Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 24:19-50

19ταῖςtaisG3588ταῖςtaisG3588AndδὲdeG1161woeοὐαὶouaiG3759unto them that areἐχούσαιςechousaisG2192ἐνenG1722with childγαστρὶgastriG1064,andκαὶkaiG2532to them that give suckθηλαζούσαιςthēlazousaisG2337inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysταῖς ἡμέραις.tais hēmeraisG3588 G2250!

20ButδὲdeG1161pray yeπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336thatἵναinaG2443yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771flightἡ φυγὴhē phugēG3588 G5437beγένηταιgenētaiG1096notμὴmēG3361in the winterχειμῶνοςcheimōnosG5494,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366onG1722the sabbath dayσαββάτῳ.sabbatōG4521:

21τοῦtouG3588ForγὰρgarG1063thenτότεtoteG5119shall beἔσταιestaiG1510greatμεγάληmegalēG3173tribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347,such asοἵαoiaG3634wasγέγονενgegonenG1096notοὐouG3756sinceἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889toἕωςhe'ōsG2193this timeνῦνnunG3568,noοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761,norοὐouG3756everμὴmēG3361shall beγένηται.genētaiG1096.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361thoseἐκεῖναι,ekeinaiG1565daysαἱ ἡμέραιhai hēmeraiG3588 G2250should be shortenedἐκολοβώθησανekolobōthēsanG2856,there shouldG4982noοὐκ ἂνouk anG3756 G302fleshπᾶσα σάρξ·pasa sarxG3956 G4561be savedG4982:butδὲdeG1161forG1223the elect’sτοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺςtous eklektousG3588 G1588sakeG1223thoseἐκεῖναι.¶ekeinaiG1565daysαἱ ἡμέραιhai hēmeraiG3588 G2250shall be shortenedκολοβωθήσονταιkolobōthēsontaiG2856.

23ThenΤότεToteG5119ifἐάνeanG1437any manτιςtisG5100shall sayG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,LoG3708,hereὧδεhōdeG5602isChristὁ χριστὸςho christosG3588 G5547,orἢēG2228thereὧδε,hōdeG5602;believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100itnotμὴmēG3361.

24τοὺςtousG3588ForγὰρgarG1063there shall ariseἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453false ChristsψευδόχριστοιpseudochristoiG5580,andκαὶkaiG2532false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578,andκαὶkaiG2532shall shewδώσουσινdōsousinG1325greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059;insomuch thatὥστεhōsteG5620,ifεἰeiG1487it werepossibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415,they shall deceiveπλανῆσαιplanēsaiG4105theG1588veryκαὶkaiG2532electἐκλεκτούς.eklektousG1588.

25BeholdG3708,I have toldG4302youὑμῖν.huminG4771beforeG4302.

26τῇtēaG3588WhereforeοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437they shall sayG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,BeholdG3708,he isἐστίν,estinG1510inἐνenG1722the desertἐρήμῳerēmōG2048;goἐξέλθητε·exelthēteG1831notμὴmēG3361forthG1831:beholdG3708, he isinἐνenG1722the secret chambersτοῖς ταμείοις,tois tameioisG3588 G5009;believeπιστεύσητε.pisteusēteG4100itnotμὴmēG3361.

27ForγὰρgarG1063asὥσπερhōsperG5618the lightningἡ ἀστραπὴhē astrapēG3588 G796comethἐξέρχεταιexerchetaiG1831outἀπὸapoG575of the eastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395,andG2532shinethφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316even untoἕωςhe'ōsG2193the westδυσμῶν,dusmōnG1424;soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shallG1510alsoG2532the comingἡ παρουσίαhē parousiaG3588 G3952of the Sonτοῦ υἱοῦtou huiouG3588 G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπου.tou anthrōpouG3588 G444beἔσταιestaiG1510.

28ForG1063wheresoeverὅπουhopouG3699ἐὰνeanG1437the carcaseτὸ πτῶμα,to ptōmaG3588 G4430isᾖēG1510,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563willG4863the eaglesοἱ ἀετοί.hoi aetoiG3588 G105be gathered togetherσυναχθήσονταιsunachthēsontaiG4863.

29ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112δὲdeG1161afterμετὰmetaG3326the tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG3588 G2347ofG3588 G2250thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG3588 G2250shallG4654the sunἥλιοςhēliosG3588 G2246be darkenedσκοτισθήσεται,skotisthēsetaiG4654,andκαὶkaiG2532the moonσελήνηselēnēG3588 G4582shallG1325notοὐouG3756giveδώσειdōseiG1325herαὐτῆς,autēsG846lightφέγγοςphengosG3588 G5338,andκαὶkaiG2532the starsἀστέρεςasteresG3588 G792shall fallπεσοῦνταιpesountaiG4098fromἀπὸapoG575heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3588 G3772,andκαὶkaiG2532the powersδυνάμειςdunameisG3588 G1411of the heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3588 G3772shall be shakenσαλευθήσονται.saleuthēsontaiG4531:

30AndκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119shall appearφανήσεταιphanēsetaiG5316the signσημεῖονsēmeionG3588 G4592of the SonυἱοῦhuiouG3588 G5207of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG3588 G444inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ·ouranōG3588 G3772:andκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119shallG2875allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956the tribesφυλαὶphulaiG3588 G5443of the earthγῆςgēsG3588 G1093mournG2875,andκαὶkaiG2532they shall seeG3708the SonυἱὸνhuionG3588 G5207of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG3588 G444comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064inἐπὶepiG1909the cloudsνεφελῶνnephelōnG3588 G3507of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3588 G3772withμετὰmetaG3326powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411andκαὶkaiG2532greatπολλῆς.pollēsG4183gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

31G3588G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he shall sendἀποστελεῖaposteleiG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG3588 G32withμετὰmetaG3326aG5456greatμεγάλης,megalēsG3173soundG5456of a trumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536,andκαὶkaiG2532they shall gather togetherἐπισυνάξουσινepisunaxousinG1996hisαὐτοῦautouG846electἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588fromἐκekG1537theG417fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064windsἀνέμων,anemōnG417,fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575one endἄκρωνakrōnG206of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772toἕωςhe'ōsG2193the otherἄκρωνakrōnG206.αὐτῶν.¶autōnG846

32NowδὲdeG1161learnμάθετεmatheteG3129a parableτῆς παραβολήν·tēs parabolēnG3588 G3850ofἈπὸApoG575the fig treeσυκῆς τὴνsukēs tēnG3588 G4808;WhenὅτανhotanG3752hisαὐτῆςautēsG846branchὁ κλάδοςho kladosG3588 G2798isγένηταιgenētaiG1096yetἤδηēdēG2235tenderἁπαλὸςhapalosG527,andκαὶkaiG2532putteth forthἐκφύῃ,ekphuēG1631leavesτὰ φύλλαta phullaG3588 G5444,ye knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754summerτὸ θέρος.to therosG3588 G2330isnighἐγγὺςengusG1451:

33SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779likewiseκαὶkaiG2532yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,whenὅτανhotanG3752ye shall seeG3708allπάνταpantaG3956these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778,knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστινestinG1510nearἐγγύςengusG1451, evenatἐπὶepiG1909the doorsθύραις.thuraisG2374.

34VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThisαὕτηhautēG3778generationἡ γενεὰhē geneaG3588 G1074shallG3928notοὐouG3756μὴmēG3361passG3928,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193ἂνanG302allπάνταpantaG3956these thingsταῦταtautaG3778be fulfilledγένηται.genētaiG1096.

35ὁhoG3588Heavenοὐρανὸς ἡouranos hēG3588 G3772andκαὶkaiG2532earthγῆ οἱgē hoiG3588 G1093shall pass awayπαρελεύσεται,pareleusetaiG3928,butδὲdeG1161myG1473wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056shallG3928notοὐouG3756μὴmēG3361pass awayπαρέλθωσιν.¶parelthōsinG3928.

36ButδὲdeG1161ofΠερὶPeriG4012thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565dayτῆς ἡμέραςtēs hēmerasG3588 G2250andκαὶkaiG2532hourὥρας οἱhōras hoiG3588 G5610knowethG1492noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762man, no,notG3761the angelsἄγγελοι τῶνangeloi tōnG3588 G32of heavenοὐρανῶν ὁouranōn hoG3588 G3772,butεἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361myG1473Fatherὁ πατὴρho patērG3588 G3962onlyμόνος.monosG3441.

37αἱhaiG3588ButG1161asὥσπερhōsperG5618the daysἡμέραι τοῦhēmerai touG3588 G2250of NoahΝῶε,NōeG3575were,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shallG1510alsoG2532the comingἡ παρουσίαhē parousiaG3588 G3952of the Sonτοῦ υἱοῦtou huiouG3588 G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπου.tou anthrōpouG3588 G444beἔσταιestaiG1510.

38ForγὰρgarG1063asG5618inἐνenG1722the daysταῖς ἡμέραιςtais hēmeraisG3588 G2250ἧςhēsG3739thatταῖςtaisG3588wereἦσανēsanG1510beforeπρὸproG4253the floodτοῦ κατακλυσμοῦ,tou kataklusmouG3588 G2627they were eatingτρώγοντεςtrōgontesG5176andκαὶkaiG2532drinkingπίνοντες,pinontesG4095,marryingγαμοῦντεςgamountesG1060andκαὶkaiG2532giving in marriageG1547,untilἄχριachriG891the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thatG1525NoahΝῶεNōeG3575enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the arkτὴν κιβωτόν,tēn kibōtonG3588 G2787,

39AndκαὶkaiG2532knewἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097notοὐκoukG3756untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the floodὁ κατακλυσμὸςho kataklusmosG3588 G2627cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532tookG142them allἅπαντας,hapantasG537awayἦρενērenG142;soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shallG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532the comingἡ παρουσίαhē parousiaG3588 G3952of the Sonτοῦ υἱοῦtou huiouG3588 G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπου.¶tou anthrōpouG3588 G444beἔσταιestaiG1510.

40G3588G3588ThenΤότεToteG5119shallG1510twoδύοduoG1417beἔσονταιesontaiG1510inἐνenG1722the fieldἀγρῷ·agrōG3588 G68;the oneεἷςheisG1520shall be takenπαραλαμβάνεταιparalambanetaiG3880,andκαὶkaiG2532the otherεἷςheisG1520leftἀφίεται.aphietaiG863.

41TwoδύοduoG1417women shall begrindingἀλήθουσαιalēthousaiG229atἐνenG1722the millτῷtōG3588 G3459;the oneμίαmiaG1520shall be takenπαραλαμβάνεταιparalambanetaiG3880,andκαὶkaiG2532the otherμίαmiaG1520leftἀφίεται.aphietaiG863.

42WatchΓρηγορεῖτεGrēgoreiteG1127thereforeοὖν,ounG3767:forὅτιhotiG3754ye knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756whatποίᾳpoiaG4169hourG5610yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962doth comeἔρχεται.erchetaiG2064.

43ButδὲdeG1161knowγινώσκετε,ginōsketeG1097thisἐκεῖνοekeinoG1565,thatὅτιhotiG3754ifεἰeiG1487the goodman of the houseὁ οἰκοδεσπότηςho oikodespotēsG3588 G3617had knownᾔδειēdeiG1492inG5438whatποίᾳpoiaG4169watchG5438the thiefὁ κλέπτηςho kleptēsG3588 G2812would comeἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,he would have watchedἐγρηγόρησενegrēgorēsenG1127,ἂνanG302andκαὶkaiG2532wouldG1439notοὐκoukG3756ἂνanG302have sufferedG1439hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846houseτὴν οἰκίανtēn oikianG3588 G3614to be broken upδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358.

44ᾗhēG3739ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778beγίνεσθεginestheG1096yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532readyἕτοιμοι·hetoimoiG2092:forὅτιhotiG3754inG5610suchG1380an hourὥρᾳ,hōraG5610as ye thinkG1380notοὐouG3756the Sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588 G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουtou anthrōpouG3588 G444comethἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064.

45WhoΤίςTisG5101thenG687isἐστὶνestinG1510a faithfulὁ πιστὸςho pistosG3588 G4103andκαὶkaiG2532wiseφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,whomὃνhonG3739hisG846lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962hath made rulerκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525overἐπὶepiG1909hisG846householdτῆςtēsG3588 G2322,τοῦtouG3588to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325themG846meatτὴν τροφὴνtēn trophēnG3588 G5160inἐνenG1722due seasonκαιρῷ;kairōG2540?

46BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107isthatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565servantὁ δοῦλοςho doulosG3588 G1401,whomὃνhonG3739hisαὐτοῦautouG846lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962when he comethἐλθὼνelthōnG2064shall findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779doingποιοῦντα.poiountaG4160.

47τοῖςtoisG3588VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754he shall makeG2525himαὐτοῦautouG846rulerG2525overἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956hisαὐτόν.¶autonG846goodsὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinG5225.

48ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161and ifἘὰνEanG1437thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565evilκακὸςkakosG2556servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401shall sayG3004inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588,MyG1473lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962delayethχρονίζειchronizeiG5549his comingG2064;

49τοὺςtousG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532shall beginG756to smiteτύπτεινtupteinG5180hisfellowservantsσυνδούλους τῶνsundoulous tōnG3588 G4889,andδὲdeG1161to eatἐσθίῃesthiēG2068andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίνῃpinēG4095withμετὰmetaG3326the drunkenμεθυόντων,methuontōnG3184;

50The lordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962ofG3588 G1401thatἐκείνουekeinouG1565servantδούλουdoulouG3588 G1401shall comeἥξειhēxeiG2240inἐνenG1722a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenᾗhēG3739he lookethG4328notοὐouG3756forG4328him,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610thatᾗhēG3739he isG1097notοὐouG3756aware ofG1097,

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