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Abomination of Desolation and the Tribulation

15 “Therefore when you see the (A)abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in (B)the holy place ((C)let the reader understand), 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 [a]Whoever is on (D)the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. 18 And [b]whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his garment. 19 But (E)woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be a (F)great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. 22 And unless those days had been cut short, no [c]life would have been saved; but for (G)the sake of the [d]elect those days will be cut short. 23 (H)Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the [e]Christ,’ or ‘[f]There He is,’ do not believe him. 24 For false christs and (I)false prophets will arise and will [g]show great [h](J)signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even (K)the [i]elect. 25 Behold, I have told you in advance. 26 Therefore, if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them. 27 (L)For just as the lightning comes from the east and appears even to the west, so will the (M)coming of the (N)Son of Man be. 28 (O)Wherever the corpse is, there the [j]vultures will gather.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:17 Lit He who
  2. Matthew 24:18 Lit He who
  3. Matthew 24:22 Lit flesh
  4. Matthew 24:22 Or chosen ones
  5. Matthew 24:23 Messiah
  6. Matthew 24:23 Lit Here
  7. Matthew 24:24 Lit give
  8. Matthew 24:24 Or attesting miracles
  9. Matthew 24:24 Or chosen ones
  10. Matthew 24:28 Or eagles

Signs of the End(A)

15 “So when you see the destructive desecration, mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place (let the reader take note),[a] 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 Anyone who’s on the housetop must not come down to get what is in his house, 18 and anyone who’s in the field must not turn back to get his coat.

19 “How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days! 20 Pray that it may not be in winter or on a Sabbath when you flee, 21 because at that time there will be great suffering,[b] the kind that hasn’t happened from the beginning of the world until now and certainly won’t ever happen again. 22 If those days hadn’t been shortened, no one[c] would survive. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

23 “At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look here! The Messiah!’[d] or ‘There he is!’,[e] don’t believe it, 24 because false messiahs[f] and false prophets will have arisen and will produce great signs and startling demonstrations so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 Remember, I’ve told you beforehand. 26 So if they say to you, ‘Look! He’s in the wilderness,’ don’t go out looking for him.[g] And if they say, ‘Look! He’s in the storeroom,’ don’t believe it, 27 because just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there’s a corpse, there the vultures[h] will gather.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:15 Cf. Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11; this parenthetical statement may have also been uttered by Jesus
  2. Matthew 24:21 Or tribulation
  3. Matthew 24:22 Lit. flesh
  4. Matthew 24:23 Or Christ
  5. Matthew 24:23 The Gk. lacks he is
  6. Matthew 24:24 Or christs
  7. Matthew 24:26 The Gk. lacks looking for him
  8. Matthew 24:28 Or eagles