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Matthew 24:13
13but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
Matthew 24:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Context of Matthew 24:13
11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. 15“So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—
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ὁ δὲ ὑπομείνας εἰς τέλος, οὗτος σωθήσεται.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 24:13
- Matthew 24:6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
- Matthew 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
- Mark 13:13Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
- Luke 8:15But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
- Romans 2:7To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
- 1 Corinthians 1:8He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Hebrews 3:6But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
- Hebrews 10:39But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
- Revelation 2:10Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.
Commentaries on Matthew 24:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13But he that shall endure - The persecutions that shall come - unto the end; to the destruction of the Jewish polity, without growing cold or apostatizing - shall be saved, shall be delivered in all imminent dangers, and have his soul at last brought to an eternal glory. It is very remarkable that not a single Christian perished in the destruction of Jerusalem, though there were many there when Cestius Gallus invested the city; and, had he persevered in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved - The word “end,” here, has by some been thought to mean the destruction of Jerusalem, or the end of the Jewish economy, and the meaning has been supposed to be “he that perseveres in bearing these persecutions to the end of the wars shall be safe. God will protect his people from harm, so that not a hair of the head shall perish.” Others, with more probability, have referred this to final…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-28Verses 4-28 The disciples had asked concerning the times, When these things should be? Christ gave them no answer to that; but they had also asked, What shall be the sign? This question he answers fully. The prophecy first respects events near at hand, the destruction of Jerusalem, the end of the Jewish church and state, the calling of the Gentiles, and the setting up of Christ's kingdom in the world; but it also looks to the general judgment; and toward…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13the one who perseveres stays loyal to Jesus, even when persecuted. The end could mean the end of their life, the judgment on Israel in AD 70, or the end of history.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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