Chapter 24
1 Jesus went out from the temple , and was going on his way . His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple .
2 But he answered them , " You see all of these things , don’ t you ? Most certainly I tell you , there will not be left here one stone on another , that will not be thrown down ."
3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives , the disciples came to him privately , saying , " Tell us , when will these things be ? What is the sign of your coming , and of the end of the age?"
4 Jesus answered them , " Be careful that no one leads you astray .
5 For many will come in my name , saying , ‘ I am the Christ ,’ and will lead many astray .
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars . See that you aren’ t troubled , for all this must happen , but the end is not yet .
7 For nation will rise against nation , and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines , plagues, and earthquakes in various places .
8 But all these things are the beginning of birth pains .
9 " Then they will deliver you up to oppression and will kill you . You will be hated by all of the nations for my name ’s sake .
10 Then many will stumble , and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.
11 Many false prophets will arise and will lead many astray .
12 Because iniquity will be multiplied , the love of many will grow cold .
13 But he who endures to the end will be saved .
14 This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations , and then the end will come .
15 " When , therefore , 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 .
17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house .
18 Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes .
19 But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days !
20 Pray that your flight will not be in the winter nor on a Sabbath ,
21 for then there will be great suffering , such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now , no , nor ever will be .
22 Unless those days had been shortened , no flesh would have been saved . But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened .
23 " Then if any man tells you , ‘ Behold , here is the Christ !’ or , ‘ There !’ don’ t believe it .
24 For false christs and false prophets will arise , and they will show great signs and wonders , so as to lead astray , if possible , even the chosen ones .
25 " Behold , I have told you beforehand.
26 " If therefore they tell you , ‘ Behold , he is in the wilderness ,’ don’ t go out ; or ‘ Behold , he is in the inner rooms ,’ don’ t believe it .
27 For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west , so will the coming of the Son of Man be .
28 For wherever the carcass is , that is where the vultures gather together .
29 " But immediately after the suffering of those days , the sun will be darkened , the moon will not give its light , the stars will fall from the sky , and the powers of the heavens will be shaken ;
30 and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky . 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 .
31 He will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet , and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other .
32 " Now from the fig tree learn this parable : When its branch has now become tender and produces its leaves , you know that the summer is near .
33 Even so you also , when you see all these things , know that he is near , even at the doors .
34 Most certainly I tell you , this generation will not pass away until all these things are accomplished .
35 Heaven and earth will pass away , but my words will not pass away .
36 " But no one knows of that day and hour , not even the angels of heaven , but my Father only .
37 As the days of Noah were , so will the coming of the Son of Man be .
38 For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking , marrying and giving in marriage , until the day that Noah entered into the ship,
39 and they didn’ t know until the flood came and took them all away, so will the coming of the Son of Man be .
40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left.
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill : one will be taken and one will be left.
42 Watch therefore , for you don’ t know in what hour your Lord comes .
43 But know this , that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming , he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into .
44 Therefore also be ready , for in an hour that you don’ t expect , the Son of Man will come .
45 " Who then is the faithful and wise servant , whom his lord has set over his household , to give them their food in due season ?
46 Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes .
47 Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has .
48 But if that evil servant should say in his heart , ‘ My lord is delaying his coming ,’
49 and begins to beat his fellow servants , and eat and drink with the drunkards ,
50 the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’ t expect it and in an hour when he doesn’ t know it ,
51 and will cut him in pieces and appoint his portion with the hypocrites . That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be .