Matthew 24:11-21

11 and many false prophets will appear and will deceive many,
12 and because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.
13 But the one who endures to the end--this person will be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

15 "So when you see the abomination of desolation 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!
17 The one who is on his housetop must not come down to take things out of his house,
18 and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.
19 And woe to those {who are pregnant} and to those who are nursing [their babies] in those days!
20 But pray that your flight may not happen in winter or on a Sabbath.
21 For 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.

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. Or "Gentiles"; the same Greek word can be translated "nations" or "Gentiles" depending on the context
  • [b]. An allusion to Dan 9:27
  • [c]. *Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  • [d]. Literally "who have in the womb"
  • [e]. *The words "[their babies]" are not in the Greek text but are supplied as a necessary clarification
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