New King James Version

New American Standard Bible 1995

1Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple.

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

2And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall 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."

3Now as He sat on 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 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?"

4And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed 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 Christ,’ and will deceive many.

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

6And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, 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 against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, 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 are the beginning of sorrows.

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

9“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.

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

10And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

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

11Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

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

12And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

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

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

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

14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the 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“Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him 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 let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

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

17Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything 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 let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.

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

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

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

20And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.

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

21For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

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.

22And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

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“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.

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

24For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, 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.

25See, I have told you beforehand.

25"Behold, I have told you in advance.

26“Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is 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 to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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.

28For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

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 give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens 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.

30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes 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.

31And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven 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: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth 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;

33So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!

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

34Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till 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 by no means pass away.

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

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

37But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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

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

39and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man 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 the other 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 the other left.

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

42Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.

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

43But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to 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.

44Therefore you also be ready, for 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 wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?

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?

46Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.

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

47Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods.

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

48But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’

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

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

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

50the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,

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,

51and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall 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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