ULT MAT chapter 24

24 And Jesus, having gone out from the temple, was going away. And his disciples approached him to show him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he, answering, said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, a stone upon a stone will certainly not be left here, which will not be torn down.”

3 Now as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him by themselves, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what is the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4 And answering, Jesus said to them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. 6 And you are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled, for it is necessary for this to happen, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines[fn] and earthquakes in various places. 8 But all these things are the beginning of birth pains. 9 Then they will hand you over to tribulation and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of my name. 10 And then many will be caused to stumble and will hand one another over and will hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will be raised up and will lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one having endured to the end, this one will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

15 Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation having been spoken of by Daniel the prophet standing in the holy place” (let the one reading understand), 16 “then let the ones in Judea flee to the mountains, 17 let the one on the housetop not go down to take anything from his house, 18 and let the one in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19 But woe to the ones having in the womb and to the ones nursing in those days! 20 But pray that your flight might not happen in winter nor on a Sabbath. 21 For then will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor will ever happen. 22 And if those days had not been shortened, no flesh would be saved. But because of the elect, those days will be shortened. 23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Here!’ you should not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will be raised up and will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 Behold, I have told you beforehand. 26 Therefore, if they say to you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ you should not go out; ‘Behold, in the inner chambers,’ you should not believe it. 27 For just as the lightning comes out from the east and shines as far as the west, thus will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will be gathered.

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 heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 And then 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 much glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens to the ends of them.

32 Now learn the parable from the fig tree: When its branch already becomes tender and it puts out leaves, you know that the summer is near. 33 Thus also you, when you see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors. 34 Truly I say to you that this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things happen. 35 The heaven and the earth will pass away, but my words will certainly not pass away.

36 But concerning that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of the heavens, nor the Son,[fn] except the Father only. 37 For just as the days of Noah, thus will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark, 39 and they did not know until the flood came and took them all away, thus also will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Then two will be in the field—one is taken, and one is left. 41 Two grinding with the mill—one is taken, and one is left.

42 Therefore, be alert, for you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in which watch the thief comes, he would have been alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 For this reason you also be ready, because in that hour you do not think, the Son of Man comes.

45 Who then is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has appointed over his household to give them their food in time? 46 Blessed is that slave whom his master, having come, will find doing thus. 47 Truly I say to you that he will appoint him over all his possessions. 48 But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master delays,’ 49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and eats and drinks with the ones being drunk, 50 the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and at an hour that he does not know, 51 and he will cut him in two and appoint his place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and grinding of the teeth.

Some manuscripts add the phrase and plagues here.

Some manuscripts do not include the phrase nor the Son here.

ULT MAT Chapter 24