25 See, (A)I have told you beforehand. 26 So, if they say to you, ‘Look, (B)he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 (C)For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be (D)the coming of the Son of Man. 28 (E)Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

The Coming of the Son of Man

29 “Immediately after (F)the tribulation of those days (G)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and (H)the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then (I)will appear in heaven (J)the sign of the Son of Man, and then (K)all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and (L)they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven (M)with power and great glory. 31 And (N)he will send out his angels with a loud (O)trumpet call, and they will (P)gather (Q)his elect from (R)the four winds, (S)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, (T)at the very gates. 34 (U)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 (V)Heaven and earth will pass away, but (W)my words will not pass away.

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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(A) that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming(B) of the Son of Man.(C) 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.(D)

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.’[a](E)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
  2. Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
  3. Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.
  4. Matthew 24:33 Or he