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
King James Version
24 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthieu 24
Segond 21
Discours sur le mont des Oliviers 24.1–25.46
Destruction de Jérusalem et retour du Fils de l'homme
24 Jésus sortit du temple et, comme il s'en allait, ses disciples s'approchèrent pour lui en faire remarquer les constructions. 2 Mais il leur dit: «Vous voyez tout cela? Je vous le dis en vérité, il ne restera pas ici pierre sur pierre, tout sera détruit.»
3 Il s'assit sur le mont des Oliviers. Les disciples vinrent en privé lui poser cette question: «Dis-nous, quand cela arrivera-t-il et quel sera le signe de ton retour et de la fin du monde?»
4 Jésus leur répondit: «Faites bien attention que personne ne vous égare. 5 En effet, beaucoup viendront sous mon nom et diront: ‘C'est moi qui suis le Messie’, et ils tromperont beaucoup de gens. 6 Vous entendrez parler de guerres et de menaces de guerres: ne vous laissez pas effrayer, car il faut que toutes ces choses arrivent. Cependant, ce ne sera pas encore la fin. 7 Une nation se dressera contre une nation et un royaume contre un royaume[a], et il y aura en divers endroits des famines, [des pestes] et des tremblements de terre. 8 Tout cela sera le commencement des douleurs. 9 Alors on vous livrera à la persécution et l'on vous fera mourir; vous serez détestés de toutes les nations à cause de mon nom. 10 Beaucoup trébucheront alors, et ils se trahiront, se détesteront les uns les autres. 11 Beaucoup de prétendus prophètes surgiront et ils tromperont beaucoup de gens. 12 A cause de la progression du mal, l'amour du plus grand nombre se refroidira, 13 mais celui qui persévérera jusqu'à la fin sera sauvé. 14 Cette bonne nouvelle du royaume sera proclamée dans le monde entier pour servir de témoignage à toutes les nations. Alors viendra la fin.
15 »C'est pourquoi, lorsque vous verrez l'abominable dévastation[b] dont a parlé le prophète Daniel établie dans le lieu saint – que celui qui lit fasse attention! – 16 alors, que ceux qui seront en Judée s'enfuient dans les montagnes, 17 que celui qui sera sur le toit ne descende pas pour prendre ce qui est dans sa maison, 18 et que celui qui sera dans les champs ne retourne pas en arrière pour prendre son manteau. 19 Malheur aux femmes qui seront enceintes et à celles qui allaiteront durant ces jours-là! 20 Priez pour que votre fuite n'arrive pas en hiver, ni un jour de sabbat, 21 car alors la détresse sera si grande qu'il n'y en a pas eu de pareille depuis le commencement du monde jusqu'à présent[c] et qu'il n'y en aura jamais plus. 22 Et si ces jours n'étaient pas abrégés, personne ne serait sauvé; mais à cause de ceux qui ont été choisis, ces jours seront abrégés. 23 Si quelqu'un vous dit alors: ‘Le Messie est ici’, ou: ‘Il est là’, ne le croyez pas, 24 car de prétendus messies et de prétendus prophètes surgiront; ils feront de grands prodiges et des signes miraculeux au point de tromper, si c'était possible, même ceux qui ont été choisis. 25 Voilà, je vous l'ai annoncé d'avance. 26 Si donc on vous dit: ‘Le voici, il est dans le désert’, n'y allez pas, ou: ‘Le voilà, il est dans un lieu secret’, ne le croyez pas. 27 En effet, tout comme l'éclair part de l'est et apparaît jusqu'à l’ouest, ainsi sera le retour du Fils de l'homme. 28 Là où sera le cadavre, là se rassembleront les vautours.[d]
29 »Aussitôt après ces jours de détresse, le soleil s'obscurcira, la lune ne donnera plus sa lumière, les étoiles tomberont du ciel[e] et les puissances célestes seront ébranlées. 30 Alors le signe du Fils de l'homme apparaîtra dans le ciel; tous les peuples de la terre se lamenteront et ils verront le Fils de l'homme venir sur les nuées du ciel[f] avec beaucoup de puissance et de gloire. 31 Il enverra ses anges avec la trompette retentissante et ils rassembleront ceux qu’il a choisis des quatre coins du monde, d'une extrémité du ciel à l'autre. 32 Tirez instruction de la parabole du figuier: dès que ses branches deviennent tendres et que les feuilles poussent, vous savez que l'été est proche. 33 De même, quand vous verrez toutes ces choses, sachez que le Fils de l'homme est proche, qu’il est à la porte. 34 Je vous le dis en vérité, cette génération ne passera pas avant que tout cela n'arrive. 35 Le ciel et la terre disparaîtront, mais mes paroles ne disparaîtront pas.
Appel à la vigilance
36 »Quant au jour et à l'heure, personne ne les connaît, pas même les anges du ciel, [ni même le Fils]: mon Père seul les connaît. 37 Ce qui est arrivé à l’époque de Noé arrivera de même au retour du Fils de l'homme. 38 En effet, dans les jours précédant le déluge, les hommes mangeaient et buvaient, se mariaient et mariaient leurs enfants, jusqu'au jour où Noé est entré dans l'arche. 39 Ils ne se sont doutés de rien jusqu'à ce que le déluge vienne et les emporte tous. Il en ira de même au retour du Fils de l'homme. 40 Alors, deux hommes seront dans un champ: l'un sera pris et l'autre laissé; 41 deux femmes moudront à la meule: l'une sera prise et l'autre laissée. 42 Restez donc vigilants, puisque vous ignorez à quel moment votre Seigneur viendra. 43 Vous le savez bien, si le maître de la maison savait à quelle heure de la nuit le voleur doit venir, il resterait éveillé et ne laisserait pas percer les murs de sa maison. 44 C'est pourquoi, vous aussi, tenez-vous prêts, car le Fils de l'homme viendra à l'heure où vous n'y penserez pas.
45 »Quel est donc le serviteur fidèle et prudent que son maître a établi responsable des gens de sa maison pour leur donner la nourriture en temps voulu? 46 Heureux le serviteur que son maître, à son arrivée, trouvera occupé à son travail! 47 Je vous le dis en vérité, il l'établira responsable de tous ses biens. 48 Mais si c'est un mauvais serviteur, qui se dit en lui-même: ‘Mon maître tarde à venir’, 49 s'il se met à battre ses compagnons, s'il mange et boit avec les ivrognes, 50 le maître de ce serviteur viendra le jour où il ne s'y attend pas et à l'heure qu'il ne connaît pas. 51 Il le punira sévèrement et lui fera partager le sort des hypocrites: c'est là qu'il y aura des pleurs et des grincements de dents.
Footnotes
- Matthieu 24:7 Une nation… royaume: renvoi à Esaïe 19.2.
- Matthieu 24:15 L’abominable dévastation: littéralement l’abomination de la dévastation, expression reprise de Daniel 11.31; 12.11.
- Matthieu 24:21 Alors… présent: citation de Daniel 12.1.
- Matthieu 24:28 Là où… vautours: citation de Job 39.30.
- Matthieu 24:29 Le soleil… ciel: citation combinée d’Esaïe 13.10 et Esaïe 34.4.
- Matthieu 24:30 Le Fils… du ciel: citation de Daniel 7.13.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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