Matthew 24
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to [him] for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
Leaving the Temple Courts, Jesus was walking away, when his disciples came up to draw his attention to the Temple buildings.
2 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.
‘Do you see all these things?’ was his answer. ‘I tell you, not a single stone will be left here on another, which will not be thrown down,’
3 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)
so, while Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came up to him privately 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)
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
Jesus replied to them, ‘See that no one leads you astray;
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
for, many will take my name, and come saying “I am the Christ,” and will lead many astray.
6 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.
You will hear of wars and rumours of wars; take care not to be alarmed, for such things must occur; but the end is not yet here.
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 earthquakes in various places.
8 All these [are] the beginning of sorrows.
All this, however, will be but the beginning of the birth pangs!
9 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.
When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Many false prophets, also, will appear and lead many astray;
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
and, owing to the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Yet the person who endures to the end will be saved.
14 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.
This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world as a witness to all nations; and then will come the end.
15 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: )
As soon, then, as you see “the Foul Desecration,” mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy place,’ (the reader must consider what this means)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
‘then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains;
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
and a man on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house;
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
nor must one who is on their farm turn back to get his cloak.
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
Alas for pregnant women, and for those who are nursing infants in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
Pray, too, that your flight may not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath;
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
for that will be a time of great distress, the like of which has not occurred from the beginning of the world down to the present time – no, nor ever will again.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Had not those days been limited, not a single soul would escape; but for the sake of God’s people a limit will be put to them.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here [is] Christ, or there; believe [it] not.
At that time, if anyone should say to you “Look! Here is the Christ!” or “Here he is!”, do not believe it;
24 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.
for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will display great signs and marvels, so that, were it possible, even God’s people would be led astray.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
Remember, I have told you beforehand.
26 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.
Therefore, if people say to you “He is in the wilderness!”, do not go out there; or “He is in an inner room!”, do not believe it;
27 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.
for, just as lightning will start from the east and flash across to the west, so will it be with the coming of the Son of Man.
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Wherever a dead body lies, there will the vultures flock.
29 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:
Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light, the stars will fall from the heavens, and the forces of the heavens will be convulsed.
30 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.
Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heavens; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the heavens, with power and great glory;
31 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.
and he will send his angels, with a great trumpet, and they will gather his people round him from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh:
‘Learn the lesson taught by the fig tree. As soon as its branches are full of sap, and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, [even] at the doors.
And so may you, as soon as you see all these things, know that he is at your doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
I tell you, even the present generation will not pass away, until all these things have taken place.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
But about that day and hour, no one knows – not even the angels of heaven, not even the Son – but only the Father himself.
37 But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
For, just as in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
38 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,
In those days before the flood they went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, up to the very day on which Noah entered the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
taking not notice until the flood came and swept them one and all away; and so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
At that time, of two men on a farm one will be taken and one left;
41 Two [women shall be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
of two women grinding with a hand-mill one will be taken and one left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Therefore watch; for you cannot be sure on what day your Master is coming.
43 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.
But this you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time of night the thief was coming, they would have been on the watch, and would not have allowed their house to be broken into.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Therefore, you must also prepare, since it is just when you are least expecting him that the Son of Man will come.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Who, then is that trustworthy, careful servant, who has been placed by their master over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
46 Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Happy will that servant be whom their master, when he comes home, will find doing this.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
I tell you that their master will put them in charge of the whole of his property.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
But, should the servant be a bad servant, and say to themselves “My master is a long time in coming,”
49 And shall begin to smite [his] fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
and begin to beat their fellow servants, and eat and drink with drunkards,
50 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,
that servant’s master will come on a day when they do not expect him, and at an hour of which they are unaware,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and will flog the servant severely, and assign them their place among the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
