Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 24:3-27

3G3588AndδὲdeG1161asG2521heαὐτοῦautouG846satG2521uponἐπὶepiG1909the mountὄρουςorousG3588 G3735of OlivesG3588 G1636,the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3588 G3101cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334unto himαὐτῷautōG846κατ᾽kat᾽G2596privatelyἰδίανidianG2398,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,TellG3004usG1473,whenπότεpoteG4219shallG1510these thingsταῦταtautaG3778beἔσταιestaiG1510?andκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101shall bethe signσημεῖονsēmeionG3588 G4592ofG3952thyG4674comingG3952,andκαὶkaiG2532of the endσυντελείαςsunteleiasG3588 G4930of the ageαἰῶνος;¶aiōnosG3588 G165?

4AndΚαὶKaiG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,Take heed thatβλέπετεblepeteG991noμήmēG3361manτιςtisG5100deceiveπλανήσῃ.planēsēG4105youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

5ForγὰρgarG1063manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183shall comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064inἐπὶepiG1909myG1473nameτῷ ὀνόματίtō onomatiG3588 G3686,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510Christὁ χριστός,ho christosG3588 G5547;andκαὶkaiG2532shall deceiveπλανήσουσιν.planēsousinG4105manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183.

6AndδὲdeG1161ye shallμελλήσετεmellēseteG3195hearἀκούεινakoueinG191of warsπολέμουςpolemousG4171andκαὶkaiG2532rumoursἀκοὰςakoasG189of warsπολέμων·polemōnG4171:see thatὁρᾶτε,horateG3708ye beG2360notμὴmēG3361troubledG2360:forγὰρgarG1063allG3956these thingsmustδεῖdeiG1163come to passγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the endτὸ τέλος.¶to telosG3588 G5056isἐστὶνestinG1510not yetοὔπωoupōG3768.

7ForγὰρgarG1063nationἔθνοςethnosG1484shall riseἘγερθήσεταιEgerthēsetaiG1453againstἐπὶepiG1909nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,andG2532kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932againstἐπὶepiG1909kingdomβασιλείαν,basileianG932:andG2532there shall beἔσονταιesontaiG1510faminesλιμοὶlimoiG3042,andG2532pestilencesG3061,andG2532earthquakesσεισμοὶseismoiG4578,in diversκατὰkataG2596placesτόπους.topousG5117.

8AllπάνταpantaG3956δὲdeG1161theseταῦταtautaG3778arethe beginningἀρχὴarchēG746of sorrowsὠδίνων.¶ōdinōnG5604.

9ThenΤότεToteG5119shall they deliverπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860youὑμᾶςhumasG4771up to beεἰςeisG1519afflictedθλῖψινthlipsinG2347,andκαὶkaiG2532shall killἀποκτενοῦσινapoktenousinG615youὑμᾶς·humasG4771:andκαὶkaiG2532ye shall beἔσεσθεesestheG1510hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404ofὑπὸhupoG5259allπάντωνpantōnG3956nationsτῶν ἐθνῶνtōn ethnōnG3588 G1484forG1223myG1473name’sτὸ ὄνομάto onomaG3588 G3686sakeG1223.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119shallG4624manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183be offendedG4624,andκαὶkaiG2532shall betrayπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,andκαὶkaiG2532shall hateμισήσουσινmisēsousinG3404one anotherἀλλήλους·allēlousG240.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578shall riseἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453,andκαὶkaiG2532shall deceiveπλανήσουσινplanēsousinG4105manyπολλούς·pollousG4183.

12τὸtoG3588τὴνtēnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532becauseδιὰdiaG1223iniquityἀνομίαν ἡanomian hēG3588 G458shall aboundπληθυνθῆναιplēthunthēnaiG4129,the loveἀγάπη τῶνagapē tōnG3588 G26of manyπολλῶν.pollōnG4183shall wax coldψυγήσεταιpsugēsetaiG5594.

13ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161he that shall endureὑπομείναςhupomeinasG5278untoεἰςeisG1519the endτέλος,telosG5056,the sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778shall be savedσωθήσεται.sōthēsetaiG4982.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG3588 G2098of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG3588 G932shall be preachedκηρυχθήσεταιkēruchthēsetaiG2784inἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650the worldοἰκουμένῃoikoumenēG3588 G3625forεἰςeisG1519a witnessμαρτύριονmarturionG3142untoG3588 G1484allπᾶσινpasinG3956nationsἔθνεσιν·ethnesinG3588 G1484;andκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119shallG2240the endτέλος.¶telosG3588 G5056comeἥξειhēxeiG2240.

15τὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588WhenὍτανHotanG3752yeG3708thereforeοὖνounG3767shall seeG3708the abominationβδέλυγμα τὸbdelugma toG3588 G946of desolationἐρημώσεως τοῦerēmōseōs touG3588 G2050,spoken ofῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046byδιὰdiaG1223DanielΔανιὴλDaniēlG1158the prophetπροφήτου ὁprophētou hoG3588 G4396,standἑστὸςhestosG2476inἐνenG1722theG5117holyἁγίῳ,hagiōG40placeτόπῳtopōG5117, (whoso readethἀναγινώσκωνanaginōskōnG314,let him understandνοείτω,noeitōG3539:)

16ThenτότεtoteG5119let themG5343which beοἱhoiG3588inἐνenG1722Judaeaτῇ Ἰουδαίᾳtēa IoudaiaG3588 G2449fleeφευγέτωσανpheugetōsanG5343intoG1909the mountainsτὰ ὄρη,ta orēG3588 G3735:

17Let himG2597which isG3588onἐπὶepiG1909the housetopδώματοςdōmatosG3588 G1430notμὴmēG3361come downκαταβάτωkatabatōG2597to takeἆραιaraiG142any thingG5100out ofἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3588 G3614:

18καὶkaiG2532NeitherμὴmēG3361let himG1994which isὁhoG3588inἐνenG1722the fieldτῷ ἀγρῷtō agrōG3588 G68returnἐπιστρεψάτωepistrepsatōG1994backὀπίσωopisōG3694to takeἆραιaraiG142hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846clothesτὸ ἱμάτιονto himationG3588 G2440.

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.

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