Matthew 24
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The Destruction of the Temple Foretold
1As Jesus came out of the temple and was going away, his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2Then he asked them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.”
Signs of the End of the Age
3When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4Jesus answered them, “Beware that no one leads you astray. 5For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah!’#24.5 Or the Christ and they will lead many astray. 6And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines#24.7 Other ancient authorities add and pestilences and earthquakes in various places: 8all this is but the beginning of the birth pangs.
Persecutions Foretold
9“Then they will hand you over to be tortured and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. 10Then many will fall away,#24.10 Or stumble and they will betray one another and hate one another. 11And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12And because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of many will grow cold. 13But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14And this good news#24.14 Or gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world, as a testimony to all the nations; and then the end will come.
The Desolating Sacrilege
15“So when you see the desolating sacrilege standing in the holy place, as was spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), 16then those in Judea must flee to the mountains; 17the one on the housetop must not go down to take what is in the house; 18the one in the field must not turn back to get a coat. 19Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days! 20Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath. 21For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look! Here is the Messiah!’#24.23 Or the Christ or ‘There he is!’—do not believe it. 24For false messiahs#24.24 Or christs and false prophets will appear and produce great signs and omens, to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25Take note, I have told you beforehand. 26So, if they say to you, ‘Look! He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look! He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
The Coming of the Son of Man
29“Immediately after the suffering of those days
the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
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 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. 31And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
32“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33So also, when you see all these things, you know that he#24.33 Or it is near, at the very gates. 34Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
The Necessity for Watchfulness
36“But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son,#24.36 Other ancient authorities lack nor the Son but only the Father. 37For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, 39and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. 41Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left. 42Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day#24.42 Other ancient authorities read at what hour your Lord is coming. 43But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.
The Faithful or the Unfaithful Slave
45“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves#24.45 Gk to give them their allowance of food at the proper time? 46Blessed is that slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives. 47Truly I tell you, he will put that one in charge of all his possessions. 48But if that wicked slave says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49and he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know. 51He will cut him in pieces#24.51 Or cut him off and put him with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Mattithyahu (Matthew) 24
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1And going out, יהושע went away from the Set-apart Place, and His taught ones came near to point out to Him the buildings of the Set-apart Place.
2And יהושע said to them, “Do you not see all these? Truly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, at all, which shall not be thrown down.”
3And as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the taught ones came to Him separately, saying, “Say to us, when shall this be, and what is the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
4And יהושע answering, said to them, “Take heed that no one leads you astray.
5“For many shall come in My Name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they shall lead many astray.
6“And you shall begin to hear of fightings and reports of fightings. See that you are not troubled, for these have to take place, but the end is not yet.
7“For nation shall rise against nation, and reign against reign. And there shall be scarcities of food, and deadly diseases, and earthquakes in places.
8“And all these are the beginning of birth pains.
9“Then they shall deliver you up to affliction and kill you, and you shall be hated by all nations for My Name’s sake.
10“And then many shall stumble, and they shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.
11“And many false prophets shall rise up and lead many astray.
12“And because of the increase in lawlessness, the love of many shall become cold.
13“But he who shall have endured to the end shall be saved.#See Mat. 10:22
14“And this Good News of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come.
15“So when you see the ‘abomination that lays waste,’# Dan.11.31 spoken of by Dani’ĕl the prophet, set up in the set-apart place” – he who reads, let him understand –#See also Dan. 9.27 and "Abomination that lays waste" in the Explanatory Notes.
16“then let those who are in Yehuḏah flee to the mountains.
17“Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take whatever out of his house.
18“And let him who is in the field not turn back to get his garments.
19And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing children in those days!”
20“And pray that your flight does not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.
21For then there shall be great distress,#Or great pressure, or great affliction. such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22“And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would be saved, but for the sake of the chosen ones those days shall be shortened.
23“If anyone then says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe.
24“For false messiahs and false prophets shall arise, and they shall show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.
25“See, I have forewarned you.
26“So if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe.
27For as the lightning comes from the east and shines to the west, so also shall the coming of the Son of Aḏam be.
28For wherever the dead body is, there the vultures#See also Luke 17:37 shall be gathered together.
29And immediately after the distress#Or pressure. of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give its light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven,# Isa. 13:10; Isa. 24:23; Eze. 32:7, 8; Joel 2:10; Joel 2:31; Joel 3:15#See also Amos 5:20; Amos 8:9 and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.# Hag. 2:6; Hag. 2:21#See also Isa. 34:4
30“And then the sign of the Son of Aḏam shall appear in the heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth shall mourn, # Zech. 12:10; Zech. 12:14 and they shall see the Son of Aḏam coming on the clouds# Dan. 7:13 of the heaven with power and much esteem.#See also Dan. 7:14
31And He shall send His messengers with a great sound of a trumpet,# Isa. 27:13 and they shall gather together His chosen ones from the four winds,# Dan. 7:2 from one end of the heavens to the other.# Deu. 4:32
32“And learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that the summer is near.
33“So you also, when you see all these, know that He is near, at the doors.
34“Truly, I say to you, this generation shall by no means pass away until all this takes place.
35“The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but My words shall by no means pass away.
36“But concerning that day and the hour no one knows, not even the messengers of the heavens, but My Father only.#See also Mark 13:32
37“And as the days of Noaḥ, so also shall the coming of the Son of Aḏam be.
38For as they were in the days before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noaḥ entered into the ark,# Gen. 7:7
39and they did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also shall the coming of the Son of Aḏam be.
40Then two#A masculine plural can refer to either gender; feminine plural refers to females only. shall be in the field, the one is taken and the one is left.
41“Two women#A masculine plural can refer to either gender; feminine plural refers to females only. shall be grinding at the mill, one is taken and one is left.
42“Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Master is coming.
43“And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
44“Because of this, be ready too, for the Son of Aḏam is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him.
45Who then is a trustworthy and wise servant, whom his master set over his household, to give them food in season?”
46“Blessed is that servant whom his master, having come, shall find so doing.
47“Truly, I say to you that he shall set him over all his possessions.
48“But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’
49and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,
50the master of that servant shall come on a day when he does not expect it, and at an hour he does not know,
51and shall cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites – there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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