Matthew 24
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1As Jesus was leaving the Temple his disciples came to him, pointing proudly to the Temple buildings. 2But Jesus replied, “You see all these buildings? I tell you the truth: there won't be one stone left upon another. Every last one will come crashing down!”
3As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him in private, and asked, “Please tell us when this will happen. What will be the sign of your coming and the end of the world?”
4“Make sure no one misleads you,” Jesus replied. 5“Many will come claiming to be me, saying, ‘I'm the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many people. 6You'll hear about wars, and rumors about wars, but don't be anxious. These things have to happen, but this isn't the end. 7Nations will attack other nations, and kingdoms will fight against other kingdoms. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places, 8but all these things are just the beginnings of birth pains.
9Then they will arrest you, they will persecute you, and they will kill you. All people will hate you because of me. 10At that time many believers will give up believing. They will betray one another and hate one another. 11Many false prophets will come and deceive many people. 12The increasing evil will lead the love of many to grow cold, 13but those who hold out to the end will be saved. 14The good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed around the whole world so everyone will be able to hear it, and then the end will come.
15So when you see the ‘idolatry that causes devastation’#24:15. Or “desolating sacrilege,” referring back to Daniel 9:27, Daniel 11:31, Daniel 12:11. standing in the holy place that the prophet Daniel spoke about (those who read this please consider carefully), 16then the people living in Judea should run away to the mountains. 17Anyone who is on the housetop must not go down and fetch what's in the house. 18Anyone who is out in the fields must not go back to get a coat. 19How awful it will be for those who are pregnant, and those who are nursing babies at that time! 20Pray that you don't have to run away in winter, or on the Sabbath day. 21For at that time there will be terrible persecution—more terrible than anything that has happened from the beginning of the world up till now, and won't ever happen again. 22Unless those days are cut short, nobody will be saved, but for the sake of the chosen those days will be cut short.
23So if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here's the Messiah,’ or, ‘There he is,’ don't believe it. 24For false messiahs will appear, and false prophets too, and they will perform incredible signs and miracles in order to deceive the chosen, if that were possible. 25Notice that I've told you this before it even happens. 26So if they tell you, ‘Look, he's out in the desert,’ don't go looking there; or if they say, ‘Look, he's secretly here,’ don't believe it. 27For the coming of the Son of man will be like the lightning that flashes brightly from east to west. 28‘Vultures gather where the carcass is.’
29But right after those days of persecution the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shine, the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken. 30Then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and all the peoples of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and in brilliant glory.#24:30. See Daniel 7:13-14. 31With a blast from a trumpet he will send his angels to gather his chosen ones from every place, from one end of heaven and earth to the other.#24:31. Literally, “from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.”
32Learn an illustration from the fig tree. When its shoots become tender and leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is coming. 33In the same way when you see all these things happening, you know that his coming is near, in fact it's right at the door! 34I tell you the truth: this generation won't pass away until all these things have happened. 35Heaven and earth may pass away, but my words won't pass away.
36But no one knows the day or hour when this will take place, not the angels in heaven, nor the Son. Only the Father knows. 37When the Son of man comes it will be like it was during the time of Noah. 38It will be as in the days before the flood, when they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, right up until the day that Noah went into the ark. 39They didn't realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That's how the coming of the Son of man will be.
40Two men will be working in the fields. One will be taken, the other left. 41Two women will be grinding grain with a mill. One will be taken, the other left. 42So stay alert, because you don't know what day your Lord is coming. 43But consider this: if the house-owner knew what time a thief was coming, he would keep watch. He would not allow his house to be broken into and robbed. 44You also need to be ready, because the Son of man is coming at a time when you're not expecting him.
45For who is the trustworthy and thoughtful servant? It's the one his master puts in charge of his household to provide them with food at the proper time. 46How good it will be for that servant to be found doing that when his master returns! 47I tell you the truth: the master will put that servant in charge over everything he has. 48But if he was evil, the servant would say to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time,’ 49and would start beating the other servants, feasting and drinking with the drunks. 50Then that servant's master will return when the man doesn't expect him, at a time he doesn't know. 51He'll cut him to pieces, and treat him in the same way as the hypocrites,#24:51. Those who claim to follow their Lord but in reality don't. sending him to a place where there's crying and gnashing of teeth.”
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S. Matthew 24
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1And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2But he answered and 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. 3And as he sat on 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?
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray. 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray. 6And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet. 7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places. 8But all these things are the beginning of travail. 9Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name's sake. 10And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another. 11And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray. 12And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold. 13But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come. 15When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand), 16then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains: 17let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house: 18and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloke. 19But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! 20And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath: 21for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be. 22And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 23Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe it not. 24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25Behold, I have told you beforehand. 26If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe it not. 27For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. 28Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 29But immediately, after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall 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: 30and 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 on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31And he shall send forth 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.
32Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh; 33even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors. 34Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished. 35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only. 37And as were the days of Noah, so shall 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 ark, 39and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. 40Then shall two men be in the field; one is taken, and one is left: 41two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left. 42Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh. 43But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through. 44Therefore be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh. 45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season? 46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath. 48But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth; 49and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken; 50the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, 51and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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