1 A nd having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple,

Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple.

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.'

And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, 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

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?'

Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

4 A nd Jesus answering said to them, `Take heed that no one may lead you astray,

And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives 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 My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

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 troubled; for all these things must come to pass, 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, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

8 a nd all these the beginning of sorrows;

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

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 deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, 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, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

11 ` And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray;

Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

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

And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

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

But he who endures to the end shall 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 gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. The Great Tribulation

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)

“Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand),

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 go down to take anything out of his house.

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 go back to get his clothes.

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

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

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

And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the 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, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall 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 unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

23 ` Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;

“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ 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 rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

25 L o, I did tell you beforehand.

See, I have told 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;

“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 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 as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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

For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together. The Coming of the Son of Man

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 give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, 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 heaven, 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 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 His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. The Parable of the Fig Tree

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,

“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know 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 you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!

34 V erily I say to you, this generation may not pass away till all these may come to pass.

Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till 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 by no means pass away. No One Knows the Day or Hour

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, but My Father only.

37 a nd as the days of Noah -- so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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 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 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 did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

40 T hen two men shall be in the field, the one is received, and the one is left;

Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other 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 mill: one will be taken and the other left.

42 ` Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;

Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour 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 know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be 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.

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

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 a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?

46 H appy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;

Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.

47 v erily I say to you, that over all his substance he will set him.

Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods.

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

But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’

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 drunkards,

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 is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,

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 cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.