Matthew

Temple Destruction and Other Signs

1As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

2“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

4Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.

5For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

8All these are the beginning of birth pains.

Witnessing to All Nations

9Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

10At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

11and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

12Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.

13But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

15So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

18And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

19How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

20Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

21For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.

22If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

23At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.

24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

25See, I have told you in advance.

The Return of the Son of Man

26So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

27For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened,and the moon will not give its light;the stars will fall from the sky,and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

30At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

32Now learn this lessonfrom the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

33So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near,right at the door.

34Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

Readiness at Any Hour

36No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,but only the Father.

37As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.

39And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

40Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

41Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

43But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

44For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

46Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

48But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

49And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

50The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.

51Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

预言圣殿被毁

1耶稣出了圣殿，正走的时候，门徒进前来，把殿宇指给他看。

2耶稣对他们说：「你们不是看见这殿宇吗？我实在告诉你们，将来在这里没有一块石头留在石头上，不被拆毁了。」

灾难的起头

3耶稣在橄榄山上坐着，门徒暗暗地来说：「请告诉我们，什么时候有这些事？你降临和世界的末了有什么预兆呢？」

4耶稣回答说：「你们要谨慎，免得有人迷惑你们。

5因为将来有好些人冒我的名来，说：『我是基督』，并且要迷惑许多人。

6你们也要听见打仗和打仗的风声，总不要惊慌；因为这些事是必须有的，只是末期还没有到。

7民要攻打民，国要攻打国；多处必有饥荒、地震。

8这都是灾难的起头。

9那时，人要把你们陷在患难里，也要杀害你们；你们又要为我的名被万民恨恶。

10那时，必有许多人跌倒，也要彼此陷害，彼此恨恶；

11且有好些假先知起来，迷惑多人。

12只因不法的事增多，许多人的爱心才渐渐冷淡了。

13惟有忍耐到底的，必然得救。

14这天国的福音要传遍天下，对万民作见证，然后末期才来到。」

大灾难

15「你们看见先知但以理所说的『那行毁坏可憎的』站在圣地（读这经的人须要会意）。

16那时，在犹太的，应当逃到山上；

17在房上的，不要下来拿家里的东西；

18在田里的，也不要回去取衣裳。

19当那些日子，怀孕的和奶孩子的有祸了。

20你们应当祈求，叫你们逃走的时候，不遇见冬天或是安息日。

21因为那时必有大灾难，从世界的起头直到如今，没有这样的灾难，后来也必没有。

22若不减少那日子，凡有血气的总没有一个得救的；只是为选民，那日子必减少了。

23那时，若有人对你们说：『基督在这里』，或说：『基督在那里』，你们不要信！

24因为假基督、假先知将要起来，显大神迹、大奇事，倘若能行，连选民也就迷惑了。

25看哪，我预先告诉你们了。

26若有人对你们说：『看哪，基督在旷野里』，你们不要出去！或说：『看哪，基督在内屋中』，你们不要信！

27闪电从东边发出，直照到西边。人子降临也要这样。

28尸首在哪里，鹰也必聚在那里。」

人子的降临

29「那些日子的灾难一过去，日头就变黑了， 月亮也不放光， 众星要从天上坠落， 天势都要震动。

30那时，人子的兆头要显在天上，地上的万族都要哀哭。他们要看见人子，有能力，有大荣耀，驾着天上的云降临。

31他要差遣使者，用号筒的大声，将他的选民，从四方，从天这边到天那边，都招聚了来。」

从无花果树学个比方

32「你们可以从无花果树学个比方：当树枝发嫩长叶的时候，你们就知道夏天近了。

33这样，你们看见这一切的事，也该知道人子近了，正在门口了。

34我实在告诉你们，这世代还没有过去，这些事都要成就。

35天地要废去，我的话却不能废去。」

那日那时没有人知道

36「但那日子，那时辰，没有人知道，连天上的使者也不知道，子也不知道，惟独父知道。

37挪亚的日子怎样，人子降临也要怎样。

38当洪水以前的日子，人照常吃喝嫁娶，直到挪亚进方舟的那日；

39不知不觉洪水来了，把他们全都冲去。人子降临也要这样。

40那时，两个人在田里，取去一个，撇下一个。

41两个女人推磨，取去一个，撇下一个。

42所以，你们要警醒，因为不知道你们的主是哪一天来到。

43家主若知道几更天有贼来，就必警醒，不容人挖透房屋；这是你们所知道的。

44所以，你们也要预备，因为你们想不到的时候，人子就来了。」

忠心和不忠心的仆人

45「谁是忠心有见识的仆人，为主人所派，管理家里的人，按时分粮给他们呢？

46主人来到，看见他这样行，那仆人就有福了。

47我实在告诉你们，主人要派他管理一切所有的。

48倘若那恶仆心里说：『我的主人必来得迟』，

49就动手打他的同伴，又和酒醉的人一同吃喝。

50在想不到的日子，不知道的时辰，那仆人的主人要来，

51重重地处治他，定他和假冒为善的人同罪；在那里必要哀哭切齿了。」