马太福音 24
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
预言圣殿被毁
24 耶稣出了圣殿，正走的时候，门徒进前来，把殿宇指给他看。 2 耶稣对他们说：“你们不是看见这殿宇吗？我实在告诉你们：将来在这里没有一块石头留在石头上不被拆毁了。”
耶稣降临的预兆
3 耶稣在橄榄山上坐着，门徒暗暗地来，说：“请告诉我们，什么时候有这些事？你降临和世界的末了有什么预兆呢？” 4 耶稣回答说：“你们要谨慎，免得有人迷惑你们。 5 因为将来有好些人冒我的名来，说：‘我是基督’，并且要迷惑许多人。 6 你们也要听见打仗和打仗的风声，总不要惊慌，因为这些事是必须有的，只是末期还没有到。 7 民要攻打民，国要攻打国，多处必有饥荒、地震， 8 这都是灾难[a]的起头。 9 那时，人要把你们陷在患难里，也要杀害你们；你们又要为我的名被万民恨恶。
忍耐到底必要得救
10 “那时，必有许多人跌倒，也要彼此陷害、彼此恨恶， 11 且有好些假先知起来，迷惑多人。 12 只因不法的事增多，许多人的爱心才渐渐冷淡了。 13 唯有忍耐到底的，必然得救。 14 这天国的福音要传遍天下，对万民作见证，然后末期才来到。
15 “你们看见先知但以理所说的‘那行毁坏可憎的’站在圣地——读这经的人须要会意—— 16 那时，在犹太的，应当逃到山上； 17 在房上的，不要下来拿家里的东西； 18 在田里的，也不要回去取衣裳。 19 当那些日子，怀孕的和奶孩子的有祸了！
为选民要减少灾难的日子
20 “你们应当祈求，叫你们逃走的时候，不遇见冬天或是安息日。 21 因为那时必有大灾难，从世界的起头直到如今没有这样的灾难，后来也必没有。 22 若不减少那日子，凡有血气的总没有一个得救的；只是为选民，那日子必减少了。 23 那时，若有人对你们说‘基督在这里’，或说‘基督在那里’，你们不要信。 24 因为假基督、假先知将要起来，显大神迹、大奇事，倘若能行，连选民也就迷惑了。 25 看哪，我预先告诉你们了！ 26 若有人对你们说‘看哪，基督在旷野里’，你们不要出去；或说‘看哪，基督在内屋中’，你们不要信。 27 闪电从东边发出，直照到西边，人子降临也要这样。 28 尸首在哪里，鹰也必聚在那里。
29 “那些日子的灾难一过去，‘日头就变黑了，月亮也不放光，众星要从天上坠落，天势都要震动。’ 30 那时，人子的兆头要显在天上，地上的万族都要哀哭。他们要看见人子有能力、有大荣耀驾着天上的云降临。 31 他要差遣使者，用号筒的大声，将他的选民从四方[b]，从天这边到天那边，都招聚了来。
从无花果树学比方
32 “你们可以从无花果树学个比方。当树枝发嫩长叶的时候，你们就知道夏天近了。 33 这样，你们看见这一切的事，也该知道人子近了，正在门口了。 34 我实在告诉你们：这世代还没有过去，这些事都要成就。 35 天地要废去，我的话却不能废去。 36 但那日子、那时辰，没有人知道，连天上的使者也不知道，子也不知道，唯独父知道。 37 挪亚的日子怎样，人子降临也要怎样。 38 当洪水以前的日子，人照常吃喝嫁娶，直到挪亚进方舟的那日， 39 不知不觉洪水来了，把他们全都冲去。人子降临也要这样。 40 那时，两个人在田里，取去一个，撇下一个； 41 两个女人推磨，取去一个，撇下一个。 42 所以，你们要警醒，因为不知道你们的主是哪一天来到。 43 家主若知道几更天有贼来，就必警醒，不容人挖透房屋，这是你们所知道的。 44 所以，你们也要预备，因为你们想不到的时候，人子就来了。
善仆与恶仆的报应
45 “谁是忠心有见识的仆人，为主人所派管理家里的人，按时分粮给他们呢？ 46 主人来到，看见他这样行，那仆人就有福了。 47 我实在告诉你们：主人要派他管理一切所有的。 48 倘若那恶仆心里说‘我的主人必来得迟’， 49 就动手打他的同伴，又和酒醉的人一同吃喝， 50 在想不到的日子，不知道的时辰，那仆人的主人要来， 51 重重地处治他[c]，定他和假冒为善的人同罪，在那里必要哀哭切齿了。
Footnotes
- 马太福音 24:8 “灾难”原文作“生产之难”。
- 马太福音 24:31 “方”原文作“风”。
- 马太福音 24:51 或作：把他腰斩了。
Matthew 24
International Children’s Bible
The Temple Will Be Destroyed
24 Jesus left the Temple and was walking away. But his followers came to show him the Temple’s buildings. 2 Jesus asked, “Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth. Every stone will be thrown down to the ground. Not one stone will be left on another.”
3 Later, Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives. His followers came to be alone with him. They said, “Tell us when these things will happen. And what will happen to show us that it is time for you to come again and for the world to end?”
4 Jesus answered: “Be careful that no one fools you. 5 Many people will come in my name. They will say, ‘I am the Christ.’ And they will fool many people. 6 You will hear about wars and stories of wars that are coming. But don’t be afraid. These things must happen before the end comes. 7 Nations will fight against other nations. Kingdoms will fight against other kingdoms. There will be times when there is no food for people to eat. And there will be earthquakes in different places. 8 These things are like the first pains when something new is about to be born.
9 “Then men will arrest you and hand you over to be hurt and kill you. They will hate you because you believe in me. 10 At that time, many who believe will lose their faith. They will turn against each other and hate each other. 11 Many false prophets will come and cause many people to believe false things. 12 There will be more and more evil in the world. So most people will stop showing their love for each other. 13 But the person who continues to be strong until the end will be saved. 14 The Good News about God’s kingdom will be preached in all the world, to every nation. Then the end will come.
15 “Daniel the prophet spoke about ‘the horrible thing that destroys.’[a] You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place.” (You who read this should understand what it means.) 16 “At that time, the people in Judea should run away to the mountains. 17 If a person is on the roof[b] of his house, he must not go down to get anything out of his house. 18 If a person is in the field, he must not go back to get his coat. 19 At that time, it will be hard for women who are pregnant or have nursing babies! 20 Pray that it will not be winter or a Sabbath day when these things happen and you have to run away. 21 This is because at that time there will be much trouble. There will be more trouble than has ever happened since the beginning of the world. And nothing as bad as that will ever happen again. 22 God has decided to make that terrible time short. If that time were not made short, then no one would go on living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen. 23 At that time, someone might say to you, ‘Look, there is the Christ!’ Or another person might say, ‘There he is!’ But don’t believe them. 24 False Christs and false prophets will come and perform great things and miracles. They will do these things to the people God has chosen. They will fool them, if that is possible. 25 Now I have warned you about this before it happens.
26 “If people tell you, ‘The Christ is in the desert’—don’t go there. If they say, ‘The Christ is in the inner room’—don’t believe it. 27 When the Son of Man comes, he will be seen by everyone. It will be like lightning flashing in the sky that can be seen everywhere. 28 Wherever there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.
29 “Soon after the trouble of those days, this will happen:
‘The sun will grow dark.
And the moon will not give its light.
The stars will fall from the sky.
And everything in the sky will be changed.’ Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
30 “At that time, there will be something in the sky that shows the Son of Man is coming. All the peoples of the world will cry. They will see the Son of Man coming on clouds in the sky. He will come with great power and glory. 31 He will use a loud trumpet to send his angels all around the earth. They will gather his chosen people from every part of the world.
32 “The fig tree teaches us a lesson: When its branches become green and soft, and new leaves begin to grow, then you know that summer is near. 33 So also, when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time is near, ready to come. 34 I tell you the truth. All these things will happen while the people of this time are still living! 35 The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but the words I have said will never be destroyed!
When Will Jesus Come Again?
36 “No one knows when that day or time will be. Even the Son[c] and the angels in heaven don’t know. Only the Father knows. 37 When the Son of Man comes, it will be the same as what happened during Noah’s time. 38 In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking. They were marrying and giving their children to be married. They were still doing those things until the day Noah entered the boat. 39 They knew nothing about what was happening. But then the flood came, and all those people were destroyed. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes. 40 Two men will be working together in the field. One man will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding grain with a hand mill.[d] One woman will be taken and the other will be left.
42 “So always be ready. You don’t know the day your Lord will come. 43 Remember this: If the owner of the house knew what time a thief was coming, then the owner would be ready for him. The owner would watch and not let the thief enter his house. 44 So you also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at a time you don’t expect him.
45 “Who is the wise and trusted servant? The master trusts one servant to give the other servants their food at the right time. 46 When the master comes and finds the servant doing his work, the servant will be very happy. 47 I tell you the truth. The master will choose that servant to take care of everything the master owns. 48 But what will happen if the servant is evil and thinks his master will not come back soon? 49 Then that servant will begin to beat the other servants. He will feast and get drunk with others like him. 50 And the master will come when the servant is not ready and is not expecting him. 51 Then the master will punish that servant. He will send him away to be among the hypocrites. There people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.
Footnotes
- 24:15 ‘the horrible . . . destroys.’ Mentioned in Daniel 9:27; 12:11 (cf. Daniel 11:31).
- 24:17 roof In Bible times houses were built with flat roofs. The roof was used for drying things such as flax and fruit. And it was used as an extra room, as a place for worship and as a place to sleep in the summer.
- 24:36 Even the Son Some Greek copies do not have this phrase.
- 24:41 mill Two large, round, flat rocks used for grinding grain to make flour.
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