Matthew 24:1-28

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

1 ^aJesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, ^bthere will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Signs of the End of the Age

3As he sat on ^cthe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him ^dprivately, saying, “Tell us, ^ewhen will these things be, and what will be the sign of your ^fcoming and of ^gthe end of the age?” 4And Jesus answered them, ^h“See that no one leads you astray. 5For ⁱmany will come in my name, saying, ‘I am ^jthe Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. 6And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ^kare not alarmed, for this ^lmust take place, but the end is not yet. 7For ^mnation will rise against nation, and ⁿkingdom against kingdom, and there will be ^ofamines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are but the beginning of ^pthe birth pains.

9“Then ^qthey will deliver you up ^rto tribulation and ^sput you to death, and ^tyou will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. 10And then many will fall away ▼

▼Or stumble

and ^vbetray one another and hate one another. 11And many ^wfalse prophets will arise ^xand lead many astray. 12And because lawlessness will be increased, ^ythe love of many will grow cold. 13 ^zBut the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom ^aawill be proclaimed throughout the whole world ^abas a testimony ^acto all nations, and ^adthen the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

15“So when you see the abomination of desolation ^aespoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in ^afthe holy place ( ^aglet the reader understand), 16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 ^ahLet the one who is on ^aithe housetop not go down to take what is in his house, 18and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19And ^ajalas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 20Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21For then there will be ^akgreat tribulation, ^alsuch as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for ^amthe sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 ^anThen if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24For ^aofalse christs and ^apfalse prophets will arise and ^aqperform great signs and wonders, ^arso as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25See, ^asI have told you beforehand. 26So, if they say to you, ‘Look, ^athe is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 ^auFor as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be ^avthe coming of the Son of Man. 28 ^awWherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.