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. 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)

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?”

And Jesus answered and said to them: (G)“Take heed that no one deceives you. For (H)many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ (I)and will deceive many. 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. For (K)nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be (L)famines, [b]pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.

(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

  1. Matthew 24:6 NU omits all
  2. Matthew 24:7 NU omits pestilences
  3. Matthew 24:22 chosen ones’
  4. Matthew 24:31 chosen ones
  5. Matthew 24:33 Or He
  6. Matthew 24:36 NU adds nor the Son
  7. Matthew 24:42 NU day
  8. Matthew 24:43 Lit. watch of the night
  9. Matthew 24:45 at the right time
  10. Matthew 24:48 NU omits his coming

Tej tyolin Jesús tiˈj aj tjapin bˈaj tkyaqil(A)

24  Tej tetz Jesús toj tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios, kyjaˈtaq t‑xiˈ, bˈeˈx o tzaj laqˈeˈy, a awoˈy t‑xnaqˈtzbˈin tkˈatz, ex xi qqˈmaˈn te: Kanqex kyejiˈy junjun tij ja te naˈbˈl Dios, tbˈanilqex wen, qo chijiˈy.

Tzaj ttzaqˈwin Jesús qeˈy: Tbˈanilqex kye junjun tij ja nchi ok kykaˈyiˈn, me twutzxix kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, qa tkyaqilx kchi kˈwel yuchˈj, ex ntiˈx jun abˈj kyjel tibˈaj juntl, aj tpon tqˈijil.

Tej t‑xi tqˈmaˈn Jesús tiˈchaq kbˈajil, aj chˈixtaq tjapin bˈaj tkyaqil(B)

Tbˈajlinxiˈ ikyjo, bˈeˈx o xiˈy tzma twiˈ wutz Olivos. Tej tkubˈ qe Jesús, bˈeˈx o xi laqˈeˈy tkˈatz qjunalxa, ex xi qqaniˈn te: QAjaw, qˈmantza qeˈy. ¿Jtojtzila bˈaˈn tbˈajjo ikyjo? ¿Ex tiˈtzila techil kqlaˈbˈila, aj chˈixtaq tula, ex a chˈixtaq tjapin bˈaj tkyaqil twutz txˈotxˈ?

Tzaj tqˈmaˈn Jesús: Kykaˈyink kyibˈa, tuˈn mix aˈl jun kubˈ sbˈun kyeˈy. Quˈn ma nintz te tzul tiˈj nbˈiˈy, ex ok kyqˈmaˈbˈil: Ayiˈn weˈ Crist, chichkulaˈ. Ex ma nintzxjal kˈwel kysbˈuˈn, tuˈn kyxi lipe kyiˈj. Aj tok kybˈiˈn tqanil qˈoj ex aj kybˈaj ok qˈoj kyojile junjuntl tnam najchaq, mi chi tzaj xobˈa, quˈn ikytzin ilx tiˈj tuˈn tbˈajjo ikyjo. Me naˈmtaqx tpon qˈij tuˈn tjapin bˈaj tkyaqil. Quˈn il tiˈj tuˈn tok qˈoj kyxolile junjun chˈuq xjal, ex kyojile junjun ma tij tnam. Ex waˈyaj tzul, ex jniˈ yabˈil ex kyaqnajnabˈ noq jaˈchaqku. Me tkyaqiljo kbˈajil ikyjo, ikytziˈn tzeˈnku tnejil tchyoˈn tkˈuˈj jun qya tukˈa tal.

Quˈn ex kchi xel qˈoˈn toj kyqˈobˈ kawil, tuˈn kybˈaj jubˈchiˈn kyuˈn, ex okpe kchi kˈwel bˈyoˈn junjun kyeˈ kyuˈn. Ex kykyaqilxjal kchi elil ikyˈin kyeˈ tuˈn npaja. 10 Kyojjo qˈij anetziˈn, nimxte kyjel ttzaqpiˈn kynimbˈil, ex kbˈajil kyikyˈin kyibˈ, ex kchi bˈaj okil meltzˈaj kyiˈjx. 11 Ex kchi ul xjal sbˈul, a kbˈaj okil kyqˈoˈn kyibˈ qa chqˈonqe tuˈn Dios. Ex nimxxjal kˈwel kysbˈuˈn. 12 Noq tuˈn tpajjo ikyjo, ex tuˈn nimku il kbˈantil, nimxlaxjal k‑elil tqˈaqˈbˈil tkˈuˈj tiˈj juntl. 13 Me ankye teˈ kweˈbˈilx wen, ajxi tpon tqˈijil, apente kletiljo. 14 Aj telpin bˈaj tyolajtzjo Tbˈanil Tqanil Tkawbˈil Dios tkyaqil twutz txˈotxˈ, tuˈntzin ntiˈx jun chˈuqxjal, a mit tzˈel tnikyˈ tiˈj. Atzin qˈijjo japin bˈaj tqˈijil tkyaqil.

15 Tuˈnpetziˈn, k‑okil kykaˈyiˈn tzeˈnkuˈ kubˈ ttzˈibˈin Daniel, a yolil Tyol Dios ojtxe, tiˈj jun ichin, a kˈwel tbˈinchin tkyaqil, me tixqex toj Najbˈil Xjanxix toj tnejil ja te kynaˈbˈl Judiy Dios (aj tkux kyujinjiˈy luˈn, tzˈelku kynikyˈa te). 16 Aj tok kykaˈyiˈn jniˈjo lo, tkyaqilxjal iteˈ toj txˈotxˈ te Judey, bˈeˈx chi xel oq toj kˈul. 17 Ex atzin xjal, a tokxtaq twiˈja, nlay taqˈ ambˈil tuˈn tkuˈtz qˈilte jun tiˈ te tuja. 18 Ex ikyxljo, a tzmataq n‑aqˈnin toj ttxˈotxˈ, mi taqˈ ambˈil tuˈn tul qˈilkye t‑xbˈalin tja. 19 ¡Ayexjo tal qya, ayeˈ chˈixtaq kykubˈ tzˈaq, ex ayeˈ tzmataq nbˈaj miˈẍin kyal! 20 Chi naˈn Dios, noqit nya toj jbˈalilku, mo tojku jun qˈij te ajlabˈl kubˈ tzˈaqe ikyjo. 21 Quˈn nimkux jun kyixkˈoj kkyˈelix kyuˈnxjal, a bˈajxi kylaˈye tukˈaxjo tzajlin xkye twutz txˈotxˈ, ex mixla kqlaˈbˈil juntl majl, aj tjapin bˈaj tkyaqil. 22 Quˈn noqit mi tzˈajtz tajsin Dios kyiˈjjo qˈij anetziˈn, mixitla aˈlx jun aku kyij anqˈin. Me ok ajitz tajsin Dios, noq tuˈn tqˈaqˈbˈil tkˈuˈj kyiˈjjo o chi jaw tskˈoˈn. 23 Qa at jun saj qˈmante kyeˈy kyojjo qˈij anetziˈn: Lu Crist lo, mo qa: Luˈ at tzachiˈn, qa chiˈ, mi txi kynimiˈn. 24 Quˈn chi ul sbˈul k‑okil kyqˈoˈn kyibˈ te Crist, mo te jun xjal tzeˈnku jun yolil Tyol Dios ojtxe. Ex okpe kˈwel kybˈinchin nim techil kyipin, noq tuˈn kysbˈetkuxjal kyuˈn. Ex okpela k‑okil kynikyˈin tuˈn kykubˈjo skˈoˈnqe tuˈn Dios, me nlay chi kubˈ. 25 Tuˈnpetziˈn, ma txi nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy naˈmtaq tuˈn tul kanin ikyjo.

26 Ex qa ma tzaj qˈmaˈn kyeˈy: Lu at toj kˈul, qa chiˈ, mi cheˈxa lolte. Ex qa ma tzaj kyqˈmaˈn: Ku kytzaja. Lu at tuja, qa chiˈ, mi txi kynimiˈn. 27 Quˈn ikytzin k‑ikyˈile tzeˈnku jun xloqˈlin kyaˈj qˈanchaˈl toj tkyaqil twutz kyaˈj; ktzajil qoptzˈaj toj tjawitz qˈij ex toj telix qˈij. Ex tkyaqil xjal kxel kaˈyin weˈy, ayiˈn, a Tkˈwal Ichin, aj wula.

28 Jun paqx k‑elil tqanil, ikyxjo tzeˈnku tqanil jun kyimnin n‑el kyxol kˈutz.

A tulil Jesucrist juntl majl(C)

29 Noqx aj kybˈajjo qˈij ikyjo te yajbˈil, k‑okil qloljix twutz qˈij, ex mi kˈantl yaye. Ex jniˈ qeˈ cheˈw kchi kˈwelitz tzˈaq twutz txˈotxˈ. Ex tkyaqiljo jniˈ at twutz kyaˈj okx chi luˈlilx. 30 Ex kylaˈbˈila twutz kyaˈj a techiljo ayiˈn Tkˈwal Ichin, aj wula. Tkyaqil xjal twutz txˈotxˈ kchi bˈaj jawil oqˈ, aj nxi kykaˈyin a ayiˈn Tkˈwal Ichin, aj ntzaja toj muj twutz kyaˈj tukˈa tkyaqil wipiˈn ex jniˈ nqoptzˈajiyila. 31 Ex tukˈa tkyaqil tqˈajqˈojil chun, kchi tzajil nsmaˈn n‑angela, tuˈn kyok chmetjo jniˈ skˈoˈnqe wuˈn toj tkyaqil twutz txˈotxˈ.

32 Kykaˈyinkjiˈy techil tiˈj tqan iw: Aj ttzaj xulin tal tqˈobˈ, ex aj tzaj poqˈle t‑xaq, antza k‑elile kynikyˈa te, qa chˈix tul kanin tqˈijil. 33 Ikyxsintzjo, aj tok kykaˈyiˈn tkyaqiljo luˈn, tzˈelku kynikyˈa te, qa chˈix tpon tqˈijil tuˈn wula juntl majl. 34 Twutzxix kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, a naˈmxtaq kybˈaj kyimxjal, a iteˈ tojjo tqˈijil jaˈlin, aj t‑xi xkyejo jniˈ luˈn. 35 A kyaˈj ex txˈotxˈ ok kchi bˈajil, me mex weˈ Nyol nlayx chi kyijx kyeˈ, tuˈn mi chi japin bˈaje.

36 Me alkye qˈij ex alkye or chin ula, mix aˈl teˈ bˈilte, mixpe aye angel toj kyaˈj, mixpe ayinkuy, a Kˈwalbˈaj te Dios; qalaˈ oˈkx te nMan bˈilte. 37 Quˈn ikytziˈn tzeˈnkuj bˈaj kyojjo qˈij te Noé, ex ikytzin kbˈajiljo, aj wula, ayiˈn Tkˈwal Ichin. 38 Quˈn ikytziˈn tzeˈnqej qˈij, tej naˈmtaq ttzaj qˈaqabˈil; kykyaqil xjal twutz txˈotxˈ nchi bˈaj waˈntaq, ex nchi bˈaj txˈujtetaq, ex nchi bˈaj mejetaq, ex nchi bˈaj xi kyqˈoˈntaq kykˈwal toj mejebˈlin, tzmaxi teˈ kyokx Noé toj ma tij bark. 39 Me ntiˈx bˈiˈn kyuˈn, teˈ ttzaj qˈaqabˈil kyibˈaj, ex bˈeˈx bˈajxi mulqˈaj toj aˈ kykyaqilx. Ikytzin kbˈajiljo, aj wula ayiˈn, a Tkˈwal Ichin. 40 Tojjo qˈij anetziˈn, kabˈe ichin nchi aqˈnintaq toj kytxˈotxˈ. Jun teˈ kxel qˈiˈn, ex jun teˈ kyjel. 41 Ex kabˈe qya nchi cheˈn junx tiˈj kyka. Ex ikyxjo, jun teˈ kxel qˈiˈn, ex jun teˈ kyjel.

42 Kyutzˈlinku kyibˈa toj kynimbˈila. Quˈn mi bˈiˈn kyuˈn alkye or kchin ula, a ayiˈn kyAjawiˈy. 43 Tzˈeltzin kynikyˈa te: Noqit bˈiˈn tuˈn jun tajaw ja, jniˈ or tuˈn tkanin ileqˈ qnikyˈin, matla kubˈ tutzˈlin tibˈ, tuˈn mi tzˈokxi ileqˈ elqˈil toj tja. 44 Tuˈntzintzjo ikyjo, kybˈinchinku kyibˈa, quˈn ntiˈkux toj kynabˈla aj wula, ayiˈn Tkˈwal Ichin.

Jun techil tuˈn Jesús tiˈj jun aqˈnil wen ex tiˈj juntl, a nya wen(D)

45 ¿Ankye teˈ aqˈnil tzˈaqle ex sakˈ? Ok kyjel qˈoˈn teˈ tuˈn tajaw ja, aj t‑xiˈ toj jun tbˈe, te nejinel kyxoljo txqantl, tuˈn t‑xi tqˈoˈn kywa noqx aj tpoˈn ambˈil te wabˈj. 46 Kyˈiwlinxix teˈ aqˈnil, qa nbˈinchintaq tiˈjjo taqˈin toj tumil, aj tuljo tajaw ja. 47 Twutzxix kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, bˈeˈx kxel tqˈoˈn tajaw ja toklin te nejinel tibˈaj tkyaqiljo at te. 48 Me qa nya wenjo aqˈnil, exsin qa chiˈ kyjaluˈn toj tanmin: Yajla tzul tajaw ja. 49 Exsin tzˈok tentz bˈyol kyeˈ tukˈa, ex tzˈok tukˈlin tibˈ loˈl ex txˈujtil kyukˈa txˈujtinel. 50 Me ntiˈkux toj tnabˈl, tej tpon tajaw ja, quˈn ntiˈxtaq bˈiˈn tuˈn. 51 Ex kˈwel kawin kujxix wen, majx kxel smaˈn toj qˈaqˈ te jun majx, junx kyukˈa xmiletzˈ, jaˈ k‑oqˈile, ex kchi juˈchˈile tste tuˈn kyixkˈoj.

Dărâmarea Templului

24 La ieşirea(A) din Templu, pe când mergea Isus, ucenicii Lui s-au apropiat de El ca să-I arate clădirile Templului. Dar Isus le-a zis: „Vedeţi voi toate aceste lucruri? Adevărat vă spun că nu(B) va rămâne aici piatră pe piatră care să nu fie dărâmată.” El a şezut jos, pe Muntele Măslinilor. Şi ucenicii(C) Lui au venit la El, la o parte, şi I-au zis: „Spune-ne(D), când se vor întâmpla aceste lucruri? Şi care va fi semnul venirii Tale şi al sfârşitului veacului acestuia?” Drept răspuns, Isus le-a zis: „Băgaţi de seamă(E) să nu vă înşele cineva. Fiindcă(F) vor veni mulţi în Numele Meu şi vor zice: ‘Eu sunt Hristosul!’ Şi(G) vor înşela pe mulţi. Veţi auzi de războaie şi veşti de războaie: vedeţi să nu vă înspăimântaţi, căci toate aceste lucruri trebuie să se întâmple. Dar sfârşitul tot nu va fi atunci. Un(H) neam se va scula împotriva altui neam, şi o împărăţie, împotriva altei împărăţii şi, pe alocurea, vor fi cutremure de pământ, foamete şi ciumi. Dar toate aceste lucruri nu vor fi decât începutul durerilor. Atunci(I) vă vor da să fiţi chinuiţi şi vă vor omorî; veţi fi urâţi de toate neamurile pentru Numele Meu. 10 Atunci, mulţi vor(J) cădea, se vor vinde unii pe alţii şi se vor urî unii pe alţii. 11 Se vor scula mulţi(K) proroci mincinoşi şi vor(L) înşela pe mulţi. 12 Şi, din pricina înmulţirii fărădelegii, dragostea celor mai mulţi se va răci. 13 Dar(M) cine va răbda până la sfârşit va fi mântuit. 14 Evanghelia(N) aceasta a Împărăţiei va(O) fi propovăduită în toată lumea, ca să slujească de mărturie tuturor neamurilor. Atunci va veni sfârşitul.

Pustiirea Ierusalimului şi venirea Fiului omului

15 De aceea(P), când veţi vedea urâciunea pustiirii, despre care a vorbit prorocul Daniel(Q), aşezată în Locul Sfânt – cine(R) citeşte să înţeleagă! – 16 atunci, cei ce vor fi în Iudeea să fugă la munţi; 17 cine va fi pe acoperişul casei să nu se pogoare să-şi ia lucrurile din casă; 18 şi cine va fi la câmp să nu se întoarcă să-şi ia haina. 19 Vai(S) de femeile care vor fi însărcinate şi de cele ce vor da ţâţă în zilele acelea! 20 Rugaţi-vă ca fuga voastră să nu fie iarna, nici într-o zi de Sabat. 21 Pentru că(T) atunci va fi un necaz aşa de mare, cum n-a fost niciodată de la începutul lumii până acum şi nici nu va mai fi. 22 Şi dacă zilele acelea n-ar fi fost scurtate, nimeni n-ar scăpa; dar, din pricina celor aleşi, zilele acelea vor fi scurtate. 23 Atunci(U), dacă vă va spune cineva: ‘Iată, Hristosul este aici sau acolo!’, să nu-l credeţi. 24 Căci se(V) vor scula hristoşi mincinoşi şi proroci mincinoşi, vor face semne mari şi minuni, până acolo încât să înşele, dacă(W) va fi cu putinţă, chiar şi pe cei aleşi. 25 Iată că v-am spus mai dinainte. 26 Deci, dacă vă vor zice: ‘Iată-L în pustie’, să nu vă duceţi acolo! ‘Iată-L în odăiţe ascunse’, să nu credeţi. 27 Căci(X), cum iese fulgerul de la răsărit şi se vede până la apus, aşa va fi şi venirea Fiului omului. 28 Oriunde(Y) va fi stârvul[a], acolo se vor aduna vulturii. 29 Îndată(Z), după acele zile de necaz, soarele se(AA) va întuneca, luna nu-şi va mai da lumina ei, stelele vor cădea din cer şi puterile cerurilor vor fi clătinate. 30 Atunci(AB) se va arăta în cer semnul Fiului omului, toate(AC) seminţiile pământului se vor boci şi(AD) vor vedea pe Fiul omului venind pe norii cerului cu putere şi cu o mare slavă. 31 El(AE) va trimite pe îngerii Săi cu trâmbiţa răsunătoare şi vor aduna pe aleşii Lui din cele patru vânturi, de la o margine a cerurilor până la cealaltă. 32 De la smochin învăţaţi pilda(AF) lui: Când îi frăgezeşte şi înfrunzeşte mlădiţa, ştiţi că(AG) vara este aproape. 33 Tot aşa, şi voi, când veţi vedea toate aceste lucruri, să ştiţi că Fiul omului este aproape, este chiar la uşi. 34 Adevărat vă spun că nu(AH) va trece neamul acesta până se vor întâmpla toate aceste lucruri. 35 Cerul(AI) şi pământul vor trece, dar cuvintele Mele nu vor trece.

Îndemn la veghere

36 Despre(AJ) ziua aceea şi despre ceasul acela, nu ştie nimeni: nici îngerii din ceruri, nici Fiul, ci numai(AK) Tatăl. 37 Cum s-a întâmplat în zilele lui Noe, aidoma se va întâmpla şi la venirea Fiului omului. 38 În adevăr, cum(AL) era în zilele dinainte de potop, când mâncau şi beau, se însurau şi se măritau până în ziua când a intrat Noe în corabie 39 şi n-au ştiut nimic, până când a venit potopul şi i-a luat pe toţi, tot aşa va fi şi la venirea Fiului omului. 40 Atunci(AM), din doi bărbaţi care vor fi la câmp, unul va fi luat şi altul va fi lăsat. 41 Din două femei care vor măcina la moară, una va fi luată şi alta va fi lăsată. 42 Vegheaţi dar(AN), pentru că nu ştiţi în ce zi va veni Domnul vostru. 43 Să ştiţi(AO) că, dacă ar şti stăpânul casei la ce strajă din noapte va veni hoţul, ar veghea şi n-ar lăsa să-i spargă casa. 44 De aceea(AP), şi voi fiţi gata; căci Fiul omului va veni în ceasul în care nu vă gândiţi. 45 Care este deci(AQ) robul credincios şi înţelept, pe care l-a pus stăpânul său peste ceata slugilor sale, ca să le dea hrana la vremea hotărâtă? 46 Ferice(AR) de robul acela, pe care stăpânul său, la venirea lui, îl va găsi făcând aşa! 47 Adevărat vă spun că(AS) îl va pune peste toate averile sale. 48 Dar, dacă este un rob rău, care zice în inima lui: ‘Stăpânul meu zăboveşte să vină!’ 49 Dacă va începe să bată pe tovarăşii lui de slujbă şi să mănânce şi să bea cu beţivii, 50 stăpânul robului aceluia va veni în ziua în care el nu se aşteaptă şi în ceasul pe care nu-l ştie, 51 îl va tăia în două, şi soarta lui va fi soarta făţarnicilor; acolo(AT) vor fi plânsul şi scrâşnirea dinţilor.

Footnotes

  1. Matei 24:28 Sau: hoit, mortăciune.

The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times(A)

24 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another;(B) every one will be thrown down.”

As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives,(C) the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming(D) and of the end of the age?”(E)

Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.(F) For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.(G) You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.(H) There will be famines(I) and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.

“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted(J) and put to death,(K) and you will be hated by all nations because of me.(L) 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets(M) will appear and deceive many people.(N) 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(O) 14 And this gospel of the kingdom(P) will be preached in the whole world(Q) as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place(R) ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[a](S) spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop(T) go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!(U) 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.(V)

22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect(W) those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.(X) 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders(Y) to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 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(Z) that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming(AA) of the Son of Man.(AB) 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.(AC)

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.’[b](AD)

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

The Day and Hour Unknown(AL)(AM)

36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[f] but only the Father.(AN) 37 As it was in the days of Noah,(AO) so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,(AP) up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.(AQ) 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.(AR) 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.(AS)

42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.(AT) 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(AU) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready,(AV) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant,(AW) whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.(AX) 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.(AY) 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.(AZ) 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(BA)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:15 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
  2. Matthew 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
  3. Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
  4. Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.
  5. Matthew 24:33 Or he
  6. Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son.