Matthew 24

1 And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple,

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to [him] to show him the buildings of the temple.

2 and Jesus said to them, 'Do ye not see all these? verily I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.'

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.

3 And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, 'Tell us, when shall these be? and what [is] the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?' (aiōn g165)

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? and what [will be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? (aiōn g165)

4 And Jesus answering said to them, 'Take heed that no one may lead you astray,

And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall lead many astray,

For many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and will deceive many.

6 and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all [these] to come to pass, but the end is not yet.

And ye will hear of wars, and rumors 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 shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall 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 pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.

8 and all these [are] the beginning of sorrows;

All these [are] the beginning of sorrows.

9 then they shall deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated by all the nations because of my name;

Then will they deliver you up to be afflicted, and will kill you: and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

10 and then shall many be stumbled, and they shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.

And then will many be offended, and will betray one another, and will hate one another.

11 'And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray;

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

12 and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold;

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

13 but he who did endure to the end, he shall be saved;

But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.

14 and this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.

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.

15 'Whenever, therefore, ye may see the abomination of the desolation, that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever is reading let him observe)

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, )

16 then those in Judea — let them flee to the mounts;

Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains:

17 he on the house-top — let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;

Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18 and he in the field — let him not turn back to take his garments.

Neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes.

19 'And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days;

And woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants in those days!

20 and pray ye that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a sabbath;

But pray ye that your flight may not be in the winter, neither on the sabbath:

21 for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.

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.

22 And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen, shall those days be shortened.

And except those days should be shortened, there would no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

23 'Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;

Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here [is] Christ, or there; believe [it] not.

24 for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.

For false Christs will arise, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so that, if [it were] possible, they would deceive the very elect.

25 Lo, I did tell you beforehand.

Behold, I have told you before.

26 'If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe;

Wherefore, 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.

27 for as the lightning doth come forth from the east, and doth appear unto the west, so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

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.

28 for wherever the carcase may be, there shall the eagles be gathered together.

For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be collected.

29 'And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken;

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 and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth smite the breast, and they shall see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of the heaven, with power and much 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 shall send his messengers with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens unto the ends thereof.

And he will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

32 'And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: When already its branch may have become tender, and the leaves it may put forth, ye know that summer [is] nigh,

Now learn a parable of the fig-tree; When its branch is yet tender and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh:

33 so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh — at the doors.

So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, [even at] the doors.

34 Verily I say to you, this generation may not pass away till all these may come to pass.

Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things shall be fulfilled.

35 The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

36 'And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known — not even the messengers of the heavens — except my Father only;

But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 and as the days of Noah — so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

But as the days of Noah [were], so will also the coming of the Son of man be.

38 for as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, till the day Noah entered into 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 Noah entered into the ark,

39 and they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man.

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 two men shall be in the field, the one is received, and the one is left;

Then will two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41 two women shall be grinding in the mill, one is received, and one is left.

Two [women will be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42 'Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;

Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord cometh.

43 and this know, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief doth come, he had watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through;

But know this, that if the master of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken up.

44 because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh.

45 'Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?

46 Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;

Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.

47 verily I say to you, that over all his substance he will set him.

Verily I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all his goods.

48 'And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming;

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

And shall begin to beat [his] fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

50 the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he doth not expect, and in an hour of which he doth not know,

The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51 and will cut him off, and his portion with the hypocrites will appoint; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.

And will cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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