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Matthew 24

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1 And Jesus went out of the Temple, and on the way his disciples came to him, pointing out the buildings of the Temple.

2 But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.

3 And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?

4 And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.

5 For people will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and a number will be turned from the true way through them.

6 And news will come to you of wars and talk of wars: do not be troubled, for these things have to be; but it is still not the end.

7 For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;

8 But all these things are the first of the troubles.

9 Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.

10 And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.

11 And a number of false prophets will come, causing error.

12 And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.

13 But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.

14 And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.

15 When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),

16 Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:

17 Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:

18 And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.

19 But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.

20 And say a prayer that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

21 Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.

22 And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.

23 Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him;

24 For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.

25 See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.

26 If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

27 Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

28 Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles come together.

29 But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

30 And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And he will send out his angels with a great sound of a horn, and they will get his saints together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

32 Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;

33 Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

34 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

35 Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.

36 But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.

37 And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

38 Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,

39 And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

40 Then two men will be in the field; one is taken, and one let go;

41 Two women will be crushing grain; one is taken, and one let go.

42 Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.

43 But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

44 Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

45 Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?

46 A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.

47 Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.

48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;

49 And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine;

50 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

51 And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

New International Version NIV

1 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings.

2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.

5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.

6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.

10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,

13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—

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

17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house.

18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.

19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!

20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.

21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.

23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.

24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

25 See, I have told you ahead of time.

26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29 “Immediately after the distress of those days “ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earthwill mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.

33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that itis near, right at the door.

34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,but only the Father.

37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark;

39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.

41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.

42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’

49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.

51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.