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Matthew 24

Jesus predicts the temple’s destruction and answers the disciples’ questions about His coming and the end of the age. He warns against false Christs, wars mistaken for the end, persecution, apostasy, worldwide gospel witness, the abomination of desolation, great tribulation, cosmic signs, His visible coming, the gathering of the elect, and the necessity of watchfulness because the exact day and hour are unknown.

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Verses 1–14Jesus foretells the temple’s destruction and describes troubles, persecution, and worldwide preaching before the end Verses 15–28Jesus warns about the abomination of desolation, great tribulation, and false christs Verses 29–35Jesus describes the coming of the Son of man and the gathering of his elect Verses 36–44Jesus says the day and hour are unknown and calls for watchfulness Verses 45–51Jesus contrasts the faithful servant with the evil servant who is unprepared

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1And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and…2And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these…3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the…4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that…5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am…6And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars:…7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:…8All these are the beginning of sorrows.9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and…10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one…11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall…13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same…14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in…15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken…16Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the…17Let him which is on the housetop not come down…18Neither let him which is in the field return back…19And woe unto them that are with child, and to…20But pray ye that your flight be not in the…21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not…22And except those days should be shortened, there should no…23Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here…24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and…25Behold, I have told you before.26Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is…27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and…28For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be…29Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun…30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of…31And he shall send his angels with a great sound…32Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his…33So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things,…34Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass,…35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall…36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no,…37But as the days of Noe were, so shall also…38For as in the days that were before the flood…39And knew not until the flood came, and took them…40Then shall two be in the field; the one shall…41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one…42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord…43But know this, that if the goodman of the house…44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour…45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his…46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh…47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him…48But and if that evil servant shall say in his…49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat…50The lord of that servant shall come in a day…51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion…