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Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 24

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Matthew 24 NASB - New American Standard BibleMatthew 24 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 24 of Matthew—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1Jesus 2came out from the temple and was going away [a]when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.
  2. And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, 3not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”
  3. ¶ As He was sitting on 4the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of 5Your coming, and of the [b]end of the age?”
  4. ¶ And Jesus answered and said to them, “6See to it that no one misleads you.
  5. For 7many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the [c]Christ,’ and will mislead many.
  6. You will be hearing of 8wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.
  7. For 9nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be 10famines and earthquakes.
  8. 11But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.
  9. ¶ “12Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and 13you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
  10. At that time many will [d]14fall away and will [e]betray one another and hate one another.
  11. Many 15false prophets will arise and will mislead many.
  12. Because lawlessness is increased, [f]most people’s love will grow cold.
  13. 16But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.
  14. This 17gospel of the kingdom 18shall be preached in the whole [g]19world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
  15. ¶ “Therefore when you see the 20ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in 21the holy place (22let the reader understand),
  16. then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
  17. [h]Whoever is on 23the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.
  18. [i]Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
  19. But 24woe 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 25great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.
  22. Unless those days had been cut short, no [j]life would have been saved; but for 26the sake of the [k]elect those days will be cut short.
  23. 27Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the [l]Christ,’ or ‘[m]There He is,’ do not believe him.
  24. For false Christs and 28false prophets will arise and will [n]show great [o]29signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even 30the [p]elect.
  25. Behold, I have told you in advance.
  26. 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. 31For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the 32coming of the 33Son of Man be.
  28. 34Wherever the corpse is, there the [q]vultures will gather.
  29. ¶ “But immediately after the 35tribulation of those days 36THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND 37THE STARS WILL FALL from [r]the sky, and the powers of [s]the heavens will be shaken.
  30. And then 38the 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 39the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory.
  31. And 40He will send forth His angels with 41A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His [t]42elect from 43the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
  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, [u]recognize that [v]He is near, right 44at the [w]door.
  34. Truly I say to you, 45this [x]generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
  35. 46Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
  36. ¶ “But 47of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
  37. For [y]the 48coming of the Son of Man will be 49just like the days of Noah.
  38. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, 50marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that 51Noah entered the ark,
  39. and they did not [z]understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the 52coming of the Son of Man be.
  40. Then there will be two men in the field; one [aa]will be taken and one [ab]will be left.
  41. 53Two women will be grinding at the [ac]54mill; one [ad]will be taken and one [ae]will be left.
  42. ¶ “Therefore 55be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.
  43. But [af]be sure of this, that 56if the head of the house had known 57at 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 [ag]broken into.
  44. For this reason 58you also must be ready; for 59the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
  45. ¶ “60Who then is the 61faithful and 62sensible slave whom his [ah]master 63put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?
  46. Blessed is that slave whom his [ai]master finds so doing when he comes.
  47. Truly I say to you that 64he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
  48. But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My [aj]master [ak]is not coming for a long time,’
  49. and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;
  50. the [al]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 [am]cut him in pieces and [an]assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be 65weeping and gnashing of teeth.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit and
  2. ^ Or consummation
  3. ^ I.e. the Messiah
  4. ^ Lit be caused to stumble
  5. ^ Or hand over
  6. ^ Lit the love of many
  7. ^ Lit inhabited earth
  8. ^ Lit He who
  9. ^ Lit He who
  10. ^ Lit flesh
  11. ^ Or chosen ones
  12. ^ I.e. Messiah
  13. ^ Lit here
  14. ^ Lit give
  15. ^ Or attesting miracles
  16. ^ Or chosen ones
  17. ^ Or eagles
  18. ^ Or heaven
  19. ^ Or heaven
  20. ^ Or chosen ones
  21. ^ Or know
  22. ^ Or it
  23. ^ Lit doors
  24. ^ Or race
  25. ^ Lit just as...were the days
  26. ^ Lit know
  27. ^ Lit is
  28. ^ Lit is
  29. ^ I.e. handmill
  30. ^ Lit is
  31. ^ Lit is
  32. ^ Lit know this
  33. ^ Lit dug through
  34. ^ Or lord
  35. ^ Or lord
  36. ^ Or lord
  37. ^ Lit lingers
  38. ^ Or lord
  39. ^ Or severely scourge him
  40. ^ Lit appoint his portion

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Mt 24:1-51; Mr 13; Lu 21:5-36
  2. ^ Mt 21:23
  3. ^ Lu 19:44
  4. ^ Mt 21:1
  5. ^ Mt 16:27f; 24:27, 37, 39
  6. ^ Je 29:8
  7. ^ Mt 24:11, 24; Ac 5:36f; 1Jo 2:18; 4:3
  8. ^ Re 6:4
  9. ^ 2Ch 15:6; Is 19:2; Re 6:8, 12
  10. ^ Ac 11:28; Re 6:5, 6
  11. ^ Mt 24:8-20; Lu 21:12-24
  12. ^ Mt 10:17; Jn 16:2
  13. ^ Mt 10:22; Jn 15:18ff
  14. ^ Mt 11:6
  15. ^ Mt 7:15; 24:24
  16. ^ Mt 10:22
  17. ^ Mt 4:23
  18. ^ Ro 10:18; Col 1:6, 23
  19. ^ Lu 2:1; 4:5; Ac 11:28; 17:6, 31; 19:27; Ro 10:18; Heb 1:6; 2:5; Re 3:10; 16:14
  20. ^ Da 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
  21. ^ Mr 13:14; Lu 21:20; Jn 11:48; Ac 6:13f; 21:28
  22. ^ Mr 13:14; Re 1:3
  23. ^ 1Sa 9:25; 2Sa 11:2; Mt 10:27; Lu 5:19; 12:3; 17:31; Ac 10:9
  24. ^ Lu 23:29
  25. ^ Da 12:1; Jl 2:2; Mt 24:29
  26. ^ Mt 22:14; 24:24, 31; Lu 18:7
  27. ^ Lu 17:23f
  28. ^ Mt 7:15; 24:11
  29. ^ Jn 4:48; 2Th 2:9
  30. ^ Mt 22:14; 24:22, 31; Lu 18:7
  31. ^ Lu 17:24
  32. ^ Mt 24:3, 37, 39
  33. ^ Mt 8:20
  34. ^ Jb 39:30; Eze 39:17; Hab 1:8; Lu 17:37
  35. ^ Mt 24:21
  36. ^ Is 13:10; 24:23; Eze 32:7; Jl 2:10, 31; 3:15f; Am 5:20; 8:9; Zp 1:15; Mt 24:29-35; Ac 2:20; Re 6:12-17; 8:12
  37. ^ Is 34:4; Re 6:13
  38. ^ Mt 24:3; Re 1:7
  39. ^ Da 7:13; Mt 16:27; 24:3, 37, 39
  40. ^ Mt 13:41
  41. ^ Ex 19:16; De 30:4; Is 27:13; Zc 9:14; 1Co 15:52; 1Th 4:16; Heb 12:19; Re 8:2; 11:15
  42. ^ Mt 24:22
  43. ^ Da 7:2; Zc 2:6; Re 7:1
  44. ^ Jm 5:9; Re 3:20
  45. ^ Mt 10:23; 16:28; 23:36
  46. ^ Mt 5:18; Mr 13:31; Lu 21:33
  47. ^ Mr 13:32; Ac 1:7
  48. ^ Mt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 39
  49. ^ Ge 6:5; 7:6-23; Lu 17:26f
  50. ^ Mt 22:30
  51. ^ Ge 7:7
  52. ^ Mt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 37
  53. ^ Lu 17:35
  54. ^ Ex 11:5; De 24:6; Is 47:2
  55. ^ Mt 24:43, 44; 25:10, 13; Lu 12:39f; 21:36
  56. ^ Mt 24:42, 44; 25:10, 13; Lu 12:39f; 21:36
  57. ^ Mt 14:25; Mr 6:48; 13:35; Lu 12:38
  58. ^ Mt 24:42, 43; 25:10, 13; Lu 12:39f; 21:36
  59. ^ Mt 24:27
  60. ^ Mt 24:45-51; Lu 12:42-46
  61. ^ Mt 25:21, 23; Lu 16:10
  62. ^ Mt 7:24; 10:16; 25:2ff
  63. ^ Mt 25:21, 23
  64. ^ Mt 25:21, 23
  65. ^ Mt 8:12

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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