Matthew 24
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The Destruction of the Temple Foretold
Mk 13:1–2; Lk 21:5–6
1Jesus departed from the temple and was leaving when His disciples came to show Him the temple buildings. 2#Lk 19:44Jesus answered them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another that shall not be thrown down.”
Troubles and Persecutions
Mk 13:3–13; Lk 21:7–19
3#Mt 21:1; Ac 1:7As He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
4#Jer 29:8; Eph 5:6Jesus answered them, “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5#Mt 24:11; 24:24For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6#2Th 2:2You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled. For all these things must happen, but the end is not yet. 7#Isa 19:2; Ac 11:28For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, epidemics, and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9#Jn 16:2; Mt 23:34“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. And you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. 10#Mt 10:21; 11:6Then many will fall away, and betray one another, and hate one another. 11#Mt 7:15; 24:24And many false prophets will rise and will deceive many. 12Because iniquity will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13#Mt 10:22; Ro 2:7But he who endures to the end shall be saved. 14#Ro 10:18; Col 1:6; 1:23And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
The Great Tribulation
Mk 13:14–23; Lk 21:20–24
15#Da 9:27; 12:11; Mk 13:14“So when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’#Da 9:27. spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17#Mt 10:27Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18Let him who is in the field not return to take his clothes. 19Woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse in those days! 20Pray that your escape will not be in the winter or on the Sabbath. 21#Da 12:1; Joel 2:2For then will be great tribulation, such as has not happened since the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.
22#Isa 65:8–9; Mt 24:24“Unless those days were shortened, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23#Lk 21:8Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe it. 24#Mt 24:11; 2Th 2:9–11For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25Listen, I have told you beforehand.
26#Ac 21:38“So, if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert,’ do not go there; or, ‘Look, He is in the private chambers,’ do not believe it. 27For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28#Lk 17:37Wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.
The Coming of the Son of Man
Mk 13:24–27; Lk 21:25–28
29#Isa 13:10; Joel 2:10“Immediately after the tribulation of those days,
‘the sun will be darkened,
the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from heaven,
and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’#Joel 2:10.
30#Rev 1:7; Da 7:13; Mt 24:3“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31#Mt 13:41; 1Co 15:52; 1Th 4:16And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
Mk 13:28–31; Lk 21:29–33
32“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: When its branch becomes tender and grows leaves, you know that summer is near. 33#Jas 5:9So also, when you shall see all these things, you know that it is near, even at the doors. 34#Mt 16:28; 23:36Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35#Mt 5:18; Ps 102:26Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
The Unknown Day and Hour
Mk 13:32–37; Lk 17:26–30, 34–36
36#Ac 1:7; Mt 25:13; Mk 13:32“Concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. 37#Lk 17:26–27As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38#Mt 22:30For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, 39#Mt 24:37and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40Two will be in the field; one will be taken, and the other left. 41#Ex 11:5; Isa 47:2Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken, and the other left.
42#Mt 25:13; 24:44“Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord will come. 43#Lk 12:39But know this, that if the owner of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not have let his house be broken into. 44#Mt 25:10; 25:13Therefore you also must be ready, for in an hour when you least expect, the Son of Man is coming.
The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant
Lk 12:41–48
45#Mt 25:21; 25:23“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has made ruler over his household to give them food at the appointed time? 46#Rev 16:15Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47#Mt 25:21; 25:23Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. 48But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master delays his coming,’ 49and begins to strike his fellow servants and eat and drink with the drunkards, 50the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not look for him and in an hour he is not aware of 51#Mt 8:12and will cut him in pieces and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Matthew 24
24
The Destruction of the Temple Predicted
1 And as Jesus went out of the temple courts#*Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself he was going along, and his disciples came up to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2But he answered and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone will be left here on another stone that will not be thrown down!”
Signs of the End of the Age
3And as#*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was sitting”) he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4And Jesus answered and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb said to them, “Watch out that no one deceives you! 5For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will deceive many. 6And you are going to hear about wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet. 7For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.#Or “in place after place” 8But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.
Persecution of Disciples Predicted
9“Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations#Or “Gentiles”; the same Greek word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context because of my name. 10And then many will be led into sin and will betray one another and will hate one another, 11and many false prophets will appear and will deceive many, 12and because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold. 13But the one who endures to the end—this person will be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations,#Or “Gentiles”; the same Greek word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context and then the end will come.
The Abomination of Desolation
15“So when you see the abomination of desolation#An allusion to Dan 9:27 spoken about by the prophet Daniel standing in the holy place” (let the one who reads understand), 16“then those in Judea must flee to the mountains! 17The one who is on his#*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun housetop must not come down to take things out of his house, 18and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak. 19And woe to those who are pregnant#Literally “who have in the womb” and to those who are nursing their babies#*The words “their babies” are not in the Greek text but are supplied as a necessary clarification in those days! 20But pray that your flight may not happen in winter or on a Sabbath. 21For at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will happen. 22And unless those days had been shortened, no human being would be saved.#Literally “every flesh would not be saved” But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.
23“At that time if anyone should say to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘Here he is,’ do not believe him!#*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation 24For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25Behold, I have told you ahead of time! 26Therefore if they say to you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or#*Here “or” is supplied because of English style ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it!#*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation 27For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. 28Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
The Arrival of the Son of Man
29“And immediately after the tribulation of those days,
‘the sun will be darkened
and the moon will not give its light,
and the stars will fall from heaven,
and the powers of heaven will be shaken.’#A quotation from Isa 13:10; 34:4
30And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,#Or “the sky” and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven#Or “the sky” with power and great glory. 31And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from one end of heaven#Or “of the sky” to the other end of it.
The Parable of the Fig Tree
32“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its#*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun leaves, you know that summer is near. 33So also you, when you see all these things, know#Or “you know” that he is near, at the door. 34Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these things take place! 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
The Unknown Day and Hour
36“But concerning that day and hour no one knows—not even the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone. 37For just as the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. 38For as in the days#Some manuscripts have “those days” before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark. 39And they did not know anything#*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation until the deluge came and swept them#*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation all away. So also the coming of the Son of Man will be. 40Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. 42Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know what day your Lord is coming! 43But understand this: that if the master of the house had known what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44For this reason you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think he will come.#*The words “he will come” are not in the Greek text but are implied
A Faithful Slave and an Unfaithful Slave
45“Who then is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household slaves to give them their#*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun food at the right time? 46Blessed is that slave whom his master will find so doing when he#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“comes back”) which is understood as temporal comes back. 47Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48But if that evil slave should say to himself,#Literally “in his heart” ‘My master is staying away for a long time,’ 49and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and at an hour that he does not know, 51and will cut him in two and assign his place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
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