Matthew 24:17-27

17 "Whoever is on ¹the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.

18 "Whoever is in the field must not turn back * to get his cloak.

19 "But ²woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

20 "But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

21 "For then there will be a ³great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever * will.

22 "Unless those days had been cut short, no * life would have been saved; but for ⁴the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

23 "⁵Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him.

24 "For false Christs and ⁶false prophets will arise and will show great ⁷signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even ⁸the elect.

25 "Behold, I have told you in advance.

26 "So if they say to you, 'Behold, He is in the wilderness,' do not go out, or, 'Behold, He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe them.

27 "⁹For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the ¹⁰coming of the ¹¹Son of Man be.

Cross References 11

1. 1 Samuel 9:25; 2 Samuel 11:2; Matthew 10:27; Luke 5:19; Luke 12:3; Luke 17:31; Acts 10:9
2. Luke 23:29
3. Daniel 12:1; Joel 2:2; Matthew 24:29
4. Matthew 22:14; Matthew 24:24, 31; Luke 18:7
5. Luke 17:23
6. Matthew 7:15; Matthew 24:11
7. John 4:48; 2 Thessalonians 2:9
8. Matthew 22:14; Matthew 24:22, 31; Luke 18:7
9. Luke 17:24
10. Matt 24:3, 37, 39
11. Matthew 8:20