Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 Jesus left and was going away from the Temple when his disciples came to him to call his attention to its buildings.
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Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.
2 "Yes," he said, "you may well look at all these. I tell you this: not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one of them will be thrown down."
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But he answered them, "Don't you see all of these things? Most assuredly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down."
3 As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him in private. "Tell us when all this will be," they asked, "and what will happen to show that it is the time for your coming and the end of the age."
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As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the world?"
4 Jesus answered, "Watch out, and do not let anyone fool you.
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Jesus answered them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.
5 Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, "I am the Messiah!' and they will fool many people.
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For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will lead many astray.
6 You are going to hear the noise of battles close by and the news of battles far away; but do not be troubled. Such things must happen, but they do not mean that the end has come.
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You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren't troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.
7 Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another. There will be famines and earthquakes everywhere.
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For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.
8 All these things are like the first pains of childbirth.
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But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.
9 "Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and be put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me.
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Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake.
10 Many will give up their faith at that time; they will betray one another and hate one another.
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Then will many stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
11 Then many false prophets will appear and fool many people.
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Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.
12 Such will be the spread of evil that many people's love will grow cold.
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Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.
13 But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.
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But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
14 And this Good News about the Kingdom will be preached through all the world for a witness to all people; and then the end will come.
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This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
15 "You will see "The Awful Horror' of which the prophet Daniel spoke. It will be standing in the holy place." (Note to the reader: understand what this means!)
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When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
16 "Then those who are in Judea must run away to the hills.
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then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
17 Someone who is on the roof of a house must not take the time to go down and get any belongings from the house.
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Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.
18 Someone who is in the field must not go back to get a cloak.
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Let him who is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
19 How terrible it will be in those days for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies!
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But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!
20 Pray to God that you will not have to run away during the winter or on a Sabbath!
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Pray that your flight will not be in the winter, nor on a Sabbath,
21 For the trouble at that time will be far more terrible than any there has ever been, from the beginning of the world to this very day. Nor will there ever be anything like it again.
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for then will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.
22 But God has already reduced the number of days; had he not done so, nobody would survive. For the sake of his chosen people, however, God will reduce the days.
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Except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the elect's sake, those days will be shortened.
23 "Then, if anyone says to you, "Look, here is the Messiah!' or "There he is!' - do not believe it.
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Then if any man will tell you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or, 'There,' don't believe it.
24 For false Messiahs and false prophets will appear; they will perform great miracles and wonders in order to deceive even God's chosen people, if possible.
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For there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
25 Listen! I have told you this ahead of time.
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Behold, I have told you beforehand.
26 "Or, if people should tell you, "Look, he is out in the desert!' - don't go there; or if they say, "Look, he is hiding here!' - don't believe it.
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If therefore they tell you, 'Behold, he is in the wilderness!' don't go out; 'Behold, he is in the inner chambers,' don't believe it.
27 For the Son of Man will come like the lightning which flashes across the whole sky from the east to the west.
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For as the lightning comes forth from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
28 "Wherever there is a dead body, the vultures will gather.
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For wherever the carcass is, there will the vultures be gathered together.
29 "Soon after the trouble of those days, the sun will grow dark, the moon will no longer shine, the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers in space will be driven from their courses.
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But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;
30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky; and all the peoples of earth will weep as they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
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and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
31 The great trumpet will sound, and he will send out his angels to the four corners of the earth, and they will gather his chosen people from one end of the world to the other.
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He will send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
32 "Let the fig tree teach you a lesson. When its branches become green and tender and it starts putting out leaves, you know that summer is near.
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"Now from the fig tree learn her parable. When its branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near.
33 In the same way, when you see all these things, you will know that the time is near, ready to begin.
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Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Remember that all these things will happen before the people now living have all died.
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Most assuredly I tell you, this generation will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished.
35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
36 "No one knows, however, when that day and hour will come - neither the angels in heaven nor the Son; the Father alone knows.
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But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 The coming of the Son of Man will be like what happened in the time of Noah.
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As the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
38 In the days before the flood people ate and drank, men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the boat;
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For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
39 yet they did not realize what was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes.
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and they didn't know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
40 At that time two men will be working in a field: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.
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Then will two men be in the field: one is taken, and one is left;
41 Two women will be at a mill grinding meal: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.
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two women grinding at the mill, one is taken, and one is left.
42 Watch out, then, because you do not know what day your Lord will come.
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Watch therefore, for you don't know in what hour your Lord comes.
43 If the owner of a house knew the time when the thief would come, you can be sure that he would stay awake and not let the thief break into his house.
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But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
44 So then, you also must always be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting him.
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Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don't expect, the Son of Man will come.
45 "Who, then, is a faithful and wise servant? It is the one that his master has placed in charge of the other servants to give them their food at the proper time.
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Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
46 How happy that servant is if his master finds him doing this when he comes home!
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Blessed is that servant, whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.
47 Indeed, I tell you, the master will put that servant in charge of all his property.
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Most assuredly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has.
48 But if he is a bad servant, he will tell himself that his master will not come back for a long time,
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But if that evil servant should say in his heart, 'My lord is delaying his coming,'
49 and he will begin to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
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and began to beat his fellow-servants, and eat and drink with the drunken,
50 Then that servant's master will come back one day when the servant does not expect him and at a time he does not know.
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the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn't expect it, and in an hour when he doesn't know it,
51 The master will cut him in pieces and make him share the fate of the hypocrites. There he will cry and gnash his teeth.
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and will cut him in pieces, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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