aJesus bleft the temple area and was going on His way 1when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.Lit andMatt 24:1-51: <IT>Mark 13; Luke 21:5-36</IT>Matt 21:23 2 But He responded and said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, anot one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”Luke 19:44
3 And as He was sitting on athe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of bYour coming, and of the 1end of the age?”Or consummationMatt 21:1Matt 16:27f; 24:27, 37, 39
4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “aSee to it that no one 1misleads you.Or deceivesJer 29:8 5 For amany will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the 1Christ,’ and they will 2mislead many people.I.e., MessiahOr deceiveMatt 24:11, 24; Acts 5:36f; 1 John 2:18; 4:3 6 And you will be hearing of awars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.Rev 6:4 7 For anation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be bfamines and earthquakes in various places.2 Chr 15:6; Is 19:2; Rev 6:8, 12Acts 11:28; Rev 6:5, 6 8 aBut all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.Matt 24:8-20: <IT>Luke 21:12-24</IT>
9 “aThen they will hand you over to tribulation and kill you, and byou will be hated by all nations because of My name.Matt 10:17; John 16:2Matt 10:22; John 15:18ff 10 And at that time many will 1afall away, and they will 2betray one another and hate one another.I.e., from the faithOr hand overMatt 11:6 11 And many afalse prophets will rise up and 1mislead many people.Or deceiveMatt 7:15; 24:24 12 And because lawlessness is increased, 1most people’s love will become cold.Lit the love of the many 13 aBut the one who endures to the end is the one who will be saved.Matt 10:22 14 This agospel of the kingdom bshall be preached in the whole 1cworld as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.Lit inhabited earthMatt 4:23Rom 10:18; Col 1:6, 23Luke 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
15 “Therefore when you see the aABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in bthe holy place—1clet the 2reader understand—Or the reader is to understandI.e., the reader of DanielDan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11Mark 13:14; Luke 21:20; John 11:48; Acts 6:13f; 21:28Mark 13:14; Rev 1:3 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 1Whoever is on athe 2housetop must not go down to get things out of his house.Lit The one whoHousetops were flat living areas1 Sam 9:25; 2 Sam 11:2; Matt 10:27; Luke 5:19; 12:3; 17:31; Acts 10:9 18 And 1whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.Lit the one who 19 But awoe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days!Luke 23:29 20 Moreover, pray that 1when you flee, it will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.Lit your flight will not be 21 For then there will be a agreat tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will again.Dan 12:1; Joel 2:2; Matt 24:29 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no 1life would have been saved; but for athe sake of the 2elect those days will be cut short.Lit fleshOr chosen onesMatt 22:14; 24:24, 31; Luke 18:7 23 aThen if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the 1Christ,’ or ‘He is over here,’ do not believe him.I.e., MessiahLuke 17:23f 24 For false christs and afalse prophets will arise and will provide great 1bsigns and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even cthe 2elect.I.e., confirming miraclesOr chosen onesMatt 7:15; 24:11John 4:48; 2 Thess 2:9Matt 22:14; 24:22, 31; Luke 18:7 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 aFor just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will the bcoming of the cSon of Man 1be.I.e., be visible everywhereLuke 17:24Matt 24:3, 37, 39Matt 8:20 28 aWherever the corpse is, there the 1vultures will gather.Or eaglesJob 39:30; Ezek 39:17; Hab 1:8; Luke 17:37
29 “But immediately after the atribulation of those days bTHE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND cTHE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.Matt 24:21Is 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; 8:12Is 34:4; Rev 6:13 30 And then athe 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 bthe SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory.Matt 24:3; Rev 1:7Dan 7:13; Matt 16:27; 24:3, 37, 39 31 And aHe will send forth His angels with bA GREAT TRUMPET BLAST, and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His 1celect from dthe four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.Or chosen onesMatt 13:41Ex 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; 11:15Matt 24:22Dan 7:2; Zech 2:6; Rev 7:1
32 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near; 33 so you too, when you see all these things, 1recognize that 2He is near, right aat the 3door.Or knowOr itLit doorsJames 5:9; Rev 3:20 34 Truly I say to you, athis generation will not pass away until all these things take place.Matt 10:23; 16:28; 23:36 35 aHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.Matt 5:18; Mark 13:31; Luke 21:33
36 “But aabout that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.Mark 13:32; Acts 1:7 37 For 1the acoming of the Son of Man will be bjust like the days of Noah.Lit just like the days...so will beMatt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 39Gen 6:5; 7:6-23; Luke 17:26f 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, amarrying and giving in marriage, until the day that bNoah entered the ark,Matt 22:30Gen 7:7 39 and they did not 1understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the acoming of the Son of Man be.Lit knowMatt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 37 40 At that time there will be two men in the field; one 1will be taken and one 2will be left.Lit is 41 aTwo women will be grinding at the 1bmill; one 2will be taken and one 3will be left.I.e., handmillLit isLuke 17:35Ex 11:5; Deut 24:6; Is 47:2
42 “Therefore abe on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.Matt 24:43, 44; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36 43 But 1be sure of this, that aif the head of the house had known bat 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 broken into.Lit know thatMatt 24:42, 44; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36Matt 14:25; Mark 6:48; 13:35; Luke 12:38 44 For this reason ayou must be ready as well; for bthe Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.Matt 24:42, 43; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36Matt 24:27
45 “aWho then is the bfaithful and csensible slave whom his 1master dput in charge of his household slaves, to give them their food at the proper time?Or lordMatt 24:45-51: <IT>Luke 12:42-46</IT>Matt 25:21, 23; Luke 16:10Matt 7:24; 10:16; 25:2ffMatt 25:21, 23 46 Blessed is that slave whom his 1master finds so doing when he comes.Or lord 47 Truly I say to you that ahe will put him in charge of all his possessions.Matt 25:21, 23 48 But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My 1master 2is not coming for a long time,’Or lordLit lingers 49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and he eats and drinks with those habitually drunk; 50 then the 1master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know,Or lord 51 and he will 1cut him in two and assign 2him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be aweeping and gnashing of teeth.Possibly referring to other extreme punishmentLit his portion withMatt 8:12