Matthew - douay rheims

Chapter 24

¹ AND Jesus being come out of the temple, went away. And his disciples came to shew him the buildings of the temple.
² And he answering, said to them: Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you there shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be destroyed.
³ And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world?
⁴ And Jesus answering, said to them: Take heed that no man seduce you:
⁵ For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ: and they will seduce many.
⁶ And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled. For 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 pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places:
⁸ Now all these are the beginnings of sorrows.
⁹ Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall put you to death: and you shall be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
¹⁰ And then shall many be scandalized: and shall betray one another: and shall hate one another.
¹¹ And many false prophets shall rise, and shall seduce many.
¹² And because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold.
¹³ But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved.
¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in the whole world, for a testimony to all nations, and then shall the consummation come.
¹⁵ When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand.
¹⁶ Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains:
¹⁷ And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house:
¹⁸ And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat.
¹⁹ And woe to them that are with child, and that give suck in those days.
²⁰ But pray that your flight be not in the winter, or on the sabbath.
²¹ For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be.
²² And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.
²³ Then if any man shall say to you: Lo here is Christ, or there, do not believe him.
²⁴ For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.
²⁵ Behold I have told it to you, beforehand.
²⁶ If therefore they shall say to you: Behold he is in the desert, go ye not out: Behold he is in the closets, believe it not.
²⁷ For as lightning cometh out of the east, and appeareth even into the west: so shall the coming of the Son of man be.
²⁸ Wheresoever the body shall be, there shall the eagles also 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 heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be moved:
³⁰ And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all tribes of the earth mourn: and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with much power and majesty.
³¹ And he shall send his angels with a trumpet, and a great voice: and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them.
³² And from the fig tree learn a parable: When the branch thereof is now tender, and the leaves come forth, you know that summer is nigh.
³³ So you also, when you shall see all these things, know ye that it is nigh, even at the doors.
³⁴ Amen I say to you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
³⁵ Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.
³⁶ But of that day and hour no one knoweth, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.
³⁷ And as in the days of Noe, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
³⁸ For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, even till that day in which Noe entered into the ark,
³⁹ And they knew not till the flood came, and took them all away; so also shall the coming of the Son of man be.
⁴⁰ Then two shall be in the field: one shall be taken, and one shall be left.
⁴¹ Two women shall be grinding at the mill: one shall be taken, and one shall be left.
⁴² Watch ye therefore, because ye know not what hour your Lord will come.
⁴³ But know this ye, that if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would certainly watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open.
⁴⁴ Wherefore be you also ready, because at what hour you know not the Son of man will come.
⁴⁵ Who, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his family, to give them meat in season.
⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come he shall find so doing.
⁴⁷ Amen I say to you, he shall place him over all his goods.
⁴⁸ But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming:
⁴⁹ And shall begin to strike his fellow servants, and shall eat and drink with drunkards:
⁵⁰ The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopeth not, and at an hour that he knoweth not:
⁵¹ And shall separate him, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew - webster

Chapter 24

¹ And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.
² And Jesus said to them, See ye not all these things? verily I say to 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 to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
⁴ And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
⁵ For many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and will deceive many.
⁶ And ye will hear of wars, and rumors 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 will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.
⁸ All these are the beginning of sorrows.
⁹ Then will they deliver you up to be afflicted, and will kill you: and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
¹⁰ And then will many be offended, and will betray one another, and will hate one another.
¹¹ And many false prophets will rise, and will deceive many.
¹² And because iniquity will abound, the love of many will become cold.
¹³ But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.
¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.
¹⁵ When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoever readeth, let him understand,)
¹⁶ Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains:
¹⁷ Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house:
¹⁸ Neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes.
¹⁹ And woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants in those days!
²⁰ But pray ye that your flight may not be in the winter, neither on the sabbath:
²¹ For then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
²² And except those days should be shortened, there would no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
²³ Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
²⁴ For false Christs will arise, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they would deceive the very elect.
²⁵ Behold, I have told you before.
²⁶ Wherefore, if they shall say to 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 to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
²⁸ For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be collected.
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 will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
³² Now learn a parable of the fig-tree; When its 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 to you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things shall 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 Noah were, so will 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 Noah entered into the ark,
³⁹ And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so also will be the coming of the Son of man.
⁴⁰ Then will two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
⁴¹ Two women will 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 cometh.
⁴³ But know this, that if the master of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would watch, and would not suffer 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 food in due season?
⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.
⁴⁷ Verily I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all his goods.
⁴⁸ But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming;
⁴⁹ And shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
⁵⁰ The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
⁵¹ And will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew - world english bible

Chapter 24

¹ 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 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 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 answered them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.
⁵ many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will lead many astray.
⁶ 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 nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.
⁸ all these things are the beginning of birth pains.
⁹ 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 many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
¹¹ false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.
¹² iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.
¹³ he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
¹⁴ 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 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 let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
¹⁷ him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.
¹⁸ him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes.
¹⁹ woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!
²⁰ that your flight will not be in the winter, nor on a Sabbath,
²¹ then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.
²² 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 if any man tells you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or, 'There,' don't believe it.
²⁴ there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.
²⁵ I have told you beforehand.
²⁶ therefore they tell you, 'Behold, he is in the wilderness,' don't go out; 'Behold, he is in the inner rooms,' don't believe it.
²⁷ as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
²⁸ wherever the carcass is, there is where the vultures gather together.
²⁹ immediately after the oppression 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 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 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 from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near.
³³ so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
³⁴ certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished.
³⁵ and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
³⁶ no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
³⁷ the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
³⁸ 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 they didn't know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
⁴⁰ two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left;
⁴¹ women grinding at the mill, one will be taken and one will be left.
⁴² therefore, for you don't know in what hour your Lord comes.
⁴³ 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 also be ready, for in an hour that you don't expect, the Son of Man will come.
⁴⁵ then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
⁴⁶ is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.
⁴⁷ certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.
⁴⁸ if that evil servant should say in his heart, 'My lord is delaying his coming,'
⁴⁹ begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards,
⁵⁰ 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 will cut him in pieces, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.

Matthew - darby

Chapter 24

¹ And Jesus went forth and went away from the temple, and his disciples came to [him] to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
² And he answering said to them, Do ye not see all these things? Verily I say to you, Not a stone shall be left here upon a stone which shall not be thrown down.
³ And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign of thy coming and [the] completion of the age?
⁴ And Jesus answering said to them, See that no one mislead you.
⁵ For many shall come in my name, saying, *I* am the Christ, and they shall mislead many.
⁶ But ye will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not disturbed; for all [these things] must take place, but it is not yet the end.
⁷ For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.
⁸ But all these [are the] beginning of throes.
⁹ Then shall they deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you; and ye will be hated of all the nations for my name's sake.
¹⁰ And then will many be offended, and will deliver one another up, and hate one another;
¹¹ and many false prophets shall arise and shall mislead many;
¹² and because lawlessness shall prevail, the love of the most shall grow cold;
¹³ but he that has endured to the end, *he* shall be saved.
¹⁴ And these glad tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole habitable earth, for a witness to all the nations, and then shall come the end.
¹⁵ When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation, which is spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in [what is a] holy place, (he that reads let him understand,)
¹⁶ then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains;
¹⁷ let not him that is on the house come down to take the things out of his house;
¹⁸ and let not him that is in the field turn back to take his garment.
¹⁹ But woe to those that are with child, and those that give suck in those days.
²⁰ But pray that your flight may not be in winter time nor on sabbath:
²¹ for then shall there be great tribulation, such as has not been from [the] beginning of [the] world until now, nor ever shall be;
²² and if those days had not been cut short, no flesh had been saved; but on account of the elect those days shall be cut short.
²³ Then if any one say to you, Behold, here is the Christ, or here, believe [it] not.
²⁴ For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.
²⁵ Behold, I have told you beforehand.
²⁶ If therefore they say to you, Behold, he is in the desert, go not forth; behold, [he is] in the inner chambers, do not believe [it].
²⁷ For as the lightning goes forth from the east and shines to the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
²⁸ [For] wherever the carcase is, there will be gathered the eagles.
²⁹ But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon 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 land lament, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
³¹ And he shall send his angels with a great sound of trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from [the one] extremity of [the] heavens to [the other] extremity of them.
³² But learn the parable from the fig-tree: When already its branch becomes tender and produces leaves, ye know that the summer is near.
³³ Thus also *ye*, when ye see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors.
³⁴ Verily I say to you, This generation will not have passed away until all these things shall have taken place.
³⁵ The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.
³⁶ But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, but [my] Father alone.
³⁷ But as the days of Noe, so also shall be the coming of the Son of man.
³⁸ For as they were in the days which were before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark,
³⁹ and they knew not till the flood came and took all away; thus also shall be the coming of the Son of man.
⁴⁰ Then two shall be in the field, one is taken and one is left;
⁴¹ two [women] grinding at the mill, one is taken and one is left.
⁴² Watch therefore, for ye know not in what hour your Lord comes.
⁴³ But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be dug through [into].
⁴⁴ Wherefore *ye* also, be ye ready, for in that hour that ye think not the Son of man comes.
⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful and prudent bondman whom his lord has set over his household, to give them food in season?
⁴⁶ Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus.
⁴⁷ Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all his substance.
⁴⁸ But if that evil bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come,
⁴⁹ and begin to beat his fellow-bondmen, and eat and drink with the drunken;
⁵⁰ the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of,
⁵¹ and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

Matthew - american standard version

Chapter 24

¹ And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.
² But he answered and 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 on 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 lead you astray.
⁵ For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray.
⁶ And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled: for [these things] must needs 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 earthquakes in divers places.
⁸ But all these things are the beginning of travail.
⁹ Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name's sake.
¹⁰ And then shall many stumble, and 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 iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.
¹³ But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.
¹⁵ When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand),
¹⁶ then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:
¹⁷ let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house:
¹⁸ and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
¹⁹ But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!
²⁰ And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath:
²¹ for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.
²² And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
²³ Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe [it] not.
²⁴ For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
²⁵ Behold, I have told you beforehand.
²⁶ If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe [it] not.
²⁷ For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
²⁸ Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
²⁹ But 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 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 on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
³¹ And he shall send forth 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 from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;
³³ even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, [even] at the doors.
³⁴ Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.
³⁵ Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
³⁶ But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
³⁷ And as [were] the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
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 ark,
³⁹ and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
⁴⁰ Then shall two man be in the field; one is taken, and one is left:
⁴¹ two women [shall be] grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.
⁴² Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh.
⁴³ But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.
⁴⁴ Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food 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 will set him over all that he hath.
⁴⁸ But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;
⁴⁹ and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken;
⁵⁰ the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not,
⁵¹ and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

Matthew - basic english

Chapter 24

¹ And Jesus went out of the Temple, and on the way his disciples came to him, pointing out the buildings of the Temple.
² But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.
³ And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?
⁴ And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.
⁵ For people will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and a number will be turned from the true way through them.
⁶ And news will come to you of wars and talk of wars: do not be troubled, for these things have to be; but it is still not the end.
⁷ For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;
⁸ But all these things are the first of the troubles.
⁹ Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.
¹⁰ And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.
¹¹ And a number of false prophets will come, causing error.
¹² And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.
¹³ But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.
¹⁴ And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.
¹⁵ When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),
¹⁶ Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:
¹⁷ Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:
¹⁸ And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.
¹⁹ But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.
²⁰ And say a prayer that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.
²¹ Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.
²² And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.
²³ Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him;
²⁴ For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.
²⁵ See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.
²⁶ If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.
²⁷ Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
²⁸ Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles come together.
²⁹ But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:
³⁰ And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
³¹ And he will send out his angels with a great sound of a horn, and they will get his saints together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
³² Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;
³³ Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.
³⁴ Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.
³⁵ Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
³⁶ But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.
³⁷ And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.
³⁸ Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,
³⁹ And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
⁴⁰ Then two men will be in the field; one is taken, and one let go;
⁴¹ Two women will be crushing grain; one is taken, and one let go.
⁴² Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.
⁴³ But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.
⁴⁴ Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.
⁴⁵ Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?
⁴⁶ A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.
⁴⁷ Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.
⁴⁸ But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;
⁴⁹ And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine;
⁵⁰ The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,
⁵¹ And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.