| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 1Now as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings. | 1Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. |
| 2And he said to them, "Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth, not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!" | 2"Do you see all these things?" he asked. "Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down." |
| 3As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" | 3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" |
| 4Jesus answered them, "Watch out that no one misleads you. | 4Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. |
| 5For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will mislead many. | 5For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah,' and will deceive many. |
| 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come. | 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. |
| 7For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. | 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. |
| 8All these things are the beginning of birth pains. | 8All these are the beginning of birth pains. |
| 9"Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name. | 9"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. |
| 10Then many will be led into sin, and they will betray one another and hate one another. | 10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, |
| 11And many false prophets will appear and deceive many, | 11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. |
| 12and because lawlessness will increase so much, the love of many will grow cold. | 12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, |
| 13But the person who endures to the end will be saved. | 13but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. |
| 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. | 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. |
| 15"So when you see the abomination of desolation--spoken about by Daniel the prophet--standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), | 15"So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand-- |
| 16then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. | 16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. |
| 17The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house, | 17Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. |
| 18and the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. | 18Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. |
| 19Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! | 19How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! |
| 20Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. | 20Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. |
| 21For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen. | 21For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again. |
| 22And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. | 22"If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. |
| 23Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe him. | 23At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Messiah!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. |
| 24For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. | 24For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. |
| 25Remember, I have told you ahead of time. | 25See, I have told you ahead of time. |
| 26So then, if someone says to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out, or 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe him. | 26"So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the wilderness,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. |
| 27For just like the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. | 27For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. |
| 28Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. | 28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. |
| 29"Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken. | 29"Immediately after the distress 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 heavenly bodies will be shaken.' |
| 30Then 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 arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. | 30"Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. |
| 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. | 31And he will send 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. |
| 32"Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. | 32"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. |
| 33So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door. | 33Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. |
| 34I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. | 34Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. |
| 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. | 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. |
| 36"But as for that day and hour no one knows it--not even the angels in heaven--except the Father alone. | 36"But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. |
| 37For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. | 37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. |
| 38For in those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark. | 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 knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man. | 39and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. |
| 40Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left. | 40Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. |
| 41There will be two women grinding grain with a mill; one will be taken and one left. | 41Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. |
| 42"Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. | 42"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. |
| 43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into. | 43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. |
| 44Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. | 44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. |
| 45"Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time? | 45"Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? |
| 46Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes. | 46It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. |
| 47I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions. | 47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. |
| 48But if that evil slave should say to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,' | 48But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,' |
| 49and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards, | 49and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. |
| 50then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, | 50The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. |
| 51and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. | 51He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
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