New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 24

Signs of Christ’s Return

1JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424leftἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831the templeG2413areaand was goingἐπορεύετο,eporeuetoG4198on His waywhenG2532His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameG4334upG4334to pointG1925outG1925the templeG2413buildingsοἰκοδομὰςoikodomasG3619to Him.

2But He respondedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidλέγωlegōG3004to them,“Do you not seeβλέπετεblepeteG991allπάντα;pantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you, not onestoneλίθοςlithosG3037hereὧδεhōdeG5602will be leftἀφεθῇaphethēaG863upon anotherλίθονlithonG3037,whichὃςhosG3739will not be tornG2647downκαταλυθήσεται.¶kataluthēsetaiG2647.”

3And as 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 they willmisleadπλανήσουσιν.planēsousinG4105manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183peopleG4183.

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

7FornationἔθνοςethnosG1484will riseἘγερθήσεταιEgerthēsetaiG1453againstἐπὶepiG1909nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,and kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932againstἐπὶepiG1909kingdomβασιλείαν,basileianG932, and there will befaminesλιμοὶlimoiG3042and earthquakesσεισμοὶseismoiG4578in variousκατὰkataG2596placesτόπους.topousG5117.

8But allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778are merelythe beginningἀρχὴarchēG746of birthὠδίνων.¶ōdinōnG5604painsG5604.

9“ThenΤότεToteG5119they will handG3860you overG3860to tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347and killἀποκτενοῦσινapoktenousinG615you, andyou will be hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404by allπάντωνpantōnG3956nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484becauseδιὰdiaG1223of My nameὄνομάonomaG3686.

10And at that timeτότεtoteG5119manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183willfallσκανδαλισθήσονταιskandalisthēsontaiG4624awayG4624, and they willbetrayπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240and hateμισήσουσινmisēsousinG3404oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240.

11And manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183falseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578will riseG1453upG1453andmisleadπλανήσουσινplanēsousinG4105manyπολλούς·pollousG4183peopleG4183.

12And becauseδιὰdiaG1223lawlessnessἀνομίανanomianG458is increasedπληθυνθῆναιplēthunthēnaiG4129,mostG4183people’sG4183loveἀγάπηagapēG26will becomeG5594coldG5594.

13But the one who enduresὑπομείναςhupomeinasG5278to the endτέλος,telosG5056is theG3778oneG3778who will be savedσωθήσεται.sōthēsetaiG4982.

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

Perilous Times

15“ThereforeοὖνounG3767whenὍτανHotanG3752you seeG3708theabominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946of desolationἐρημώσεωςerēmōseōsG2050which was spokenG3004of throughδιὰdiaG1223DanielΔανιὴλDaniēlG1158the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,standingἑστὸςhestosG2476inthe holyἁγίῳ,hagiōG40placeτόπῳtopōG5117--let thereaderἀναγινώσκωνanaginōskōnG314understandνοείτω,noeitōG3539--

16thenτότεtoteG5119thoseG3588whoG3588are in JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449must fleeφευγέτωσανpheugetōsanG5343to the mountainsὄρη,orēG3735.

17WhoeverG3588is on thehousetopδώματοςdōmatosG1430must not goG2597downG2597to getἆραιaraiG142things out of his houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614.

18AndwhoeverG3588is in the fieldἀγρῷagrōG68must not turnG1994backὀπίσωopisōG3694 G1994to getἆραιaraiG142his cloakἱμάτιονhimationG2440.

19ButwoeοὐαὶouaiG3759to thoseG3588womenG3588who are pregnantγαστρὶ ἐχούσαιςgastri echousaisG2192 G1064,and to thoseG3588who are nursingG2337babiesG2337in thoseG3588daysἡμέραις.hēmeraisG2250!

20MoreoverδὲdeG1161,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336thatwhenG5437you fleeG5437,it will 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 again.

22And ifεἰeiG1487thoseἐκεῖναι,ekeinaiG1565daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250had not been cutG2856shortG2856,noοὐκ πᾶσαouk pasaG3756 G3956lifeσάρξ·sarxG4561would have been savedἐσώθηesōthēG4982; but forthe sakeδιὰdiaG1223of theelectἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588thoseἐκεῖναι.¶ekeinaiG1565daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will be cutG2856shortG2856.

23ThenΤότεToteG5119ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100saysG3004to you, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,hereὧδεhōdeG5602is theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,’orἢēG2228‘He is overhereὧδε,hōdeG5602,’do not believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100him.

24For falseψευδόχριστοιpseudochristoiG5580christsG5580andfalseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578will ariseἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453and will provideδώσουσινdōsousinG1325greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592and wondersτέραταterataG5059,soὥστεhōsteG5620as to misleadπλανῆσαιplanēsaiG4105,ifεἰeiG1487possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415,evenG2532theelectἐκλεκτούς.eklektousG1588.

25BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I have toldG4275you inG4275advanceG4275.

26SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437they sayG3004to you, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,He is in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048,’do not goἐξέλθητε·exelthēteG1831outG1831; or, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,He is in the innerταμείοις,tameioisG5009roomsG5009,’do not believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100them.

27For justὥσπερhōsperG5618as the lightningἀστραπὴastrapēG796comesἐξέρχεταιexerchetaiG1831from the eastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395and flashesφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316asG2193farG2193asG2193the westδυσμῶν,dusmōnG1424,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779will thecomingπαρουσίαparousiaG3952of theSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444be.

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

The Glorious Return

29“But immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112afterμετὰmetaG3326thetribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250the sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246will be darkenedσκοτισθήσεται,skotisthēsetaiG4654,and the moonσελήνηselēnēG4582will not giveδώσειdōseiG1325its lightφέγγοςphengosG5338, andthe starsἀστέρεςasteresG792will fallπεσοῦνταιpesountaiG4098from the skyοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,and the powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411of the 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,megalēsG3173trumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536blastG4536, andthey will gatherἐπισυνάξουσινepisunaxousinG1996togetherG1996HiselectἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588fromthe fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064windsἀνέμων,anemōnG417,from one endἄκρωνakrōnG206of the skyοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772to the otherἄκρωνakrōnG206.

Parable of the Fig Tree

32“NowδὲdeG1161learnμάθετεmatheteG3129the parableπαραβολήν·parabolēnG3850from the figσυκῆςsukēsG4808treeG4808:as soonὅταν ἤδηhotan ēdēG3752 G2235as its branchκλάδοςkladosG2798has becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096tenderἁπαλὸςhapalosG527and sproutsἐκφύῃ,ekphuēG1631its leavesφύλλαphullaG5444,you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097that summerθέρος.therosG2330is nearἐγγὺςengusG1451;

33soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779you 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“ButaboutΠερὶPeriG4012that 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 givingG1061inG1061marriageγαμίζοντες,gamizontesG1061,untilἄχριachriG891the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thatNoahΝῶεNōeG3575enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the arkκιβωτόν,kibōtonG2787,

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

40AtG5119thatG5119timeG5119there will be twoδύοduoG1417menin the fieldἀγρῷ·agrōG68;oneεἷςheisG1520will be takenπαραλαμβάνεταιparalambanetaiG3880and oneεἷςheisG1520will be leftἀφίεται.aphietaiG863.

41TwoδύοduoG1417womenwill be grindingἀλήθουσαιalēthousaiG229at themillμύλῳ·mulōG3458;oneμίαmiaG1520will be takenπαραλαμβάνεταιparalambanetaiG3880and oneμίαmiaG1520will be leftἀφίεται.aphietaiG863.

Be Ready for His Coming

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

43Butbe sureγινώσκετε,ginōsketeG1097of thisἐκεῖνοekeinoG1565, thatifεἰeiG1487the headG3617ofG3617theG3617houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617had knownG3609at whatποίᾳpoiaG4169timeG5438ofG5438theG5438nightG5438the thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,he would have been on the alertἐγρηγόρησενegrēgorēsenG1127and would not have allowedεἴασενeiasenG1439his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614to be brokenδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358into.

44For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223you must be readyἕτοιμοι·hetoimoiG2092asG2532wellG2532; forthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is comingἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064at an hourὥρᾳ,hōraG5610whenᾗhēG3739you do not thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380He will.

45“WhoΤίςTisG5101thenἄραaraG686is thefaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andsensibleφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whomὃνhonG3739hismasterκύριοςkuriosG2962putG2525inG2525chargeG2525of his householdG3610slavesG3610,to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325them their foodτροφὴνtrophēnG5160at the properG2540timeG2540?

46BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whomὃνhonG3739hismasterκύριοςkuriosG2962findsεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779doingποιοῦντα.poiountaG4160when he comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064.

47TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thathe will putG2525him inG2525chargeG2525of allπᾶσινpasinG3956his possessionsὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinG5225.

48But ifἘὰνEanG1437that evilκακὸςkakosG2556slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401saysG3004in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘MymasterκύριοςkuriosG2962isG5549notG5549comingG5549forG5549aG5549longG5549timeG5549,’

49and he beginsἄρξηταιarxētaiG757to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180his fellowσυνδούλουςsundoulousG4889slavesG4889,and he eatsἐσθίῃesthiēG2068and drinksπίνῃpinēG4095with those habituallyG3184drunkG3184;

50then themasterκύριοςkuriosG2962of that slaveδούλουdoulouG1401will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240on a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250that he does not expectπροσδοκᾷprosdokaG4328,and at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610that he does not knowγινώσκει,ginōskeiG1097,

51and he willcutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371him inG1371twoG1371and assignθήσει·thēseiG5087him a placeμέροςmerosG3313with the hypocritesὑποκριτῶνhupokritōnG5273;inG1563thatG1563placeG1563there will beweepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων.¶odontōnG3599.