Matthew 24
1 And as Jesus went out, and was departing from the temple, his disciples came to observe to Him the magnificent buildings.
And Jesus went out of the Temple, and on the way his disciples came to him, pointing out the buildings of the Temple.
2 But Jesus said unto them, Do ye see all these things? Verily I tell you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be demolished.
But 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.
3 And when He was got to the mount of olives, the disciples came to Him in private and said, Tell us when these things shall be, and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world. (aiōn g165)
And 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? (aiōn g165)
4 And Jesus answered them, See that no one deceive you:
And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.
5 for many shall come in my name saying, I am the Christ, and shall deceive many.
For people will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and a number will be turned from the true way through them.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, but be not troubled; for all these must indeed come to pass, but the end is not yet.
And 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.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in several places:
For 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;
8 all which are but the beginning of sorrows.
But all these things are the first of the troubles.
9 Then shall they afflict you, and kill you; and ye shall be hated by all nations for my name:
Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.
10 and then will many take offense, and betray one another, and hate one another: and many false prophets will rise up and deceive many:
And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.
11 and because iniquity shall abound,
And a number of false prophets will come, causing error.
12 the love of many will grow cold.
And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.
13 But he that endures to the end, shall be saved:
But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.
14 and this gospel of the kingdom of heaven shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end come.
And 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.
15 When therefore ye shall see the desolating abomination, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing at the holy place, (let him, that readeth, attend) then let those in Judea flee to the mountains:
When, 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),
16 let not him that is at the top of the house come down into it,
Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:
17 to take any thing out of his house;
Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:
18 nor let him that is in the field return back to take his clothes.
And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.
19 But wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days.
But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.
20 Pray that your flight be not in the winter, nor on the sabbath:
And say a prayer that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.
21 for there shall be then great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world unto this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Because 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.
22 And unless those days be shortened, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.
And 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.
23 Then if any shall say to you, Behold here is the Messiah, or there; believe it not:
Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him;
24 for there shall rise up false Christs, and false prophets, who shall shew great signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
For 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.
25 Lo, I have told you before-hand: and therefore if they say to you,
See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.
26 Behold, he is in the desert, go not out: behold, he is the secret chambers, believe them not:
If, 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.
27 for as the lightning cometh from the east, and flashes in an instant even to the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
Because 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.
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles come together.
29 And immediately after the affliction of those days, the fun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give it's light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
But 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:
30 and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then shall all the tribes of the land mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming as on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory:
And 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.
31 and He will send forth his messengers with a trumpet of a loud voice, and they shall gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
And 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.
32 Now learn a parable from the fig-tree: when it's branch is tender and bringeth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh;
Now 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;
33 so ye also, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near even at the doors.
Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I tell you, this generation shall not pass away, till all these be fulfilled.
Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
36 But of THAT day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only:
But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.
37 for as the days of Noah were, so shall be also the coming of the Son of man;
And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.
38 for as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day that Noah entered into the ark,
Because 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,
39 and knew not of it till the deluge came and took them all away; so shall be also the coming of the Son of man.
And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
40 Then there shall be two in the field, the one shall be taken and the other left:
Then two men will be in the field; one is taken, and one let go;
41 and two women grinding at the mill, one taken and one left.
Two women will be crushing grain; one is taken, and one let go.
42 Watch therefore, for ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh:
Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.
43 but this ye know, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broke open: therefore be ye also ready;
But 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.
44 for the Son of man cometh at a time that ye think not of.
Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.
45 Who then is the faithful and prudent servant, whom his lord hath set over his family to give them food in due season?
Who 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?
46 blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so employed:
A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.
47 verily I tell you, that he will set him over his whole estate.
Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.
48 But if that servant be wicked and say in his heart, my master delayeth his coming,
But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;
49 and begin to beat his fellow-servants, and to revel with drunkards:
And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine;
50 the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doth not expect him, and in an hour which he knows not,
The 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,
51 and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with hypocrites: where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And 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.
