Matthew 24 Parallel Bible

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1	Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.	As Jesus left and was going out of the temple complex, His disciples came up and called His attention to the temple buildings.	And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.	Jesus left the temple area and was going on His way when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.
2	But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”	Then He replied to them, “Don’t you see all these things? I assure you: Not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down!”	And 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.	But He responded and said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”
3	As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”	While He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached Him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what is the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”	And 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?	And as He was sitting on 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 Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
4	And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray.	Then Jesus replied to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you.	And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.	And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you.
5	For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.	For many will come in My name, saying, I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many.	For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.	For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will mislead many people.
6	And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.	You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.	And 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.	And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.
7	For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.	For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.	For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.	For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8	All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.	All these events are the beginning of birth pains.	All these are the beginning of sorrows.	But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.
9	“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.	“Then they will hand you over for persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of My name.	Then 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.	“Then they will hand you over to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
10	And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another.	Then many will take offense, betray one another and hate one another.	And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.	And at that time many will fall away, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
11	And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.	Many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.	And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.	And many false prophets will rise up and mislead many people.
12	And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.	Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold.	And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.	And because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will become cold.
13	But the one who endures to the end will be saved.	But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.	But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.	But the one who endures to the end is the one who will be saved.
14	And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.	This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations. And then the end will come.	And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.	This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
15	“So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),	“So when you see the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand),	When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)	“Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place—let the reader understand—
16	then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.	“then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!	Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:	then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
17	Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,	A man on the housetop must not come down to get things out of his house.	Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:	Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get things out of his house.
18	and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.	And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes.	Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.	And whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
19	And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!	Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days!	And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!	But woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
20	Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.	Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.	But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:	Moreover, pray that when you flee, it will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.
21	For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.	For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again!	For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.	For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will again.
22	And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.	Unless those days were limited, no one would survive. But those days will be limited because of the elect.	And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.	And if those days had not been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
23	Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.	“If anyone tells you then, Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, Over here!’ do not believe it!	Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.	Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘He is over here,’ do not believe him.
24	For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.	False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.	For 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.	For false christs and false prophets will arise and will provide great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.
25	See, I have told you beforehand.	Take note: I have told you in advance.	Behold, I have told you before.	Behold, I have told you in advance.
26	So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.	So if they tell you, Look, He’s in the wilderness!’ don’t go out; Look, He’s in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.	Wherefore 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.	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	For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.	For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.	For 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.	For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
28	Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.	Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures will gather.	For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.	Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
29	“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.	“Immediately after the tribulation of those days: The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the celestial powers will be shaken.	Immediately 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:	“But 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 the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
30	Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.	“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth will mourn; and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.	And 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.	And then 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 the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory.
31	And 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 heaven to the other.	He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.	And 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.	And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET BLAST, and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
32	“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.	“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.	Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:	“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 also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.	In the same way, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near—at the door!	So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.	so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
34	Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.	I assure you: This generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place.	Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.	Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
35	Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.	Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.	Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.	Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
36	“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.	“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son—except the Father only.	But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.	“But about that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
37	For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.	As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.	But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.	For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.
38	For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark,	For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark.	For 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,	For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
39	and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.	They didn’t know until the flood came and swept them all away. So this is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be:	And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.	and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
40	Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left.	Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one left.	Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.	At that time there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.
41	Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.	Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one left.	Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.	Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.
42	Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.	Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.	Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.	“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.
43	But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.	But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.	But 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.	But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known 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 broken into.
44	Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.	This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.	Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.	For this reason you must be ready as well; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
45	“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?	“Who then is a faithful and sensible slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?	Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?	“Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household slaves, to give them their food at the proper time?
46	Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.	That slave whose master finds him working when he comes will be rewarded.	Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.	Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.
47	Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.	I assure you: He will put him in charge of all his possessions.	Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.	Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
48	But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’	But if that wicked slave says in his heart, My master is delayed,’	But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;	But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’
49	and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards,	and starts to beat his fellow slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards,	And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;	and he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and he eats and drinks with those habitually drunk;
50	the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know	that slave’s master will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know.	The 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,	then the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know,
51	and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.	He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.	And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.	and he will cut him in two and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Matthew 24 Parallel Bible Translations