Matthew 24:4-25

4 And Jesus answered them, ¹"See that no one leads you astray.

5 For ²many will come in my name, saying, 'I am ³the Christ,' and they will lead many astray.

6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ⁴are not alarmed, for this ⁵must take place, but the end is not yet.

7 For ⁶nation will rise against nation, and ⁷kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ⁸famines and earthquakes in various places.

8 All these are but the beginning of ⁹the birth pains.

9 "Then ¹⁰they will deliver you up ¹¹to tribulation and ¹²put you to death, and ¹³you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

10 And then many will fall away^[a] and ¹⁴betray one another and hate one another.

11 And many ¹⁵false prophets will arise ¹⁶and lead many astray.

12 And because lawlessness will be increased, ¹⁷the love of many will grow cold.

13 ¹⁸But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom ¹⁹will be proclaimed throughout the whole world ²⁰as a testimony ²¹to all nations, and ²²then the end will come.

15 "So when you see the abomination of desolation ²³spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in ²⁴the holy place (²⁵let the reader understand),

16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17 ²⁶Let the one who is on ²⁷the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,

18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.

19 And ²⁸alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!

20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

21 For then there will be ²⁹great tribulation, ³⁰such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.

22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for ³¹the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

23 ³²Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it.

24 For ³³false christs and ³⁴false prophets will arise and ³⁵perform great signs and wonders, ³⁶so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

25 See, ³⁷I have told you beforehand.

Cross References 37

1. Jeremiah 29:8; Ephesians 5:6; Colossians 2:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 John 3:7
2. ver. 11, 24; Jeremiah 14:14; 1 John 2:18
3. See Matthew 1:17
4. 2 Thessalonians 2:2
5. Revelation 1:1
6. 2 Chronicles 15:6; [Revelation 6:4]
7. Isaiah 19:2
8. Acts 11:28; Revelation 6:8, 12
9. John 16:21; Acts 2:24(Gk.); Romans 8:22
10. Matthew 10:17, 21
11. ver. 21, 29; Revelation 2:10
12. Matthew 23:34; John 16:2
13. See Matthew 10:22
14. Matthew 10:21
15. See Matthew 7:15
16. ver. 5, 24
17. [Revelation 2:4]
18. See Matthew 10:22
19. Romans 10:18; Colossians 1:6, 23; [Mark 14:9]
20. Matthew 10:18
21. Matthew 28:19
22. [ver. 6]
23. Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11
24. [John 11:48; Acts 6:13; Acts 21:28]
25. [Dan. 9:22, 23, 25; Revelation 1:3]
26. Luke 17:31
27. See Luke 5:19
28. Luke 23:29
29. ver. 29; Daniel 12:1; [Revelation 7:14]
30. Revelation 16:18
31. ver. 24, 31; Isaiah 65:8, 9; Luke 18:7; [Matthew 22:14]
32. Luke 17:23; [ver. 5, 26]
33. [1 John 2:18]
34. ver. 11
35. Deuteronomy 13:1-3; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11; Revelation 13:13, 14; Revelation 16:14; Revelation 19:20; [Acts 8:9]
36. ver. 11
37. John 13:19; John 14:29; [2 Peter 3:17]

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