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Matthew 24

New American Standard Bible 2020

Signs of Christ’s Return

11JesusG2424 2leftG1831 the templeG2413 area and was goingG4198 on His way 3whenG2532 His disciplesG3101 cameG4334 upG4334 to pointG1925 outG1925 the templeG2413 buildingsG3619 to Him. 2But He respondedG611 and saidG3004 to them, “Do you not seeG991 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778? TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 4not one stoneG3037 hereG5602 will be leftG863 upon anotherG3037, whichG3739 will not be tornG2647 downG2647.”

3And as He was sittingG2521 on 5the MountG3735 of OlivesG1636, the disciplesG3101 cameG4334 to Him privatelyG2596G2398, sayingG3004, “TellG3004 us, whenG4219 will theseG3778 thingsG3778 happenG1510, and whatG5101 will be the signG4592 of 6Your comingG3952, and of the 7endG4930 of the ageG165?”

4And JesusG2424 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to them, “8SeeG991 to it that noG3361 oneG5100 9misleadsG4105 you. 5For 10manyG4183 will comeG2064 in My nameG3686, sayingG3004, ‘I amG1510 the 11ChristG5547,’ and they will 12misleadG4105 manyG4183 peopleG4183. 6And you willG3195 be hearingG191 of 13warsG4171 and rumorsG189 of warsG4171. SeeG3708 that you are not alarmedG2360, for those things mustG1163 takeG1096 placeG1096, but that is not yetG3768 the endG5056. 7For 14nationG1484 will riseG1453 againstG1909 nationG1484, and kingdomG932 againstG1909 kingdomG932, and there will be 15faminesG3042 and earthquakesG4578 in variousG2596 placesG5117. 816But allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 are merely the beginningG746 of birthG5604 painsG5604.

9“17ThenG5119 they will handG3860 you overG3860 to tribulationG2347 and killG615 you, and 18you will be hatedG3404 by allG3956 nationsG1484 becauseG1223 of My nameG3686. 10And at that timeG5119 manyG4183 will 1920fallG4624 awayG4624, and they will 21betrayG3860 oneG240 anotherG240 and hateG3404 oneG240 anotherG240. 11And manyG4183 22falseG5578 prophetsG5578 will riseG1453 upG1453 and 23misleadG4105 manyG4183 peopleG4183. 12And becauseG1223 lawlessnessG458 is increasedG4129, 24mostG4183 people’sG4183 loveG26 will becomeG5594 coldG5594. 1325But the one who enduresG5278 to the endG5056 is theG3778 oneG3778 who will be savedG4982. 14ThisG3778 26gospelG2098 of the kingdomG932 27shall be preachedG2784 in the wholeG3650 2829worldG3625 as a testimonyG3142 to allG3956 the nationsG1484, and thenG5119 the endG5056 will comeG2240.

Perilous Times

15“ThereforeG3767 whenG3752 you seeG3708 the 30abominationG946 of desolationG2050 which was spokenG3004 of throughG1223 DanielG1158 the prophetG4396, standingG2476 in 31the holyG40 placeG5117--3233let the 34readerG314 understandG3539-- 16thenG5119 thoseG3588 whoG3588 are in JudeaG2449 must fleeG5343 to the mountainsG3735. 1735WhoeverG3588 is on 36the 37housetopG1430 must not goG2597 downG2597 to getG142 things out of his houseG3614. 18And 38whoeverG3588 is in the fieldG68 must not turnG1994 backG3694G1994 to getG142 his cloakG2440. 19But 39woeG3759 to thoseG3588 womenG3588 who are pregnantG2192G1064, and to thoseG3588 who are nursingG2337 babiesG2337 in thoseG3588 daysG2250! 20MoreoverG1161, prayG4336 that 40whenG5437 you fleeG5437, it will not be in the winterG5494, orG3366 on a SabbathG4521. 21For thenG5119 there will be a 41greatG3173 tribulationG2347, suchG3634 as has not occurredG1096 sinceG575 the beginningG746 of the worldG2889 untilG2193 nowG3568, norG3761 everG3756G3361 will again. 22And ifG1487 thoseG1565 daysG2250 had not been cutG2856 shortG2856, noG3756G3956 42lifeG4561 would have been savedG4982; but for 43the sakeG1223 of the 44electG1588 thoseG1565 daysG2250 will be cutG2856 shortG2856. 2345ThenG5119 ifG1437 anyoneG5100 saysG3004 to you, ‘BeholdG2400, hereG5602 is the 46ChristG5547,’ orG2228 ‘He is over hereG5602,’ do not believeG4100 him. 24For falseG5580 christsG5580 and 47falseG5578 prophetsG5578 will ariseG1453 and will provideG1325 greatG3173 4849signsG4592 and wondersG5059, soG5620 as to misleadG4105, ifG1487 possibleG1415, evenG2532 50the 51electG1588. 25BeholdG2400, I have toldG4275 you inG4275 advanceG4275. 26SoG3767 ifG1437 they sayG3004 to you, ‘BeholdG2400, He is in the wildernessG2048,’ do not goG1831 outG1831; or, ‘BeholdG2400, He is in the innerG5009 roomsG5009,’ do not believeG4100 them. 2752For justG5618 as the lightningG796 comesG1831 from the eastG395 and flashesG5316 asG2193 farG2193 asG2193 the westG1424, soG3779 will the 53comingG3952 of the 54SonG5207 of ManG444 55be. 2856WhereverG3699G1437 the corpseG4430 is, thereG1563 the 57vulturesG105 will gatherG4863.

The Glorious Return

29“But immediatelyG2112 afterG3326 the 58tribulationG2347 of thoseG1565 daysG2250 59the sunG2246 will be darkenedG4654, and the moonG4582 will not giveG1325 its lightG5338, and 60the starsG792 will fallG4098 from the skyG3772, and the powersG1411 of the heavensG3772 will be shakenG4531. 30And thenG5119 61the 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 62the SonG5207 of ManG444 comingG2064 on the cloudsG3507 of the skyG3772 with powerG1411 and greatG4183 gloryG1391. 31And 63He will sendG649 forthG649 His angelsG32 with 64a greatG3173 trumpetG4536 blastG4536, and they will gatherG1996 togetherG1996 His 6566electG1588 from 67the fourG5064 windsG417, from one endG206 of the skyG3772 to the otherG206.

Parable of the Fig Tree

32“NowG1161 learnG3129 the parableG3850 from the figG4808 treeG4808: as soonG3752G2235 as its branchG2798 has becomeG1096 tenderG527 and sproutsG1631 its leavesG5444, you knowG1097 that summerG2330 is nearG1451; 33soG3779 you tooG2532, whenG3752 you seeG3708 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778, 68recognizeG1097 that 69He is nearG1451, right 70at the 71doorG2374. 34TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 72thisG3778 generationG1074 will not passG3928 awayG3928 untilG2193 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 takeG1096 placeG1096. 3573HeavenG3772 and earthG1093 will passG3928 awayG3928, but My wordsG3056 will not passG3928 awayG3928.

36“But 74aboutG4012 that dayG2250 and hourG5610 noG3762 oneG3762 knowsG3609, not evenG3761 the angelsG32 of heavenG3772, norG3761 the SonG5207, but the FatherG3962 aloneG3441. 37For 75the 76comingG3952 of the SonG5207 of ManG444 will be 77justG5618 likeG5618 the daysG2250 of NoahG3575. 38For as in thoseG1565 daysG2250 beforeG4253 the floodG2627 they were eatingG5176 and drinkingG4095, 78marryingG1060 and givingG1061 inG1061 marriageG1061, untilG891 the dayG2250 that 79NoahG3575 enteredG1525 the arkG2787, 39and they did not 80understandG1097 untilG2193 the floodG2627 cameG2064 and tookG142 them allG537 awayG142; soG3779 will the 81comingG3952 of the SonG5207 of ManG444 be. 40AtG5119 thatG5119 timeG5119 there will be twoG1417 men in the fieldG68; oneG1520 82will be takenG3880 and oneG1520 83will be leftG863. 4184TwoG1417 women will be grindingG229 at the 8586millG3458; oneG1520 87will be takenG3880 and oneG1520 88will be leftG863.

Be Ready for His Coming

42“ThereforeG3767 89be on the alertG1127, for you do not knowG3609 whichG4169 dayG2250 your LordG2962 is comingG2064. 43But 90be sureG1097 of thisG1565, that 91ifG1487 the headG3617 ofG3617 theG3617 houseG3617 had knownG3609 92at whatG4169 timeG5438 ofG5438 theG5438 nightG5438 the thiefG2812 was comingG2064, he would have been on the alertG1127 and would not have allowedG1439 his houseG3614 to be brokenG1358 into. 44For thisG3778 reasonG1223 93you must be readyG2092 asG2532 wellG2532; for 94the SonG5207 of ManG444 is comingG2064 at an hourG5610 whenG3739 you do not thinkG1380 He will.

45“95WhoG5101 thenG686 is the 96faithfulG4103 and 97sensibleG5429 slaveG1401 whomG3739 his 98masterG2962 99putG2525 inG2525 chargeG2525 of his householdG3610 slavesG3610, to giveG1325 them their foodG5160 at the properG2540 timeG2540? 46BlessedG3107 is that slaveG1401 whomG3739 his 100masterG2962 findsG2147 soG3779 doingG4160 when he comesG2064. 47TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you that 101he will putG2525 him inG2525 chargeG2525 of allG3956 his possessionsG5225. 48But ifG1437 that evilG2556 slaveG1401 saysG3004 in his heartG2588, ‘My 102masterG2962 103isG5549 notG5549 comingG5549 forG5549 aG5549 longG5549 timeG5549,’ 49and he beginsG757 to beatG5180 his fellowG4889 slavesG4889, and he eatsG2068 and drinksG4095 with those habituallyG3184 drunkG3184; 50then the 104masterG2962 of that slaveG1401 will comeG2240 on a dayG2250 that he does not expectG4328, and at an hourG5610 that he does not knowG1097, 51and he will 105cutG1371 him inG1371 twoG1371 and assignG5087 106him a placeG3313 with the hypocritesG5273; inG1563 thatG1563 placeG1563 there will be 107weepingG2805 and gnashingG1030 of teethG3599.

Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 24:1 Matt 24:1-51: Mark 13; Luke 21:5-36 ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 24:1 Matt 21:23 ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 24:1 Lit and ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 24:2 Luke 19:44 ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 24:3 Matt 21:1 ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 24:3 Matt 16:27f; 24:27, 37, 39 ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 24:3 Or consummation ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 24:4 Jer 29:8 ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 24:4 Or deceives ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 24:5 Matt 24:11, 24; Acts 5:36f; 1 John 2:18; 4:3 ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 24:5 I.e., Messiah ↩
  12. 12. Matthew 24:5 Or deceive ↩
  13. 13. Matthew 24:6 Rev 6:4 ↩
  14. 14. Matthew 24:7 2 Chr 15:6; Is 19:2; Rev 6:8, 12 ↩
  15. 15. Matthew 24:7 Acts 11:28; Rev 6:5, 6 ↩
  16. 16. Matthew 24:8 Matt 24:8-20: Luke 21:12-24 ↩
  17. 17. Matthew 24:9 Matt 10:17; John 16:2 ↩
  18. 18. Matthew 24:9 Matt 10:22; John 15:18ff ↩
  19. 19. Matthew 24:10 I.e., from the faith ↩
  20. 20. Matthew 24:10 Matt 11:6 ↩
  21. 21. Matthew 24:10 Or hand over ↩
  22. 22. Matthew 24:11 Matt 7:15; 24:24 ↩
  23. 23. Matthew 24:11 Or deceive ↩
  24. 24. Matthew 24:12 Lit the love of the many ↩
  25. 25. Matthew 24:13 Matt 10:22 ↩
  26. 26. Matthew 24:14 Matt 4:23 ↩
  27. 27. Matthew 24:14 Rom 10:18; Col 1:6, 23 ↩
  28. 28. Matthew 24:14 Lit inhabited earth ↩
  29. 29. 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 ↩
  30. 30. Matthew 24:15 Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 ↩
  31. 31. Matthew 24:15 Mark 13:14; Luke 21:20; John 11:48; Acts 6:13f; 21:28 ↩
  32. 32. Matthew 24:15 Or the reader is to understand ↩
  33. 33. Matthew 24:15 Mark 13:14; Rev 1:3 ↩
  34. 34. Matthew 24:15 I.e., the reader of Daniel ↩
  35. 35. Matthew 24:17 Lit The one who ↩
  36. 36. Matthew 24:17 1 Sam 9:25; 2 Sam 11:2; Matt 10:27; Luke 5:19; 12:3; 17:31; Acts 10:9 ↩
  37. 37. Matthew 24:17 Housetops were flat living areas ↩
  38. 38. Matthew 24:18 Lit the one who ↩
  39. 39. Matthew 24:19 Luke 23:29 ↩
  40. 40. Matthew 24:20 Lit your flight will not be ↩
  41. 41. Matthew 24:21 Dan 12:1; Joel 2:2; Matt 24:29 ↩
  42. 42. Matthew 24:22 Lit flesh ↩
  43. 43. Matthew 24:22 Matt 22:14; 24:24, 31; Luke 18:7 ↩
  44. 44. Matthew 24:22 Or chosen ones ↩
  45. 45. Matthew 24:23 Luke 17:23f ↩
  46. 46. Matthew 24:23 I.e., Messiah ↩
  47. 47. Matthew 24:24 Matt 7:15; 24:11 ↩
  48. 48. Matthew 24:24 I.e., confirming miracles ↩
  49. 49. Matthew 24:24 John 4:48; 2 Thess 2:9 ↩
  50. 50. Matthew 24:24 Matt 22:14; 24:22, 31; Luke 18:7 ↩
  51. 51. Matthew 24:24 Or chosen ones ↩
  52. 52. Matthew 24:27 Luke 17:24 ↩
  53. 53. Matthew 24:27 Matt 24:3, 37, 39 ↩
  54. 54. Matthew 24:27 Matt 8:20 ↩
  55. 55. Matthew 24:27 I.e., be visible everywhere ↩
  56. 56. Matthew 24:28 Job 39:30; Ezek 39:17; Hab 1:8; Luke 17:37 ↩
  57. 57. Matthew 24:28 Or eagles ↩
  58. 58. Matthew 24:29 Matt 24:21 ↩
  59. 59. 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 ↩
  60. 60. Matthew 24:29 Is 34:4; Rev 6:13 ↩
  61. 61. Matthew 24:30 Matt 24:3; Rev 1:7 ↩
  62. 62. Matthew 24:30 Dan 7:13; Matt 16:27; 24:3, 37, 39 ↩
  63. 63. Matthew 24:31 Matt 13:41 ↩
  64. 64. 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 ↩
  65. 65. Matthew 24:31 Or chosen ones ↩
  66. 66. Matthew 24:31 Matt 24:22 ↩
  67. 67. Matthew 24:31 Dan 7:2; Zech 2:6; Rev 7:1 ↩
  68. 68. Matthew 24:33 Or know ↩
  69. 69. Matthew 24:33 Or it ↩
  70. 70. Matthew 24:33 James 5:9; Rev 3:20 ↩
  71. 71. Matthew 24:33 Lit doors ↩
  72. 72. Matthew 24:34 Matt 10:23; 16:28; 23:36 ↩
  73. 73. Matthew 24:35 Matt 5:18; Mark 13:31; Luke 21:33 ↩
  74. 74. Matthew 24:36 Mark 13:32; Acts 1:7 ↩
  75. 75. Matthew 24:37 Lit just like the days...so will be ↩
  76. 76. Matthew 24:37 Matt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 39 ↩
  77. 77. Matthew 24:37 Gen 6:5; 7:6-23; Luke 17:26f ↩
  78. 78. Matthew 24:38 Matt 22:30 ↩
  79. 79. Matthew 24:38 Gen 7:7 ↩
  80. 80. Matthew 24:39 Lit know ↩
  81. 81. Matthew 24:39 Matt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 37 ↩
  82. 82. Matthew 24:40 Lit is ↩
  83. 83. Matthew 24:40 Lit is ↩
  84. 84. Matthew 24:41 Luke 17:35 ↩
  85. 85. Matthew 24:41 I.e., handmill ↩
  86. 86. Matthew 24:41 Ex 11:5; Deut 24:6; Is 47:2 ↩
  87. 87. Matthew 24:41 Lit is ↩
  88. 88. Matthew 24:41 Lit is ↩
  89. 89. Matthew 24:42 Matt 24:43, 44; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36 ↩
  90. 90. Matthew 24:43 Lit know that ↩
  91. 91. Matthew 24:43 Matt 24:42, 44; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36 ↩
  92. 92. Matthew 24:43 Matt 14:25; Mark 6:48; 13:35; Luke 12:38 ↩
  93. 93. Matthew 24:44 Matt 24:42, 43; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36 ↩
  94. 94. Matthew 24:44 Matt 24:27 ↩
  95. 95. Matthew 24:45 Matt 24:45-51: Luke 12:42-46 ↩
  96. 96. Matthew 24:45 Matt 25:21, 23; Luke 16:10 ↩
  97. 97. Matthew 24:45 Matt 7:24; 10:16; 25:2ff ↩
  98. 98. Matthew 24:45 Or lord ↩
  99. 99. Matthew 24:45 Matt 25:21, 23 ↩
  100. 100. Matthew 24:46 Or lord ↩
  101. 101. Matthew 24:47 Matt 25:21, 23 ↩
  102. 102. Matthew 24:48 Or lord ↩
  103. 103. Matthew 24:48 Lit lingers ↩
  104. 104. Matthew 24:50 Or lord ↩
  105. 105. Matthew 24:51 Possibly referring to other extreme punishment ↩
  106. 106. Matthew 24:51 Lit his portion with ↩
  107. 107. Matthew 24:51 Matt 8:12 ↩

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