Matthew 24:4-28

4 And Jesus answered them, ¹“See that no one leads you astray.

5 For ²many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am ³the Christ, ’ and they will lead many astray.

6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ⁴are not alarmed, for this ⁵must take place, but the end is not yet.

7 For ⁶nation will rise against nation, and ⁷kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ⁸famines and earthquakes in various places.

8 All these are but the beginning of ⁹the birth pains.

9 “Then ¹⁰they will deliver you up ¹¹to tribulation and ¹²put you to death, and ¹³you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.

10 And then many will fall away^[a] and ¹⁴betray one another and hate one another.

11 And many ¹⁵false prophets will arise ¹⁶and lead many astray.

12 And because lawlessness will be increased, ¹⁷the love of many will grow cold.

13 ¹⁸But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom ¹⁹will be proclaimed throughout the whole world ²⁰as a testimony ²¹to all nations, and ²²then the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation ²³spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in ²⁴the holy place ( ²⁵let the reader understand),

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

17 ²⁶Let the one who is on ²⁷the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,

18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.

19 And ²⁸alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!

20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

21 For then there will be ²⁹great tribulation, ³⁰such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.

22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for ³¹the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

23 ³²Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ! ’ or ‘There he is! ’ do not believe it.

24 For ³³false christs and ³⁴false prophets will arise and ³⁵perform great signs and wonders, ³⁶so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

25 See, ³⁷I have told you beforehand.

26 So, if they say to you, ‘Look, ³⁸he is in the wilderness, ’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms, ’ do not believe it.

27 ³⁹For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be ⁴⁰the coming of the Son of Man.

28 ⁴¹Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

Cross References

• 1. 24:4 Jer. 29:8; Eph. 5:6; Col. 2:8; 2 Thess. 2:3; 1 John 3:7
• 2. 24:5 ver. 11, 24; Jer. 14:14; 1 John 2:18
• 3. 24:5 See ch. 1:17
• 4. 24:6 2 Thess. 2:2
• 5. 24:6 Rev. 1:1
• 6. 24:7 2 Chr. 15:6; [Rev. 6:4]
• 7. 24:7 Isa. 19:2
• 8. 24:7 Acts 11:28; Rev. 6:8, 12
• 9. 24:8 John 16:21; Acts 2:24 (Gk.); Rom. 8:22
• 10. 24:9 ch. 10:17, 21
• 11. 24:9 ver. 21, 29; Rev. 2:10
• 12. 24:9 ch. 23:34; John 16:2
• 13. 24:9 See ch. 10:22
• 14. 24:10 ch. 10:21
• 15. 24:11 See ch. 7:15
• 16. 24:11 ver. 5, 24
• 17. 24:12 [Rev. 2:4]
• 18. 24:13 See ch. 10:22
• 19. 24:14 Rom. 10:18; Col. 1:6, 23; [Mark 14:9]
• 20. 24:14 ch. 10:18
• 21. 24:14 ch. 28:19
• 22. 24:14 [ver. 6]
• 23. 24:15 Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
• 24. 24:15 [John 11:48; Acts 6:13; 21:28]
• 25. 24:15 [Dan. 9:22, 23, 25; Rev. 1:3]
• 26. 24:17 Luke 17:31
• 27. 24:17 See Luke 5:19
• 28. 24:19 Luke 23:29
• 29. 24:21 ver. 29; Dan. 12:1; [Rev. 7:14]
• 30. 24:21 Rev. 16:18
• 31. 24:22 ver. 24, 31; Isa. 65:8, 9; Luke 18:7; [ch. 22:14]
• 32. 24:23 Luke 17:23; [ver. 5, 26]
• 33. 24:24 [1 John 2:18]
• 34. 24:24 ver. 11
• 35. 24:24 Deut. 13:1-3; 2 Thess. 2:9-11; Rev. 13:13, 14; 16:14; 19:20; [Acts 8:9]
• 36. 24:24 ver. 11
• 37. 24:25 John 13:19; 14:29; [2 Pet. 3:17]
• 38. 24:26 Acts 21:38
• 39. 24:27 Luke 17:24
• 40. 24:27 ver. 3, 37, 39
• 41. 24:28 Luke 17:37; [Job 39:30]

Footnotes

• [a] 24:10 Or 'stumble'