Holman Christian Standard Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

1As Jesus left and was going out of the temple complex, His disciples came up and called His attention to the temple buildings.

1Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.

2Then He replied to them, "Don't you see all these things? I assure you: Not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down!"

2And He said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down."

3While He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached Him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what is the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?"

3As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"

4Then Jesus replied to them: "Watch out that no one deceives you.

4And Jesus answered and said to them, "See to it that no one misleads you.

5For many will come in My name, saying, I am the Messiah,' and they will deceive many.

5"For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many.

6You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.

6"You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.

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

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

8All these events are the beginning of birth pains.

8"But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

9"Then they will hand you over for persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of My name.

9"Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

10Then many will take offense, betray one another and hate one another.

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

11Many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

11"Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.

12Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold.

12"Because lawlessness is increased, most people's love will grow cold.

13But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.

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

14This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations. And then the end will come.

14"This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

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

15"Therefore when 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 those in Judea must flee to the mountains!

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

17A man on the housetop must not come down to get things out of his house.

17"Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.

18And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes.

18"Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

19Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days!

19"But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

20Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

20"But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

21For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn't taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again!

21"For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

22Unless those days were limited, no one would survive. But those days will be limited because of the elect.

22"Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

23"If anyone tells you then, Look, here is the Messiah!' or, Over here!' do not believe it!

23"Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him.

24False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

24"For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

25Take note: I have told you in advance.

25"Behold, I have told you in advance.

26So if they tell you, Look, He's in the wilderness!' don't go out; Look, He's in the inner rooms!' do not believe it.

26"So if they say to you, 'Behold, He is in the wilderness,' do not go out, or, 'Behold, He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe them.

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

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

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

28"Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

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

29"But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND 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, and then all the peoples of the earth will mourn; and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

30"And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and 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 loud trumpet, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

31"And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

32"Now learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

32"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;

33In the same way, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near--at the door!

33so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

34I assure you: This generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place.

34"Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

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

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

36"Now concerning that day and hour no one knows--neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son--except the Father only.

36"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

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

37"For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.

38For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark.

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

39They didn't know until the flood came and swept them all away. So this is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be:

39and they did not understand 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 left.

40"Then there will be two men 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 left.

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

42Therefore be alert, since you don't know what day your Lord is coming.

42"Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

43But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

43"But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

44This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

44"For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

45"Who then is a faithful and sensible slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?

45"Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

46That slave whose master finds him working when he comes will be rewarded.

46"Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.

47I assure you: He will put him in charge of all his possessions.

47"Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

48But if that wicked slave says in his heart, My master is delayed,'

48"But if that evil slave says in his heart, 'My master is not coming for a long time,'

49and starts to beat his fellow slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards,

49and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;

50that slave's master will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know.

50the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know,

51He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

51and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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