預言聖殿被毀

24 耶穌從聖殿出來,往前走的時候,他的門徒們上前來,把聖殿的建築指給他看。 耶穌回應說:「你們不是看見了這一切嗎?我確實地告訴你們:這裡將絕不會有一塊石頭留在另一塊石頭上而不被拆下。」

末日的預兆

耶穌在橄欖山上坐著,門徒們悄悄地前來問他:「請告訴我們,這些事什麼時候會發生呢?你的來臨和這世代的終結會有什麼預兆呢?」

耶穌回答他們,說:「你們要當心,免得有人迷惑你們。 因為許多人會以我的名而來,聲稱『我是基督』,並且會迷惑許多人。 你們也將會聽見戰爭和戰爭的消息。要注意,不可驚慌,因為這些事必須發生,不過結局還沒有到。 一個民族要起來反對另一個民族,一個國家要起來反對另一個國家;到處都會有饑荒[a]和地震。 這些都像臨產陣痛的開始。

預言受迫害

「那時,他們將要出賣你們,使你們受患難,甚至殺害你們。為了我的名,你們將被萬民憎恨。 10 那時,許多人將被絆倒[b],彼此出賣,彼此憎恨; 11 並且會有許多假先知起來,迷惑許多人; 12 由於罪惡[c]增多,許多人的愛心就會冷淡。 13 但是忍耐到底的,這個人將會得救。 14 這天國的福音將被傳遍天下,好對萬國做見證,然後結局才會到來。

大患難的日子

15 「當你們看見藉著先知但以理所說的『那帶來毀滅的褻瀆者[d][e]站在聖地的時候——讀者應當思考—— 16 那時,在猶太的人應當逃到山裡; 17 在屋頂上的人,不要下來拿屋子裡的東西; 18 在田裡的人,不要返回去拿自己的衣服。 19 在那些日子裡,孕婦和哺乳的女人有禍了! 20 你們要禱告,好讓你們逃難的時候不在冬天,也不在安息日。 21 因為那時將有大患難。這樣的患難從世界開始直到如今,從來沒有發生過,也絕不再發生。 22 如果那些日子不被減少,就沒有一個人[f]能得救。可是為了那些蒙揀選的人,那些日子將被減少。

23 「那時候,如果有人對你們說『看哪,基督在這裡!』或『他在那裡!』你們不要相信。 24 因為假基督們和假先知們會出現,行大神蹟和奇事,如果有可能,甚至迷惑那些蒙揀選的人。 25 看哪,我已經預先告訴你們了! 26 所以,如果有人對你們說『看哪,基督在曠野裡!』你們不要出去;有人說:『看哪,他在內室裡!』你們也不要相信; 27 因為就像閃電從東邊發出,直照到西邊,人子的來臨也將要這樣。 28 屍體在哪裡,禿鷹就聚集在哪裡。

人子的來臨

29 「那些日子的患難一過去,

『太陽就要變黑,
月亮也不發光,
星辰要從天上墜落,
諸天的各勢力也將被震動。』

30 「那時候,人子的徵兆將要顯現在天上,地上的萬族都要捶胸哀哭。他們將要看見人子帶著極大的權能和榮耀,在天上的雲彩中來臨。 31 在嘹亮的號角聲中,他要差派他的天使們從四方,從天這邊到天那邊,召集他所揀選的人。

無花果樹的比喻

32 「你們要從無花果樹那裡學個比喻:當無花果樹的枝子發嫩長出葉子的時候,你們就知道夏天快到了。 33 照樣,當你們看見這一切的時候,你們就知道人子[g]快到了,就在門口了。 34 我確實地告訴你們:在這一切事發生之前,這世代絕不會過去。 35 天和地將要消逝,但是我的話絕不會消逝。

無人知道那日子和那時刻

36 「至於那日子和那時刻,沒有人知道,連諸天之上的天使們也不知道,子也不知道,[h]唯有父知道。 37 挪亞的那些日子怎樣,人子的來臨也將要怎樣。 38 在洪水以前的那些日子裡,人們繼續吃、喝、嫁、娶,直到挪亞進方舟的那一天。 39 他們毫不察覺,直到洪水到來,把一切沖走。人子的來臨,也將是這樣。 40 那時,兩個人在田裡,一個被接去,一個被留下。 41 兩個女人在磨石那裡推磨,一個被接去,一個被留下。 42 所以你們要警醒,因為你們不知道你們的主哪一天[i]回來。 43 不過你們應當知道這一點:一家的主人如果知道賊什麼時刻[j]來,他就會警醒,不讓他的房子被人鑽進。 44 你們為了這緣故也應當做好準備,因為在你們意想不到的時候,人子就來了。

忠僕與惡僕

45 「究竟誰是那又忠心又聰明的奴僕——受主人委任統管他家裡的人、按時給他們分糧的人呢? 46 主人回來的時候,看見哪個奴僕這樣做,那個奴僕就蒙福了。 47 我確實地告訴你們:主人會委任他統管自己所擁有的一切。 48 但如果這惡奴心裡說『我的主人會遲延回來[k]』, 49 就動手毆打與他同做奴僕的,並且與醉酒的人一起吃喝, 50 那麼,這奴僕的主人就要在意想不到的日子、在他不知道的時刻回來, 51 並且會嚴厲懲罰他[l],使他與那些偽善的人有同樣的下場。在那裡將有哀哭和切齒。

Footnotes

  1. 馬太福音 24:7 有古抄本附「瘟疫」。
  2. 馬太福音 24:10 被絆倒——或譯作「放棄信仰」。
  3. 馬太福音 24:12 罪惡——原文直譯「不法」。
  4. 馬太福音 24:15 褻瀆者——或譯作「褻瀆之物」。
  5. 馬太福音 24:15 《但以理書》9:27;11:31;12:11。
  6. 馬太福音 24:22 人——原文直譯「肉體」。
  7. 馬太福音 24:33 人子——原文直譯「他」或「它」;可指「人子」,也可指「那時刻」。
  8. 馬太福音 24:36 有古抄本沒有「子也不知道,」。
  9. 馬太福音 24:42 哪一天——有古抄本作「什麼時候」。
  10. 馬太福音 24:43 時刻——原文直譯「更次」。
  11. 馬太福音 24:48 有古抄本沒有「回來」。
  12. 馬太福音 24:51 嚴厲懲罰他——原文直譯「把他砍成兩段」。

預言聖殿被毀(A)

24 耶穌出了聖殿,往前走的時候,門徒前來把聖殿的建築指給他看。 他對門徒說:“你們不是看見了這一切嗎?我實在告訴你們,將來在這裡必沒有一塊石頭留在另一塊石頭上面,每一塊都要拆下來。”

這世代終結的預兆(B)

耶穌坐在橄欖山上,門徒暗中前來問他:“請告訴我們,甚麼時候會有這些事呢?你的降臨和這世代的終結,有甚麼預兆呢?” 耶穌回答他們:“你們要小心,不要被人迷惑; 因為許多人要假冒我的名而來,說:‘我就是基督’,並且要迷惑許多的人。 你們要聽見戰爭,也聽見戰爭的風聲;你們要小心,不要驚慌,因為這是免不了的,不過結局還沒有到。 一個民族要起來攻打另一個民族,一個國家要起來攻打另一個國家,到處都有饑荒和地震, 這一切不過是痛苦的開始。 那時人要把你們送去受苦,也要殺害你們,你們要因我的名被萬民恨惡。 10 那時許多人會失去信仰,彼此出賣,互相恨惡; 11 也有許多假先知出現,要迷惑許多人。 12 因為不法的事增加,許多人的愛心就冷淡了。 13 唯有堅忍到底的,必然得救。 14 這天國的福音要傳遍天下,向萬民作見證,然後結局才來到。

大災難的日子(C)

15 “當你們看見但以理先知所說的‘那造成荒涼的可憎者’,站在聖地的時候(讀者必須領悟), 16 那時,住在猶太的應當逃到山上; 17 在房頂的不要下來拿家裡的東西; 18 在田裡的也不要回去取衣服。 19 當那些日子,懷孕的和乳養孩子的有禍了! 20 你們應當祈求,叫你們逃難的時候,不是在冬天或安息日, 21 因為那時必有大災難,這是從世界的開始到現在未曾有過的,以後也必不會再有。 22 如果那些日子不減少,沒有一個人可以存活;但是為了選民,那些日子必會減少。 23 那時,如果有人對你們說:‘看哪,基督在這裡!’或說:‘他在那裡!’你們不要信, 24 因為必有假基督和假先知出現,顯大神蹟和奇事;如果可以的話,他們連選民也要迷惑。 25 你們看!我已經事先告訴你們了。 26 如果他們對你們說:‘看!基督在曠野裡。’你們不要出去;或說:‘看!他在內室裡。’也不要相信。 27 電光怎樣從東方閃出來,一直照到西方,人子降臨的時候,也是這樣。 28 屍首在哪裡,鷹也必聚在哪裡。

人子必駕雲降臨(D)

29 “那些日子的災難剛過去:

太陽就變黑了,

月亮也不發光,

眾星從天墜落,

天上的萬象震動。

30 “那時,人子的徵兆要顯在天上,地上的萬族都要哀號,並且看見人子帶著能力,滿有榮耀,駕著天上的雲降臨。 31 當號筒發出響聲,他要差派使者,把他的選民從四方,從天這邊到天那邊都招聚來。

32 “你們應該從無花果樹學個功課:樹枝長出嫩芽生出葉子的時候,你們就知道夏天近了; 33 同樣,當你們看見這一切,就知道人子已經近在門口了。 34 我實在告訴你們,這一切都必要發生,然後這世代才會過去。 35 天地都要過去,但我的話決不會廢去。

警醒準備(E)

36 “至於那日子和時間,沒有人知道,連天上的使者和子也不知道,只有父知道。 37 挪亞的時代怎樣,人子降臨的時候也是這樣。 38 洪水之前的時代,人們吃喝嫁娶,直到挪亞進入方舟的那一天; 39 等到洪水來到,把他們沖去,他們才明白過來;人子降臨的時候也是這樣。 40 那時,兩個人在田裡工作,一個被接去,一個撇下來; 41 兩個女人在磨坊推磨,一個被接去,一個撇下來。 42 因此,你們要警醒,因為不知道你們的主甚麼時候要來。 43 你們都知道,家主若曉得竊賊晚上甚麼時候會來,就會提高警覺,不讓他摸進屋裡。 44 所以,你們也要準備妥當,因為在想不到的時候,人子就來了。

忠心的僕人有福了(F)

45 “誰是忠心和精明的僕人,被主人指派管理全家,按時分派糧食的呢? 46 主人來到,看見他這樣作,那僕人就有福了。 47 我實在告訴你們,主人要指派他管理自己的一切財產。 48 如果他是個壞的僕人,心裡說‘我的主人不會那麼快回來’, 49 就動手打其他的僕人,又和醉酒的人吃喝。 50 在他想不到的日子,不知道的時間,那僕人的主人要來, 51 嚴厲地處罰他,使他和虛偽的人同在一起;在那裡必要哀哭切齒。”

Jesús anuncia que el templo será destruido(A)

24 Jesús salió del templo, y ya se iba, cuando sus discípulos se acercaron y comenzaron a atraer su atención a los edificios del templo. Jesús les dijo:

—¿Ven ustedes todo esto? Pues les aseguro que aquí no va a quedar ni una piedra sobre otra. Todo será destruido.

Señales antes del fin(B)

Luego se fueron al Monte de los Olivos. Jesús se sentó, y los discípulos se le acercaron para preguntarle aparte:

—Queremos que nos digas cuándo va a ocurrir esto. ¿Cuál será la señal de tu regreso y del fin del mundo?

Jesús les contestó:

—Tengan cuidado de que nadie los engañe. Porque vendrán muchos haciéndose pasar por mí. Dirán: “Yo soy el Mesías”, y engañarán a mucha gente. Ustedes tendrán noticias de que hay guerras aquí y allá; pero no se asusten, pues así tiene que ocurrir; sin embargo, aún no será el fin. Porque una nación peleará contra otra y un país hará guerra contra otro; y habrá hambres y terremotos en muchos lugares. Pero todo eso apenas será el comienzo de los dolores.

»Entonces los entregarán a ustedes para que los maltraten; y los matarán, y todo el mundo los odiará por causa mía. 10 En aquel tiempo muchos renegarán de su fe, y se odiarán y se traicionarán unos a otros. 11 Aparecerán muchos falsos profetas, y engañarán a mucha gente. 12 Habrá tanta maldad, que la mayoría dejará de tener amor hacia los demás. 13 Pero el que siga firme hasta el fin, se salvará. 14 Y esta buena noticia del reino será anunciada en todo el mundo, para que todas las naciones la conozcan; entonces vendrá el fin.

15 »El profeta Daniel escribió acerca del horrible sacrilegio. Cuando ustedes lo vean en el Lugar santo —el que lee, entienda—, 16 entonces los que estén en Judea, que huyan a las montañas; 17 y el que esté en la azotea de su casa, que no baje a sacar nada; 18 y el que esté en el campo, que no regrese ni aun a recoger su ropa. 19 ¡Pobres mujeres aquellas que en tales días estén embarazadas o tengan niños de pecho! 20 Pidan ustedes a Dios que no hayan de huir en el invierno ni en sábado; 21 porque habrá entonces un sufrimiento tan grande como nunca lo ha habido desde el comienzo del mundo ni lo habrá después. 22 Y si Dios no acortara ese tiempo, no se salvaría nadie; pero lo acortará por amor a los que ha escogido.

23 »Si entonces alguien les dice a ustedes: “Miren, aquí está el Mesías”, o “Miren, allí está”, no lo crean. 24 Porque vendrán falsos mesías y falsos profetas; y harán grandes señales y milagros, para engañar, a ser posible, hasta a los que Dios mismo ha escogido. 25 Ya se lo he advertido a ustedes de antemano. 26 Por eso, si les dicen: “Miren, allí está, en el desierto”, no vayan; o si les dicen: “Miren, aquí está escondido”, no lo crean. 27 Porque como un relámpago que se ve brillar de oriente a occidente, así será cuando regrese el Hijo del hombre. 28 Donde esté el cadáver, allí se juntarán los buitres.

El regreso del Hijo del hombre(C)

29 »Tan pronto como pasen aquellos días de sufrimiento, el sol se oscurecerá, la luna dejará de dar su luz, las estrellas caerán del cielo y las fuerzas celestiales temblarán. 30 Entonces se verá en el cielo la señal del Hijo del hombre, y llenos de terror todos los pueblos del mundo llorarán, y verán al Hijo del hombre que viene en las nubes del cielo con gran poder y gloria. 31 Y él mandará a sus ángeles con una gran trompeta, para que reúnan a sus escogidos de los cuatro puntos cardinales, desde un extremo del cielo hasta el otro.

32 »Aprendan esta enseñanza de la higuera: Cuando sus ramas se ponen tiernas, y brotan sus hojas, se dan cuenta ustedes de que ya el verano está cerca. 33 De la misma manera, cuando vean todo esto, sepan que el Hijo del hombre ya está a la puerta. 34 Les aseguro que todo esto sucederá antes que muera la gente de este tiempo. 35 El cielo y la tierra dejarán de existir, pero mis palabras no dejarán de cumplirse.

36 »En cuanto al día y la hora, nadie lo sabe, ni aun los ángeles del cielo, ni el Hijo. Solamente lo sabe el Padre.

37 »Como sucedió en tiempos de Noé, así sucederá también cuando regrese el Hijo del hombre. 38 En aquellos tiempos antes del diluvio, y hasta el día en que Noé entró en la barca, la gente comía y bebía y se casaba. 39 Pero cuando menos lo esperaban, vino el diluvio y se los llevó a todos. Así sucederá también cuando regrese el Hijo del hombre. 40 En aquel momento, de dos hombres que estén en el campo, uno será llevado y el otro será dejado. 41 De dos mujeres que estén moliendo, una será llevada y la otra será dejada.

42 »Manténganse ustedes despiertos, porque no saben qué día va a venir su Señor. 43 Pero sepan esto, que si el dueño de una casa supiera a qué hora de la noche va a llegar el ladrón, se mantendría despierto y no dejaría que nadie se metiera en su casa a robar. 44 Por eso, ustedes también estén preparados; porque el Hijo del hombre vendrá cuando menos lo esperen.

El criado fiel y el criado infiel(D)

45 »¿Quién es el criado fiel y atento, a quien su amo deja encargado de los de su casa, para darles de comer a su debido tiempo? 46 Dichoso el criado a quien su amo, cuando llega, lo encuentra cumpliendo con su deber. 47 Les aseguro que el amo lo pondrá como encargado de todos sus bienes. 48 Pero si ese criado es un malvado, y pensando que su amo va a tardar 49 comienza a maltratar a los otros criados, y se junta con borrachos a comer y beber, 50 el día que menos lo espere y a una hora que no sabe, llegará su amo 51 y lo castigará, condenándolo a correr la misma suerte que los hipócritas. Entonces vendrán el llanto y la desesperación.

The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times(A)

24 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another;(B) every one will be thrown down.”

As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives,(C) the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming(D) and of the end of the age?”(E)

Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.(F) For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.(G) You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.(H) There will be famines(I) and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.

“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted(J) and put to death,(K) and you will be hated by all nations because of me.(L) 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets(M) will appear and deceive many people.(N) 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(O) 14 And this gospel of the kingdom(P) will be preached in the whole world(Q) as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place(R) ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[a](S) spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop(T) go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!(U) 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.(V)

22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect(W) those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.(X) 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders(Y) to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.

26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as lightning(Z) that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming(AA) of the Son of Man.(AB) 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.(AC)

29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“‘the sun will be darkened,
    and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
    and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[b](AD)

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[c] will mourn(AE) when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven,(AF) with power and great glory.[d] 31 And he will send his angels(AG) with a loud trumpet call,(AH) and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[e] is near, right at the door.(AI) 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(AJ) 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(AK)

The Day and Hour Unknown(AL)(AM)

36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[f] but only the Father.(AN) 37 As it was in the days of Noah,(AO) so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,(AP) up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.(AQ) 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.(AR) 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.(AS)

42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.(AT) 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(AU) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready,(AV) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant,(AW) whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.(AX) 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.(AY) 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.(AZ) 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(BA)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:15 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
  2. Matthew 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
  3. Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
  4. Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.
  5. Matthew 24:33 Or he
  6. Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son.

24 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

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

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

25 Behold, I have told you before.

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

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

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

預言聖殿被毀

24 耶穌從聖殿出來,往前走的時候,他的門徒們上前來,把聖殿的建築指給他看。 耶穌回應說:「你們不是看見了這一切嗎?我確實地告訴你們:這裡將絕不會有一塊石頭留在另一塊石頭上而不被拆下。」

末日的預兆

耶穌在橄欖山上坐著,門徒們悄悄地前來問他:「請告訴我們,這些事什麼時候會發生呢?你的來臨和這世代的終結會有什麼預兆呢?」

耶穌回答他們,說:「你們要當心,免得有人迷惑你們。 因為許多人會以我的名而來,聲稱『我是基督』,並且會迷惑許多人。 你們也將會聽見戰爭和戰爭的消息。要注意,不可驚慌,因為這些事必須發生,不過結局還沒有到。 一個民族要起來反對另一個民族,一個國家要起來反對另一個國家;到處都會有饑荒[a]和地震。 這些都像臨產陣痛的開始。

預言受迫害

「那時,他們將要出賣你們,使你們受患難,甚至殺害你們。為了我的名,你們將被萬民憎恨。 10 那時,許多人將被絆倒[b],彼此出賣,彼此憎恨; 11 並且會有許多假先知起來,迷惑許多人; 12 由於罪惡[c]增多,許多人的愛心就會冷淡。 13 但是忍耐到底的,這個人將會得救。 14 這天國的福音將被傳遍天下,好對萬國做見證,然後結局才會到來。

大患難的日子

15 「當你們看見藉著先知但以理所說的『那帶來毀滅的褻瀆者[d][e]站在聖地的時候——讀者應當思考—— 16 那時,在猶太的人應當逃到山裡; 17 在屋頂上的人,不要下來拿屋子裡的東西; 18 在田裡的人,不要返回去拿自己的衣服。 19 在那些日子裡,孕婦和哺乳的女人有禍了! 20 你們要禱告,好讓你們逃難的時候不在冬天,也不在安息日。 21 因為那時將有大患難。這樣的患難從世界開始直到如今,從來沒有發生過,也絕不再發生。 22 如果那些日子不被減少,就沒有一個人[f]能得救。可是為了那些蒙揀選的人,那些日子將被減少。

23 「那時候,如果有人對你們說『看哪,基督在這裡!』或『他在那裡!』你們不要相信。 24 因為假基督們和假先知們會出現,行大神蹟和奇事,如果有可能,甚至迷惑那些蒙揀選的人。 25 看哪,我已經預先告訴你們了! 26 所以,如果有人對你們說『看哪,基督在曠野裡!』你們不要出去;有人說:『看哪,他在內室裡!』你們也不要相信; 27 因為就像閃電從東邊發出,直照到西邊,人子的來臨也將要這樣。 28 屍體在哪裡,禿鷹就聚集在哪裡。

人子的來臨

29 「那些日子的患難一過去,

『太陽就要變黑,
月亮也不發光,
星辰要從天上墜落,
諸天的各勢力也將被震動。』

30 「那時候,人子的徵兆將要顯現在天上,地上的萬族都要捶胸哀哭。他們將要看見人子帶著極大的權能和榮耀,在天上的雲彩中來臨。 31 在嘹亮的號角聲中,他要差派他的天使們從四方,從天這邊到天那邊,召集他所揀選的人。

無花果樹的比喻

32 「你們要從無花果樹那裡學個比喻:當無花果樹的枝子發嫩長出葉子的時候,你們就知道夏天快到了。 33 照樣,當你們看見這一切的時候,你們就知道人子[g]快到了,就在門口了。 34 我確實地告訴你們:在這一切事發生之前,這世代絕不會過去。 35 天和地將要消逝,但是我的話絕不會消逝。

無人知道那日子和那時刻

36 「至於那日子和那時刻,沒有人知道,連諸天之上的天使們也不知道,子也不知道,[h]唯有父知道。 37 挪亞的那些日子怎樣,人子的來臨也將要怎樣。 38 在洪水以前的那些日子裡,人們繼續吃、喝、嫁、娶,直到挪亞進方舟的那一天。 39 他們毫不察覺,直到洪水到來,把一切沖走。人子的來臨,也將是這樣。 40 那時,兩個人在田裡,一個被接去,一個被留下。 41 兩個女人在磨石那裡推磨,一個被接去,一個被留下。 42 所以你們要警醒,因為你們不知道你們的主哪一天[i]回來。 43 不過你們應當知道這一點:一家的主人如果知道賊什麼時刻[j]來,他就會警醒,不讓他的房子被人鑽進。 44 你們為了這緣故也應當做好準備,因為在你們意想不到的時候,人子就來了。

忠僕與惡僕

45 「究竟誰是那又忠心又聰明的奴僕——受主人委任統管他家裡的人、按時給他們分糧的人呢? 46 主人回來的時候,看見哪個奴僕這樣做,那個奴僕就蒙福了。 47 我確實地告訴你們:主人會委任他統管自己所擁有的一切。 48 但如果這惡奴心裡說『我的主人會遲延回來[k]』, 49 就動手毆打與他同做奴僕的,並且與醉酒的人一起吃喝, 50 那麼,這奴僕的主人就要在意想不到的日子、在他不知道的時刻回來, 51 並且會嚴厲懲罰他[l],使他與那些偽善的人有同樣的下場。在那裡將有哀哭和切齒。

Footnotes

  1. 馬太福音 24:7 有古抄本附「瘟疫」。
  2. 馬太福音 24:10 被絆倒——或譯作「放棄信仰」。
  3. 馬太福音 24:12 罪惡——原文直譯「不法」。
  4. 馬太福音 24:15 褻瀆者——或譯作「褻瀆之物」。
  5. 馬太福音 24:15 《但以理書》9:27;11:31;12:11。
  6. 馬太福音 24:22 人——原文直譯「肉體」。
  7. 馬太福音 24:33 人子——原文直譯「他」或「它」;可指「人子」,也可指「那時刻」。
  8. 馬太福音 24:36 有古抄本沒有「子也不知道,」。
  9. 馬太福音 24:42 哪一天——有古抄本作「什麼時候」。
  10. 馬太福音 24:43 時刻——原文直譯「更次」。
  11. 馬太福音 24:48 有古抄本沒有「回來」。
  12. 馬太福音 24:51 嚴厲懲罰他——原文直譯「把他砍成兩段」。

預言聖殿被毀(A)

24 耶穌出了聖殿,往前走的時候,門徒前來把聖殿的建築指給他看。 他對門徒說:“你們不是看見了這一切嗎?我實在告訴你們,將來在這裡必沒有一塊石頭留在另一塊石頭上面,每一塊都要拆下來。”

這世代終結的預兆(B)

耶穌坐在橄欖山上,門徒暗中前來問他:“請告訴我們,甚麼時候會有這些事呢?你的降臨和這世代的終結,有甚麼預兆呢?” 耶穌回答他們:“你們要小心,不要被人迷惑; 因為許多人要假冒我的名而來,說:‘我就是基督’,並且要迷惑許多的人。 你們要聽見戰爭,也聽見戰爭的風聲;你們要小心,不要驚慌,因為這是免不了的,不過結局還沒有到。 一個民族要起來攻打另一個民族,一個國家要起來攻打另一個國家,到處都有饑荒和地震, 這一切不過是痛苦的開始。 那時人要把你們送去受苦,也要殺害你們,你們要因我的名被萬民恨惡。 10 那時許多人會失去信仰,彼此出賣,互相恨惡; 11 也有許多假先知出現,要迷惑許多人。 12 因為不法的事增加,許多人的愛心就冷淡了。 13 唯有堅忍到底的,必然得救。 14 這天國的福音要傳遍天下,向萬民作見證,然後結局才來到。

大災難的日子(C)

15 “當你們看見但以理先知所說的‘那造成荒涼的可憎者’,站在聖地的時候(讀者必須領悟), 16 那時,住在猶太的應當逃到山上; 17 在房頂的不要下來拿家裡的東西; 18 在田裡的也不要回去取衣服。 19 當那些日子,懷孕的和乳養孩子的有禍了! 20 你們應當祈求,叫你們逃難的時候,不是在冬天或安息日, 21 因為那時必有大災難,這是從世界的開始到現在未曾有過的,以後也必不會再有。 22 如果那些日子不減少,沒有一個人可以存活;但是為了選民,那些日子必會減少。 23 那時,如果有人對你們說:‘看哪,基督在這裡!’或說:‘他在那裡!’你們不要信, 24 因為必有假基督和假先知出現,顯大神蹟和奇事;如果可以的話,他們連選民也要迷惑。 25 你們看!我已經事先告訴你們了。 26 如果他們對你們說:‘看!基督在曠野裡。’你們不要出去;或說:‘看!他在內室裡。’也不要相信。 27 電光怎樣從東方閃出來,一直照到西方,人子降臨的時候,也是這樣。 28 屍首在哪裡,鷹也必聚在哪裡。

人子必駕雲降臨(D)

29 “那些日子的災難剛過去:

太陽就變黑了,

月亮也不發光,

眾星從天墜落,

天上的萬象震動。

30 “那時,人子的徵兆要顯在天上,地上的萬族都要哀號,並且看見人子帶著能力,滿有榮耀,駕著天上的雲降臨。 31 當號筒發出響聲,他要差派使者,把他的選民從四方,從天這邊到天那邊都招聚來。

32 “你們應該從無花果樹學個功課:樹枝長出嫩芽生出葉子的時候,你們就知道夏天近了; 33 同樣,當你們看見這一切,就知道人子已經近在門口了。 34 我實在告訴你們,這一切都必要發生,然後這世代才會過去。 35 天地都要過去,但我的話決不會廢去。

警醒準備(E)

36 “至於那日子和時間,沒有人知道,連天上的使者和子也不知道,只有父知道。 37 挪亞的時代怎樣,人子降臨的時候也是這樣。 38 洪水之前的時代,人們吃喝嫁娶,直到挪亞進入方舟的那一天; 39 等到洪水來到,把他們沖去,他們才明白過來;人子降臨的時候也是這樣。 40 那時,兩個人在田裡工作,一個被接去,一個撇下來; 41 兩個女人在磨坊推磨,一個被接去,一個撇下來。 42 因此,你們要警醒,因為不知道你們的主甚麼時候要來。 43 你們都知道,家主若曉得竊賊晚上甚麼時候會來,就會提高警覺,不讓他摸進屋裡。 44 所以,你們也要準備妥當,因為在想不到的時候,人子就來了。

忠心的僕人有福了(F)

45 “誰是忠心和精明的僕人,被主人指派管理全家,按時分派糧食的呢? 46 主人來到,看見他這樣作,那僕人就有福了。 47 我實在告訴你們,主人要指派他管理自己的一切財產。 48 如果他是個壞的僕人,心裡說‘我的主人不會那麼快回來’, 49 就動手打其他的僕人,又和醉酒的人吃喝。 50 在他想不到的日子,不知道的時間,那僕人的主人要來, 51 嚴厲地處罰他,使他和虛偽的人同在一起;在那裡必要哀哭切齒。”

Jesús anuncia que el templo será destruido(A)

24 Jesús salió del templo, y ya se iba, cuando sus discípulos se acercaron y comenzaron a atraer su atención a los edificios del templo. Jesús les dijo:

—¿Ven ustedes todo esto? Pues les aseguro que aquí no va a quedar ni una piedra sobre otra. Todo será destruido.

Señales antes del fin(B)

Luego se fueron al Monte de los Olivos. Jesús se sentó, y los discípulos se le acercaron para preguntarle aparte:

—Queremos que nos digas cuándo va a ocurrir esto. ¿Cuál será la señal de tu regreso y del fin del mundo?

Jesús les contestó:

—Tengan cuidado de que nadie los engañe. Porque vendrán muchos haciéndose pasar por mí. Dirán: “Yo soy el Mesías”, y engañarán a mucha gente. Ustedes tendrán noticias de que hay guerras aquí y allá; pero no se asusten, pues así tiene que ocurrir; sin embargo, aún no será el fin. Porque una nación peleará contra otra y un país hará guerra contra otro; y habrá hambres y terremotos en muchos lugares. Pero todo eso apenas será el comienzo de los dolores.

»Entonces los entregarán a ustedes para que los maltraten; y los matarán, y todo el mundo los odiará por causa mía. 10 En aquel tiempo muchos renegarán de su fe, y se odiarán y se traicionarán unos a otros. 11 Aparecerán muchos falsos profetas, y engañarán a mucha gente. 12 Habrá tanta maldad, que la mayoría dejará de tener amor hacia los demás. 13 Pero el que siga firme hasta el fin, se salvará. 14 Y esta buena noticia del reino será anunciada en todo el mundo, para que todas las naciones la conozcan; entonces vendrá el fin.

15 »El profeta Daniel escribió acerca del horrible sacrilegio. Cuando ustedes lo vean en el Lugar santo —el que lee, entienda—, 16 entonces los que estén en Judea, que huyan a las montañas; 17 y el que esté en la azotea de su casa, que no baje a sacar nada; 18 y el que esté en el campo, que no regrese ni aun a recoger su ropa. 19 ¡Pobres mujeres aquellas que en tales días estén embarazadas o tengan niños de pecho! 20 Pidan ustedes a Dios que no hayan de huir en el invierno ni en sábado; 21 porque habrá entonces un sufrimiento tan grande como nunca lo ha habido desde el comienzo del mundo ni lo habrá después. 22 Y si Dios no acortara ese tiempo, no se salvaría nadie; pero lo acortará por amor a los que ha escogido.

23 »Si entonces alguien les dice a ustedes: “Miren, aquí está el Mesías”, o “Miren, allí está”, no lo crean. 24 Porque vendrán falsos mesías y falsos profetas; y harán grandes señales y milagros, para engañar, a ser posible, hasta a los que Dios mismo ha escogido. 25 Ya se lo he advertido a ustedes de antemano. 26 Por eso, si les dicen: “Miren, allí está, en el desierto”, no vayan; o si les dicen: “Miren, aquí está escondido”, no lo crean. 27 Porque como un relámpago que se ve brillar de oriente a occidente, así será cuando regrese el Hijo del hombre. 28 Donde esté el cadáver, allí se juntarán los buitres.

El regreso del Hijo del hombre(C)

29 »Tan pronto como pasen aquellos días de sufrimiento, el sol se oscurecerá, la luna dejará de dar su luz, las estrellas caerán del cielo y las fuerzas celestiales temblarán. 30 Entonces se verá en el cielo la señal del Hijo del hombre, y llenos de terror todos los pueblos del mundo llorarán, y verán al Hijo del hombre que viene en las nubes del cielo con gran poder y gloria. 31 Y él mandará a sus ángeles con una gran trompeta, para que reúnan a sus escogidos de los cuatro puntos cardinales, desde un extremo del cielo hasta el otro.

32 »Aprendan esta enseñanza de la higuera: Cuando sus ramas se ponen tiernas, y brotan sus hojas, se dan cuenta ustedes de que ya el verano está cerca. 33 De la misma manera, cuando vean todo esto, sepan que el Hijo del hombre ya está a la puerta. 34 Les aseguro que todo esto sucederá antes que muera la gente de este tiempo. 35 El cielo y la tierra dejarán de existir, pero mis palabras no dejarán de cumplirse.

36 »En cuanto al día y la hora, nadie lo sabe, ni aun los ángeles del cielo, ni el Hijo. Solamente lo sabe el Padre.

37 »Como sucedió en tiempos de Noé, así sucederá también cuando regrese el Hijo del hombre. 38 En aquellos tiempos antes del diluvio, y hasta el día en que Noé entró en la barca, la gente comía y bebía y se casaba. 39 Pero cuando menos lo esperaban, vino el diluvio y se los llevó a todos. Así sucederá también cuando regrese el Hijo del hombre. 40 En aquel momento, de dos hombres que estén en el campo, uno será llevado y el otro será dejado. 41 De dos mujeres que estén moliendo, una será llevada y la otra será dejada.

42 »Manténganse ustedes despiertos, porque no saben qué día va a venir su Señor. 43 Pero sepan esto, que si el dueño de una casa supiera a qué hora de la noche va a llegar el ladrón, se mantendría despierto y no dejaría que nadie se metiera en su casa a robar. 44 Por eso, ustedes también estén preparados; porque el Hijo del hombre vendrá cuando menos lo esperen.

El criado fiel y el criado infiel(D)

45 »¿Quién es el criado fiel y atento, a quien su amo deja encargado de los de su casa, para darles de comer a su debido tiempo? 46 Dichoso el criado a quien su amo, cuando llega, lo encuentra cumpliendo con su deber. 47 Les aseguro que el amo lo pondrá como encargado de todos sus bienes. 48 Pero si ese criado es un malvado, y pensando que su amo va a tardar 49 comienza a maltratar a los otros criados, y se junta con borrachos a comer y beber, 50 el día que menos lo espere y a una hora que no sabe, llegará su amo 51 y lo castigará, condenándolo a correr la misma suerte que los hipócritas. Entonces vendrán el llanto y la desesperación.

The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times(A)

24 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another;(B) every one will be thrown down.”

As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives,(C) the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming(D) and of the end of the age?”(E)

Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.(F) For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.(G) You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.(H) There will be famines(I) and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.

“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted(J) and put to death,(K) and you will be hated by all nations because of me.(L) 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets(M) will appear and deceive many people.(N) 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(O) 14 And this gospel of the kingdom(P) will be preached in the whole world(Q) as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place(R) ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[a](S) spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop(T) go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!(U) 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.(V)

22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect(W) those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.(X) 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders(Y) to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.

26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as lightning(Z) that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming(AA) of the Son of Man.(AB) 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.(AC)

29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“‘the sun will be darkened,
    and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
    and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[b](AD)

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[c] will mourn(AE) when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven,(AF) with power and great glory.[d] 31 And he will send his angels(AG) with a loud trumpet call,(AH) and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[e] is near, right at the door.(AI) 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(AJ) 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(AK)

The Day and Hour Unknown(AL)(AM)

36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[f] but only the Father.(AN) 37 As it was in the days of Noah,(AO) so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,(AP) up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.(AQ) 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.(AR) 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.(AS)

42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.(AT) 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(AU) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready,(AV) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant,(AW) whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.(AX) 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.(AY) 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.(AZ) 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(BA)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:15 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
  2. Matthew 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
  3. Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
  4. Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.
  5. Matthew 24:33 Or he
  6. Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son.

24 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

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

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

25 Behold, I have told you before.

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

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

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.