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Matthew 24:3-35

3WhileδὲdeG1161JesusαὐτοῦautouG846was sittingΚαθημένουKathēmenouG2521onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588MountὄρουςorousG3735τῶνtōnG3588of OlivesG1636,theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101came toπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334HimαὐτῷautōG846privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398. “TellεἰπὲeipeG2036usG1473,”they saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “when willπότεpoteG4219these thingsταῦταtautaG3778happenἔσταιestaiG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101will betheτὸtoG3588signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of YourG4674τῆςtēsG3588comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952andκαὶkaiG2532of the endσυντελείαςsunteleiasG4930of theτοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνος;¶aiōnosG165?”

4ΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·apokritheis eipen autoisG611 G2036 G846, “See to itβλέπετεblepeteG991that no oneμή τιςmē tisG3361 G5100deceivesπλανήσῃ.planēsēG4105youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

5ForγὰρgarG1063manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064inἐπὶepiG1909MyG1473τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,claimingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός,christosG5547,’andκαὶkaiG2532will deceive manyπολλοὺς πλανήσουσιν.pollous planēsousinG4105 G4183.

6δὲdeG1161You willμελλήσετεmellēseteG3195hear ofἀκούεινakoueinG191warsπολέμουςpolemousG4171andκαὶkaiG2532rumorsἀκοὰςakoasG189of warsπολέμων·polemōnG4171,but see to itὁρᾶτε,horateG3708that you are not alarmedμὴ θροεῖσθε·mē throeistheG3361 G2360. These thingsγὰρgarG1063mustδεῖdeiG1163happenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theτὸtoG3588endτέλος.¶telosG5056isἐστὶνestinG1510still to comeοὔπωoupōG3768.

7γὰρgarG1063NationἔθνοςethnosG1484will riseἘγερθήσεταιEgerthēsetaiG1453againstἐπὶepiG1909nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932againstἐπὶepiG1909kingdomβασιλείαν,basileianG932καὶkaiG2532.There will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510faminesλιμοὶlimoiG3042andκαὶkaiG2532earthquakesσεισμοὶseismoiG4578inκατὰkataG2596variousplacesτόπους.topousG5117.

8δὲdeG1161AllπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦταtautaG3778are thebeginningἀρχὴarchēG746of birth painsὠδίνων.¶ōdinōnG5604.

9ThenΤότεToteG5119they will deliverπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860youὑμᾶςhumasG4771over toεἰςeisG1519be persecutedθλῖψινthlipsinG2347andκαὶkaiG2532killedἀποκτενοῦσιν ὑμᾶς·apoktenousin humasG615 G4771,andκαὶkaiG2532you will beἔσεσθεesestheG1510hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404byὑπὸhupoG5259allπάντωνpantōnG3956τῶνtōnG3588nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484because ofδιὰdiaG1223MyG1473τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

10καὶkaiG2532At that timeτότεtoteG5119manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will fall awayσκανδαλισθήσονταιskandalisthēsontaiG4624andκαὶkaiG2532will betrayπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860ἀλλήλουςallēlousG240andκαὶkaiG2532hateμισήσουσινmisēsousinG3404one anotherἀλλήλους·allēlousG240,

11andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578will ariseἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453andκαὶkaiG2532deceiveπλανήσουσινplanēsousinG4105manyπολλούς·pollousG4183.

12καὶkaiG2532Because ofδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588the multiplicationπληθυνθῆναιplēthunthēnaiG4129τὴνtēnG3588of wickednessἀνομίανanomianG458,theἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26ofτῶνtōnG3588mostπολλῶν.pollōnG4183will grow coldψυγήσεταιpsugēsetaiG5594.

13ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one whoperseveresὑπομείναςhupomeinasG5278toεἰςeisG1519theendτέλος,telosG5056οὗτοςhoutosG3778will be savedσωθήσεται.sōthēsetaiG4982.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932will be preachedκηρυχθήσεταιkēruchthēsetaiG2784inἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650theτῇtēaG3588worldοἰκουμένῃoikoumenēG3625asεἰςeisG1519a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to allπᾶσινpasinG3956τοῖςtoisG3588nationsἔθνεσιν·ethnesinG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119theτὸtoG3588endτέλος.¶telosG5056will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240.

15SoοὖνounG3767whenὍτανHotanG3752you seeG3708standingἑστὸςhestosG2476inἐνenG1722theholyἁγίῳ,hagiōG40placeτόπῳtopōG5117‘theτὸtoG3588abominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946τῆςtēsG3588of desolationἐρημώσεωςerēmōseōsG2050,’τὸtoG3588spoken ofῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046byδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396DanielΔανιὴλDaniēlG1158(let theὁhoG3588readerἀναγινώσκωνanaginōskōnG314understandνοείτω,noeitōG3539),

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.

29δὲdeG1161ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112afterμετὰmetaG3326theτὴνtēnG3588tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565τῶνtōnG3588daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250: ‘TheὁhoG3588sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246will be darkenedσκοτισθήσεται,skotisthēsetaiG4654,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588moonσελήνηselēnēG4582will not giveοὐ δώσειou dōseiG3756 G1325itsαὐτῆς,autēsG846τὸtoG3588lightφέγγοςphengosG5338καὶkaiG2532;theοἱhoiG3588starsἀστέρεςasteresG792will fallπεσοῦνταιpesountaiG4098fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588skyοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,andκαὶkaiG2532theαἱhaiG3588powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411of theτῶνtōnG3588heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772will be shakenσαλευθήσονται.saleuthēsontaiG4531.’

30At that timeκαὶ τότεkai toteG2532 G5119theG3588signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of theG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207G3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will appearφανήσεταιphanēsetaiG5316inἐνenG1722G3588heavenοὐρανῷ·ouranōG3772,andκαὶ τότεkai toteG2532 G5119allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956theG3588tribesφυλαὶphulaiG5443of theG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093will mournκόψονταιkopsontaiG2875καὶkaiG2532.They will seeG3708theG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207G3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064onἐπὶepiG1909theG3588cloudsνεφελῶνnephelōnG3507G3588of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772withμετὰmetaG3326powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411andκαὶkaiG2532greatπολλῆς.pollēsG4183gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

31AndκαὶkaiG2532He will send outἀποστελεῖaposteleiG649HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32withμετὰmetaG3326a loudμεγάλης,megalēsG3173trumpet callσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536,andκαὶkaiG2532they will gatherἐπισυνάξουσινepisunaxousinG1996HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588electἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064windsἀνέμων,anemōnG417,fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575one endἄκρωνakrōnG206of the heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772toἕωςhe'ōsG2193αὐτῶν.¶autōnG846theτῶνtōnG3588otherἄκρωνakrōnG206.

32NowδὲdeG1161learnμάθετεmatheteG3129thisτῆςtēsG3588lessonπαραβολήν·parabolēnG3850fromἈπὸApoG575theτὴνtēnG3588fig treeσυκῆςsukēsG4808:As soon asὅταν ἤδηhotan ēdēG3752 G2235itsαὐτῆςautēsG846ὁhoG3588branchesκλάδοςkladosG2798becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096tenderἁπαλὸςhapalosG527andκαὶkaiG2532sproutἐκφύῃ,ekphuēG1631τὰtaG3588leavesφύλλαphullaG5444,you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754τὸtoG3588summerθέρος.therosG2330isnearἐγγὺςengusG1451.

33SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708allπάνταpantaG3956these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771will knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754He isἐστινestinG1510nearἐγγύςengusG1451,right atἐπὶepiG1909thedoorθύραις.thuraisG2374.

34TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,thisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588generationγενεὰgeneaG1074will notοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361pass awayπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928untilἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193 G302allπάνταpantaG3956these thingsταῦταtautaG3778have happenedγένηται.genētaiG1096.

35ὁhoG3588HeavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588earthγῆgēG1093will pass awayπαρελεύσεται,pareleusetaiG3928,butδὲdeG1161MyG1473οἱhoiG3588wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056will neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361pass awayπαρέλθωσιν.¶parelthōsinG3928.

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