{"reader_html":"<h1 class=\"chapter-heading\">Matthew<span class=\"chapter-label\">Chapter 24<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"1\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,1,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">1<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And Jesus departed from the temple and went away. And his disciples approached him, so as to show him the buildings of the temple.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"2\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,2,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">2<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">But he said to them in response: “Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you, there shall not remain here stone upon stone, which is not torn down.”<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"3\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,3,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">3<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Then, when he was seated at the Mount of Olives, the disciples drew near to him privately, saying: “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your advent and of the consummation of the age?”<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"4\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,4,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">4<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And answering, Jesus said to them: “Pay attention, lest someone lead you astray.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"5\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,5,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">5<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">For many will come in my name saying, ‘I am the Christ.’ And they will lead many astray.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"6\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,6,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">6<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">For you will hear of battles and rumors of battles. Take care not to be disturbed. For these things must be, but the end is not so soon.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"7\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,7,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">7<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"8\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,8,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">8<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">But all these things are just the beginning of the sorrows.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"9\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,9,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">9<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Then they will hand you over to tribulation, and they will kill you. And you will be hated by all nations for the sake of my name.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"10\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,10,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">10<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And then many will be led into sin, and will betray one another, and will have hatred for one another.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"11\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,11,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">11<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And many false prophets will arise, and they will lead many astray.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"12\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,12,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">12<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And because iniquity has abounded, the charity of many will grow cold.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"13\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,13,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">13<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">But whoever will have persevered until the end, the same shall be saved.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"14\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,14,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">14<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached throughout the entire world, as a testimony to all nations. And then the consummation will occur.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"15\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,15,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">15<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Therefore, when you will have seen the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place, may he who reads understand,<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"16\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,16,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">16<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">then those who are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"17\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,17,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">17<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And whoever is on the roof, let him not descend to take anything from his house.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"18\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,18,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">18<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And whoever is in the field, let him not turn back to take his tunic.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"19\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,19,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">19<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">So then, woe to those who are pregnant or nursing in those days.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"20\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,20,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">20<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">But pray that your flight may not be in winter, or on the Sabbath.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"21\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,21,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">21<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until the present, and such as will not be.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"22\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,22,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">22<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days shall be shortened.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"23\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,23,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">23<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Then if anyone will have said to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘he is there,’ do not be willing to believe it.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"24\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,24,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">24<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">For there will arise false Christs and false prophets. And they will produce great signs and wonders, so much so as to lead into error even the elect (if this could be).<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"25\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,25,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">25<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Behold, I have warned you beforehand.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"26\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,26,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">26<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Therefore, if they will have said to you, ‘Behold, he is in the desert,’ do not choose to go out, or, ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not be willing to believe it.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"27\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,27,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">27<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">For just as lightning goes out from the east, and appears even in the west, so shall it be also at the advent of the Son of man.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"28\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,28,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">28<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Wherever the body shall be, there also will the eagles be gathered together.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"29\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,29,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">29<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And 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 heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"30\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,30,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">30<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And then the sign of the Son of man shall appear in heaven. And then all tribes of the earth shall mourn. And they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with great power and majesty.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"31\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,31,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">31<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And he shall send out his Angels with a trumpet and a great voice. And they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the heights of the heavens, even to their furthest limits.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"32\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,32,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">32<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">So, from the fig tree learn a parable. When its branch has now become tender and the leaves have sprung forth, you know that summer is near.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"33\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,33,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">33<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">So also, when you will have seen all these things, know that it is near, even at the threshold.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"34\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,34,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">34<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Amen I say to you, that this lineage shall not pass away, until all these things have been done.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"35\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,35,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">35<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"36\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,36,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">36<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the Angels of the heavens, but only the Father.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"37\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,37,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">37<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And just as in the days of Noah, so also will be the advent of the Son of man.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"38\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,38,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">38<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">For it will be just as it was in the days before the flood: eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, even until that day when Noah entered into the ark.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"39\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,39,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">39<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And they did not realize it, until the flood came and took them all away. So also will the advent of the Son of man be.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"40\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,40,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">40<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Then two men will be in a field: one will be taken up, and one will be left behind.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"41\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,41,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">41<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Two women will be grinding at a millstone: one will be taken up, and one will be left behind.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"42\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,42,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">42<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Therefore, be vigilant. For you do not know at what hour your Lord will return.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"43\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,43,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">43<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">But know this: if only the father of the family knew at what hour the thief would arrive, he would certainly keep vigil and not permit his house to be broken into.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"44\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,44,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">44<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">For this reason, you also must be prepared, for you do not know at what hour the Son of man will return.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"45\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,45,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">45<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Consider this: who is a faithful and prudent servant, who has been appointed by his lord over his family, to give them their portion in due time?<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"46\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,46,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">46<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Blessed is that servant, if, when his lord has arrived, he shall find him doing so.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"47\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,47,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">47<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Amen I say to you, he shall appoint him over all of his goods.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"48\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,48,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">48<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">But if that evil servant has said in his heart, ‘My lord has been delayed in returning,’<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"49\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,49,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">49<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">and so, he begins to strike his fellow servants, and he eats and drinks with the inebriated:<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"50\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,50,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">50<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">then the lord of that servant will arrive on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"51\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,1,24,51,&quot;Matthew&quot;)\">51<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And he shall separate him, and he shall place his portion with the hypocrites, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-nav\"><a href=\"\/cpdv\/2\/1\/23\" class=\"nav-btn-lg nav-ajax\">&lsaquo; Previous<\/a><a href=\"\/cpdv\/2\/1\/25\" class=\"nav-btn-lg nav-ajax\">Next &rsaquo;<\/a><\/div>\n","page_title":"Matthew, Chapter 24 — Catholic Public Domain Version","book_title":"Matthew","toolbar_title":"Matthew — Ch. 24","prev_url":"\/cpdv\/2\/1\/23","next_url":"\/cpdv\/2\/1\/25","tid":2,"book_id":1,"chapter":24,"num_chapters":28,"trans":"CPDV","is_rtl":false,"strongs_data":{},"bsb_glosses":{},"book_name":"Matthew","canonical_url":"https:\/\/accept.gift\/cpdv\/2\/1\/24","meta_desc":"And Jesus departed from the temple and went away. 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