Matthew 24:15-51

Legacy Standard Bible

Abomination of Desolation and the Tribulation

¹⁵ “Therefore when you see the ^(A)abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in ^(B)the holy place (^(C)let the reader understand), ¹⁶ then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. ^17 [a]Whoever is on ^(D)the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. ¹⁸ And ^[b]whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his garment. ¹⁹ But ^(E)woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ²⁰ But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. ²¹ For then there will be a ^(F)great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. ²² And unless those days had been cut short, no ^[c]life would have been saved; but for ^(G)the sake of the ^[d]elect those days will be cut short. ^23 (H)Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the ^[e]Christ,’ or ‘^[f]There He is,’ do not believe him. ²⁴ For false christs and ^(I)false prophets will arise and will ^[g]show great ^[h](J)signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even ^(K)the ^[i]elect. ²⁵ Behold, I have told you in advance. ²⁶ Therefore, 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 (L)For just as the lightning comes from the east and appears even to the west, so will the ^(M)coming of the ^(N)Son of Man be. ^28 (O)Wherever the corpse is, there the ^[j]vultures will gather.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁹ “But immediately after the ^(P)tribulation of those days ^(Q)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and ^(R)the stars will fall from ^[k]the sky, and the powers of ^[l]the heavens will be shaken. ³⁰ And then ^(S)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 ^(T)the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. ³¹ And ^(U)He will send forth His angels with ^(V)a great trumpet and they will gather together His ^[m](W)elect from ^(X)the four winds, from one end of the sky to the ^[n]other.

The Parable of the Fig Tree

³² “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; ³³ so, you too, when you see all these things, ^[o]recognize that ^[p]He is near, right ^(Y)at the ^[q]door. ³⁴ Truly I say to you, ^(Z)this ^[r]generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ^35 (AA)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

³⁶ “But ^(AB)of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. ³⁷ For ^(AC)just as the days of Noah were, so the ^(AD)coming of the Son of Man will be. ³⁸ For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, ^(AE)marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that ^(AF)Noah entered the ark, ³⁹ and they did not ^[s]understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the ^(AG)coming of the Son of Man be. ⁴⁰ Then there will be two in the field; one ^[t]will be taken, and one ^[u]will be left. ^41 (AH)Two women will be grinding grain at the ^[v](AI)mill; one ^[w]will be taken and one ^[x]will be left.

Be Ready for His Coming

⁴² “Therefore ^(AJ)stay awake, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. ⁴³ But ^[y]be sure of this, that ^(AK)if the head of the house had known ^(AL)at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have allowed his house to be ^[z]broken into. ⁴⁴ For this reason ^(AM)you also must be ready; for ^(AN)the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

⁴⁵ “^(AO)Who then is the ^(AP)faithful and ^(AQ)prudent slave whom his ^[aa]master ^(AR)put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that slave whom his ^[ab]master finds so doing when he comes. ⁴⁷ Truly I say to you that ^(AS)he will put him in charge of all his possessions. ⁴⁸ But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My ^[ac]master ^[ad]is not coming for a long time,’ ⁴⁹ and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards; ⁵⁰ the ^[ae]master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know, ⁵¹ and will ^[af]cut him in pieces and ^[ag]assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be ^(AT)weeping and gnashing of teeth.