20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ (A)appointed for you, Jesus,

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20 and that he may send the Messiah,(A) who has been appointed for you—even Jesus.

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And then (A)the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus (B)will kill with (C)the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by (D)the appearance of his coming.

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And then the lawless one will be revealed,(A) whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth(B) and destroy by the splendor of his coming.(C)

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30 Then (A)will appear in heaven (B)the sign of the Son of Man, and then (C)all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and (D)they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven (E)with power and great glory. 31 And (F)he will send out his angels with a loud (G)trumpet call, and they will (H)gather (I)his elect from (J)the four winds, (K)from one end of heaven to the other.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

32 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, (L)at the very gates. 34 (M)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 (N)Heaven and earth will pass away, but (O)my words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day and Hour

36 “But concerning that day and hour (P)no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, (Q)nor the Son,[a] (R)but the Father only.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts omit nor the Son

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[a] will mourn(A) when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven,(B) with power and great glory.[b] 31 And he will send his angels(C) with a loud trumpet call,(D) 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[c] is near, right at the door.(E) 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(F) 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(G)

The Day and Hour Unknown(H)(I)

36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[d] but only the Father.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
  2. Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.
  3. Matthew 24:33 Or he
  4. Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son.

The Rider on a White Horse

11 Then I saw (A)heaven opened, and behold, (B)a white horse! The one sitting on it is called (C)Faithful and True, and (D)in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 (E)His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are (F)many diadems, and he has (G)a name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in (H)a robe dipped in[a] blood, and the name by which he is called is (I)The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, (J)arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, (K)were following him on white horses. 15 (L)From his mouth comes a sharp sword (M)with which to strike down the nations, and (N)he will rule[b] them with a rod of iron. (O)He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh (P)he has a name written, (Q)King of kings and Lord of lords.

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  1. Revelation 19:13 Some manuscripts sprinkled with
  2. Revelation 19:15 Greek shepherd

The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast

11 I saw heaven standing open(A) and there before me was a white horse, whose rider(B) is called Faithful and True.(C) With justice he judges and wages war.(D) 12 His eyes are like blazing fire,(E) and on his head are many crowns.(F) He has a name written on him(G) that no one knows but he himself.(H) 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,(I) and his name is the Word of God.(J) 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,(K) white(L) and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(M) with which to strike down(N) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](O) He treads the winepress(P) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(Q)

king of kings and lord of lords.(R)

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  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9

Behold, (A)he is coming with the clouds, and (B)every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail[a] on account of him. Even so. Amen.

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  1. Revelation 1:7 Or mourn

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[a](A)
    and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(B)
    and all peoples on earth “will mourn(C) because of him.”[b]
So shall it be! Amen.

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  1. Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
  2. Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10

28 so Christ, having been offered once (A)to bear the sins of (B)many, will appear (C)a second time, (D)not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly (E)waiting for him.

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28 so Christ was sacrificed once(A) to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time,(B) not to bear sin,(C) but to bring salvation(D) to those who are waiting for him.(E)

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not to be quickly shaken in mind or (A)alarmed, either (B)by a spirit or a (C)spoken word, or (D)a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that (E)the day of the Lord has come.

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not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter(A)—asserting that the day of the Lord(B) has already come.(C)

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31 because he has fixed (A)a day on which (B)he will judge the world (C)in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and (D)of this he has given assurance to all (E)by raising him from the dead.”

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31 For he has set a day when he will judge(A) the world with justice(B) by the man he has appointed.(C) He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”(D)

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27 And then they will see (A)the Son of Man coming in a cloud (B)with power and great glory.

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27 At that time they will see the Son of Man(A) coming in a cloud(B) with power and great glory.

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The Parable of the Ten Minas

11 As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because (A)they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.

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The Parable of the Ten Minas(A)

11 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God(B) was going to appear at once.(C)

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30 (A)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 31 (B)Heaven and earth will pass away, but (C)my words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day or Hour

32 “But concerning that day or that hour, (D)no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, (E)nor the Son, (F)but only the Father. 33 (G)Be on guard, (H)keep awake.[a] For you do not know when the time will come. 34 (I)It is like a man (J)going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants[b] in charge, (K)each with his work, and commands (L)the doorkeeper to stay awake. 35 (M)Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, (N)in the evening, or (O)at midnight, or (P)when the rooster crows,[c] or (Q)in the morning— 36 lest (R)he come suddenly and (S)find you asleep. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: (T)Stay awake.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 13:33 Some manuscripts add and pray
  2. Mark 13:34 Or bondservants
  3. Mark 13:35 That is, the third watch of the night, between midnight and 3 a.m.

30 Truly I tell you, this generation(A) will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(B) 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(C)

The Day and Hour Unknown

32 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.(D) 33 Be on guard! Be alert[a]!(E) You do not know when that time will come. 34 It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants(F) in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

35 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”(G)

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  1. Mark 13:33 Some manuscripts alert and pray

26 And then they will see (A)the Son of Man coming in clouds (B)with great power and glory.

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26 “At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds(A) with great power and glory.

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Signs of the End of the Age

As he sat on (A)the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him (B)privately, saying, “Tell us, (C)when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your (D)coming and of (E)the end of the age?”

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

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