New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 24:4-24

4And Jesus answered and said to them, “1See to it that no one misleads you. 5For 2many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the 3Christ,’ and will mislead many. 6You will be hearing of 4wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. 7For 5nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be 6famines and earthquakes. 8 7But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

9“8Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and 9you will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10At that time many will 10 11fall away and will 12betray one another and hate one another. 11Many 13false prophets will arise and will mislead many. 12Because lawlessness is increased, 14most people’s love will grow cold. 13 15But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. 14This 16gospel of the kingdom 17shall be preached in the whole 18 19world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

15“Therefore when you see the 20abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in 21the holy place (22let the reader understand), 16then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 23Whoever is on 24the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. 18 25Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. 19But 26woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. 21For then there will be a 27great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. 22Unless those days had been cut short, no 28life would have been saved; but for 29the sake of the 30elect those days will be cut short. 23 31Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the 32Christ,’ or ‘33There He is,’ do not believe him. 24For false Christs and 34false prophets will arise and will 35show great 36 37signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even 38the 39elect.

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Notes

1. Matthew 24:4 Jer 29:8 ↩
2. Matthew 24:5 Matt 24:11, 24; Acts 5:36f; 1 John 2:18; 4:3 ↩
3. Matthew 24:5 I.e. the Messiah ↩
4. Matthew 24:6 Rev 6:4 ↩
5. Matthew 24:7 2 Chr 15:6; Is 19:2; Rev 6:8, 12 ↩
6. Matthew 24:7 Acts 11:28; Rev 6:5, 6 ↩
7. Matthew 24:8 Matt 24:8-20: Luke 21:12-24 ↩
8. Matthew 24:9 Matt 10:17; John 16:2 ↩
9. Matthew 24:9 Matt 10:22; John 15:18ff ↩
10. Matthew 24:10 Lit be caused to stumble ↩
11. Matthew 24:10 Matt 11:6 ↩
12. Matthew 24:10 Or hand over ↩
13. Matthew 24:11 Matt 7:15; 24:24 ↩
14. Matthew 24:12 Lit the love of many ↩
15. Matthew 24:13 Matt 10:22 ↩
16. Matthew 24:14 Matt 4:23 ↩
17. Matthew 24:14 Rom 10:18; Col 1:6, 23 ↩
18. Matthew 24:14 Lit inhabited earth ↩
19. Matthew 24:14 Luke 2:1; 4:5; Acts 11:28; 17:6, 31; 19:27; Rom 10:18; Heb 1:6; 2:5; Rev 3:10; 16:14 ↩
20. Matthew 24:15 Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 ↩
21. Matthew 24:15 Mark 13:14; Luke 21:20; John 11:48; Acts 6:13f; 21:28 ↩
22. Matthew 24:15 Mark 13:14; Rev 1:3 ↩
23. Matthew 24:17 Lit He who ↩
24. Matthew 24:17 1 Sam 9:25; 2 Sam 11:2; Matt 10:27; Luke 5:19; 12:3; 17:31; Acts 10:9 ↩
25. Matthew 24:18 Lit He who ↩
26. Matthew 24:19 Luke 23:29 ↩
27. Matthew 24:21 Dan 12:1; Joel 2:2; Matt 24:29 ↩
28. Matthew 24:22 Lit flesh ↩
29. Matthew 24:22 Matt 22:14; 24:24, 31; Luke 18:7 ↩
30. Matthew 24:22 Or chosen ones ↩
31. Matthew 24:23 Luke 17:23f ↩
32. Matthew 24:23 I.e. Messiah ↩
33. Matthew 24:23 Lit here ↩
34. Matthew 24:24 Matt 7:15; 24:11 ↩
35. Matthew 24:24 Lit give ↩
36. Matthew 24:24 Or attesting miracles ↩
37. Matthew 24:24 John 4:48; 2 Thess 2:9 ↩
38. Matthew 24:24 Matt 22:14; 24:22, 31; Luke 18:7 ↩
39. Matthew 24:24 Or chosen ones ↩

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