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LEB MAT Chapter 24

MAT 24 ©

The Destruction of the Temple Predicted

24And as Jesus went out of the temple courts[fn] he was going along, and his disciples came up to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2But he answered and[fn] said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone will be left here on another stone that will not be thrown down!”

Signs of the End of the Age

3And as[fn] he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up 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[fn] said to them, “Watch out that no one deceives you! 5For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will deceive many. 6And you are going to hear about wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet. 7For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.[fn] 8But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.

Persecution of Disciples Predicted

9“Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations[fn] because of my name. 10And then many will be led into sin and will betray one another and will hate one another, 11and many false prophets will appear and will deceive many, 12and because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold. 13But the one who endures to the end—this person will be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations,[fn] and then the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

15“So when you see the abomination of desolation[fn] spoken about by the prophet Daniel standing in the holy place” (let the one who reads understand), 16“then those in Judea must flee to the mountains! 17The one who is on his[fn] housetop must not come down to take things out of his house, 18and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak. 19And woe to those who are pregnant[fn] and to those who are nursing their babies[fn] in those days! 20But pray that your flight may not happen in winter or on a Sabbath. 21For at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will happen. 22And unless those days had been shortened, no human being would be saved.[fn] But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

23“At that time if anyone should say to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘Here he is,’ do not believe him![fn] 24For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25Behold, I have told you ahead of time! 26Therefore if they say to you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or[fn] ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it![fn] 27For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. 28Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

The Arrival of the Son of Man

30And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,[fn] and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven[fn] with power and great glory. 31And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from one end of heaven[fn] to the other end of it.

The Parable of the Fig Tree

32“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its[fn] leaves, you know that summer is near. 33So also you, when you see all these things, know[fn] that he is near, at the door. 34Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these things take place! 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

The Unknown Day and Hour

36“But concerning that day and hour no one knows—not even the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone. 37For just as the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. 38For as in the days[fn] before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark. 39And they did not know anything[fn] until the deluge came and swept them[fn] all away. So also the coming of the Son of Man will be. 40Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. 42Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know what day your Lord is coming! 43But understand this: that if the master of the house had known what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44For this reason you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think he will come.[fn]

A Faithful Slave and an Unfaithful Slave

45“Who then is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household slaves to give them their[fn] food at the right time? 46Blessed is that slave whom his master will find so doing when he[fn] comes back. 47Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48But if that evil slave should say to himself,[fn] ‘My master is staying away for a long time,’ 49and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and at an hour that he does not know, 51and will cut him in two and assign his place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!


24:1 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself

24:2 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb

24:3 *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was sitting”)

24:4 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb

24:7 Or “in place after place”

24:9 Or “Gentiles”; the same Greek word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context

24:14 Or “Gentiles”; the same Greek word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context

24:15 An allusion to Dan 9:27|link-href="None"

24:17 *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

24:19 Literally “who have in the womb”

24:19 *The words “their babies” are not in the Greek text but are supplied as a necessary clarification

24:22 Literally “every flesh would not be saved”

24:23 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

24:26 *Here “or” is supplied because of English style

24:26 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

24:29 A quotation from Isa 13:10|link-href="None"; 34:4

24:30 Or “the sky”

24:30 Or “the sky”

24:31 Or “of the sky”

24:32 *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

24:33 Or “you know”

24:38 Some manuscripts have “those days”

24:39 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

24:39 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

24:44 *The words “he will come” are not in the Greek text but are implied

24:45 *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

24:46 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“comes back”) which is understood as temporal

24:48 Literally “in his heart”

MAT 24 ©

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