Matthew 24:3-14

Signs of the End of the Age

3 As he sat on ¹the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him ²privately, saying, “Tell us, ³when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your ⁴coming and of ⁵the end of the age? ”

4 And Jesus answered them, ⁶“See that no one leads you astray.

5 For ⁷many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am ⁸the Christ, ’ and they will lead many astray.

6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ⁹are not alarmed, for this ¹⁰must take place, but the end is not yet.

7 For ¹¹nation will rise against nation, and ¹²kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ¹³famines and earthquakes in various places.

8 All these are but the beginning of ¹⁴the birth pains.

9 “Then ¹⁵they will deliver you up ¹⁶to tribulation and ¹⁷put you to death, and ¹⁸you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.

10 And then many will fall away^[a] and ¹⁹betray one another and hate one another.

11 And many ²⁰false prophets will arise ²¹and lead many astray.

12 And because lawlessness will be increased, ²²the love of many will grow cold.

13 ²³But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom ²⁴will be proclaimed throughout the whole world ²⁵as a testimony ²⁶to all nations, and ²⁷then the end will come.

Cross References

• 1. 24:3 See ch. 21:1
• 2. 24:3 [Mark 4:34]
• 3. 24:3 [Acts 1:6, 7]
• 4. 24:3 ver. 27, 37, 39; See 1 Thess. 2:19
• 5. 24:3 See ch. 13:39
• 6. 24:4 Jer. 29:8; Eph. 5:6; Col. 2:8; 2 Thess. 2:3; 1 John 3:7
• 7. 24:5 ver. 11, 24; Jer. 14:14; 1 John 2:18
• 8. 24:5 See ch. 1:17
• 9. 24:6 2 Thess. 2:2
• 10. 24:6 Rev. 1:1
• 11. 24:7 2 Chr. 15:6; [Rev. 6:4]
• 12. 24:7 Isa. 19:2
• 13. 24:7 Acts 11:28; Rev. 6:8, 12
• 14. 24:8 John 16:21; Acts 2:24 (Gk.); Rom. 8:22
• 15. 24:9 ch. 10:17, 21
• 16. 24:9 ver. 21, 29; Rev. 2:10
• 17. 24:9 ch. 23:34; John 16:2
• 18. 24:9 See ch. 10:22
• 19. 24:10 ch. 10:21
• 20. 24:11 See ch. 7:15
• 21. 24:11 ver. 5, 24
• 22. 24:12 [Rev. 2:4]
• 23. 24:13 See ch. 10:22
• 24. 24:14 Rom. 10:18; Col. 1:6, 23; [Mark 14:9]
• 25. 24:14 ch. 10:18
• 26. 24:14 ch. 28:19
• 27. 24:14 [ver. 6]

Footnotes

• [a] 24:10 Or 'stumble'