1 A nd having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show 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 to them, `Do ye not see all these? verily I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, 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 when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, `Tell us, when shall these be? and what the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?'

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 answering said to them, `Take heed that no one may lead you astray,

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

5 f or many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall lead many astray,

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 begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all to 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 ` For 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 nd all these the beginning of sorrows;

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

9 t hen they shall deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated by all the nations because of my name;

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 stumbled, and they shall deliver up 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 ` And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray;

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

12 a nd because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold;

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

13 b ut he who did endure to the end, he shall be saved;

But he who endures to the end will be saved.

14 a nd this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.

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 ` Whenever, therefore, ye may see the abomination of the desolation, that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever is reading let him observe)

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 those in Judea -- let them flee to the mounts;

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

17 h e on the house-top -- let him not come down to take up 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 a nd he in the field -- let him not turn back to take his garments.

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

19 ` And wo to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days;

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

20 a nd pray ye that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a sabbath;

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

21 f or there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may 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 if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen, shall those days 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 ` Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;

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 they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.

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 L o, I did tell you beforehand.

See, I have warned you beforehand.

26 ` If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe;

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 doth come forth from the east, and doth appear unto the west, so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

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 wherever the carcase may be, there shall the eagles be gathered together.

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

29 ` And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall 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;

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 the heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth smite the breast, and they shall see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of the heaven, with power and much 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 messengers with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens unto the ends thereof.

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 ` And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: When already its branch may have become tender, and the leaves it may put forth, ye know that summer 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 also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh -- 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 to you, this generation may not pass away till all these may come to pass.

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 T he heaven and the 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 ` And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known -- not even the messengers of the heavens -- except 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 a nd as the days of Noah -- so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

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

38 f or as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, till the day Noah 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 they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man.

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 two men shall be in the field, the one is received, and the one is 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 in the mill, one is received, and one is left.

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

42 ` Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in 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 a nd this know, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief doth come, he had watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through;

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 b ecause of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.

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

45 ` Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in 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 H appy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;

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 to you, that over all his substance he will set him.

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

48 ` And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,

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 may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to 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 will arrive in a day when he doth not expect, and in an hour of which he doth not know,

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 will cut him off, and his portion with the hypocrites will appoint; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the 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.