Matthew 24-25

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

Jesus Tells His Disciples That The Temple Will Be Destroyed. They Ask, When?

24 And having departed from the temple, Jesus was proceeding. And His disciples came to Him to show Him the buildings of the temple. ² But the One, having responded, said to them, “Do you see all these things? Truly I say to you— a stone upon a stone will by no means be left here which will not be torn-down^[a]”. ³ And while He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us— when will these^[b] things happen? And what will be the sign of Your coming and the conclusion^[c] of the age?” ⁴ And having responded, Jesus said to them—

There Will Be Birthpangs, But The Gospel Will Reach The Whole World Before The End

“Be watching out that no one may deceive you. ⁵ For^[d] many will come on the basis of My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ’. And they will deceive many. ⁶ And you will-certainly^[e] hear-of wars and rumors of wars. See^[f] that you are not alarmed! For they must take place, but it is not yet the end. ⁷ For nation will arise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ But all these things are^[g] a beginning of birth-pains. ⁹ Then^[h] they will hand you over to affliction, and they will kill you. And you will be being hated by all the nations because of My name. ¹⁰ And then^[i] many will be caused-to-fall, and will hand one another over, and will hate one another. ¹¹ And many false-prophets will arise and deceive many. ¹² And the love of the majority will grow cold because of lawlessness being multiplied. ¹³ But the one having endured to the end^[j]— this one will be saved. ¹⁴ And this good-news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations. And then the end^[k] will come.

When You See Daniel’s Abomination, Flee. For There Will Be a Great Affliction

¹⁵ “Therefore when you see^[l] the abomination of desolation^[m]— the thing having been spoken through Daniel the prophet— standing in the holy place^[n] (let the one reading understand), ¹⁶ then let the ones in Judea be fleeing to the mountains. ¹⁷ Let the one upon the housetop not go down to take the things out of his house. ¹⁸ And let the one in the field not turn behind to take his cloak. ¹⁹ And woe to the ones having a child in the womb, and to the ones nursing in those days. ²⁰ And be praying that your flight may not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath. ²¹ For then^[o] there will be a great affliction^[p] such as has not taken place since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will take place. ²² And if those days had not been shortened^[q], no^[r] flesh would have been saved. But those days will be shortened for the sake of the chosen ones.

Do Not Be Deceived. My Coming Will Be As Visible To All As Lightning

²³ Then^[s] if someone says to you, ‘Behold— here is the Christ,’ or ‘Here’, do not believe it. ²⁴ For false-christs and false-prophets will arise and give great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the chosen ones. ²⁵ Behold— I have told you beforehand. ²⁶ Therefore, if they say to you, ‘Behold— He is in the wilderness’, do not go out; ‘Behold— He is in the inner-rooms’, do not believe it. ²⁷ For just as the lightning comes out from the east and is visible^[t] as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. ²⁸ Wherever the corpse^[u] may be, there the vultures will be gathered.

After That Affliction, The Powers Will Be Shaken. I Will Come On The Clouds In Glory

²⁹ “And immediately after the affliction of those days, the sun^[v] will be darkened, and the moon will not give its glow, and the stars will fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ³⁰ And then^[w] the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the heaven. And at-that-time all the tribes of the earth will beat-their-breasts. And they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. ³¹ And He will send-out His angels with a loud trumpet. And they will gather together His chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends^[x] of the heavens to their [other] ends.

The Parable of The Fig Tree: When You See These Things, You Know I Am Near

³² “Now learn the parable from the fig-tree^[y]: when its branch already becomes tender and grows-out its leaves, you know that the summer is near. ³³ So also you— when you see all^[z] these things, you know^[aa] that He^[ab] is near, at the doors. ³⁴ Truly I say to you that this^[ac] generation will by no means pass away until all these things take place. ³⁵ Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by-no-means pass away.

But No One Knows The Day And Hour, So Keep Watching And Be Prepared Always

³⁶ “But no one knows about that day and hour— not even the angels of the heavens, nor the Son— except the Father alone. ³⁷ For just as the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. ³⁸ For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving-in-marriage, until which day Noah entered into the ark, ³⁹ and did not know until the flood came and took-away everyone, so also^[ad] will the coming of the Son of Man be. ⁴⁰ At-that-time there will be two men in the field— one is taken, and one is left; ⁴¹ two women grinding at the mill— one is taken^[ae], and one is left. ⁴² Therefore keep-watching, because you do not know on which day your Lord is coming. ⁴³ And you know^[af] that saying, that if the house-master had known on which watch^[ag] the thief was coming, he would have kept-watch^[ah] and would not have allowed his house to be broken-into. ⁴⁴ For this reason you also be prepared ones— because the Son of Man is coming at an hour which you do not expect.

Wise Servants Found Working When The Master Returns Will Be Put In Charge of More

⁴⁵ “Who then^[ai] is the faithful and wise slave whom his master put-in-charge^[aj] over his body-of-servants^[ak] that he might give them their food at the proper-time? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that slave whom his master, having come, will find so doing. ⁴⁷ Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge over all his possessions. ⁴⁸ But if that bad slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying’, ⁴⁹ and begins to strike his fellow-slaves, and is eating and drinking with the ones being drunk— ⁵⁰ the master of that slave will come on a day which he does not expect, and at an hour which he does not know. ⁵¹ And he will cut him in two, and assign him his part^[al] with the hypocrites. In that place, there will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth.

Wise Bridesmaids Will Keep Watch And Stay Prepared For The Coming of The Groom

25 “At-that-time^[am], the kingdom of the heavens will be-like ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps^[an], went out to meet the bridegroom. ² Now five of them were foolish, and five were wise. ³ For the foolish ones, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them. ⁴ But the wise ones took oil in jars with their lamps. ⁵ And while the bridegroom was delaying, they all became drowsy and were sleeping. ⁶ And in the middle of the night, a shout has come— ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ ⁷ Then all those virgins arose and put their lamps in-order. ⁸ And the foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us from your oil, because our lamps are going-out^[ao]’. ⁹ But the wise ones responded, saying, ‘There will not by any means ever^[ap] be enough for us and for you. Go instead to the ones selling and buy for yourselves’. ¹⁰ And while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came. And the prepared ones entered with him into the wedding-celebrations. And the door was shut. ¹¹ And later, the other virgins also come, saying, ‘Sir, sir, open for us’. ¹² But the one, having responded, said, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know^[aq] you’. ¹³ Therefore, keep-watching, because you do not know the day nor the hour.

Wise Servants Will Put Their Talents To Work For The Master While He Is Gone

¹⁴ “For it ^[ar] is just like a man going-on-a-journey— he called his own slaves and handed over his possessions to them. ¹⁵ And he gave five talents^[as] to one, and two to another, and one to another— to each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. ¹⁶ Immediately^[at] having gone, the one having received the five talents worked with them and gained another five. ¹⁷ Similarly, the one having received the two talents gained another two. ¹⁸ But the one having received the one talent, having gone, dug [a hole in] the ground and hid his master’s silver talent. ¹⁹ Now after much time, the master of those slaves comes and settles the account with them. ²⁰ And having come to him, the one having received the five talents brought another five talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed-over five talents to me. Look, I gained another five talents’. ²¹ His master said to him, ‘Well^[au] done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master’. ²² And also having come to him, the one having received the two talents said, ‘Master, you handed over two talents to me. Look, I gained another two talents’. ²³ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master’. ²⁴ And also having come to him, the one having received^[av] the one talent said, ‘Master, I knew you— that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter^[aw] [threshings]. ²⁵ And having become afraid, having gone, I hid your talent in the ground. Look, you have what is yours’. ²⁶ But having responded, his master said to him, ‘Evil and lazy slave! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter^[ax]! ²⁷ Therefore you should-have put my money with the bankers. And having come, I would have received-back what was mine with interest. ²⁸ Therefore take the talent away from him, and give it to the one having the ten talents. ²⁹ For to everyone having, it will be given, and he will be caused-to-abound. But from the one not having, even what he has will be taken away from him. ³⁰ And throw-out the unprofitable^[ay] slave into the outer darkness’. In that place, there will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth.

When The King Comes In Glory, Mankind Will Be Sent To Their Eternal Destinies

³¹ “Now when^[az] the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, at-that-time He will sit on the throne^[ba] of His glory, ³² and all the nations will be gathered in front of Him. And He will separate them^[bb] from one another, just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. ³³ And He will make the sheep stand^[bc] on His right side, and the goats on the left side. ³⁴ Then the King will say to the ones on His right side, ‘Come, the ones having been blessed of ^[bd] My Father— inherit the kingdom having been prepared for you since the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat. I thirsted, and you gave-a-drink-to Me. I was a stranger, and you brought^[be] Me in; ³⁶ naked^[bf], and you clothed Me. I was sick, and you looked-after Me. I was in prison, and you came to Me’. ³⁷ Then the righteous ones will respond to Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungering and we fed You, or thirsting and we gave-a-drink? ³⁸ And when did we see You a stranger and we brought You in, or naked and we clothed You? ³⁹ And when did we see You being sick or in prison and we came to You?’ ⁴⁰ And having responded, the King will say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, in-as-much-as^[bg] you did it to one of the least of these My brothers^[bh], you did it to Me’. ⁴¹ Then He will also say to the ones on the left side, ‘Depart from Me, the ones having been cursed, into the eternal fire having been prepared for the devil and his angels. ⁴² For I was hungry, and you did not give Me something to eat. I thirsted, and you did not give-a-drink-to Me. ⁴³ I was a stranger, and you did not bring Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not look after Me’. ⁴⁴ Then they also will respond, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and we did not serve You?’ ⁴⁵ Then He will respond to them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do it to one of the least of these, neither did you do it to Me’. ⁴⁶ And these will go to eternal punishment, but the righteous ones to eternal life”.