Matthew 24
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
24 Jesus departed from the temple [a]area and was going on His way when His disciples came up to Him to call His attention to the buildings of the temple and point them out to Him.
2 But He answered them, Do you see all these? Truly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.
3 While He was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately and said, Tell us, when will this take place, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end (the completion, the consummation) of the age?
4 Jesus answered them, Be careful that no one misleads you [deceiving you and leading you into error].
5 For many will come in (on the strength of) My name [[b]appropriating the name which belongs to Me], saying, I am the Christ (the Messiah), and they will lead many astray.
6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened or troubled, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in place after place;
8 All this is but the beginning [the early pains] of the [c]birth pangs [of the [d]intolerable anguish].
9 Then they will hand you over to suffer affliction and tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.
10 And then many will be offended and repelled and will [e]begin to distrust and desert [Him Whom they ought to trust and obey] and will stumble and fall away and betray one another and pursue one another with hatred.
11 And many false prophets will rise up and deceive and lead many into error.
12 And the love of [f]the great body of people will grow cold because of the multiplied lawlessness and iniquity,
13 But he who endures to the end will be saved.
14 And this good news of the kingdom (the Gospel) will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then will come the end.
15 So when you see the appalling sacrilege [the abomination that astonishes and makes desolate], spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place—let the reader take notice and [g]ponder and consider and heed [this]—(A)
16 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;
17 Let him who is on the housetop not come down and go into the house to take anything;
18 And let him who is in the field not turn back to get his overcoat.
19 And alas for the women who are pregnant and for those who have nursing babies in those days!
20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.
21 For then there will be great tribulation (affliction, distress, and oppression) such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now—no, and never will be [again].(B)
22 And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would endure and survive, but for the sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened.
23 If anyone says to you then, Behold, here is the Christ (the Messiah)! or, There He is!—do not believe it.
24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders so as to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (God’s chosen ones).
25 See, I have warned you beforehand.
26 So if they say to you, Behold, He is in the wilderness (desert)—do not go out there; if they tell you, Behold, He is in the secret places or inner rooms—do not believe it.
27 For just as the lightning flashes from the east and shines and [h]is seen as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
28 Wherever there is a fallen body (a corpse), there the vultures (or eagles) will flock together.(C)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.(D)
30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn and [i]beat their breasts and lament in anguish, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory [in brilliancy and splendor].(E)
31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect (His chosen ones) from the four winds, [even] from one end of the [j]universe to the other.(F)
32 From the fig tree learn this lesson: as soon as its [k]young shoots become soft and tender and it puts out its leaves, you know [l]of a surety that summer is near.
33 So also when you see these signs, [m]all taken together, coming to pass, you may know [n]of a surety that He is near, at the very doors.
34 Truly I tell you, this generation ([o]the whole multitude of people living at the same time, [p]in a definite, [q]given period) will not pass away till all these things [r]taken together take place.
35 [s]Sky and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
36 But of that [exact] day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
37 As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
38 For just as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, [men] marrying and [women] being given in marriage, until the [very] day when Noah went into the ark,
39 And they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away—so will be the coming of the Son of Man.(G)
40 At that time two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.
41 Two women will be grinding at the hand mill; one will be taken and one will be left.
42 Watch therefore [[t]give strict attention, be cautious and active], for you do not know in what kind of a day [[u]whether a near or remote one] your Lord is coming.
43 But understand this: had the householder known in what [part of the night, whether in a [v]night or a morning] watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be [w]undermined and broken into.
44 You also must be ready therefore, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him.
45 Who then is the faithful, thoughtful, and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household to give to the others the food and supplies at the proper time?
46 Blessed (happy, fortunate, and [x]to be envied) is that servant whom, when his master comes, he will find so doing.
47 I solemnly declare to you, he will set him over all his possessions.
48 But if that servant is wicked and says to himself, My master is delayed and is going to be gone a long time,
49 And begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with the drunken,
50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour of which he is not aware,
51 And will punish him [[y]cut him up by scourging] and put him with the pretenders (hypocrites); there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
Footnotes
- Matthew 24:1 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
- Matthew 24:5 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:8 Literal translation.
- Matthew 24:8 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:10 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:12 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 24:15 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:27 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 24:30 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 24:31 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:32 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 24:32 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:33 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:33 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:34 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:34 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:34 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:34 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:35 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
- Matthew 24:42 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:42 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 24:43 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 24:43 John Wycliffe, The Wycliffe Bible.
- Matthew 24:46 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.
- Matthew 24:51 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
马太福音 24
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
预言圣殿被毁(A)
24 耶稣出了圣殿，往前走的时候，门徒前来把圣殿的建筑指给他看。 2 他对门徒说：“你们不是看见了这一切吗？我实在告诉你们，将来在这里必没有一块石头留在另一块石头上面，每一块都要拆下来。”
这世代终结的预兆(B)
3 耶稣坐在橄榄山上，门徒暗中前来问他：“请告诉我们，甚么时候会有这些事呢？你的降临和这世代的终结，有甚么预兆呢？” 4 耶稣回答他们：“你们要小心，不要被人迷惑； 5 因为许多人要假冒我的名而来，说：‘我就是基督’，并且要迷惑许多的人。 6 你们要听见战争，也听见战争的风声；你们要小心，不要惊慌，因为这是免不了的，不过结局还没有到。 7 一个民族要起来攻打另一个民族，一个国家要起来攻打另一个国家，到处都有饥荒和地震， 8 这一切不过是痛苦的开始。 9 那时人要把你们送去受苦，也要杀害你们，你们要因我的名被万民恨恶。 10 那时许多人会失去信仰，彼此出卖，互相恨恶； 11 也有许多假先知出现，要迷惑许多人。 12 因为不法的事增加，许多人的爱心就冷淡了。 13 唯有坚忍到底的，必然得救。 14 这天国的福音要传遍天下，向万民作见证，然后结局才来到。
大灾难的日子(C)
15 “当你们看见但以理先知所说的‘那造成荒凉的可憎者’，站在圣地的时候（读者必须领悟）， 16 那时，住在犹太的应当逃到山上； 17 在房顶的不要下来拿家里的东西； 18 在田里的也不要回去取衣服。 19 当那些日子，怀孕的和乳养孩子的有祸了！ 20 你们应当祈求，叫你们逃难的时候，不是在冬天或安息日， 21 因为那时必有大灾难，这是从世界的开始到现在未曾有过的，以后也必不会再有。 22 如果那些日子不减少，没有一个人可以存活；但是为了选民，那些日子必会减少。 23 那时，如果有人对你们说：‘看哪，基督在这里！’或说：‘他在那里！’你们不要信， 24 因为必有假基督和假先知出现，显大神迹和奇事；如果可以的话，他们连选民也要迷惑。 25 你们看！我已经事先告诉你们了。 26 如果他们对你们说：‘看！基督在旷野里。’你们不要出去；或说：‘看！他在内室里。’也不要相信。 27 电光怎样从东方闪出来，一直照到西方，人子降临的时候，也是这样。 28 尸首在哪里，鹰也必聚在哪里。
人子必驾云降临(D)
29 “那些日子的灾难刚过去：
太阳就变黑了，
月亮也不发光，
众星从天坠落，
天上的万象震动。
30 “那时，人子的征兆要显在天上，地上的万族都要哀号，并且看见人子带着能力，满有荣耀，驾着天上的云降临。 31 当号筒发出响声，他要差派使者，把他的选民从四方，从天这边到天那边都招聚来。
32 “你们应该从无花果树学个功课：树枝长出嫩芽生出叶子的时候，你们就知道夏天近了； 33 同样，当你们看见这一切，就知道人子已经近在门口了。 34 我实在告诉你们，这一切都必要发生，然后这世代才会过去。 35 天地都要过去，但我的话决不会废去。
警醒准备(E)
36 “至于那日子和时间，没有人知道，连天上的使者和子也不知道，只有父知道。 37 挪亚的时代怎样，人子降临的时候也是这样。 38 洪水之前的时代，人们吃喝嫁娶，直到挪亚进入方舟的那一天； 39 等到洪水来到，把他们冲去，他们才明白过来；人子降临的时候也是这样。 40 那时，两个人在田里工作，一个被接去，一个撇下来； 41 两个女人在磨坊推磨，一个被接去，一个撇下来。 42 因此，你们要警醒，因为不知道你们的主甚么时候要来。 43 你们都知道，家主若晓得窃贼晚上甚么时候会来，就会提高警觉，不让他摸进屋里。 44 所以，你们也要准备妥当，因为在想不到的时候，人子就来了。
忠心的仆人有福了(F)
45 “谁是忠心和精明的仆人，被主人指派管理全家，按时分派粮食的呢？ 46 主人来到，看见他这样作，那仆人就有福了。 47 我实在告诉你们，主人要指派他管理自己的一切财产。 48 如果他是个坏的仆人，心里说‘我的主人不会那么快回来’， 49 就动手打其他的仆人，又和醉酒的人吃喝。 50 在他想不到的日子，不知道的时间，那仆人的主人要来， 51 严厉地处罚他，使他和虚伪的人同在一起；在那里必要哀哭切齿。”
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