Matthew 24

¹And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

²But he answered and 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.

³And as he sat on 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?

⁴And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray.

⁵For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray.

⁶And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled: for these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet.

⁷For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places.

⁸But all these things are the beginning of travail.

⁹Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name’s sake.

¹⁰And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.

¹¹And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray.

¹²And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.

¹³But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

¹⁴And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.

¹⁵When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand),

¹⁶then let them that are in Judæa flee unto the mountains:

¹⁷let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house:

¹⁸and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.

¹⁹But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!

²⁰And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath:

²¹for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.

²²And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

²³Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe it not.

²⁴For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

²⁵Behold, I have told you beforehand.

²⁶If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe it not.

²⁷For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

²⁸Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

²⁹But 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 heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

³⁰and 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 on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

³¹And he shall send forth 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.

³²Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;

³³even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.

³⁴Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.

³⁵Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

³⁶But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.

³⁷And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

³⁸For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

³⁹and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

⁴⁰Then shall two men be in the field; one is taken, and one is left:

⁴¹two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.

⁴²Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh.

⁴³But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

⁴⁴Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

⁴⁵Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

⁴⁶Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

⁴⁷Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

⁴⁸But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;

⁴⁹and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken;

⁵⁰the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not,

⁵¹and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 24

¹And Jesus went forth and went away from the temple, and his disciples came to [him] to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

²And he answering said to them, Do ye not see all these things? Verily I say to you, Not a stone shall be left here upon a stone which shall not be thrown down.

³And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign of thy coming and [the] completion of the age?

⁴And Jesus answering said to them, See that no one mislead you.

⁵For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall mislead many.

⁶But ye will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not disturbed; for all [these things] must take place, but it is not yet the end.

⁷For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.

⁸But all these [are the] beginning of throes.

⁹Then shall they deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you; and ye will be hated of all the nations for my name's sake.

¹⁰And then will many be offended, and will deliver one another up, and hate one another;

¹¹and many false prophets shall arise and shall mislead many;

¹²and because lawlessness shall prevail, the love of the most shall grow cold;

¹³but he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.

¹⁴And these glad tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole habitable earth, for a witness to all the nations, and then shall come the end.

¹⁵When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation, which is spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in [what is a] holy place, (he that reads let him understand,)

¹⁶then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains;

¹⁷let not him that is on the house come down to take the things out of his house;

¹⁸and let not him that is in the field turn back to take his garment.

¹⁹But woe to those that are with child, and those that give suck in those days.

²⁰But pray that your flight may not be in winter time nor on sabbath:

²¹for then shall there be great tribulation, such as has not been from [the] beginning of [the] world until now, nor ever shall be;

²²and if those days had not been cut short, no flesh had been saved; but on account of the elect those days shall be cut short.

²³Then if any one say to you, Behold, here is the Christ, or here, believe [it] not.

²⁴For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

²⁵Behold, I have told you beforehand.

²⁶If therefore they say to you, Behold, he is in the desert, go not forth; behold, [he is] in the inner chambers, do not believe [it].

²⁷For as the lightning goes forth from the east and shines to the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

²⁸[For] wherever the carcase is, there will be gathered the eagles.

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

³⁰And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the land lament, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

³¹And he shall send his angels with a great sound of trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from [the one] extremity of [the] heavens to [the other] extremity of them.

³²But learn the parable from the fig-tree: When already its branch becomes tender and produces leaves, ye know that the summer is near.

³³Thus also ye, when ye see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors.

³⁴Verily I say to you, This generation will not have passed away until all these things shall have taken place.

³⁵The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

³⁶But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, but [my] Father alone.

³⁷But as the days of Noe, so also shall be the coming of the Son of man.

³⁸For as they were in the days which were before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark,

³⁹and they knew not till the flood came and took all away; thus also shall be the coming of the Son of man.

⁴⁰Then two shall be in the field, one is taken and one is left;

⁴¹two [women] grinding at the mill, one is taken and one is left.

⁴²Watch therefore, for ye know not in what hour your Lord comes.

⁴³But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be dug through [into].

⁴⁴Wherefore ye also, be ye ready, for in that hour that ye think not the Son of man comes.

⁴⁵Who then is the faithful and prudent bondman whom his lord has set over his household, to give them food in season?

⁴⁶Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus.

⁴⁷Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all his substance.

⁴⁸But if that evil bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come,

⁴⁹and begin to beat his fellow-bondmen, and eat and drink with the drunken;

⁵⁰the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of,

⁵¹and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.