Matthew 24
1 And, Jesus coming forth, from the temple, was taking his departure, when his disciples came forward to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.
2 But, he, answering, said unto them—Are ye not beholding all these things? Verily, I say unto you—in no wise, shall there be left here, stone upon stone, which shall not be thrown down.
But he answered them, “You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.”
3 And, as he was sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him, privately, saying—Tell us, when these things shall be, —and what the sign of thy presence, and the conclusion of the age. (aiōn g165)
As 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?” (aiōn g165)
4 And, answering, Jesus said unto them—Be taking heed, lest anyone, deceive, you;
Jesus answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.
5 For, many, will come upon my name, saying—I, am the Christ, —and will, deceive many.
For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.
6 Moreover ye will be sure to be hearing of wars, and rumours of wars: Mind! be not alarmed, for it must needs happen, —but, not yet, is, the end;
You will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.
7 For there will arise—nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, —and there will be famines and earthquakes, in places.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.
8 But, all these things, are a beginning of birth-pangs.
But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.
9 Then, will they deliver you up into tribulation, and will slay you, —and ye will be men hated by all the nations, because of my name
“Then 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.
10 And, then, will many be caused to stumble, and, one another, will deliver up, and will hate one another;
Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
11 And, many false prophets, will arise, and deceive, many;
Many false prophets will arise and will lead many astray.
12 And, because of lawlessness being brought to the full, the love of the many, will grew cold.
Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.
13 But, he that hath endured throughout, the same, shall be saved.
But he who endures to the end will be saved.
14 And this glad message of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the inhabited earth, for a witness unto all the nations, —and, then, will have come, the end.
This 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 Whensoever, therefore, ye shall see the abomination desolation, that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place, —he that readeth, let him think,
“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),
16 Then, they who are in Judaea, let them flee into the mountains;
then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
17 And, he that is on the house-top, let him not come down, to take away the things out of his house;
Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house.
18 And, he that is in the field, let him not turn back, to take away his mantle.
Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes.
19 But alas! for the women with child, and for them that are giving suck, in those days;
But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!
20 But be praying that your flight, may not happen in winter, nor on sabbath;
Pray that your flight will not be in the winter nor on a Sabbath,
21 For there will be then, Great tribulation, such as hath not happened, from the beginning of the world, until the present time, neither in any wise shall happen.
for then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.
22 And, except those days had been shortened, no flesh had been saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, those days shall be shortened.
Unless 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, unto you, say—Lo! here, is the Christ, or, there, Do not believe it;
“Then if any man tells you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There!’ don’t believe it.
24 For there will arise, false Christs, and false prophets, —and they will show great signs and wonders, so that, if possible, even the chosen, should be deceived: —
For false christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.
25 Lo! I have foretold you.
“Behold, I have told you beforehand.
26 If therefore they should say unto you, Lo! in the desert, he is, Do not go forth; Lo! in the chambers, Do not believe it.
“If therefore they tell you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ don’t go out; or ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ don’t believe it.
27 For, just as the lightning goeth forth from the east, and shineth unto the west, so, shall be the presence of the Son of Man.
For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
28 Wheresoever, the corpse, shall be, there, shall be gathered, the vultures!
For wherever the carcass is, that is where the vultures gather together.
29 But, straightway after the tribulation of those days, the sun, will be darkened, and, the moon, will not give her brightness, and, the stars, will fall from heaven, —and, the powers of the heavens, will be shaken;
“But immediately after the suffering 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;
30 And, then, will be displayed—The sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and, then, will smite their breasts—all the tribes of the earth; and they will see the Son of Man—coming upon the clouds of heaven, with great power and glory.
and 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.
31 And he will send forth his messengers, with a great trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen—Out of the four winds, from heavens’ bounds, unto their bounds.
He will send out his angels with a great sound of a 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 ye, the parable: —When, already, her young branch, becometh tender, and the leaves, may be sprouting, ye observe, that, near, is, the summer:
“Now from the fig tree learn this parable: When its branch has now become tender and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near.
33 Thus, ye also, when ye shall see all these things, observe ye, that, near, he is, at the doors.
Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that he is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily, I say unto you—In nowise, shall this generation, pass away, until all these things, shall happen:
Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things are accomplished.
35 The heaven and the earth, shall pass away, but, my words, shall, in nowise, pass away.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
36 But, concerning that day and hour, no one, knoweth, neither the messengers of the heavens, nor the Son, —save the Father only.
“But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 For, just as the days of Noah, so, will be the presence of the Son of Man;
As the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
38 For, as they were in those days that were before the flood, feeding and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, —until the day Noah entered into the ark;
For 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,
39 And they observed not, until the flood came and took away all together, so, will be, the presence of the Son of Man.
and they didn’t know until the flood came and took them all away, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
40 Then, shall there be two men in the field, —one, is taken near, and, one, is left behind:
Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left.
41 Two women grinding at the mill, —one, is taken near, and, one, is left behind.
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one will be left.
42 Be watching, therefore, for ye know not, on what manner of day, your Lord is coming.
Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.
43 But there is, one thing, ye know—That, if the householder, had known, in what watch, the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.
But 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.
44 Wherefore, ye also, be getting ready, because, in what hour ye are, not thinking, The Son of Man doth come.
Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don’t expect, the Son of Man will come.
45 Who then is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master hath appointed over his household, to give them food in season?
“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
46 Happy! that servant, whom his master, when he cometh, shall find so doing!
Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.
47 Verily, I say unto you—Over all his substance, will he appoint him.
Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.
48 But, if that wicked servant should say in his heart—My master, delayeth,
But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’
49 And begin to be striking his fellow-servants, and eating and drinking with the drunken,
and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards,
50 The master of that servant, will have come, on a day when he is not expecting, and in an hour when he is not observing, —
the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it and in an hour when he doesn’t know it,
51 And will cut him asunder; and, his part, with the hypocrites, will appoint: There, shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth!
and will cut him in pieces and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.
