Matthew 23:30-24:15

English Standard Version

³⁰saying, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ ³¹Thus you witness against yourselves that you are ^(A)sons of those who murdered the prophets. ³²^(B)Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. ³³You serpents, ^(C)you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to ^(D)hell? ³⁴^(E)Therefore ^(F)I send you ^(G)prophets and wise men and ^(H)scribes, ^(I)some of whom you will kill and crucify, and ^(J)some you will ^(K)flog in your synagogues and ^(L)persecute from town to town, ³⁵so that on you may come all ^(M)the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous ^(N)Abel to the blood of ^(O)Zechariah the son of Barachiah,^[a] whom you murdered between ^(P)the sanctuary and ^(Q)the altar. ³⁶Truly, I say to you, ^(R)all these things will come upon this generation.

Lament over Jerusalem

³⁷^(S)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that ^(T)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have ^(U)gathered ^(V)your children together ^(W)as a hen gathers her brood ^(X)under her wings, and ^(Y)you were not willing! ³⁸See, ^(Z)your house is left to you desolate. ³⁹For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ^(AA)‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

24 ^(AB)Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. ²But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, ^(AC)there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Signs of the End of the Age

³As he sat on ^(AD)the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him ^(AE)privately, saying, “Tell us, ^(AF)when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your ^(AG)coming and of ^(AH)the end of the age?” ⁴And Jesus answered them, ^(AI)“See that no one leads you astray. ⁵For ^(AJ)many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am ^(AK)the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ⁶And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ^(AL)are not alarmed, for this ^(AM)must take place, but the end is not yet. ⁷For ^(AN)nation will rise against nation, and ^(AO)kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ^(AP)famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸All these are but the beginning of ^(AQ)the birth pains.

⁹“Then ^(AR)they will deliver you up ^(AS)to tribulation and ^(AT)put you to death, and ^(AU)you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰And then many will fall away^[b] and ^(AV)betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹And many ^(AW)false prophets will arise ^(AX)and lead many astray. ¹²And because lawlessness will be increased, ^(AY)the love of many will grow cold. ¹³^(AZ)But the one who endures to the end will be saved. ¹⁴And this gospel of the kingdom ^(BA)will be proclaimed throughout the whole world ^(BB)as a testimony ^(BC)to all nations, and ^(BD)then the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁵“So when you see the abomination of desolation ^(BE)spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in ^(BF)the holy place (^(BG)let the reader understand),