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.

預言聖殿被毀

1耶穌出了聖殿，正走的時候，門徒進前來，把殿宇指給他看。

2耶穌對他們說：「你們不是看見這殿宇嗎？我實在告訴你們，將來在這裏沒有一塊石頭留在石頭上，不被拆毀了。」

災難的起頭

3耶穌在橄欖山上坐着，門徒暗暗地來說：「請告訴我們，甚麼時候有這些事？你降臨和世界的末了有甚麼預兆呢？」

4耶穌回答說：「你們要謹慎，免得有人迷惑你們。

5因為將來有好些人冒我的名來，說：『我是基督』，並且要迷惑許多人。

6你們也要聽見打仗和打仗的風聲，總不要驚慌；因為這些事是必須有的，只是末期還沒有到。

7民要攻打民，國要攻打國；多處必有饑荒、地震。

8這都是災難的起頭。

9那時，人要把你們陷在患難裏，也要殺害你們；你們又要為我的名被萬民恨惡。

10那時，必有許多人跌倒，也要彼此陷害，彼此恨惡；

11且有好些假先知起來，迷惑多人。

12只因不法的事增多，許多人的愛心才漸漸冷淡了。

13惟有忍耐到底的，必然得救。

14這天國的福音要傳遍天下，對萬民作見證，然後末期才來到。」

大災難

15「你們看見先知但以理所說的『那行毀壞可憎的』站在聖地（讀這經的人須要會意）。

16那時，在猶太的，應當逃到山上；

17在房上的，不要下來拿家裏的東西；

18在田裏的，也不要回去取衣裳。

19當那些日子，懷孕的和奶孩子的有禍了。

20你們應當祈求，叫你們逃走的時候，不遇見冬天或是安息日。

21因為那時必有大災難，從世界的起頭直到如今，沒有這樣的災難，後來也必沒有。

22若不減少那日子，凡有血氣的總沒有一個得救的；只是為選民，那日子必減少了。

23那時，若有人對你們說：『基督在這裏』，或說：『基督在那裏』，你們不要信！

24因為假基督、假先知將要起來，顯大神蹟、大奇事，倘若能行，連選民也就迷惑了。

25看哪，我預先告訴你們了。

26若有人對你們說：『看哪，基督在曠野裏』，你們不要出去！或說：『看哪，基督在內屋中』，你們不要信！

27閃電從東邊發出，直照到西邊。人子降臨也要這樣。

28屍首在哪裏，鷹也必聚在那裏。」

人子的降臨

29「那些日子的災難一過去，日頭就變黑了， 月亮也不放光， 眾星要從天上墜落， 天勢都要震動。

30那時，人子的兆頭要顯在天上，地上的萬族都要哀哭。他們要看見人子，有能力，有大榮耀，駕着天上的雲降臨。

31他要差遣使者，用號筒的大聲，將他的選民，從四方，從天這邊到天那邊，都招聚了來。」

從無花果樹學個比方

32「你們可以從無花果樹學個比方：當樹枝發嫩長葉的時候，你們就知道夏天近了。

33這樣，你們看見這一切的事，也該知道人子近了，正在門口了。

34我實在告訴你們，這世代還沒有過去，這些事都要成就。

35天地要廢去，我的話卻不能廢去。」

那日那時沒有人知道

36「但那日子，那時辰，沒有人知道，連天上的使者也不知道，子也不知道，惟獨父知道。

37挪亞的日子怎樣，人子降臨也要怎樣。

38當洪水以前的日子，人照常吃喝嫁娶，直到挪亞進方舟的那日；

39不知不覺洪水來了，把他們全都沖去。人子降臨也要這樣。

40那時，兩個人在田裏，取去一個，撇下一個。

41兩個女人推磨，取去一個，撇下一個。

42所以，你們要警醒，因為不知道你們的主是哪一天來到。

43家主若知道幾更天有賊來，就必警醒，不容人挖透房屋；這是你們所知道的。

44所以，你們也要預備，因為你們想不到的時候，人子就來了。」

忠心和不忠心的僕人

45「誰是忠心有見識的僕人，為主人所派，管理家裏的人，按時分糧給他們呢？

46主人來到，看見他這樣行，那僕人就有福了。

47我實在告訴你們，主人要派他管理一切所有的。

48倘若那惡僕心裏說：『我的主人必來得遲』，

49就動手打他的同伴，又和酒醉的人一同吃喝。

50在想不到的日子，不知道的時辰，那僕人的主人要來，

51重重地處治他，定他和假冒為善的人同罪；在那裏必要哀哭切齒了。」