Matthew 24
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- 1Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him, pointing out the temple buildings.
- 2Jesus replied, "You see all of this, don't you? I tell you the truth — not one stone here will be left standing on another. Every one of them will be torn down."
- 3As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?"
- 4Jesus answered, "Be careful that no one deceives you.
- 5Many will come using my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and they will deceive many people.
- 6You'll hear about wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not troubled. These things must happen, but the end is not yet.
- 7Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.
- 8All of these are just the beginning of birth pains.
- 9Then they will hand you over to be afflicted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
- 10At that time, many will be offended, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
- 11Many false prophets will appear and deceive large numbers of people.
- 12Because iniquity will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
- 13But whoever endures to the end will be saved.
- 14This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to every nation, and then the end will come.
- 15So when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place — let the reader understand —
- 16then those in Judea should flee to the mountains.
- 17If you're on the roof of your house, don't go back inside to grab your belongings.
- 18If you're out in the field, don't go back for your coat.
- 19How terrible it will be for pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days!
- 20Pray that your escape doesn't happen in winter or on the Sabbath,
- 21For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened since the beginning of the world until now — and never will again.
- 22If those days were not shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.
- 23If anyone tells you then, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'He's over there!' — don't believe it.
- 24False Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders, so much so that, if it were possible, they would deceive even the very elect.
- 25Remember, I've warned you ahead of time.
- 26So if someone says, 'He's out in the wilderness!' — don't go. Or if they say, 'He's hiding in a secret room!' — don't believe it.
- 27For as lightning comes from the east and shines to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
- 28Wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will gather.
- 29Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will go dark, the moon will stop giving its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
- 30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Every tribe on earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
- 31He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet sound, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
- 32Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: When its branches become tender and its leaves start to sprout, you know summer is near.
- 33In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you'll know that the time is near — right at the door.
- 34I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.
- 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
- 36No one knows the day or the hour, not even the angels of heaven, but only my Father.
- 37The coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.
- 38In the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, getting married and giving their children in marriage, right up until the day Noah entered the ark.
- 39They had no idea what was coming until the flood swept them all away. That's exactly how the coming of the Son of Man will be.
- 40Two will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left behind.
- 41Two women will be grinding grain at the mill — one will be taken and the other left behind.
- 42So stay alert, because you don't know what hour your Lord is coming.
- 43Understand this: if a homeowner had known what time of night a thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into.
- 44So you must be ready too, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you don't expect.
- 45Who then is the faithful and wise servant that the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the right time?
- 46That servant is blessed if his master arrives and finds him doing his job.
- 47I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of everything he owns.
- 48But suppose that servant is wicked and thinks to himself, 'My master won't be back for a long time.'
- 49Then he starts beating the other servants and eating and drinking with drunkards.
- 50That servant's master will show up on a day he doesn't expect, at a time he doesn't know.
- 51The master will cut him to pieces and throw him in with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth."