24:1 · When Jesus had left · the temple and was walking away, · his disciples came · up to call his attention to the buildings of the temple.
24:2 And he responded to them, saying, “You see all these things, do you not? I tell you the truth, not even one stone will be left here upon another that will not be thrown down.”
24:3 And when he was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when are these things to take place, and what will be the sign of your coming and the consummation of the age?”
24:4 And Jesus answered · them, saying, “Take care that no one leads you astray.
24:5 For many will come in · my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.
24:6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place but the end is not yet.
24:7 For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
24:8 But all these things are only the beginning of birth pangs.
24:9 Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you, and you will be hated by all · nations because of · my name.
24:10 · At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.
24:11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray;
24:12 and because lawlessness will be increased, · the love of many will grow cold.
24:13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
24:14 And this · gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to every · nation, and then the end will come.
24:15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation’ · spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
24:16 then those who are in · Judea must flee to the mountains,
24:17 the one on the housetop must not go down to gather up what is in · his house,
24:18 and the one in the field must not go back to pick up · his coat.
24:19 But woe to women who are pregnant and to mothers who are nursing babies in those · days!
24:20 And pray that your flight will not be · in winter or on a Sabbath.
24:21 For then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until · now, and will never be again.
24:22 And unless those days were shortened, · no human being would survive. But for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. ·
24:23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There he is!’ Do not believe him.
24:24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and they will perform great signs and wonders so as to lead astray, if that were possible, even the elect.
24:26 So, if they say to you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness!’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.
24:27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
24:28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
24:29 “Immediately · after the suffering 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.
24:30 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.
24:31 And 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.
24:32 “Learn this parable from · the fig tree: as soon as · its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. ·
24:33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, at the very door.
24:34 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away · until all these things take place.
24:35 · Heaven and · earth will pass away, · but my words will never pass away.
24:36 “But concerning · that day and hour, no one knows, neither the angels of heaven nor the Son, but the Father only.
24:37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
24:38 For as in the days · before the flood people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark,
24:39 and they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away, so will · the coming of the Son of Man be.
24:40 At that time two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.
24:41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and the other left.
24:42 Therefore be alert, because you do not know on what day · your Lord will come.
24:43 But understand this: if the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. ·
24:44 For this reason you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of · his household to give other servants their food at the proper time?
24:46 Blessed is · that servant whom · his master will find so doing when he returns.
24:47 I tell you the truth, he will put that servant in charge of all · his possessions.
24:48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says · in · his heart, ‘My master is slow to return,’ ·
24:49 and begins to beat · his fellow servants, and eats and drinks with · drunkards;
24:50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect and at an hour that he does not know,
24:51 and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be · weeping and · gnashing of teeth.
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