New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 24:3-35

3As He was sittingΚαθημένουKathēmenouG2521onthe MountὄρουςorousG3735of OlivesG1636,the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to Him privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “TellG3004us, whenπότεpoteG4219will theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778happenἔσταιestaiG1510,and whatτίtiG5101will bethe signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592ofYour comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952, and of theendσυντελείαςsunteleiasG4930of the ageαἰῶνος;¶aiōnosG165?”

4And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to them, “SeeβλέπετεblepeteG991to it that noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100misleadsπλανήσῃ.planēsēG4105you.

5FormanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘I amεἰμιeimiG1510theChristχριστός,christosG5547,’and will misleadπλανήσουσιν.planēsousinG4105manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183.

6You willμελλήσετεmellēseteG3195be hearingἀκούεινakoueinG191ofwarsπολέμουςpolemousG4171and rumorsἀκοὰςakoasG189of warsπολέμων·polemōnG4171.Seeὁρᾶτε,horateG3708that you are not frightenedθροεῖσθε·throeistheG2360, for those thingsmustδεῖdeiG1163takeG1096placeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096, but thatis not yetοὔπωoupōG3768the endτέλος.¶telosG5056.

7FornationἔθνοςethnosG1484will riseἘγερθήσεταιEgerthēsetaiG1453againstἐπὶepiG1909nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,and kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932againstἐπὶepiG1909kingdomβασιλείαν,basileianG932,and in variousκατὰkataG2596placesτόπους.topousG5117there will befaminesλιμοὶlimoiG3042and earthquakesσεισμοὶseismoiG4578.

8But allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778are merelythe beginningἀρχὴarchēG746of birthὠδίνων.¶ōdinōnG5604pangsG5604.

9“ThenΤότεToteG5119they will deliverπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860you to tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347,and will killἀποκτενοῦσινapoktenousinG615you, andyou will be hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404by allπάντωνpantōnG3956nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484becauseδιὰdiaG1223of My nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

10At that timeτότεtoteG5119manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183willfallσκανδαλισθήσονταιskandalisthēsontaiG4624awayG4624and willbetrayπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240and hateμισήσουσινmisēsousinG3404oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240.

11ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183falseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578will ariseἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453and will misleadπλανήσουσινplanēsousinG4105manyπολλούς·pollousG4183.

12BecauseδιὰdiaG1223lawlessnessἀνομίανanomianG458is increasedπληθυνθῆναιplēthunthēnaiG4129,mostG4183people’sG4183loveἀγάπηagapēG26will growG5594coldG5594.

13But the one who enduresὑπομείναςhupomeinasG5278to the endτέλος,telosG5056,he will be savedσωθήσεται.sōthēsetaiG4982.

14ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932shall be preachedκηρυχθήσεταιkēruchthēsetaiG2784in the wholeὅλῃholēG3650worldοἰκουμένῃoikoumenēG3625as a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to allπᾶσινpasinG3956the nationsἔθνεσιν·ethnesinG1484,and thenτότεtoteG5119the endτέλος.¶telosG5056will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240.

15“ThereforeοὖνounG3767whenὍτανHotanG3752you seeG3708theabominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946of desolationἐρημώσεωςerēmōseōsG2050which was spokenG3004of throughδιὰdiaG1223DanielΔανιὴλDaniēlG1158the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,standingἑστὸςhestosG2476inthe holyἁγίῳ,hagiōG40placeτόπῳtopōG5117(let the readerἀναγινώσκωνanaginōskōnG314understandνοείτω,noeitōG3539),

16thenτότεtoteG5119thoseG3588whoG3588are in JudeaG2453must fleeφευγέτωσανpheugetōsanG5343to the mountainsὄρη,orēG3735.

17WhoeverG3588is onthe housetopδώματοςdōmatosG1430must not goG2597downG2597to getἆραιaraiG142the things out that are in his houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614.

18WhoeverG3588is in the fieldἀγρῷagrōG68must not turnG1994backὀπίσωopisōG3694 G1994to getἆραιaraiG142his cloakἱμάτιονhimationG2440.

19ButwoeοὐαὶouaiG3759to thoseταῖςtaisG3588who are pregnantγαστρὶgastriG1064and to thoseταῖςtaisG3588who are nursingG2337babiesG2337in thoseταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραις.hēmeraisG2250!

20But prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336that your flightφυγὴphugēG5437will not be in the winterχειμῶνοςcheimōnosG5494,orμηδὲmēdeG3366on a Sabbathσαββάτῳ.sabbatōG4521.

21For thenτότεtoteG5119there will be agreatμεγάληmegalēG3173tribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347,suchοἵαoiaG3634as has not occurredG1096sinceἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowνῦνnunG3568,norοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761everμὴmēG3756 G3361will.

22UnlessεἰeiG1487thoseἐκεῖναι,ekeinaiG1565daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250had been cutG2856shortG2856,noοὐκ πᾶσαouk pasaG3756 G3956lifeσάρξ·sarxG4561would have been savedἐσώθηesōthēG4982; but forthe sakeδιὰdiaG1223of theelectἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588thoseἐκεῖναι.¶ekeinaiG1565daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will be cutG2856shortG2856.

23ThenΤότεToteG5119ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100saysG3004to you, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,hereὧδεhōdeG5602is theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,’orἢēG2228‘Thereὧδε,hōdeG5602He is,’do not believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100him.

24For falseψευδόχριστοιpseudochristoiG5580ChristsG5580andfalseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578will ariseἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453and willshowδώσουσινdōsousinG1325greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592and wondersτέραταterataG5059,soὥστεhōsteG5620as to misleadπλανῆσαιplanēsaiG4105,ifεἰeiG1487possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415,evenG2532theelectἐκλεκτούς.eklektousG1588.

25BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I have toldG4275you in advanceG4275.

26SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437they sayG3004to you, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,He is in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048,’do not goἐξέλθητε·exelthēteG1831out, or, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,He is in the innerταμείοις,tameioisG5009roomsG5009,’do not believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100them.

27For justὥσπερhōsperG5618as the lightningἀστραπὴastrapēG796comesἐξέρχεταιexerchetaiG1831from the eastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395and flashesφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316evenἕωςhe'ōsG2193to the westδυσμῶν,dusmōnG1424,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779will thecomingπαρουσίαparousiaG3952of theSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444be.

28Whereverὅπου ἐὰνhopou eanG3699 G1437the corpseπτῶμα,ptōmaG4430is, thereἐκεῖekeiG1563thevulturesἀετοί.aetoiG105will gatherσυναχθήσονταιsunachthēsontaiG4863.

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.

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