Matthew 24:1-14

Signs of Christ's Return

1 ¹Jesus ²came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.

2 And He said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, ³not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down."

3 As He was sitting on ⁴the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately *, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of ⁵Your coming, and of the end of the age?"

4 And Jesus answered and said to them, "⁶See to it that no one misleads you.

5 "For ⁷many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many.

6 "You will be hearing of ⁸wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.

7 "For ⁹nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be ¹⁰famines and earthquakes.

8 "¹¹But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

9 "¹²Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and ¹³you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

10 "At that time many will ¹⁴fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.

11 "Many ¹⁵false prophets will arise and will mislead many.

12 "Because lawlessness is increased, most people's love will grow cold.

13 "¹⁶But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

14 "This ¹⁷gospel of the kingdom ¹⁸shall be preached in the whole ¹⁹world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 24:1-51: {Mark 13; Luke 21:5-36}
• 2. Matthew 21:23
• 3. Luke 19:44
• 4. Matthew 21:1
• 5. Matthew 16:27; Matthew 24:27, 37, 39
• 6. Jeremiah 29:8
• 7. Matthew 24:11, 24; Acts 5:36; 1 John 2:18; 1 John 4:3
• 8. Revelation 6:4
• 9. 2 Chronicles 15:6; Isaiah 19:2; Revelation 6:8, 12
• 10. Acts 11:28; Revelation 6:5, 6
• 11. Matthew 24:8-20; Luke 21:12-24
• 12. Matthew 10:17; John 16:2
• 13. Matthew 10:22; John 15:18f
• 14. Matthew 11:6
• 15. Matthew 7:15; Matthew 24:24
• 16. Matthew 10:22
• 17. Matthew 4:23
• 18. Romans 10:18; Colossians 1:6, 23
• 19. Luke 2:1; Luke 4:5; Acts 11:28; Acts 17:6, 31; Acts 19:27; Romans 10:18; Hebrews 1:6; Hebrews 2:5; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 16:14

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "and"
• [b] Or "consummation"
• [c] I.e. the Messiah
• [d] Lit "be caused to stumble"
• [e] Or "hand over"
• [f] Lit "the love of many"
• [g] Lit "inhabited earth"