Matthew 24

¹And Jesus went out of the Temple, and on the way his disciples came to him, pointing out the buildings of the Temple.

²But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.

³And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?

⁴And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.

⁵For people will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and a number will be turned from the true way through them.

⁶And news will come to you of wars and talk of wars: do not be troubled, for these things have to be; but it is still not the end.

⁷For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;

⁸But all these things are the first of the troubles.

⁹Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.

¹⁰And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.

¹¹And a number of false prophets will come, causing error.

¹²And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.

¹³But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.

¹⁴And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.

¹⁵When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),

¹⁶Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:

¹⁷Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:

¹⁸And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.

¹⁹But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.

²⁰And say a prayer that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

²¹Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.

²²And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.

²³Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him;

²⁴For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.

²⁵See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.

²⁶If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

²⁷Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

²⁸Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles come together.

²⁹But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

³⁰And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

³¹And he will send out his angels with a great sound of a horn, and they will get his saints together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

³²Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;

³³Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

³⁴Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

³⁵Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.

³⁶But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.

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

³⁸Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,

³⁹And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

⁴⁰Then two men will be in the field; one is taken, and one let go;

⁴¹Two women will be crushing grain; one is taken, and one let go.

⁴²Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.

⁴³But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

⁴⁴Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

⁴⁵Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?

⁴⁶A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.

⁴⁷Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.

⁴⁸But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;

⁴⁹And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine;

⁵⁰The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

⁵¹And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

Matthew 24

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

²But he answered them, "Do you not see all of these things? Truly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down."

³As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

⁴Jesus answered them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.

⁵For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Messiah,' and will lead many astray.

⁶You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled, for this must happen, but the end is not yet.

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

⁸But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.

⁹Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake.

¹⁰Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.

¹¹Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.

¹²Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.

¹³But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.

¹⁴This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

¹⁵"When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

¹⁶then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

¹⁷Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.

¹⁸Let him who is in the field not return back to take his coat.

¹⁹But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!

²⁰Pray that your flight will not be in the winter, nor on a Sabbath,

²¹for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

²²Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.

²³"Then if any man tells you, 'Behold, here is the Messiah,' or, 'There,' do not believe it.

²⁴For there will arise false messiahs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

²⁵"Behold, I have told you beforehand.

²⁶If therefore they tell you, 'Behold, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out; 'Behold, he is in the inner chambers,' do not believe it.

²⁷For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

²⁸For wherever the carcass is, there is where the vultures gather together.

²⁹But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;

³⁰and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

³¹He will send out his angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

³²"Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near.

³³Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

³⁴Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished.

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

³⁶But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

³⁷"As the days of Noah were, so will 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 ship,

³⁹and they did not know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

⁴⁰Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left;

⁴¹two women grinding at the mill, one will be taken and one will be left.

⁴²Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord comes.

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

⁴⁴Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.

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

⁴⁶Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.

⁴⁷Truly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

⁴⁸But if that evil servant should say in his heart, 'My lord is delayed,'

⁴⁹and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards,

⁵⁰the lord of that servant will come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour when he does not know it,

⁵¹and will cut him in pieces, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.