New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 24:29-51

29“But immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112afterμετὰmetaG3326thetribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250the sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246will be darkenedσκοτισθήσεται,skotisthēsetaiG4654,and the moonσελήνηselēnēG4582will not giveδώσειdōseiG1325its lightφέγγοςphengosG5338, andthe starsἀστέρεςasteresG792will fallπεσοῦνταιpesountaiG4098fromthe skyοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,and the powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411ofthe heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772will be shakenσαλευθήσονται.saleuthēsontaiG4531.

30And thenτότεtoteG5119the signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will appearφανήσεταιphanēsetaiG5316in the skyοὐρανῷ·ouranōG3772,and thenτότεtoteG5119allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956the tribesφυλαὶphulaiG5443of the earthγῆςgēsG1093will mournκόψονταιkopsontaiG2875,and they will seeG3708theSonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064on the cloudsνεφελῶνnephelōnG3507of the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772with powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411and greatπολλῆς.pollēsG4183gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

31AndHe will sendἀποστελεῖaposteleiG649forthG649His angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32witha greatμεγάλης,megalēsG3173trumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536andthey will gatherἐπισυνάξουσινepisunaxousinG1996togetherG1996HiselectἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588fromthe fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064windsἀνέμων,anemōnG417,from one endἄκρωνakrōnG206of the skyοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772to the otherἄκρωνakrōnG206.

32“NowδὲdeG1161learnμάθετεmatheteG3129the parableπαραβολήν·parabolēnG3850from the figσυκῆςsukēsG4808treeG4808:whenὅτανhotanG3752its branchκλάδοςkladosG2798has alreadyἤδηēdēG2235becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096tenderἁπαλὸςhapalosG527and putsἐκφύῃ,ekphuēG1631forthG1631its leavesφύλλαphullaG5444,you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097that summerθέρος.therosG2330is nearἐγγὺςengusG1451;

33soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,you tooκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778,recognizeγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatHe is nearἐγγύςengusG1451, right at thedoorθύραις.thuraisG2374.

34TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,thisG3778generationγενεὰgeneaG1074will not passG3928awayπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778takeG1096placeG1096.

35HeavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772and earthγῆgēG1093will passπαρελεύσεται,pareleusetaiG3928awayπαρέλθωσιν.¶parelthōsinG3928,but My wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056will not passG3928awayG3928.

36“Butof that dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and hourὥραςhōrasG5610noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsG3609,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761the angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772,norοὐδὲoudeG3761the Sonυἱός,huiosG5207,but the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962aloneμόνος.monosG3441.

37For thecomingπαρουσίαparousiaG3952of the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444will bejustG5618likeG5618the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250of NoahΝῶε,NōeG3575.

38For as in thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250beforeπρὸproG4253the floodκατακλυσμοῦ,kataklusmouG2627they were eatingτρώγοντεςtrōgontesG5176and drinkingπίνοντες,pinontesG4095,marryingγαμοῦντεςgamountesG1060and givingG1061in marriageγαμίζοντες,gamizontesG1061,untilἄχριachriG891the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thatNoahΝῶεNōeG3575enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the arkκιβωτόν,kibōtonG2787,

39and they did notunderstandἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the floodκατακλυσμὸςkataklusmosG2627cameἦλθενēlthenG2064and tookG142them allἅπαντας,hapantasG537awayἦρενērenG142;soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779will thecomingπαρουσίαparousiaG3952of the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444be.

40ThenΤότεToteG5119there will be twoG1417menG1417in the fieldἀγρῷ·agrōG68;oneεἷςheisG1520will be takenπαραλαμβάνεταιparalambanetaiG3880and oneεἷςheisG1520will be leftἀφίεται.aphietaiG863.

41TwoδύοduoG1417women will begrindingἀλήθουσαιalēthousaiG229at themillμύλῳ·mulōG3458;oneμίαmiaG1520will be takenπαραλαμβάνεταιparalambanetaiG3880and oneμίαmiaG1520will be leftἀφίεται.aphietaiG863.

42“Thereforeοὖν,ounG3767be on the alertΓρηγορεῖτεGrēgoreiteG1127,for you do not knowG3609whichποίᾳpoiaG4169dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250your LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is comingἔρχεται.erchetaiG2064.

43Butbe sureγινώσκετε,ginōsketeG1097of thisἐκεῖνοekeinoG1565, thatifεἰeiG1487the headG3617of the houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617had knownG3609at whatποίᾳpoiaG4169timeG5438of the nightG5438the thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,he would have been on the alertἐγρηγόρησενegrēgorēsenG1127and would not have allowedεἴασενeiasenG1439his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614to bebrokenδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358into.

44For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223you alsoκαὶkaiG2532must be readyἕτοιμοι·hetoimoiG2092; forthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is comingἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064at an hourὥρᾳ,hōraG5610whenᾗhēG3739you do not thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380He will.

45“WhoΤίςTisG5101thenἄραaraG686is thefaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andsensibleφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whomὃνhonG3739hismasterκύριοςkuriosG2962putG2525in chargeG2525of his householdG3610to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325them their foodτροφὴνtrophēnG5160at the properG2540timeG2540?

46BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whomὃνhonG3739hismasterκύριοςkuriosG2962findsεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779doingποιοῦντα.poiountaG4160when he comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064.

47TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thathe will putG2525him in chargeG2525of allπᾶσινpasinG3956his possessionsὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinG5225.

48But ifἘὰνEanG1437that evilκακὸςkakosG2556slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401saysG3004in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘MymasterκύριοςkuriosG2962is not comingG5549for a longG5549timeG5549,’

49and beginsἄρξηταιarxētaiG757to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180his fellowσυνδούλουςsundoulousG4889slavesG4889and eatἐσθίῃesthiēG2068and drinkπίνῃpinēG4095with drunkardsμεθυόντων,methuontōnG3184;

50themasterκύριοςkuriosG2962of that slaveδούλουdoulouG1401will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240on a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenᾗhēG3739he does not expectπροσδοκᾷprosdokaG4328himand at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610whichᾗhēG3739he does not knowγινώσκει,ginōskeiG1097,

51and willcutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371him in piecesG1371andassignθήσει·thēseiG5087him a placeμέροςmerosG3313with the hypocritesὑποκριτῶνhupokritōnG5273;in that placeG3313thereἐκεῖekeiG1563will beweepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων.¶odontōnG3599.

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