Matthew 24
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Matthew 24:14-42

14ThisG3778 1gospelG2098 of the kingdomG932 2shall be preachedG2784 in the wholeG3650 34worldG3625 as a testimonyG3142 to allG3956 the nationsG1484, and thenG5119 the endG5056 will comeG2240.

15“ThereforeG3767 whenG3752 you seeG3708 the 5abominationG946 of desolationG2050 which was spokenG3004 of throughG1223 DanielG1158 the prophetG4396, standingG2476 in 6the holyG40 placeG5117 (7let the readerG314 understandG3539), 16thenG5119 thoseG3588 whoG3588 are in JudeaG2453 must fleeG5343 to the mountainsG3735. 178WhoeverG3588 is on 9the housetopG1430 must not goG2597 downG2597 to getG142 the things out that are in his houseG3614. 1810WhoeverG3588 is in the fieldG68 must not turnG1994 backG3694G1994 to getG142 his cloakG2440. 19But 11woeG3759 to thoseG3588 who are pregnantG1064 and to thoseG3588 who are nursingG2337 babiesG2337 in thoseG3588 daysG2250! 20But prayG4336 that your flightG5437 will not be in the winterG5494, orG3366 on a SabbathG4521. 21For thenG5119 there will be a 12greatG3173 tribulationG2347, suchG3634 as has not occurredG1096 sinceG575 the beginningG746 of the worldG2889 untilG2193 nowG3568, norG3761 everG3756G3361 will. 22UnlessG1487 thoseG1565 daysG2250 had been cutG2856 shortG2856, noG3756G3956 13lifeG4561 would have been savedG4982; but for 14the sakeG1223 of the 15electG1588 thoseG1565 daysG2250 will be cutG2856 shortG2856. 2316ThenG5119 ifG1437 anyoneG5100 saysG3004 to you, ‘BeholdG2400, hereG5602 is the 17ChristG5547,’ orG2228 ‘18ThereG5602 He is,’ do not believeG4100 him. 24For falseG5580 ChristsG5580 and 19falseG5578 prophetsG5578 will ariseG1453 and will 20showG1325 greatG3173 2122signsG4592 and wondersG5059, soG5620 as to misleadG4105, ifG1487 possibleG1415, evenG2532 23the 24electG1588. 25BeholdG2400, I have toldG4275 you in advanceG4275. 26SoG3767 ifG1437 they sayG3004 to you, ‘BeholdG2400, He is in the wildernessG2048,’ do not goG1831 out, or, ‘BeholdG2400, He is in the innerG5009 roomsG5009,’ do not believeG4100 them. 2725For justG5618 as the lightningG796 comesG1831 from the eastG395 and flashesG5316 evenG2193 to the westG1424, soG3779 will the 26comingG3952 of the 27SonG5207 of ManG444 be. 2828WhereverG3699G1437 the corpseG4430 is, thereG1563 the 29vulturesG105 will gatherG4863.

29“But immediatelyG2112 afterG3326 the 30tribulationG2347 of thoseG1565 daysG2250 31the sunG2246 will be darkenedG4654, and the moonG4582 will not giveG1325 its lightG5338, and 32the starsG792 will fallG4098 from 33the skyG3772, and the powersG1411 of 34the heavensG3772 will be shakenG4531. 30And thenG5119 35the signG4592 of the SonG5207 of ManG444 will appearG5316 in the skyG3772, and thenG5119 allG3956 the tribesG5443 of the earthG1093 will mournG2875, and they will seeG3708 36the SonG5207 of ManG444 comingG2064 on the cloudsG3507 of the skyG3772 with powerG1411 and greatG4183 gloryG1391. 31And 37He will sendG649 forthG649 His angelsG32 with 38a greatG3173 trumpetG4536 and they will gatherG1996 togetherG1996 His 3940electG1588 from 41the fourG5064 windsG417, from one endG206 of the skyG3772 to the otherG206.

32“NowG1161 learnG3129 the parableG3850 from the figG4808 treeG4808: whenG3752 its branchG2798 has alreadyG2235 becomeG1096 tenderG527 and putsG1631 forthG1631 its leavesG5444, you knowG1097 that summerG2330 is nearG1451; 33soG3779, you tooG2532, whenG3752 you seeG3708 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778, 42recognizeG1097 that 43He is nearG1451, right 44at the 45doorG2374. 34TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 46thisG3778 47generationG1074 will not passG3928 awayG3928 untilG2193 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 takeG1096 placeG1096. 3548HeavenG3772 and earthG1093 will passG3928 awayG3928, but My wordsG3056 will not passG3928 awayG3928.

36“But 49of that dayG2250 and hourG5610 noG3762 oneG3762 knowsG3609, not evenG3761 the angelsG32 of heavenG3772, norG3761 the SonG5207, but the FatherG3962 aloneG3441. 37For 50the 51comingG3952 of the SonG5207 of ManG444 will be 52justG5618 likeG5618 the daysG2250 of NoahG3575. 38For as in thoseG1565 daysG2250 beforeG4253 the floodG2627 they were eatingG5176 and drinkingG4095, 53marryingG1060 and givingG1061 in marriageG1061, untilG891 the dayG2250 that 54NoahG3575 enteredG1525 the arkG2787, 39and they did not 55understandG1097 untilG2193 the floodG2627 cameG2064 and tookG142 them allG537 awayG142; soG3779 will the 56comingG3952 of the SonG5207 of ManG444 be. 40ThenG5119 there will be twoG1417 menG1417 in the fieldG68; oneG1520 57will be takenG3880 and oneG1520 58will be leftG863. 4159TwoG1417 women will be grindingG229 at the 6061millG3458; oneG1520 62will be takenG3880 and oneG1520 63will be leftG863.

42“ThereforeG3767 64be on the alertG1127, for you do not knowG3609 whichG4169 dayG2250 your LordG2962 is comingG2064.

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 24:14 Matt 4:23 ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 24:14 Rom 10:18; Col 1:6, 23 ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 24:14 Lit inhabited earth ↩
  4. 4. 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 ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 24:15 Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 24:15 Mark 13:14; Luke 21:20; John 11:48; Acts 6:13f; 21:28 ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 24:15 Mark 13:14; Rev 1:3 ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 24:17 Lit He who ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 24:17 1 Sam 9:25; 2 Sam 11:2; Matt 10:27; Luke 5:19; 12:3; 17:31; Acts 10:9 ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 24:18 Lit He who ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 24:19 Luke 23:29 ↩
  12. 12. Matthew 24:21 Dan 12:1; Joel 2:2; Matt 24:29 ↩
  13. 13. Matthew 24:22 Lit flesh ↩
  14. 14. Matthew 24:22 Matt 22:14; 24:24, 31; Luke 18:7 ↩
  15. 15. Matthew 24:22 Or chosen ones ↩
  16. 16. Matthew 24:23 Luke 17:23f ↩
  17. 17. Matthew 24:23 I.e. Messiah ↩
  18. 18. Matthew 24:23 Lit here ↩
  19. 19. Matthew 24:24 Matt 7:15; 24:11 ↩
  20. 20. Matthew 24:24 Lit give ↩
  21. 21. Matthew 24:24 Or attesting miracles ↩
  22. 22. Matthew 24:24 John 4:48; 2 Thess 2:9 ↩
  23. 23. Matthew 24:24 Matt 22:14; 24:22, 31; Luke 18:7 ↩
  24. 24. Matthew 24:24 Or chosen ones ↩
  25. 25. Matthew 24:27 Luke 17:24 ↩
  26. 26. Matthew 24:27 Matt 24:3, 37, 39 ↩
  27. 27. Matthew 24:27 Matt 8:20 ↩
  28. 28. Matthew 24:28 Job 39:30; Ezek 39:17; Hab 1:8; Luke 17:37 ↩
  29. 29. Matthew 24:28 Or eagles ↩
  30. 30. Matthew 24:29 Matt 24:21 ↩
  31. 31. Matthew 24:29 Is 13:10; 24:23; Ezek 32:7; Joel 2:10, 31; 3:15f; Amos 5:20; 8:9; Zeph 1:15; Matt 24:29-35; Acts 2:20; Rev 6:12-17; 8:12 ↩
  32. 32. Matthew 24:29 Is 34:4; Rev 6:13 ↩
  33. 33. Matthew 24:29 Or heaven ↩
  34. 34. Matthew 24:29 Or heaven ↩
  35. 35. Matthew 24:30 Matt 24:3; Rev 1:7 ↩
  36. 36. Matthew 24:30 Dan 7:13; Matt 16:27; 24:3, 37, 39 ↩
  37. 37. Matthew 24:31 Matt 13:41 ↩
  38. 38. Matthew 24:31 Ex 19:16; Deut 30:4; Is 27:13; Zech 9:14; 1 Cor 15:52; 1 Thess 4:16; Heb 12:19; Rev 8:2; 11:15 ↩
  39. 39. Matthew 24:31 Or chosen ones ↩
  40. 40. Matthew 24:31 Matt 24:22 ↩
  41. 41. Matthew 24:31 Dan 7:2; Zech 2:6; Rev 7:1 ↩
  42. 42. Matthew 24:33 Or know ↩
  43. 43. Matthew 24:33 Or it ↩
  44. 44. Matthew 24:33 James 5:9; Rev 3:20 ↩
  45. 45. Matthew 24:33 Lit doors ↩
  46. 46. Matthew 24:34 Matt 10:23; 16:28; 23:36 ↩
  47. 47. Matthew 24:34 Or race ↩
  48. 48. Matthew 24:35 Matt 5:18; Mark 13:31; Luke 21:33 ↩
  49. 49. Matthew 24:36 Mark 13:32; Acts 1:7 ↩
  50. 50. Matthew 24:37 Lit just as...were the days ↩
  51. 51. Matthew 24:37 Matt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 39 ↩
  52. 52. Matthew 24:37 Gen 6:5; 7:6-23; Luke 17:26f ↩
  53. 53. Matthew 24:38 Matt 22:30 ↩
  54. 54. Matthew 24:38 Gen 7:7 ↩
  55. 55. Matthew 24:39 Lit know ↩
  56. 56. Matthew 24:39 Matt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 37 ↩
  57. 57. Matthew 24:40 Lit is ↩
  58. 58. Matthew 24:40 Lit is ↩
  59. 59. Matthew 24:41 Luke 17:35 ↩
  60. 60. Matthew 24:41 I.e. handmill ↩
  61. 61. Matthew 24:41 Ex 11:5; Deut 24:6; Is 47:2 ↩
  62. 62. Matthew 24:41 Lit is ↩
  63. 63. Matthew 24:41 Lit is ↩
  64. 64. Matthew 24:42 Matt 24:43, 44; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36 ↩

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