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1 And Jesus being come out of the temple, went away. And his disciples came to shew him the buildings of the temple.
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As Jesus came out of the temple and was going away, his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
2 And he answering, said to them: Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you, there shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be destroyed.
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Then he asked them, "You see all these, do you not? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down."
3 And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the consummation of the world?
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When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"
4 And Jesus answering, said to them: Take heed that no man seduce you.
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Jesus answered them, "Beware that no one leads you astray.
5 For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ. And they will seduce many.
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For many will come in my name, saying, "I am the Messiah!' and they will lead many astray.
6 And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled. For these things must come to pass: but the end is not yet.
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And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And there shall be pestilences and famines and earthquakes in places.
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For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places:
8 Now all these are the beginnings of sorrows.
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all this is but the beginning of the birth pangs.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall put you to death: and you shall be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.
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"Then they will hand you over to be tortured and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.
10 And then shall many be scandalized and shall betray one another and shall hate one another.
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Then many will fall away, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise and shall seduce many.
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And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
12 And because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold.
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And because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of many will grow cold.
13 But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved.
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But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world, for a testimony to all nations: and then shall the consummation come.
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And this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world, as a testimony to all the nations; and then the end will come.
15 When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand.
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"So when you see the desolating sacrilege standing in the holy place, as was spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
16 Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains:
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then those in Judea must flee to the mountains;
17 And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house:
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the one on the housetop must not go down to take what is in the house;
18 And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat.
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the one in the field must not turn back to get a coat.
19 And woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days.
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Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days!
20 But pray that your flight be not in the winter or on the sabbath.
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Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath.
21 For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be.
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For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
22 And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.
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And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
23 Then if any man shall say to you, Lo here is Christ, or there: do not believe him.
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Then if anyone says to you, "Look! Here is the Messiah!' or "There he is!'—do not believe it.
24 For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall shew great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.
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For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce great signs and omens, to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
25 Behold I have told it to you, beforehand.
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Take note, I have told you beforehand.
26 If therefore they shall say to you, Behold he is in the desert: go ye not out. Behold he is in the closets: believe it not.
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So, if they say to you, "Look! He is in the wilderness,' do not go out. If they say, "Look! He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.
27 For as lightning cometh out of the east and appeareth even into the west: so shall also the cowling of the Son of man be.
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For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
28 Wheresoever the body shall be, there shall the eagles also be gathered together.
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Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
29 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of heaven shall be moved.
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"Immediately after the suffering of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven. And then shall all tribes of the earth mourn: and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with much power and majesty.
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Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see "the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven' with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a trumpet and a great voice: and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them.
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And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 And from the fig tree learn a parable: When the branch thereof is now tender and the leaves come forth, you know that summer is nigh.
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"From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.
33 So you also, when you shall see all these things, know ye that it is nigh, even at the doors.
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So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
34 Amen I say to you that this generation shall not pass till all these things be done.
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Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass: but my words shall not pass.
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour no one knoweth: no, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.
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"But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
37 And as in the days of Noe, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
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For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
38 For, as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, even till that day in which Noe entered into the ark:
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For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark,
39 And they knew not till the flood came and took them all away: so also shall the coming of the Son of man be.
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and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man.
40 Then two shall be in the field. One shall be taken and one shall be left.
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Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill. One shall be taken and one shall be left.
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Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left.
42 Watch ye therefore, because you know not what hour your Lord will come.
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Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
43 But this know ye, that, if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would certainly watch and would not suffer his house to be broken open.
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But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 Wherefore be you also ready, because at what hour you know not the Son of man will come.
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Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.
45 Who, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his family, to give them meat in season?
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"Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their allowance of food at the proper time?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come he shall find so doing.
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Blessed is that slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives.
47 Amen I say to you: he shall place him over all his goods.
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Truly I tell you, he will put that one in charge of all his possessions.
48 But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming:
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But if that wicked slave says to himself, "My master is delayed,'
49 And shall begin to strike his fellow servants and shall eat and drink with drunkards:
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and he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards,
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopeth not and at an hour that he knoweth not:
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the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know.
51 And shall separate him and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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He will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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