预言圣殿被毁

24 耶稣从圣殿出来,往前走的时候,他的门徒们上前来,把圣殿的建筑指给他看。 耶稣回应说:“你们不是看见了这一切吗?我确实地告诉你们:这里将绝不会有一块石头留在另一块石头上而不被拆下。”

末日的预兆

耶稣在橄榄山上坐着,门徒们悄悄地前来问他:“请告诉我们,这些事什么时候会发生呢?你的来临和这世代的终结会有什么预兆呢?”

耶稣回答他们,说:“你们要当心,免得有人迷惑你们。 因为许多人会以我的名而来,声称‘我是基督’,并且会迷惑许多人。 你们也将会听见战争和战争的消息。要注意,不可惊慌,因为这些事必须发生,不过结局还没有到。 一个民族要起来反对另一个民族,一个国家要起来反对另一个国家;到处都会有饥荒[a]和地震。 这些都像临产阵痛的开始。

预言受迫害

“那时,他们将要出卖你们,使你们受患难,甚至杀害你们。为了我的名,你们将被万民憎恨。 10 那时,许多人将被绊倒[b],彼此出卖,彼此憎恨; 11 并且会有许多假先知起来,迷惑许多人; 12 由于罪恶[c]增多,许多人的爱心就会冷淡。 13 但是忍耐到底的,这个人将会得救。 14 这天国的福音将被传遍天下,好对万国做见证,然后结局才会到来。

大患难的日子

15 “当你们看见藉着先知但以理所说的‘那带来毁灭的亵渎者[d][e]站在圣地的时候——读者应当思考—— 16 那时,在犹太的人应当逃到山里; 17 在屋顶上的人,不要下来拿屋子里的东西; 18 在田里的人,不要返回去拿自己的衣服。 19 在那些日子里,孕妇和哺乳的女人有祸了! 20 你们要祷告,好让你们逃难的时候不在冬天,也不在安息日。 21 因为那时将有大患难。这样的患难从世界开始直到如今,从来没有发生过,也绝不再发生。 22 如果那些日子不被减少,就没有一个人[f]能得救。可是为了那些蒙拣选的人,那些日子将被减少。

23 “那时候,如果有人对你们说‘看哪,基督在这里!’或‘他在那里!’你们不要相信。 24 因为假基督们和假先知们会出现,行大神迹和奇事,如果有可能,甚至迷惑那些蒙拣选的人。 25 看哪,我已经预先告诉你们了! 26 所以,如果有人对你们说‘看哪,基督在旷野里!’你们不要出去;有人说:‘看哪,他在内室里!’你们也不要相信; 27 因为就像闪电从东边发出,直照到西边,人子的来临也将要这样。 28 尸体在哪里,秃鹰就聚集在哪里。

人子的来临

29 “那些日子的患难一过去,

‘太阳就要变黑,
月亮也不发光,
星辰要从天上坠落,
诸天的各势力也将被震动。’

30 “那时候,人子的征兆将要显现在天上,地上的万族都要捶胸哀哭。他们将要看见人子带着极大的权能和荣耀,在天上的云彩中来临。 31 在嘹亮的号角声中,他要差派他的天使们从四方,从天这边到天那边,召集他所拣选的人。

无花果树的比喻

32 “你们要从无花果树那里学个比喻:当无花果树的枝子发嫩长出叶子的时候,你们就知道夏天快到了。 33 照样,当你们看见这一切的时候,你们就知道人子[g]快到了,就在门口了。 34 我确实地告诉你们:在这一切事发生之前,这世代绝不会过去。 35 天和地将要消逝,但是我的话绝不会消逝。

无人知道那日子和那时刻

36 “至于那日子和那时刻,没有人知道,连诸天之上的天使们也不知道,子也不知道,[h]唯有父知道。 37 挪亚的那些日子怎样,人子的来临也将要怎样。 38 在洪水以前的那些日子里,人们继续吃、喝、嫁、娶,直到挪亚进方舟的那一天。 39 他们毫不察觉,直到洪水到来,把一切冲走。人子的来临,也将是这样。 40 那时,两个人在田里,一个被接去,一个被留下。 41 两个女人在磨石那里推磨,一个被接去,一个被留下。 42 所以你们要警醒,因为你们不知道你们的主哪一天[i]回来。 43 不过你们应当知道这一点:一家的主人如果知道贼什么时刻[j]来,他就会警醒,不让他的房子被人钻进。 44 你们为了这缘故也应当做好准备,因为在你们意想不到的时候,人子就来了。

忠仆与恶仆

45 “究竟谁是那又忠心又聪明的奴仆——受主人委任统管他家里的人、按时给他们分粮的人呢? 46 主人回来的时候,看见哪个奴仆这样做,那个奴仆就蒙福了。 47 我确实地告诉你们:主人会委任他统管自己所拥有的一切。 48 但如果这恶奴心里说‘我的主人会迟延回来[k]’, 49 就动手殴打与他同做奴仆的,并且与醉酒的人一起吃喝, 50 那么,这奴仆的主人就要在意想不到的日子、在他不知道的时刻回来, 51 并且会严厉惩罚他[l],使他与那些伪善的人有同样的下场。在那里将有哀哭和切齿。

Footnotes

  1. 马太福音 24:7 有古抄本附“瘟疫”。
  2. 马太福音 24:10 被绊倒——或译作“放弃信仰”。
  3. 马太福音 24:12 罪恶——原文直译“不法”。
  4. 马太福音 24:15 亵渎者——或译作“亵渎之物”。
  5. 马太福音 24:15 《但以理书》9:27;11:31;12:11。
  6. 马太福音 24:22 人——原文直译“肉体”。
  7. 马太福音 24:33 人子——原文直译“他”或“它”;可指“人子”,也可指“那时刻”。
  8. 马太福音 24:36 有古抄本没有“子也不知道,”。
  9. 马太福音 24:42 哪一天——有古抄本作“什么时候”。
  10. 马太福音 24:43 时刻——原文直译“更次”。
  11. 马太福音 24:48 有古抄本没有“回来”。
  12. 马太福音 24:51 严厉惩罚他——原文直译“把他砍成两段”。

The Temple Will Be Destroyed(A)

24 As Jesus left the Temple [courts] and was walking away, his ·followers [disciples] came up to ·show [point out to] him the Temple’s buildings. Jesus asked, “Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, not one stone will be left on another. Every stone will be ·thrown [pulled; torn] down.”

Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his ·followers [disciples] came to be alone with him. They said, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign ·that it is time for you to come again [of your coming/return] and ·for this age to end [the end/consummation of the age]?”

Jesus answered, “·Be careful [Watch out] that no one ·fools [misleads; deceives] you. Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the ·Christ [Messiah],’ and they will ·fool [mislead; deceive] many people. You will hear about wars and ·stories of wars that are coming [rumors/reports of wars], but don’t be ·afraid [alarmed]. These things must happen ·before the end comes [or but that is not yet the end]. Nations will ·fight [L rise up] against other nations, and kingdoms against other kingdoms. There will be ·times when there is no food for people to eat [famines], and there will be earthquakes in ·different [various] places. All these things are ·like the first pains when something new is about to be born [L the beginning of the birth pains].

“Then people will arrest you, hand you over to be ·hurt [persecuted; tortured], and kill you. ·They [The world; L All nations] will hate you because ·you believe in me [you follow me; L of my name]. 10 At that time, many will ·lose their faith [turn/fall away], and they will ·turn against [betray] each other and hate each other. 11 Many false prophets will ·come [appear; arise] and ·cause many people to believe lies [deceive many]. 12 There will be more and more ·evil [sin; lawlessness] in the world, so ·most people will stop showing their love for each other [L the love of many/most will grow cold]. 13 But those people who ·keep their faith [endure; stand firm; persevere] until the end will be saved. 14 ·The Good News [This Gospel] about God’s kingdom will be preached in all the world, [L as a testimony] to every nation. Then the end will come.

15 “You will see ‘·a blasphemous object that brings destruction [T the abomination of desolation; C a phrase taken from Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11, and originally referring to the desecration of the Temple by Antiochus Epiphanes in 168 bc],’ which Daniel the prophet spoke about. ·It [or He] will be standing in the holy place.” (You who read this should understand what it means [C probably a reference to the soon-to-occur destruction of Jerusalem in ad 70].) 16 “At that time, the people in Judea should ·run away [flee] to the mountains. 17 If people are on the roofs of their houses [C roofs in Palestine were flat and used as spare rooms and for storage], they must not go down to get anything out of their houses. 18 If people are in the fields, they must not go back to get their ·coats [cloaks]. 19 At that time, ·how terrible it will be for [L woe to] women who are pregnant or have nursing babies! 20 Pray that it will not be ·winter [bad weather] or a Sabbath day when these things happen and you have to run away, 21 because at that time there will be much ·trouble [distress; T tribulation]. There will be more ·trouble [distress; T tribulation]. than there has ever been since the beginning of the world until now, and nothing as bad will ever happen again [Dan. 12:1]. 22 ·God has decided to make that terrible time short [L If those days had not been shortened (by God)…; C the passive verb implies God as subject]. Otherwise, no one would ·go on living [survive; L be saved]. But God will make that time short ·to help the people he has chosen [for the sake of the elect]. 23 At that time, someone might say to you, ‘Look, there is the ·Christ [Messiah]!’ Or another person might say, ‘There he is!’ But don’t believe them. 24 False ·Christs [messiahs] and false prophets will ·come [appear; rise up] and perform great ·wonders [signs; miracles] and ·miracles [wonders; marvels]. They will try to ·fool [mislead; deceive] even the ·people God has chosen [elect], if that is possible. 25 Now I have warned you about this before it happens.

26 “If people tell you, ‘[L Look,] ·the Christ [L he] is in the ·desert [wilderness],’ don’t go there. If they say, ‘[L Look,] he is ·in the inner room [or hiding here; in this secret place],’ don’t believe it. 27 When the Son of Man comes [Dan. 7:13–14], he will be like lightning flashing from the east to the west [C he will be seen by everyone]. 28 Wherever the ·dead body [carcass] is, there the vultures will gather.

29 “Soon after the ·trouble [tribulation; distress] of those days,

‘the sun will grow dark,
    and the moon will not give its light.
The stars will fall from ·the sky [heaven].
    And the ·powers of the heavens [celestial bodies] will be shaken [Is. 13:10; 34:4; cf. Ezek. 32:7–8; Joel 2:10, 31].’

30 “At that time, the sign of the Son of Man will appear in ·the sky [or heaven]. Then all the ·peoples [tribes] of the world will ·cry [mourn]. They will see the Son of Man coming on ·clouds in the sky [or the clouds of heaven] with great power and glory. 31 He will use a loud trumpet to send his angels, and they will gather his ·chosen people [elect] ·from every part of the world [L from the four winds, from one end of the sky/heavens to another].

32 “Learn a ·lesson [parable; analogy] from the fig tree: When its branches ·become green and soft [become tender; sprout] and new leaves appear, you know summer is near. 33 In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you will know that ·the time [or he] is near, ·ready to come [right at the door]. 34 I tell you the truth, all these things will happen ·while the people of this time are still living [before this generation passes away; C either the generation that sees the destruction of Jerusalem (ad 70), or a future generation of the end times]. 35 ·Earth and sky will be destroyed [T Heaven and earth will pass away], but the words I have said will never ·be destroyed [pass away].

When Will Jesus Come Again?(B)

36 “No one knows when that day or ·time [hour] will be, not the angels in heaven, not even the Son.[a] Only the Father knows. 37 When the Son of Man comes [Dan. 7:13–14], it will be like what happened during Noah’s time. 38 [L For] In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving their children to be married, until the day Noah entered the boat. 39 They ·knew [understood] nothing about what was happening until the flood came and ·destroyed them [L took/swept them all away]. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes. 40 Two men will be in the field. One will be taken, and the other will be left. 41 Two women will be grinding grain with a ·mill [handmill; C two large, round, flat rocks used for grinding grain to make flour]. One will be taken, and the other will be left.

42 “So ·always be ready [stay alert; keep watching], because you don’t know the day your Lord will come. 43 ·Remember [Know] this: If the owner of the house knew what time of night a thief was coming, the owner would ·watch [have stayed alert; kept watching] and not let ·the thief break in [L his house be broken into]. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at a ·time [hour] you don’t expect him.

The Story of the Two Servants(C)

45 “Who is the ·loyal [faithful; trusted] and ·wise [sensible] ·servant [slave] that the master ·trusts [L puts in charge of his household] to give ·the other servants [L them] their food at the right time? 46 That servant will be ·blessed [happy; or rewarded] when the master comes and finds him doing his work. 47 I tell you the truth, the master will ·choose that servant to take care [put him in charge] of everything he owns. 48 But suppose that evil servant thinks to himself, ‘My master ·will not come back soon [will be away for a long time; is delayed],’ 49 and he begins to beat the other servants and eat and ·get drunk with others like him [drink with drunkards]? 50 The master [L of that servant/slave] will come [L on a day] when that servant is not ready and [L at an hour when he] is not expecting him. 51 Then the master will cut him in pieces and ·send him away to be [L assign/appoint him a place] with the hypocrites, where ·people will cry and grind their teeth with pain [T there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth; C indicating agony and remorse].

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:36 not even the Son Some Greek copies do not have this phrase.

O sermão profético. O princípio das dores(A)

24 E, quando Jesus ia saindo do templo, aproximaram-se dele os seus discípulos para lhe mostrarem a estrutura do templo. Jesus, porém, lhes disse: Não vedes tudo isto? Em verdade vos digo que não ficará aqui pedra sobre pedra que não seja derribada.

E, estando assentado no monte das Oliveiras, chegaram-se a ele os seus discípulos, em particular, dizendo: Dize-nos quando serão essas coisas e que sinal haverá da tua vinda e do fim do mundo? E Jesus, respondendo, disse-lhes: Acautelai-vos, que ninguém vos engane, porque muitos virão em meu nome, dizendo: Eu sou o Cristo; e enganarão a muitos. E ouvireis de guerras e de rumores de guerras; olhai, não vos assusteis, porque é mister que isso tudo aconteça, mas ainda não é o fim. Porquanto se levantará nação contra nação, e reino contra reino, e haverá fomes, e pestes, e terremotos, em vários lugares. Mas todas essas coisas são o princípio das dores. Então, vos hão de entregar para serdes atormentados e matar-vos-ão; e sereis odiados de todas as gentes por causa do meu nome. 10 Nesse tempo, muitos serão escandalizados, e trair-se-ão uns aos outros, e uns aos outros se aborrecerão. 11 E surgirão muitos falsos profetas e enganarão a muitos. 12 E, por se multiplicar a iniquidade, o amor de muitos se esfriará. 13 Mas aquele que perseverar até ao fim será salvo. 14 E este evangelho do Reino será pregado em todo o mundo, em testemunho a todas as gentes, e então virá o fim.

O sermão continua. A grande tribulação

15 Quando, pois, virdes que a abominação da desolação, de que falou o profeta Daniel, está no lugar santo (quem lê, que entenda), 16 então, os que estiverem na Judeia, que fujam para os montes; 17 e quem estiver sobre o telhado não desça a tirar alguma coisa de sua casa; 18 e quem estiver no campo não volte atrás a buscar as suas vestes. 19 Mas ai das grávidas e das que amamentarem naqueles dias! 20 E orai para que a vossa fuga não aconteça no inverno nem no sábado, 21 porque haverá, então, grande aflição, como nunca houve desde o princípio do mundo até agora, nem tampouco haverá jamais. 22 E, se aqueles dias não fossem abreviados, nenhuma carne se salvaria; mas, por causa dos escolhidos, serão abreviados aqueles dias. 23 Então, se alguém vos disser: Eis que o Cristo está aqui ou ali, não lhe deis crédito, 24 porque surgirão falsos cristos e falsos profetas e farão tão grandes sinais e prodígios, que, se possível fora, enganariam até os escolhidos. 25 Eis que eu vo-lo tenho predito. 26 Portanto, se vos disserem: Eis que ele está no deserto, não saiais; ou: Eis que ele está no interior da casa, não acrediteis. 27 Porque, assim como o relâmpago sai do oriente e se mostra até ao ocidente, assim será também a vinda do Filho do Homem. 28 Pois onde estiver o cadáver, aí se ajuntarão as águias.

O sermão continua. A vinda do Filho do Homem

29 E, logo depois da aflição daqueles dias, o sol escurecerá, e a lua não dará a sua luz, e as estrelas cairão do céu, e as potências dos céus serão abaladas. 30 Então, aparecerá no céu o sinal do Filho do Homem; e todas as tribos da terra se lamentarão e verão o Filho do Homem vindo sobre as nuvens do céu, com poder e grande glória. 31 E ele enviará os seus anjos com rijo clamor de trombeta, os quais ajuntarão os seus escolhidos desde os quatro ventos, de uma à outra extremidade dos céus.

32 Aprendei, pois, esta parábola da figueira: quando já os seus ramos se tornam tenros e brotam folhas, sabeis que está próximo o verão. 33 Igualmente, quando virdes todas essas coisas, sabei que ele está próximo, às portas. 34 Em verdade vos digo que não passará esta geração sem que todas essas coisas aconteçam. 35 O céu e a terra passarão, mas as minhas palavras não hão de passar.

O sermão continua. Exortação à vigilância

36 Porém daquele Dia e hora ninguém sabe, nem os anjos dos céus, nem o Filho, mas unicamente meu Pai. 37 E, como foi nos dias de Noé, assim será também a vinda do Filho do Homem. 38 Porquanto, assim como, nos dias anteriores ao dilúvio, comiam, bebiam, casavam e davam-se em casamento, até ao dia em que Noé entrou na arca, 39 e não o perceberam, até que veio o dilúvio, e os levou a todos, assim será também a vinda do Filho do Homem. 40 Então, estando dois no campo, será levado um, e deixado o outro; 41 Estando duas moendo no moinho, será levada uma, e deixada outra. 42 Vigiai, pois, porque não sabeis a que hora há de vir o vosso Senhor. 43 Mas considerai isto: se o pai de família soubesse a que vigília da noite havia de vir o ladrão, vigiaria e não deixaria que fosse arrombada a sua casa. 44 Por isso, estai vós apercebidos também, porque o Filho do Homem há de vir à hora em que não penseis.

O sermão continua. A parábola dos dois servos

45 Quem é, pois, o servo fiel e prudente, que o Senhor constituiu sobre a sua casa, para dar o sustento a seu tempo? 46 Bem-aventurado aquele servo que o Senhor, quando vier, achar servindo assim. 47 Em verdade vos digo que o porá sobre todos os seus bens. 48 Porém, se aquele mau servo disser consigo: O meu senhor tarde virá, 49 e começar a espancar os seus conservos, e a comer, e a beber com os bêbados, 50 virá o senhor daquele servo num dia em que o não espera e à hora em que ele não sabe, 51 e separá-lo-á, e destinará a sua parte com os hipócritas; ali haverá pranto e ranger de dentes.

Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple(A)

24 Then (B)Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, (C)not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age(D)

Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, (E)the disciples came to Him privately, saying, (F)“Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

And Jesus answered and said to them: (G)“Take heed that no one deceives you. For (H)many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ (I)and will deceive many. And you will hear of (J)wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for [a]all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For (K)nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be (L)famines, [b]pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.

(M)“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. 10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 11 Then (N)many false prophets will rise up and (O)deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow (P)cold. 13 (Q)But he who endures to the end shall be saved. 14 And this (R)gospel of the kingdom (S)will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

The Great Tribulation(T)

15 (U)“Therefore when you see the (V)‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (W)(whoever reads, let him 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 anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. 19 But (X)woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For (Y)then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; (Z)but for the [c]elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

23 (AA)“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. 24 For (AB)false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, (AC)if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand.

26 “Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. 27 (AD)For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 (AE)For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

The Coming of the Son of Man(AF)

29 (AG)“Immediately after the tribulation of those days (AH)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 (AI)Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, (AJ)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 great glory. 31 (AK)And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His [d]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

The Parable of the Fig Tree(AL)

32 “Now learn (AM)this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know (AN)that [e]it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, (AO)this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 (AP)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

No One Knows the Day or Hour(AQ)

36 (AR)“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of [f]heaven, (AS)but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 (AT)For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 (AU)Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 (AV)Watch therefore, for you do not know what [g]hour your Lord is coming. 43 (AW)But know this, that if the master of the house had known what [h]hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 (AX)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant(AY)

45 (AZ)“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food [i]in due season? 46 (BA)Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. 47 Assuredly, I say to you that (BB)he will make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master (BC)is delaying [j]his coming,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is (BD)not aware of, 51 and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. (BE)There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:6 NU omits all
  2. Matthew 24:7 NU omits pestilences
  3. Matthew 24:22 chosen ones’
  4. Matthew 24:31 chosen ones
  5. Matthew 24:33 Or He
  6. Matthew 24:36 NU adds nor the Son
  7. Matthew 24:42 NU day
  8. Matthew 24:43 Lit. watch of the night
  9. Matthew 24:45 at the right time
  10. Matthew 24:48 NU omits his coming