Matthew 24 Literal Standard Version

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1 And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and His disciples came near to show Him the buildings of the temple,

1 Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

2 and Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these? Truly I say to you, there may not be left here a stone on a stone that will not be thrown down.”

2 But he answered them, “You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.”

3 And when He is sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came near to Him by Himself, saying, “Tell us, when will these be? And what [is] the sign of Your coming, and of the full end of the age?”

3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?”

4 And Jesus answering said to them, “Take heed that no one may lead you astray,

4 Jesus answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.

5 for many will come in My Name, saying, I am the Christ, and they will lead many astray,

5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.

6 and you will begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, do not be troubled, for it is necessary for all [these] to come to pass, but the end is not yet.

6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in various places;

7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

8 and all these [are the] beginning of travails;

8 But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.

9 then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of My Name;

9 “Then they will deliver you up to oppression and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.

10 and then will many be stumbled, and they will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.

10 Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.

11 And many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray;

11 Many false prophets will arise and will lead many astray.

12 and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many will become cold;

12 Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.

13 but he who endured to the end, he will be saved;

13 But he who endures to the end will be saved.

14 and this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations, and then will the end arrive.

14 This 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.

15 Whenever, therefore, you 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)

15 “When, therefore, 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 those in Judea—let them flee to the mountains;

16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17 he on the housetop—do not let him come down to take up anything out of his house;

17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house.

18 and he in the field—do not let him turn back to take his garments.

18 Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes.

19 And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days;

19 But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!

20 and pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a Sabbath;

20 Pray that your flight will not be in the winter nor on a Sabbath,

21 for there will then be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor may be.

21 for then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

22 And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen will those days be shortened.

22 Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.

23 Then if anyone may say to you, Behold, here [is] the Christ! Or, Here! You may not believe;

23 “Then if any man tells you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There!’ don’t believe it.

24 for there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.

24 For false christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

25 Behold, I told you beforehand.

25 “Behold, I have told you beforehand.

26 If therefore they may say to you, Behold, He is in the wilderness, you may not go forth; Behold, in the inner chambers, you may not believe;

26 “If therefore they tell you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ don’t go out; or ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ don’t believe it.

27 for as the lightning comes forth from the east, and appears to the west, so will also be the coming of the Son of Man;

27 For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

28 for wherever the carcass may be, there the eagles will be gathered together.

28 For wherever the carcass is, that is where the vultures gather together.

29 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;

29 “But immediately after the suffering 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;

30 and then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in the sky; and then will all the tribes of the earth strike the breast, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of Heaven, with power and much glory;

30 and 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.

31 and He will send His messengers with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens to the ends thereof.

31 He 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.

32 And from the fig tree learn the allegory: when its branch may have already become tender, and it may put forth the leaves, you know that summer [is] near,

32 “Now from the fig tree learn this parable: When its branch has now become tender and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near.

33 so also you, when you may see all these, you know that it is near—at the doors.

33 Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that he is near, even at the doors.

34 Truly I say to you, this generation may not pass away until all these may come to pass.

34 Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things are accomplished.

35 The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

36 And concerning that day and the hour no one has known—not even the messengers of the heavens—except My Father only;

36 “But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 and as the days of Noah—so will also be the coming of the Son of Man;

37 As the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

38 for as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the Ark,

38 For 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,

39 and they did not know until the flood came and took all away, so will also be the coming of the Son of Man.

39 and they didn’t know 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 is received, and one is left;

40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left.

41 two [women] will be grinding in the mill: one is received, and one is left.

41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one will be left.

42 Watch therefore, because you have not known in what hour your Lord comes;

42 Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.

43 and know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief comes, he had watched, and did not permit his house to be broken through;

43 But 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.

44 because of this also you, become ready, because in what hour you do not think, the Son of Man comes.

44 Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don’t expect, the Son of Man will come.

45 Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

46 Blessed that servant, whom his lord, having come, will find doing so;

46 Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.

47 truly I say to you that he will set him over all his substance.

47 Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

48 And if that evil servant may say in his heart, My lord delays to come,

48 But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’

49 and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,

49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards,

50 the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he does not expect, and in an hour of which he does not know,

50 the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it and in an hour when he doesn’t know it,

51 and will cut him off, and will appoint his portion with the hypocrites; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.”

51 and will cut him in pieces and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

Commentary 24:1 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LXXV)
For inasmuch as He said, "Your house is left desolate," and had previously forewarned them of many grievous things; therefore the disciples having heard these things, as though marvelling at it, came unto Him, showing the beauty of the temple, and wondering, if so much beauty was to be destroyed, and materials so costly, and variety of workmanship past utterance; …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Quotes verse 24:28 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter IX)
… My daughters from the ends of the earth; all, as many as have been called in My name: for in My glory I have prepared, and formed, and made him." Inasmuch as then, "wheresoever the carcase is, there shall also the eagles be gathered together," we do participate in the glory of the Lord, who has both formed us, and …
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 24:35 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book XIII, Chapters XII–XV)
Yea, both heaven and earth shall pass away, but Thy Words shall not pass away. Because the scroll shall be rolled together, and the grass over which it was spread shall with its goodliness pass away; but Thy Word remaineth for ever, which now appeareth unto us in the dark image of the clouds, and through the glass of the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
Quotes verse 24:3 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily X)
Thus also, for example, when His disciples came unto Him as He sat on the Mount of Olives, and sought to learn about His coming, and the taking of Jerusalem: and yet ye know how great is the interval between those several periods.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Quotes verse 24:4 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture IV)
… their good words and smooth tongue, deceive the hearts of the innocent, disguising with the name of Christ as it were with honey the poisoned arrows of their impious doctrines: concerning all of whom together the Lord saith, Take heed lest any man mislead you.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

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