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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Matthew 24
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1 JESUS DEPARTED from the temple area and was going on His way when His disciples came up to Him to call His attention to the buildings of the temple and point them out to Him.
2 But He answered them, Do you see all these? Truly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.
3 While He was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately and said, Tell us, when will this take place, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end (the completion, the consummation) of the age?
4 Jesus answered them, Be careful that no one misleads you [deceiving you and leading you into error].
5 For many will come in (on the strength of) My name [appropriating the name which belongs to Me], saying, I am the Christ (the Messiah), and they will lead many astray.
6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened or troubled, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in place after place;
8 All this is but the beginning [the early pains] of the birth pangs [of the intolerable anguish].
9 Then they will hand you over to suffer affliction and tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake.
10 And then many will be offended and repelled and will begin to distrust and desert [Him Whom they ought to trust and obey] and will stumble and fall away and betray one another and pursue one another with hatred.
11 And many false prophets will rise up and deceive and lead many into error.
12 And the love of the great body of people will grow cold because of the multiplied lawlessness and iniquity,
13 But he who endures to the end will be saved.
14 And this good news of the kingdom (the Gospel) will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then will come the end.
15 So when you see the appalling sacrilege [the abomination that astonishes and makes desolate], spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place–let the reader take notice and ponder and consider and heed [this]–[Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11.]
16 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;
17 Let him who is on the housetop not come down and go into the house to take anything;
18 And let him who is in the field not turn back to get his overcoat.
19 And alas for the women who are pregnant and for those who have nursing babies in those days!
20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.
21 For then there will be great tribulation (affliction, distress, and oppression) such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now–no, and never will be [again]. [Dan. 12:1; Joel 2:2.]
22 And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would endure and survive, but for the sake of the elect (God's chosen ones) those days will be shortened.
23 If anyone says to you then, Behold, here is the Christ (the Messiah)! or, There He is!–do not believe it.
24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders so as to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (God's chosen ones).
25 See, I have warned you beforehand.
26 So if they say to you, Behold, He is in the wilderness (desert)–do not go out there; if they tell you, Behold, He is in the secret places or inner rooms–do not believe it.
27 For just as the lightning flashes from the east and shines and is seen as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
28 Wherever there is a fallen body (a corpse), there the vultures (or eagles) will flock together. [Job 39:30.]
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. [Isa. 13:10; 34:4; Joel 2:10, 11; Zeph. 1:15.]
30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn and beat their breasts and lament in anguish, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory [in brilliancy and splendor]. [Dan. 7:13; Rev. 1:7.]
31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect (His chosen ones) from the four winds, [even] from one end of the universe to the other. [Isa. 27:13; Zech. 9:14.]
32 From the fig tree learn this lesson: as soon as its young shoots become soft and tender and it puts out its leaves, you know of a surety that summer is near.
33 So also when you see these signs, all taken together, coming to pass, you may know of a surety that He is near, at the very doors.
34 Truly I tell you, this generation (the whole multitude of people living at the same time, in a definite, given period) will not pass away till all these things taken together take place.
35 Sky and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
36 But of that [exact] day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
37 As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
38 For just as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, [men] marrying and [women] being given in marriage, until the [very] day when Noah went into the ark,
39 And they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away–so will be the coming of the Son of Man. [Gen. 6:5-8; 7:6-24.]
40 At that time two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.
41 Two women will be grinding at the hand mill; one will be taken and one will be left.
42 Watch therefore [give strict attention, be cautious and active], for you do not know in what kind of a day [whether a near or remote one] your Lord is coming.
43 But understand this: had the householder known in what [part of the night, whether in a night or a morning] watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be undermined and broken into.
44 You also must be ready therefore, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him.
45 Who then is the faithful, thoughtful, and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household to give to the others the food and supplies at the proper time?
46 Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) is that servant whom, when his master comes, he will find so doing.
47 I solemnly declare to you, he will set him over all his possessions.
48 But if that servant is wicked and says to himself, My master is delayed and is going to be gone a long time,
49 And begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with the drunken,
50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour of which he is not aware,
51 And will punish him [cut him up by scourging] and put him with the pretenders (hypocrites); there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
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