1 ¶ And Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings 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.

And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn 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 age?

As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

4 ¶ And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no one deceive you.

And Jesus answered and said to them, “ See to it that no one misleads you.

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

For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many.

6 A nd ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars; see that ye be not troubled, for it is necessary that all these things must take place; but the end is not yet.

You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.

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

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.

8 A ll these are the beginning of sorrows.

But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

9 T hen they shall 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 deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

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

At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.

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

Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.

12 A nd because lawlessness shall abound, the charity of many shall wax cold.

Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold.

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

But the one who endures to the end, he 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.

This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. Perilous Times

15 T herefore, when ye see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, which shall stand in the holy place (whosoever reads, let him understand),

“Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place ( let the reader understand),

16 t hen let those who are in Judaea flee into the mountains;

then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

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

Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.

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

Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

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

But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

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

But pray that your flight will not be in the 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 a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

22 A nd if those days were not shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

23 T hen if any man shall say unto you, Behold, here is the Christ, or there, believe it not.

Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘ There He is,’ do not believe him.

24 F or there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall show great signs and wonders in such a manner that they shall deceive, if possible, the very elect.

For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

25 B ehold, I have told you before.

Behold, I have told you in advance.

26 T herefore if they 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,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them.

27 F or as the lightning that comes out of the east and shines even unto the west, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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

Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. The Glorious Return

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 the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken,

“But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give 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 great power and glory.

And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

31 A nd he shall send his angels with a trumpet and a great voice, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. Parable of the Fig Tree

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

“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know 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, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

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

Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

35 T he heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

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

36 B ut of that day and hour no one knows, no, not even the angels of the heavens, but my Father only.

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

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

For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.

38 F or as they were in the days before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

39 a nd they 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 understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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

Then there will be two men 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 mill; one will be taken and one will be left. Be Ready for His Coming

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

“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

43 B ut know this that if the husband of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would watch and would not suffer his house to be broken into.

But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

44 T herefore be ye also ready; the Son of man is to come in the hour that ye think not.

For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

45 W ho then is the faithful and prudent slave, whom his lord has made ruler over his household to give them food in due season?

“ Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

46 B lessed is that slave whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.

Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.

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

Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

48 B ut and if that evil slave shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming,

But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’

49 a nd shall begin to smite his fellowslaves and even to eat and drink with the drunken,

and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;

50 t he lord of that slave shall come in a day when he does not look for him and in an hour that he is not aware of

the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know,

51 a nd shall cut him off and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.