is tender and bringeth 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 ye also, 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 tell you, this generation shall not pass away, till all these 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 one, not even 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.
for as the days of Noah were, so shall be also the coming of the Son of man;
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 before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day that Noah 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 of it till the deluge came and took them all away; so shall be also the coming of the Son of man.
40 Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
Then there shall be two 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.
and two women grinding at the mill, one taken and one 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 at what hour your Lord cometh:
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 this ye know, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broke open: therefore be ye also ready;
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.
for the Son of man cometh at a time that ye think not of.
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 the faithful and prudent servant, whom his lord hath set over his family to give them food 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 employed:
47 In solemn truth I tell you that he will give him the management of all his wealth.
verily I tell you, that he will set him over his whole estate.
48 But if the man, being a bad servant, should say in his heart, 'My master is a long time in coming,'
But if that servant be wicked and say in his heart, my master delayeth his coming,
49 and should begin to beat his fellow servants, while he eats and drinks with drunkards;
and begin to beat his fellow-servants, and to revel with drunkards:
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 will come in a day when he doth not expect him, and in an hour which he knows not,
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 will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with hypocrites: where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
