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Matthew 24 (WEBP)

[1] Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.
[2] But 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.”
[3] As 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?”
[4] Jesus answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.
[5] For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.
[6] You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.
[7] For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.
[8] But 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.
[10] Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
[11] Many false prophets will arise and will lead many astray.
[12] Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.
[13] But he who endures to the end will be saved.
[14] This 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),
[16] then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
[17] Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house.
[18] Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes.
[19] But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!
[20] Pray that your flight will not be in the winter nor on a Sabbath,
[21] for then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.
[22] Unless 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.
[24] For 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.
[27] For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
[28] For wherever the carcass is, that is where the vultures gather together.
[29] “But immediately after the suffering of 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;
[30] and 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.
[31] He 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.
[33] Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that he is near, even at the doors.
[34] Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things are accomplished.
[35] Heaven 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.
[37] As the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
[38] For 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,
[39] and they didn’t know until the flood came and took them all away, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
[40] Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left.
[41] Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one will be left.
[42] Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.
[43] But 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.
[44] Therefore 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?
[46] Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.
[47] Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.
[48] But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’
[49] and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards,
[50] the 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,
[51] and will cut him in pieces and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.

Matthew 24:15 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
Matthew 24:21 or, oppression
Matthew 24:28 or, eagles
Matthew 24:29a or, oppression
Matthew 24:29b Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
Matthew 24:34 The word for “generation” (genea) can also be translated as “race.”
Matthew 24:36 NU adds “nor the son”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Matthew 24 (KJVS)

[1] And Jesus went out (), and departed () from the temple : and his disciples came () to [him] for to shew () him the buildings of the temple .
[2] And Jesus said () unto them , See ye () not all these things ? verily I say () unto you , There shall not be left () here one stone upon another , that shall not be thrown down ().
[3] And as he sat () upon the mount of Olives , the disciples came () unto him privately , saying (), Tell () us , when shall these things be ()? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming , and of the end of the world ?
[4] And Jesus answered () and said () unto them , Take heed () that no man deceive () you .
[5] For many shall come () in my name , saying (), I am () Christ ; and shall deceive () many .
[6] And ye shall () hear () of wars and rumours of wars : see () that ye be not troubled (): for all [these things] must () 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 .
[8] All these [are] the beginning of sorrows .
[9] Then shall they deliver you up () to be afflicted , and shall kill () you : and ye shall be () hated () of all nations for my name’s sake .
[10] And then shall many be offended (), and shall betray () one another , and shall hate () one another .
[11] And many false prophets shall rise (), and shall deceive () many .
[12] And because iniquity shall abound (), the love of many shall wax cold ().
[13] But he that shall endure () unto the end , the same shall be saved ().
[14] And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached () in all the world for a witness unto all nations ; and then shall the end come ().
[15] When ye therefore shall see () the abomination of desolation , spoken of () by Daniel the prophet , stand () () in the holy place , (whoso readeth (), let him understand ():)
[16] Then let them which be in Judaea flee () into the mountains :
[17] Let him which is on the housetop not come down () to take () any thing out of his house :
[18] Neither let him which is in the field return () back to take () his clothes .
[19] And woe unto them that are () with child , and to them that give suck () in those days !
[20] But pray ye () that your flight be () not in the winter , neither on the sabbath day :
[21] For then shall be () great tribulation , such as was () not since the beginning of the world to this time , no , nor ever shall be ().
[22] And except those days should be shortened (), there should no flesh be saved (): but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened ().
[23] Then if any man shall say () unto you , Lo (), here [is] Christ , or there ; believe () [it] not .
[24] For there shall arise () false Christs , and false prophets , and shall shew () great signs and wonders ; insomuch that , if [it were] possible , they shall deceive () the very elect .
[25] Behold (), I have told you before ().
[26] Wherefore if they shall say () unto you , Behold (), he is () in the desert ; go not forth (): behold (), [he is] in the secret chambers ; believe () [it] not .
[27] For as the lightning cometh () out of the east , and shineth () even unto the west ; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be ().
[28] For wheresoever the carcase is (), there will the eagles be gathered together ().
[29] Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened (), and the moon shall not give () her light , and the stars shall fall () from heaven , and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken ():
[30] And then shall appear () the sign of the Son of man in heaven : and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn (), and they shall see () the Son of man coming () in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory .
[31] And he shall send () his angels with a great sound of a trumpet , and they shall gather together () his elect from the four winds , from one end of heaven to the other .
[32] Now learn () a parable of the fig tree ; When his branch is () yet tender , and putteth forth () leaves , ye know () that summer [is] nigh :
[33] So likewise ye , when ye shall see () all these things , know () that it is () near , [even] at the doors .
[34] Verily I say () unto you , This generation shall not pass (), till all these things be fulfilled ().
[35] Heaven and earth shall pass away (), but my words shall not pass away ().
[36] But of that day and hour knoweth () no [man], no, not the angels of heaven , but my Father only .
[37] But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be ().
[38] For as in the days that were () before the flood they were eating () and drinking (), marrying () and giving in marriage (), until the day that Noe entered () into the ark ,
[39] And knew () not until the flood came (), and took them all away (); so shall also the coming of the Son of man be ().
[40] Then shall two be () in the field ; the one shall be taken (), and the other left ().
[41] Two [women shall be] grinding () at the mill ; the one shall be taken (), and the other left ().
[42] Watch () therefore : for ye know () not what hour your Lord doth come ().
[43] But know () this , that if the goodman of the house had known () in what watch the thief would come (), he would have watched (), and would not have suffered () his house to be broken up ().
[44] Therefore be () ye also ready : for in such an hour as ye think () not the Son of man cometh ().
[45] Who then is () a faithful and wise servant , whom his lord hath made ruler () over his household , to give () them meat in due season ?
[46] Blessed [is] that servant , whom his lord when he cometh () shall find () so doing ().
[47] Verily I say () unto you , That he shall make him ruler () over all his goods ().
[48] But and if that evil servant shall say () in his heart , My lord delayeth () his coming ();
[49] And shall begin () to smite () [his] fellowservants , and to eat () and drink () with the drunken ();
[50] The lord of that servant shall come () in a day when he looketh () not for [him], and in an hour that he is not aware of (),
[51] And shall cut him asunder (), and appoint () [him] his portion with the hypocrites : there shall be () weeping and gnashing of teeth .

Young’s Literal Translation

Matthew 24 (YLT)

[1] And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple,
[2] and 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.’
[3] And 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?’
[4] And Jesus answering said to them, ‘Take heed that no one may lead you astray,
[5] for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall lead many astray,
[6] and 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;
[8] and all these are the beginning of sorrows;
[9] then they shall deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated by all the nations because of my name;
[10] and 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;
[12] and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold;
[13] but he who did endure to the end, he shall be saved;
[14] and 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)
[16] then those in Judea-let them flee to the mounts;
[17] he on the house-top-let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;
[18] and 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;
[20] and pray ye that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a sabbath;
[21] for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.
[22] And 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;
[24] for 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.
[25] Lo, 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;
[27] for 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;
[28] for 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;
[30] and 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;
[31] and 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,
[33] so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh-at the doors.
[34] Verily I say to you, this generation may not pass away till all these may come to pass.
[35] The 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;
[37] and as the days of Noah-so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;
[38] for 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,
[39] and they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man.
[40] Then two men shall be in the field, the one is received, and the one is left;
[41] two 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;
[43] and 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;
[44] because 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?
[46] Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;
[47] verily 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,
[49] and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,
[50] the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he doth not expect, and in an hour of which he doth not know,
[51] and will cut him off, and his portion with the hypocrites will appoint; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.