1 A nd Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

Jesus departed from the temple 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 A nd 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.

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 A nd 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?

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 A nd Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

Jesus answered them, Be careful that no one misleads you.

5 F or many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

For many will come in (on the strength of) My name '> appropriating the name which belongs to Me], saying, I am the Christ (the Messiah), and they will lead many astray.

6 A nd 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.

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 F or nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in place after place;

8 A ll these are the beginning of sorrows.

All this is but the beginning of the birth pangs '> intolerable anguish].

9 T hen 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.

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 A nd then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

And then many will be offended and repelled and will begin to distrust and desert and will stumble and fall away and betray one another and pursue one another with hatred.

11 A nd many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

And many false prophets will rise up and deceive and lead many into error.

12 A nd because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

And the love of the great body of people will grow cold because of the multiplied lawlessness and iniquity,

13 B ut he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

But he who endures to the end will be saved.

14 A nd this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

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 W hen ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

So when you see the appalling sacrilege, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place—let the reader take notice and ponder and consider and heed —

16 t hen let them which be in Judæa flee into the mountains:

Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;

17 l et him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

Let him who is on the housetop not come down and go into the house to take anything;

18 n either let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

And let him who is in the field not turn back to get his overcoat.

19 A nd woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

And alas for the women who are pregnant and for those who have nursing babies in those days!

20 B ut pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

21 f or then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

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.

22 A nd except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

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 T hen if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

If anyone says to you then, Behold, here is the Christ (the Messiah)! or, There He is!—do not believe it.

24 F or 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.

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 B ehold, I have told you before.

See, I have warned you beforehand.

26 W herefore 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.

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 F or 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.

For just as the lightning flashes from the east and shines and is seen as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

28 F or wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

Wherever there is a fallen body (a corpse), there the vultures (or eagles) will flock together.

29 I mmediately 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:

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.

30 a nd 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.

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn and 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.

31 A nd 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.

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, from one end of the universe to the other.

32 N ow learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

From the fig tree learn this lesson: as soon as its young shoots become soft and tender and it puts out its leaves, you know of a surety that summer is near.

33 s o likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

So also when you see these signs, all taken together, coming to pass, you may know of a surety that He is near, at the very doors.

34 V erily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

Truly I tell you, this generation ( the whole multitude of people living at the same time, in a definite, given period) will not pass away till all these things taken together take place.

35 H eaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Sky and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

36 B ut of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

37 B ut as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

38 F or 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,

For just as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah went into the ark,

39 a nd knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

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.

40 T hen shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

At that time two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.

41 T wo women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Two women will be grinding at the hand mill; one will be taken and one will be left.

42 W atch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

Watch therefore '> give strict attention, be cautious and active], for you do not know in what kind of a day '> whether a near or remote one] your Lord is coming.

43 B ut 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.

But understand this: had the householder known in what '> night or a morning] watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be undermined and broken into.

44 T herefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

You also must be ready therefore, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him.

45 W ho then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

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 B lessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) is that servant whom, when his master comes, he will find so doing.

47 V erily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

I solemnly declare to you, he will set him over all his possessions.

48 B ut and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

But if that servant is wicked and says to himself, My master is delayed and is going to be gone a long time,

49 a nd shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

And begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with the drunken,

50 t he 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,

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 a nd shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And will punish him '> cut him up by scourging] and put him with the pretenders (hypocrites); there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.