Mattheüs 24
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Jezus vertelt wat er in de toekomst gaat gebeuren
24 Jezus vertrok uit de tempel. Zijn leerlingen zeiden Hem hoe mooi ze de gebouwen van de tempel vonden. 2 Hij antwoordde: "Kijk nog maar eens goed. Geloof Mij, er zal geen steen van op de andere blijven staan. Alles zal tot de grond worden afgebroken."
3 Ze gingen op de Olijfberg zitten. Zijn leerlingen kwamen Hem vragen: "Wanneer zal dat gebeuren? En waaraan kunnen we zien wanneer U komt en het einde van de wereld eraan komt?" 4 Jezus antwoordde: "Let goed op dat jullie je door niemand laten bedriegen. 5 Want heel veel mensen zullen beweren dat ze Mij zijn. Ze zullen zeggen: 'Ik ben de Messias.' En heel veel mensen zullen dat geloven. 6 Ook zullen jullie horen over oorlogen en over berichten van oorlogen. Maar laat je daardoor niet bang maken. Die dingen moeten gebeuren. Maar het is nog niet het einde. 7 Want allerlei landen en volken zullen met elkaar oorlog voeren. En er zullen op allerlei plaatsen hongersnoden, gevaarlijke ziekten en aardbevingen zijn. 8 Maar dat is pas het begin van het einde.
9 Dan zullen de mensen jullie gevangen nemen, mishandelen en doden. Iedereen zal jullie haten omdat jullie in Mij geloven. 10 Veel mensen zullen hun geloof verliezen. Ze zullen elkaar verraden en elkaar haten. 11 Er zullen allerlei mensen komen die beweren dat ze mijn profeten zijn. Ze zullen zeggen dat ze namens Mij spreken, terwijl dat helemaal niet zo is. Ze zullen daarmee heel veel mensen bedriegen. 12 En de mensen zullen zich steeds minder van God aantrekken. Daardoor zullen ze ook steeds minder liefde voor elkaar hebben. 13 Maar de mensen die volhouden tot het einde, zullen worden gered. 14 En het goede nieuws van het Koninkrijk moet aan de hele wereld worden verteld. Alle volken moeten weten wat Ik heb gedaan. Pas dan zal het einde komen.
15 Er zal iets afschuwelijks op de plaats van de tempel staan, iets afschuwelijks dat verwoesting veroorzaakt. De profeet Daniël heeft daar al over gesproken[a] – Let goed op als je dit leest en denk er over na! – 16 De bewoners van Judea moeten dan naar de bergen vluchten. 17 Als je op het dak van je huis bent, ga dan niet naar beneden om iets uit je huis mee te nemen. Je moet onmiddellijk vluchten. 18 Als je in het veld aan het werk bent, ga dan niet eerst naar huis om kleren op te halen. Je moet onmiddellijk vluchten. 19 Het zal een vreselijke tijd zijn voor de vrouwen die in verwachting zijn of net een baby hebben gekregen! 20 Bid dat het geen winter zal zijn als jullie moeten vluchten, of een heilige rustdag. 21 Want het zal een vreselijke tijd worden. Zo'n verschrikkelijke tijd is er nog nooit eerder geweest en zal er ook nooit meer komen. 22 Als de Heer die tijd niet korter zou maken, zou geen mens worden gered. Maar God zal die tijd korter maken om de mensen die in Hem geloven te helpen.
23 Geloof het niet als iemand tegen jullie zegt: 'Kijk, hier is de Messias! Kijk, daar is Hij!' 24 Want er zullen mensen komen die beweren dat ze de Messias zijn of dat ze zijn profeten zijn, terwijl dat helemaal niet waar is. Ze zullen zelfs grote wonderen doen. Daardoor zal het hun bijna lukken om ook de gelovigen te bedriegen. 25 Ik waarschuw jullie hier nu alvast voor. Pas dus goed op. 26 Dus als de mensen tegen jullie zeggen: 'Kijk, Hij is in de woestijn,' ga er dan niet heen. En als ze zeggen: 'Kijk, Hij is in dat huis,' geloof het dan niet. 27 Want net zoals de bliksem de hele hemel van oost tot west verlicht, zo zal de komst van de Mensenzoon zijn. 28 Let op: Waar een dood dier ligt, daar zullen de gieren zich verzamelen.
29 Onmiddellijk na die vreselijke tijd zal de zon donker worden. De maan zal geen licht meer geven. De sterren zullen uit de hemel vallen. En de machten van de geestelijke wereld zullen schudden. 30 En dan zal het teken van de Mensenzoon zichtbaar worden aan de lucht. Alle volken van de aarde zullen de Mensenzoon op de wolken zien komen in zijn stralende hemelse macht en majesteit. En ze zullen huilen van spijt. 31 Onder luid trompetgeschal zal Hij zijn engelen uitsturen. Ze zullen de gelovigen verzamelen uit het noorden, oosten, zuiden en westen, van over de hele wereld.
32 Van de vijgenboom kun je dit leren: als het hout zacht wordt en er blaadjes aan komen, weet je dat de zomer eraan komt. 33 Zo kunnen jullie ook weten dat als al deze dingen gebeuren, het einde eraan komt. Het is dan bijna tijd. 34 Luister goed! Ik zeg jullie dat dit volk niet zal ophouden te bestaan vóór al deze dingen zijn gebeurd. 35 De hemel en de aarde zullen ophouden te bestaan. Maar mijn woorden zullen altijd blijven.
36 Maar niemand weet wanneer die dag en dat moment zullen zijn. Ook de hemelse engelen weten dat niet. Ook de Zoon weet dat niet. Alleen mijn Vader weet het. 37 Zoals het ging in de tijd van Noach, zo zal het ook gaan als de Mensenzoon terugkomt. 38 Want in die tijd, vóór de grote overstroming, gingen de mensen gewoon hun gang. Ze aten en dronken en trouwden, tot op de dag dat Noach aan boord van zijn boot ging. 39 Ze hadden niets in de gaten. Toen kwam de grote overstroming en ze verdronken allemaal. Zo zal het ook gaan als de Mensenzoon komt. 40 Twee mensen zullen in het veld aan het werk zijn. De één zal plotseling meegenomen worden, de ander niet. 41 Twee vrouwen zullen graan aan het malen zijn. De één zal plotseling meegenomen worden, de ander niet. 42 Let daarom goed op. Want jullie weten niet op welke dag jullie Heer komt.
43 Als de bewoner van een huis had geweten hoe laat de dief zou komen, zou hij opgebleven zijn. Hij zou niet in zijn huis hebben laten inbreken. Onthoud dat goed! 44 Daarom moeten jullie ook goed opletten. Want de Mensenzoon zal onverwachts komen.
45 Een trouwe en verstandige dienaar krijgt van zijn heer de leiding over de andere dienaren. Hij moet voor hen zorgen. Wie van jullie zal net zo doen als hij? 46 Wat is het heerlijk voor die dienaar als hij met zijn werk bezig is als zijn heer terugkomt. 47 Luister goed! Ik zeg jullie dat zijn heer hem de leiding zal geven over alles wat hij bezit. 48 Maar stel dat hij een slechte dienaar is. Stel dat hij bij zichzelf zou zeggen: 'Mijn heer blijft nog wel een poosje weg.' 49 En hij zou de andere dienaren mishandelen en met dronkenlappen gaan zitten drinken. 50 Dan komt zijn heer onverwachts terug, op een moment dat de dienaar hem niet verwacht. 51 En zijn heer zal hem gevangen zetten. Hij zal hem dezelfde straf geven als de schijnheilige mensen. Dan zal die dienaar huilen en met zijn tanden knarsen van spijt."
Footnotes
- Mattheüs 24:15 De Romeinse keizer Titus verovert Jeruzalem in 70 na Christus en verwoest de tempel. Dat is een 'eerste vervulling' van deze woorden. Maar er komt een tweede vervulling, wanneer er in een later gebouwde tempel een afgodsbeeld wordt neergezet, aan het eind van de tijd. Daarover is te lezen in Openbaring 13. Lees ook Daniël 9:27, Daniël 11:31 en Daniël 12:11.
Matthew 24
New King James Version
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. 2 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)
3 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?”
4 And Jesus answered and said to them: (G)“Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For (H)many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ (I)and will deceive many. 6 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. 7 For (K)nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be (L)famines, [b]pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 (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
- Matthew 24:6 NU omits all
- Matthew 24:7 NU omits pestilences
- Matthew 24:22 chosen ones’
- Matthew 24:31 chosen ones
- Matthew 24:33 Or He
- Matthew 24:36 NU adds nor the Son
- Matthew 24:42 NU day
- Matthew 24:43 Lit. watch of the night
- Matthew 24:45 at the right time
- Matthew 24:48 NU omits his coming
Matthew 24
English Standard Version
Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple
24 (A)Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, (B)there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
Signs of the End of the Age
3 As he sat on (C)the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him (D)privately, saying, “Tell us, (E)when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your (F)coming and of (G)the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered them, (H)“See that no one leads you astray. 5 For (I)many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am (J)the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you (K)are not alarmed, for this (L)must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For (M)nation will rise against nation, and (N)kingdom against kingdom, and there will be (O)famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of (P)the birth pains.
9 “Then (Q)they will deliver you up (R)to tribulation and (S)put you to death, and (T)you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then many will fall away[a] and (U)betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many (V)false prophets will arise (W)and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, (X)the love of many will grow cold. 13 (Y)But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom (Z)will be proclaimed throughout the whole world (AA)as a testimony (AB)to all nations, and (AC)then the end will come.
The Abomination of Desolation
15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation (AD)spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in (AE)the holy place ((AF)let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 (AG)Let the one who is on (AH)the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, 18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19 And (AI)alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be (AJ)great tribulation, (AK)such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for (AL)the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 (AM)Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For (AN)false christs and (AO)false prophets will arise and (AP)perform great signs and wonders, (AQ)so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, (AR)I have told you beforehand. 26 So, if they say to you, ‘Look, (AS)he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 (AT)For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be (AU)the coming of the Son of Man. 28 (AV)Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
The Coming of the Son of Man
29 “Immediately after (AW)the tribulation of those days (AX)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and (AY)the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then (AZ)will appear in heaven (BA)the sign of the Son of Man, and then (BB)all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and (BC)they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven (BD)with power and great glory. 31 And (BE)he will send out his angels with a loud (BF)trumpet call, and they will (BG)gather (BH)his elect from (BI)the four winds, (BJ)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, (BK)at the very gates. 34 (BL)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 (BM)Heaven and earth will pass away, but (BN)my words will not pass away.
No One Knows That Day and Hour
36 “But concerning that day and hour (BO)no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, (BP)nor the Son,[b] (BQ)but the Father only. 37 (BR)For as were the days of Noah, (BS)so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 (BT)For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, (BU)marrying and giving in marriage, until (BV)the day when Noah entered the ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, (BW)so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41 (BX)Two women will be grinding (BY)at the mill; one will be taken and one left. 42 Therefore, (BZ)stay awake, for you do not know on what day (CA)your Lord is coming. 43 (CB)But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night (CC)the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be (CD)ready, for (CE)the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
45 “Who then is (CF)the faithful and (CG)wise servant,[c] whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 (CH)Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, (CI)he will set him over all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master (CJ)is delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants[d] and eats and drinks with (CK)drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come (CL)on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know 51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place (CM)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Footnotes
- Matthew 24:10 Or stumble
- Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts omit nor the Son
- Matthew 24:45 Or bondservant; also verses 46, 48, 50
- Matthew 24:49 Or bondservants
Matthew 24
New International Version
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. 2 “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.”
3 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)
4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.(F) 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.(G) 6 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. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.(H) There will be famines(I) and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9 “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
- Matthew 24:15 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
- Matthew 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
- Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
- Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.
- Matthew 24:33 Or he
- Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son.
Matthieu 24
La Bible du Semeur
La suite des temps
De la destruction de Jérusalem à la venue du Fils de l’homme
24 Là-dessus, Jésus quitta la cour du Temple. Tandis qu’il s’éloignait, ses disciples s’approchèrent pour lui faire remarquer l’architecture du Temple. 2 Alors il leur dit : Oui, regardez bien tout cela ! Vraiment, je vous l’assure : tout sera démoli : il ne restera pas une pierre sur une autre.
3 Comme il était assis sur le mont des Oliviers, ses disciples s’approchèrent, le prirent à part, et lui demandèrent : Dis-nous : quand cela se produira-t-il et quel signe annoncera ta venue et la fin du monde ?
4 Jésus leur répondit : Faites bien attention que personne ne vous induise en erreur. 5 Car plusieurs viendront sous mon nom en disant : « Je suis le Messie[a] ! », et ils tromperont beaucoup de gens. 6 Vous entendrez parler de guerres et de menaces de guerres. Attention ! Ne vous laissez pas troubler par ces nouvelles, car cela doit arriver, mais ce ne sera pas encore la fin. 7 En effet, on verra se dresser une nation contre une nation, un royaume contre un autre[b]; il y aura des famines et des tremblements de terre en divers lieux. 8 Mais ce ne seront que les premières douleurs de l’enfantement.
9 Alors on vous persécutera et l’on vous mettra à mort. Tous les peuples vous haïront à cause de moi. 10 A cause de cela, beaucoup abandonneront la foi, ils se trahiront et se haïront les uns les autres.
11 De nombreux faux prophètes surgiront et ils tromperont beaucoup de gens. 12 Parce que le mal ne cessera de croître, l’amour du plus grand nombre se refroidira. 13 Mais celui qui tiendra bon jusqu’au bout sera sauvé. 14 Cette Bonne Nouvelle du royaume de Dieu sera proclamée dans le monde entier pour que tous les peuples en entendent le témoignage. Alors seulement viendra la fin.
15 Quand donc vous verrez l’abominable profanation[c] annoncée par le prophète Daniel s’établir dans le lieu saint – que celui qui lit comprenne ! – 16 alors, que ceux qui sont en Judée s’enfuient dans les montagnes. 17 Si quelqu’un est sur son toit en terrasse, qu’il ne rentre pas dans sa maison pour emporter les biens qui s’y trouvent. 18 Que celui qui sera dans les champs ne retourne pas chez lui pour aller chercher son manteau.
19 Malheur, en ces jours-là, aux femmes enceintes et à celles qui allaitent ! 20 Priez pour que votre fuite n’ait pas lieu en hiver, ni un jour de sabbat. 21 Car à ce moment-là, la détresse sera plus terrible que tout ce qu’on a connu depuis le commencement du monde[d]; et jamais plus, on ne verra pareille souffrance.
22 Vraiment, si le Seigneur n’avait pas décidé de réduire le nombre de ces jours, personne n’en réchapperait ; mais, à cause de ceux qu’il a choisis, il abrégera ce temps.
23 Si quelqu’un vous dit alors : « Le Messie est ici ! » ou : « Il est là ! », ne le croyez pas. 24 De faux messies surgiront, ainsi que de faux prophètes. Ils produiront des signes extraordinaires et des prodiges au point de tromper même, si c’était possible, ceux que Dieu a choisis. 25 Voilà, je vous ai prévenus !
26 Si l’on vous dit : « Regardez, il est dans le désert ! », n’y allez pas ! Si l’on prétend : « Il se cache en quelque endroit secret ! », n’en croyez rien. 27 En effet, quand le Fils de l’homme viendra, ce sera comme l’éclair qui jaillit du levant et illumine tout jusqu’au couchant. 28 Où que soit le cadavre, là s’assembleront les vautours[e].
29 Aussitôt après ces jours de détresse,
le soleil s’obscurcira,
la lune perdra sa clarté,
les étoiles tomberont du ciel ;
les puissances célestes ╵seront ébranlées[f].
30 C’est alors que le signe du Fils de l’homme apparaîtra dans le ciel. Alors tous les peuples de la terre se lamenteront, et ils verront le Fils de l’homme venir sur les nuées du ciel[g] avec beaucoup de puissance et de gloire. 31 Il enverra ses anges rassembler, au son des trompettes éclatantes, ses élus des quatre coins du monde, d’un bout à l’autre de l’univers.
32 Que l’exemple du figuier vous serve d’enseignement : quand ses rameaux deviennent tendres et que ses feuilles poussent, vous savez que l’été est proche. 33 De même, quand vous verrez tous ces événements, sachez que le Fils de l’homme est proche, comme aux portes de la ville.
34 Vraiment, je vous assure que cette génération-ci ne passera pas jusqu’à ce que tout cela vienne à se réaliser. 35 Le ciel et la terre passeront, mais mes paroles ne passeront jamais.
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36 Quant au jour et à l’heure où cela se produira, personne ne les connaît, ni les anges du ciel, ni même le Fils[h] ; personne, sauf le Père, et lui seul.
37 Lors de la venue du Fils de l’homme, les choses se passeront comme au temps de Noé ; 38 en effet, à l’époque qui précéda le déluge, les gens étaient occupés à manger et à boire, à se marier et à marier leurs enfants, jusqu’au jour où Noé entra dans le bateau. 39 Ils ne se doutèrent de rien, jusqu’à ce que vienne le déluge qui les emporta tous.
Ce sera la même chose lorsque le Fils de l’homme viendra. 40 Alors deux ouvriers travailleront côte à côte dans un champ : l’un sera emmené, l’autre laissé. 41 Deux femmes seront en train de tourner la pierre de meule : l’une sera emmenée, l’autre laissée.
42 Tenez-vous donc en éveil, puisque vous ignorez quel jour votre Seigneur viendra. 43 Vous le savez bien : si le maître de maison savait à quelle heure de la nuit le voleur doit venir, il resterait éveillé pour ne pas le laisser pénétrer dans sa maison. 44 Pour cette même raison, vous aussi, tenez-vous prêts, car c’est à un moment que vous n’auriez pas imaginé que le Fils de l’homme viendra.
(Lc 12.41-48)
45 Quel est le serviteur fidèle et sensé à qui le maître a confié le soin de veiller sur l’ensemble de son personnel pour qu’il distribue à chacun sa nourriture au moment voulu ? 46 Heureux ce serviteur que le maître, à son retour, trouvera en train d’agir comme il le lui a demandé ! 47 Vraiment, je vous l’assure, son maître lui confiera l’administration de tout ce qu’il possède.
48 Mais si c’est un mauvais serviteur, qui se dit : « Mon maître n’est pas près de rentrer », 49 et se met à maltraiter ses compagnons de service, à manger et à boire avec les ivrognes, 50 son maître arrivera un jour où il ne s’y attendra pas et à un moment qu’il ne connaît pas. 51 Alors le maître le punira très sévèrement, et le traitera comme on traite les hypocrites. C’est là qu’il y aura des pleurs et d’amers regrets.
Footnotes
- 24.5 Autre traduction : Le Christ.
- 24.7 Voir Es 19.2.
- 24.15 Dn 9.27 ; 11.31 ; 12.11.
- 24.21 Dn 12.1.
- 24.28 C’est-à-dire que la venue du Fils de l’homme sera évidente pour tous et que nul n’échappera au jugement.
- 24.29 Voir Es 13.10 ; 34.4 ; Jl 3.4.
- 24.30 Dn 7.13.
- 24.36 L’expression ni même le Fils ne se trouve pas dans certains manuscrits.
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