Matthew 24 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Signs of Christ’s Return

24 ^(A)Jesus ^(B)came out from the temple and was going away ^[a]when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. ² And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, ^(C)not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”

³ As He was sitting on ^(D)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 ^(E)Your coming, and of the ^[b]end of the age?”

⁴ And Jesus answered and said to them, “^(F)See to it that no one misleads you. ⁵ For ^(G)many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the ^[c]Christ,’ and will mislead many. ⁶ You will be hearing of ^(H)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 For ^(I)nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be ^(J)famines and earthquakes. ^{8 (K)}But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

⁹ “^(L)Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and ^(M)you will be hated by all nations because of My name. ¹⁰ At that time many will ^[d](N)fall away and will ^[e]betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹ Many ^(O)false prophets will arise and will mislead many. ¹² Because lawlessness is increased, ^[f]most people’s love will grow cold. ^{13 (P)}But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. ¹⁴ This ^(Q)gospel of the kingdom ^(R)shall be preached in the whole ^[g](S)world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Perilous Times

¹⁵ “Therefore when you see the ^(T)abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in ^(U)the holy place (^(V)let the reader understand), ¹⁶ then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. ^{17 [h]}Whoever is on ^(W)the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. ^{18 [i]}Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. ¹⁹ But ^(X)woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ²⁰ But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. ²¹ For then there will be a ^(Y)great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. ²² Unless those days had been cut short, no ^[j]life would have been saved; but for ^(Z)the sake of the ^[k]elect those days will be cut short. ^{23 (AA)}Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the ^[l]Christ,’ or ‘^[m]There He is,’ do not believe him. ²⁴ For false Christs and ^(AB)false prophets will arise and will ^[n]show great ^[o](AC)signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even ^(AD)the ^[p]elect. ²⁵ Behold, I have told you in advance. ²⁶ 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 (AE)}For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the ^(AF)coming of the ^(AG)Son of Man be. ^{28 (AH)}Wherever the corpse is, there the ^[q]vultures will gather.

The Glorious Return

²⁹ “But immediately after the ^(AI)tribulation of those days ^(AJ)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and ^(AK)the stars will fall from ^[r]the sky, and the powers of ^[s]the heavens will be shaken. ³⁰ And then ^(AL)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 ^(AM)the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. ³¹ And ^(AN)He will send forth His angels with ^(AO)a great trumpet and they will gather together His ^[t](AP)elect from ^(AQ)the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

Parable of the Fig Tree

³² “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 so, you too, when you see all these things, ^[u]recognize that ^[v]He is near, right ^(AR)at the ^[w]door. ³⁴ Truly I say to you, ^(AS)this ^[x]generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ^{35 (AT)}Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

³⁶ “But ^(AU)of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. ³⁷ For ^[y]the ^(AV)coming of the Son of Man will be ^(AW)just like the days of Noah. ³⁸ For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, ^(AX)marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that ^(AY)Noah entered the ark, ³⁹ and they did not ^[z]understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the ^(AZ)coming of the Son of Man be. ⁴⁰ Then there will be two men in the field; one ^[aa]will be taken and one ^[ab]will be left. ^{41 (BA)}Two women will be grinding at the ^[ac](BB)mill; one ^[ad]will be taken and one ^[ae]will be left.

Be Ready for His Coming

⁴² “Therefore ^(BC)be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. ⁴³ But ^[af]be sure of this, that ^(BD)if the head of the house had known ^(BE)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 ^[ag]broken into. ⁴⁴ For this reason ^(BF)you also must be ready; for ^(BG)the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

⁴⁵ “^(BH)Who then is the ^(BI)faithful and ^(BJ)sensible slave whom his ^[ah]master ^(BK)put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that slave whom his ^[ai]master finds so doing when he comes. ⁴⁷ Truly I say to you that ^(BL)he will put him in charge of all his possessions. ⁴⁸ But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My ^[aj]master ^[ak]is not coming for a long time,’ ⁴⁹ and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards; ⁵⁰ the ^[al]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 and will ^[am]cut him in pieces and ^[an]assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be ^(BM)weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Footnotes

1. Matthew 24:1 Lit and
2. Matthew 24:3 Or consummation
3. Matthew 24:5 I.e. the Messiah
4. Matthew 24:10 Lit be caused to stumble
5. Matthew 24:10 Or hand over
6. Matthew 24:12 Lit the love of many
7. Matthew 24:14 Lit inhabited earth
8. Matthew 24:17 Lit He who
9. Matthew 24:18 Lit He who
10. Matthew 24:22 Lit flesh
11. Matthew 24:22 Or chosen ones
12. Matthew 24:23 I.e. Messiah
13. Matthew 24:23 Lit here
14. Matthew 24:24 Lit give
15. Matthew 24:24 Or attesting miracles
16. Matthew 24:24 Or chosen ones
17. Matthew 24:28 Or eagles
18. Matthew 24:29 Or heaven
19. Matthew 24:29 Or heaven
20. Matthew 24:31 Or chosen ones
21. Matthew 24:33 Or know
22. Matthew 24:33 Or it
23. Matthew 24:33 Lit doors
24. Matthew 24:34 Or race
25. Matthew 24:37 Lit just as...were the days
26. Matthew 24:39 Lit know
27. Matthew 24:40 Lit is
28. Matthew 24:40 Lit is
29. Matthew 24:41 I.e. handmill
30. Matthew 24:41 Lit is
31. Matthew 24:41 Lit is
32. Matthew 24:43 Lit know this
33. Matthew 24:43 Lit dug through
34. Matthew 24:45 Or lord
35. Matthew 24:46 Or lord
36. Matthew 24:48 Or lord
37. Matthew 24:48 Lit lingers
38. Matthew 24:50 Or lord
39. Matthew 24:51 Or severely scourge him
40. Matthew 24:51 Lit appoint his portion

Cross references

1. Matthew 24:1 : Matt 24:1-51: Mark 13; Luke 21:5-36
2. Matthew 24:1 : Matt 21:23
3. Matthew 24:2 : Luke 19:44
4. Matthew 24:3 : Matt 21:1
5. Matthew 24:3 : Matt 16:27f; 24:27, 37, 39
6. Matthew 24:4 : Jer 29:8
7. Matthew 24:5 : Matt 24:11, 24; Acts 5:36f; 1 John 2:18; 4:3
8. Matthew 24:6 : Rev 6:4
9. Matthew 24:7 : 2 Chr 15:6; Is 19:2; Rev 6:8, 12
10. Matthew 24:7 : Acts 11:28; Rev 6:5, 6
11. Matthew 24:8 : Matt 24:8-20; Luke 21:12-24
12. Matthew 24:9 : Matt 10:17; John 16:2
13. Matthew 24:9 : Matt 10:22; John 15:18ff
14. Matthew 24:10 : Matt 11:6
15. Matthew 24:11 : Matt 7:15; 24:24
16. Matthew 24:13 : Matt 10:22
17. Matthew 24:14 : Matt 4:23
18. Matthew 24:14 : Rom 10:18; Col 1:6, 23
19. Matthew 24:14 : Luke 2:1; 4:5; Acts 11:28; 17:6, 31; 19:27; Rom 10:18; Heb 1:6; 2:5; Rev 3:10; 16:14
20. Matthew 24:15 : Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
21. Matthew 24:15 : Mark 13:14; Luke 21:20; John 11:48; Acts 6:13f; 21:28
22. Matthew 24:15 : Mark 13:14; Rev 1:3
23. Matthew 24:17 : 1 Sam 9:25; 2 Sam 11:2; Matt 10:27; Luke 5:19; 12:3; 17:31; Acts 10:9
24. Matthew 24:19 : Luke 23:29
25. Matthew 24:21 : Dan 12:1; Joel 2:2; Matt 24:29
26. Matthew 24:22 : Matt 22:14; 24:24, 31; Luke 18:7
27. Matthew 24:23 : Luke 17:23f
28. Matthew 24:24 : Matt 7:15; 24:11
29. Matthew 24:24 : John 4:48; 2 Thess 2:9
30. Matthew 24:24 : Matt 22:14; 24:22, 31; Luke 18:7
31. Matthew 24:27 : Luke 17:24
32. Matthew 24:27 : Matt 24:3, 37, 39
33. Matthew 24:27 : Matt 8:20
34. Matthew 24:28 : Job 39:30; Ezek 39:17; Hab 1:8; Luke 17:37
35. Matthew 24:29 : Matt 24:21
36. Matthew 24:29 : Is 13:10; 24:23; Ezek 32:7; Joel 2:10, 31; 3:15f; Amos 5:20; 8:9; Zeph 1:15; Matt 24:29-35; Acts 2:20; Rev 6:12-17; 8:12
37. Matthew 24:29 : Is 34:4; Rev 6:13
38. Matthew 24:30 : Matt 24:3; Rev 1:7
39. Matthew 24:30 : Dan 7:13; Matt 16:27; 24:3, 37, 39
40. Matthew 24:31 : Matt 13:41
41. Matthew 24:31 : Ex 19:16; Deut 30:4; Is 27:13; Zech 9:14; 1 Cor 15:52; 1 Thess 4:16; Heb 12:19; Rev 8:2; 11:15
42. Matthew 24:31 : Matt 24:22
43. Matthew 24:31 : Dan 7:2; Zech 2:6; Rev 7:1
44. Matthew 24:33 : James 5:9; Rev 3:20
45. Matthew 24:34 : Matt 10:23; 16:28; 23:36
46. Matthew 24:35 : Matt 5:18; Mark 13:31; Luke 21:33
47. Matthew 24:36 : Mark 13:32; Acts 1:7
48. Matthew 24:37 : Matt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 39
49. Matthew 24:37 : Gen 6:5; 7:6-23; Luke 17:26f
50. Matthew 24:38 : Matt 22:30
51. Matthew 24:38 : Gen 7:7
52. Matthew 24:39 : Matt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 37
53. Matthew 24:41 : Luke 17:35
54. Matthew 24:41 : Ex 11:5; Deut 24:6; Is 47:2
55. Matthew 24:42 : Matt 24:43, 44; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36
56. Matthew 24:43 : Matt 24:42, 44; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36
57. Matthew 24:43 : Matt 14:25; Mark 6:48; 13:35; Luke 12:38
58. Matthew 24:44 : Matt 24:42, 43; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36
59. Matthew 24:44 : Matt 24:27
60. Matthew 24:45 : Matt 24:45-51: Luke 12:42-46
61. Matthew 24:45 : Matt 25:21, 23; Luke 16:10
62. Matthew 24:45 : Matt 7:24; 10:16; 25:2ff
63. Matthew 24:45 : Matt 25:21, 23
64. Matthew 24:47 : Matt 25:21, 23
65. Matthew 24:51 : Matt 8:12