Matthew

1And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple,

2and Jesus said to them, 'Do ye not see all these? verily I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.'

3And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, 'Tell us, when shall these be? and what [is] the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?'

4And Jesus answering said to them, 'Take heed that no one may lead you astray,

5for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall lead many astray,

6and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all [these] to come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7'For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places;

8and all these [are] the beginning of sorrows;

9then they shall deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated by all the nations because of my name;

10and then shall many be stumbled, and they shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.

11'And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray;

12and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold;

13but he who did endure to the end, he shall be saved;

14and this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.

15'Whenever, therefore, ye may see the abomination of the desolation, that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever is reading let him observe)

16then those in Judea — let them flee to the mounts;

17he on the house-top — let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;

18and he in the field — let him not turn back to take his garments.

19'And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days;

20and pray ye that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a sabbath;

21for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.

22And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen, shall those days be shortened.

23'Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;

24for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.

25Lo, I did tell you beforehand.

26'If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe;

27for as the lightning doth come forth from the east, and doth appear unto the west, so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

28for wherever the carcase may be, there shall the eagles be gathered together.

29'And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken;

30and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth smite the breast, and they shall see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of the heaven, with power and much glory;

31and he shall send his messengers with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens unto the ends thereof.

32'And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: When already its branch may have become tender, and the leaves it may put forth, ye know that summer [is] nigh,

33so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh — at the doors.

34Verily I say to you, this generation may not pass away till all these may come to pass.

35The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

36'And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known — not even the messengers of the heavens — except my Father only;

37and as the days of Noah — so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

38for as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, till the day Noah entered into the ark,

39and they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man.

40Then two men shall be in the field, the one is received, and the one is left;

41two women shall be grinding in the mill, one is received, and one is left.

42'Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;

43and this know, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief doth come, he had watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through;

44because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.

45'Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?

46Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;

47verily I say to you, that over all his substance he will set him.

48'And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,

49and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,

50the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he doth not expect, and in an hour of which he doth not know,

51and will cut him off, and his portion with the hypocrites will appoint; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.

1Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

2But he answered them,“You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.”

3As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?”

4Jesus answered them,“Be careful that no one leads you astray.

5For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.

6You will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

8But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.

9“Then they will deliver you up to oppression and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.

10Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.

11Many false prophets will arise and will lead many astray.

12Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.

13But he who endures to the end will be saved.

14This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

15“When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation,which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

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

17Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house.

18Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes.

19But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!

20Pray that your flight will not be in the winter nor on a Sabbath,

21for then there will be great suffering,such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

22Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.

23“Then if any man tells you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There!’ don’t believe it.

24For false christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

25“Behold, I have told you beforehand.

26“If therefore they tell you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ don’t go out; or ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ don’t believe it.

27For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

28For wherever the carcass is, that is where the vulturesgather together.

29“But immediately after the sufferingof those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;

30and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

31He will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

32“Now from the fig tree learn this parable: When its branch has now become tender and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near.

33Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that he is near, even at the doors.

34Most certainly I tell you, this generationwill not pass away until all these things are accomplished.

35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

36“But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven,but my Father only.

37As the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

38For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship,

39and they didn’t know until the flood came and took them all away, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

40Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left.

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

42Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.

43But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

44Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don’t expect, the Son of Man will come.

45“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

46Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.

47Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

48But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’

49and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards,

50the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it and in an hour when he doesn’t know it,

51and will cut him in pieces and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.