Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 24:16-28

16then letτότεtoteG5119those who areοἱhoiG3588inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449fleeφευγέτωσανpheugetōsanG5343toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588mountainsὄρη,orēG3735.

17Let no oneὁhoG3588onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588housetopδώματοςdōmatosG1430μὴmēG3361come downκαταβάτωkatabatōG2597to retrieveἆραιaraiG142anythingτὰtaG3588fromἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῆςtēsG3588houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532let no oneὁhoG3588inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588fieldἀγρῷagrōG68μὴmēG3361returnἐπιστρεψάτω ὀπίσωepistrepsatō opisōG1994 G3694forἆραιaraiG142hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸtoG3588cloakἱμάτιονhimationG2440.

19HowδὲdeG1161miserableοὐαὶouaiG3759ἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραις.hēmeraisG2250will beforταῖςtaisG3588pregnantγαστρὶ ἐχούσαις ἐνgastri echousais enG2192 G1722 G1064andκαὶkaiG2532ταῖςtaisG3588nursingθηλαζούσαιςthēlazousaisG2337mothers!

20δὲdeG1161PrayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336thatἵναinaG2443yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588flightφυγὴphugēG5437will not occurμὴ γένηταιmē genētaiG3361 G1096in the winterχειμῶνοςcheimōnosG5494orμηδὲmēdeG3366on the Sabbathσαββάτῳ.sabbatōG4521.

21ForγὰρgarG1063at that timeτότεtoteG5119there will beἔσταιestaiG1510greatμεγάληmegalēG3173tribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347,unseenοἵα οὐ γέγονενoia ou gegonenG3634 G3756 G1096fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193τοῦtouG3588nowνῦνnunG3568, andοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761neverοὐ μὴou mēG3361 G3756to beγένηται.genētaiG1096seen again.

22καὶkaiG2532Ifεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361thoseἐκεῖναι,ekeinaiG1565αἱhaiG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250had not been cut shortἐκολοβώθησαν οὐκekolobōthēsan oukG2856 G3756,nobodyπᾶσα σάρξ·pasa sarxG3956 G4561would be savedἂν ἐσώθηan esōthēG302 G4982.ButδὲdeG1161for the sake ofδιὰdiaG1223theτοὺςtousG3588electἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588,thoseἐκεῖναι.¶ekeinaiG1565αἱhaiG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will be cut shortκολοβωθήσονταιkolobōthēsontaiG2856.

23At that timeΤότεToteG5119,ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100saysεἴπῃ·eipēG2036to youὑμῖνhuminG4771, ‘LookἰδοὺidouG2400,hereὧδεhōdeG5602istheὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547!’orἢēG2228‘Thereὧδε,hōdeG5602He is!’do notμὴmēG3361believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100it.

24ForγὰρgarG1063false ChristsψευδόχριστοιpseudochristoiG5580andκαὶkaiG2532false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578will appearἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453andκαὶkaiG2532performδώσουσινdōsousinG1325greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059toὥστεhōsteG5620deceiveπλανῆσαιplanēsaiG4105evenκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588electἐκλεκτούς.eklektousG1588,ifεἰeiG1487that were possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415.

25SeeἰδοὺidouG2400,I have told you in advanceὑμῖν.huminG4302 G4771.

26SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437they tellεἴπωσινeipōsinG2036youὑμῖν·huminG4771, ‘ThereἰδοὺidouG2400He isἐστίν,estinG1510,inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048,’do notμὴmēG3361go outἐξέλθητε·exelthēteG1831, or, ‘HereἰδοὺidouG2400He is,inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588inner roomsταμείοις,tameioisG5009,’do notμὴmēG3361believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100it.

27ForγὰρgarG1063just asὥσπερhōsperG5618theἡhēG3588lightningἀστραπὴastrapēG796comesἐξέρχεταιexerchetaiG1831fromἀπὸapoG575theeastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395andκαὶkaiG2532flashesφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316as far asἕωςhe'ōsG2193thewestδυσμῶν,dusmōnG1424,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779will beἔσταιestaiG1510theἡhēG3588comingπαρουσίαparousiaG3952of theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444.

28Whereverὅπου ἐὰνhopou eanG3699 G1437there isᾖēG1510τὸtoG3588a carcassπτῶμα,ptōmaG4430,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563theοἱhoiG3588vulturesἀετοί.aetoiG105will gatherσυναχθήσονταιsunachthēsontaiG4863.

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