Matthew 24:1-14

Legacy Standard Bible

Signs of Christ’s Return

24 ^(A)And coming ^(B)out from the temple, Jesus was going along, and His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. ² And He answered and said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, ^(C)not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”

³ Now as He was sitting on ^(D)the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of ^(E)Your coming and of the ^[a]end of the age?”

⁴ And Jesus answered and said to them, “^(F)See to it that no one deceives you. ⁵ For ^(G)many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the ^[b]Christ,’ and will deceive many. ⁶ And you are going to hear of ^(H)wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. ⁷ For ^(I)nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be ^(J)famines and earthquakes. ^8 (K)But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.

⁹ “^(L)Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and ^(M)you will be hated by all nations because of My name. ¹⁰ And at that time many will ^[c](N)fall away and will ^[d]betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹ Many ^(O)false prophets will arise and will deceive many. ¹² And because lawlessness is multiplied, ^[e]most people’s love will grow cold. ^13 (P)But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. ¹⁴ And this ^(Q)gospel of the kingdom ^(R)shall be proclaimed in the whole ^[f](S)world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.