Temple Destruction Foretold
(Mark 13:1-9; Luke 21:5-9)
1And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
False Christs
5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Witnessing to All Nations
(Mark 13:10-13; Luke 21:10-19)
9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
The Abomination of Desolation
(Mark 13:14-23; Luke 21:20-24)
15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 23Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25Behold, I have told you before.
The Return of the Son of Man
(Mark 13:24-27; Luke 21:25-28)
26Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The lesson of the Fig Tree
(Mark 13:28-31; Luke 21:29-33)
32Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Be Ready at Any Hour
(Genesis 6:1-7; Mark 13:32-37; Luke 12:35-48)
36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 37But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Temple Destruction and Other Signs
(Mark 13:1ā8; Luke 21:5ā9)
1āÆJesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. 2āÆBut he answered them, āYou see all of these things, donāt you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.ā
3āÆAs he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, āTell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?ā
4āÆJesus answered them, āBe careful that no one leads you astray.
5āÆFor many will come in my name, saying, āI am the Christ,ā and will lead many astray. 6āÆYou will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you arenāt troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet. 7āÆFor nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places. 8āÆBut all these things are the beginning of birth pains.
Witnessing to All Nations
(Mark 13:9ā13; Luke 21:10ā19)
9āÆThen they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my nameās sake. 10āÆThen many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another. 11āÆMany false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray. 12āÆBecause iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold. 13āÆBut he who endures to the end, the same will be saved. 14āÆThis Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
The Abomination of Desolation
(Mark 13:14ā23; Luke 21:20ā24)
15āÆāWhen, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16āÆthen let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17āÆLet him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house. 18āÆLet him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes. 19āÆBut woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days! 20āÆPray that your flight will not be in the winter, nor on a Sabbath, 21āÆfor then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be. 22āÆUnless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened. 23āÆāThen if any man tells you, āBehold, here is the Christ,ā or, āThere,ā donāt believe it. 24āÆFor there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones. 25āÆāBehold, I have told you beforehand.
The Return of the Son of Man
(Mark 13:24ā27; Luke 21:25ā28)
26āÆIf therefore they tell you, āBehold, he is in the wilderness,ā donāt go out; āBehold, he is in the inner rooms,ā donāt believe it. 27āÆFor as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28āÆFor wherever the carcass is, there is where the vultures gather together.
29āÆBut immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken; 30āÆand then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. 31āÆHe will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
(Mark 13:28ā31; Luke 21:29ā33)
32āÆāNow from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near. 33āÆEven so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34āÆMost certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished. 35āÆHeaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Readiness at Any Hour
(Genesis 6:1ā7; Mark 13:32ā37; Luke 12:35ā48)
36āÆBut no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 37āÆāAs the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38āÆFor as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship, 39āÆand they didnāt know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40āÆThen two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left; 41āÆtwo women grinding at the mill, one will be taken and one will be left.
42āÆWatch therefore, for you donāt know in what hour your Lord comes. 43āÆBut know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44āÆTherefore also be ready, for in an hour that you donāt expect, the Son of Man will come.
45āÆāWho then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season? 46āÆBlessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes. 47āÆMost certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has. 48āÆBut if that evil servant should say in his heart, āMy lord is delaying his coming,ā 49āÆand begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards, 50āÆthe lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesnāt expect it, and in an hour when he doesnāt know it, 51āÆand will cut him in pieces, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.
Temple Destruction and Other Signs
(Mark 13:1ā8; Luke 21:5ā9)
1āÆAs Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
2āÆāDo you see all these things?ā He replied. āTruly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.ā
3āÆWhile Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. āTell us,ā they said, āwhen will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?ā
4āÆJesus answered, āSee to it that no one deceives you. 5āÆFor many will come in My name, claiming, āI am the Christ,ā and will deceive many. 6āÆYou will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7āÆNation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8āÆAll these are the beginning of birth pains.
Witnessing to All Nations
(Mark 13:9ā13; Luke 21:10ā19)
9āÆThen they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10āÆAt that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, 11āÆand many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
12āÆBecause of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. 13āÆBut the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
14āÆAnd this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
The Abomination of Desolation
(Mark 13:14ā23; Luke 21:20ā24)
15āÆSo when you see standing in the holy place āthe abomination of desolation,āāÆaĀ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), 16āÆthen let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17āÆLet no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. 18āÆAnd let no one in the field return for his cloak.
19āÆHow miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! 20āÆPray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath. 21āÆFor at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. 22āÆIf those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
23āÆAt that time, if anyone says to you, āLook, here is the Christ!ā or āThere He is!ā do not believe it. 24āÆFor false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible. 25āÆSee, I have told you in advance.
The Return of the Son of Man
(Mark 13:24ā27; Luke 21:25ā28)
26āÆSo if they tell you, āThere He is in the wilderness,ā do not go out; or, āHere He is in the inner rooms,ā do not believe it. 27āÆFor just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28āÆWherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
29āÆImmediately after the tribulation of those days:
āThe sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.āÆbā
30āÆAt that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,āÆcĀ and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.āÆdĀ 31āÆAnd He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
(Mark 13:28ā31; Luke 21:29ā33)
32āÆNow learn this lessonāÆeĀ from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near. 33āÆSo also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near,āÆfĀ right at the door. 34āÆTruly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. 35āÆHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Readiness at Any Hour
(Genesis 6:1ā7; Mark 13:32ā37; Luke 12:35ā48)
36āÆNo one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,āÆgĀ but only the Father. 37āÆAs it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38āÆFor in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. 39āÆAnd they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40āÆTwo men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41āÆTwo women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
42āÆTherefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. 43āÆBut understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44āÆFor this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
45āÆWho then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time? 46āÆBlessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47āÆTruly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
48āÆBut suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, āMy master will be away a long time.ā 49āÆAnd he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50āÆThe master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. 51āÆThen he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Footnotes:
15Ā aĀ See Daniel 9:27, Daniel 11:31, and Daniel 12:11.
29Ā bĀ Or and the celestial bodies will be shakenāÆ; see Isaiah 13:10, Isaiah 34:4, and Joel 2:10.
30Ā cĀ Or the skyāÆ; twice in this verse
30Ā dĀ See Daniel 7:13ā14.
32Ā eĀ Or this parable
33Ā fĀ Or it is near
36Ā gĀ BYZ and TR do not include nor the SonāÆ.
Temple Destruction Foretold
(Mark 13:1-9; Luke 21:5-9)
1And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple, 2and 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.'
3And 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 is the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?'
4And Jesus answering said to them, 'Take heed that no one may lead you astray,
False Christs
5for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall lead many astray, 6and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all these to 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; 8and all these are the beginning of sorrows;
Witnessing to All Nations
(Mark 13:10-13; Luke 21:10-19)
9then they shall deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated by all the nations because of my name; 10and then shall many be stumbled, and they shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another. 11'And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray; 12and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold; 13but he who did endure to the end, he shall be saved; 14and 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.
The Abomination of Desolation
(Mark 13:14-23; Luke 21:20-24)
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) 16then those in Judea -- let them flee to the mounts; 17he on the house-top -- let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house; 18and he in the field -- let him not turn back to take his garments. 19'And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days; 20and pray ye that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a sabbath; 21for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be. 22And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen, shall those days be shortened. 23Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here is the Christ! or here! ye may not believe; 24for 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. 25Lo, I did tell you beforehand.
The Return of the Son of Man
(Mark 13:24-27; Luke 21:25-28)
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; 27for 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; 28for wherever the carcase may be, there shall the eagles be gathered together.
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; 30and 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; 31and 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.
The lesson of the Fig Tree
(Mark 13:28-31; Luke 21:29-33)
32And 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 is nigh, 33so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh -- at the doors. 34Verily I say to you, this generation may not pass away till all these may come to pass. 35The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Be Ready at Any Hour
(Genesis 6:1-7; Mark 13:32-37; Luke 12:35-48)
36'And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known -- not even the messengers of the heavens -- except my Father only; 37and as the days of Noah -- so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man; 38for 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, 39and they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man. 40Then two men shall be in the field, the one is received, and the one is left; 41two women shall be grinding in the mill, one is received, and one is left.
42'Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come; 43and 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; 44because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.
45'Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season? 46Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so; 47verily I say to you, that over all his substance he will set him. 48'And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come, 49and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken, 50the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he doth not expect, and in an hour of which he doth not know, 51and will cut him off, and his portion with the hypocrites will appoint; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
The Favor of God Message paraphrase
Jesus Foretells the Destruction of the Temple
Ā¹ As Jesus was leaving the temple and walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out the temple buildings.
Ā² But He responded, āDo you see all these things? Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.ā*
Signs of the End of the Age
Ā³ Later, as Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately and said, āTell us, when will this happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?ā
ā“ Jesus answered, āWatch out that no one deceives you!
āµ For many will come in My name, claiming, āI am the Messiah,ā and will deceive many.
ā¶ You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
ā· Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
āø All these are the beginning of birth pains.
ā¹ āThen you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of Me.
Ā¹ā° At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,
Ā¹Ā¹ and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.
Ā¹Ā² Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,
Ā¹Ā³ but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
Ā¹ā“ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
The Abomination That Causes Desolation
Ā¹āµ āSo when you see standing in the holy place āthe abomination that causes desolation,ā spoken of through the prophet Danielālet the reader understandā
Ā¹ā¶ then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Ā¹ā· Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house.
Ā¹āø Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.
Ā¹ā¹ How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
Ā²ā° Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.
Ā²Ā¹ For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until nowāand never to be equaled again.
Ā²Ā² āIf those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
Ā²Ā³ At that time if anyone says to you, āLook, here is the Messiah!ā or, āThere He is!ā do not believe it.
Ā²ā“ For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Ā²āµ See, I have told you ahead of time.
Ā²ā¶ āSo if anyone tells you, āThere He is, out in the wilderness,ā do not go out; or, āHere He is, in the inner rooms,ā do not believe it.
Ā²ā· For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Ā²āø Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
The Coming of the Son of Man
Ā²ā¹ āImmediately after the distress of those days
āāthe sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.ā*
Ā³ā° āThen will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
Ā³Ā¹ And He will send His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
Ā³Ā² āNow learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.
Ā³Ā³ Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.
Ā³ā“ Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
Ā³āµ Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
The Day and Hour Unknown
Ā³ā¶ āBut about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Ā³ā· As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Ā³āø For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark;
Ā³ā¹ and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
ā“ā° Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.
ā“Ā¹ Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
ā“Ā² āTherefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
ā“Ā³ But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
ā“ā“ So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect Him.
The Faithful and Wise Servant
ā“āµ āWho then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?
ā“ā¶ It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
ā“ā· Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
ā“āø But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, āMy master is staying away a long time,ā
ā“ā¹ and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
āµā° The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.
āµĀ¹ He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.ā
Footnotes:
24:2: Jesus predicts the complete destruction of the temple, which was fulfilled in AD 70 when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem.
24:15: The āabomination that causes desolationā is a reference to Danielās prophecy (Daniel 9:27, 11:31), often understood as a future desecration of the temple.
24:29: The cosmic signs Jesus mentions (sun darkened, stars falling) are often linked to apocalyptic imagery in the Old Testament (e.g., Isaiah 13:10, Joel 2:31).
24:30: The āSon of Manā coming on the clouds echoes Daniel 7:13, emphasizing Jesusā divine authority and glory at His second coming.
24:35: Though the physical world will pass away, Jesus emphasizes that His wordsāHis promises and teachingsāare eternal.
24:38: The parallel to the days of Noah highlights the suddenness of Jesusā return and how many will be unprepared, just as people were before the flood.
24:42: Jesus repeatedly calls for vigilance and readiness, as no one can predict the exact moment of His return, which will come unexpectedly.
