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Signs of the End of the Age

As[a] he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things[b] happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Jesus answered them,[c] “Watch out[d] that no one misleads you.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:3 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  2. Matthew 24:3 sn Because the phrase these things is plural, more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe signals the end.
  3. Matthew 24:4 tn Grk “answering, Jesus said to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.
  4. Matthew 24:4 tn Or “Be on guard.”

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)

Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.(D)

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