Matthew:24:1-35

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* And Jesus went forth and went away from the temple , and his disciples came to [him ] to point out to him the buildings of the temple . * And he answering said to them , Do ye not see all these things ? Verily I say to you , Not a stone shall be left here upon a stone which shall not be thrown down . * And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives the disciples came to him privately , saying , Tell us , when shall these things be , and what is the sign of thy coming and [the ] completion of the age ? * And Jesus answering said to them , See that no one mislead you . * For many shall come in my name , saying , I am the Christ , and they shall mislead many . * But ye will hear of wars and rumours of wars . See that ye be not disturbed ; for all [these things ] must take place , but it is not yet the end . * For nation shall rise up against nation , and kingdom against kingdom ; and there shall be famines and pestilences , and earthquakes in divers places . * But all these [are the ] beginning of throes . * Then shall they deliver you up to tribulation , and shall kill you ; and ye will be hated of all the nations for my name 's sake . * And then will many be offended , and will deliver one another up , and hate one another ; * and many false prophets shall arise and shall mislead many ; * and because lawlessness shall prevail , the love of the most shall grow cold ; * but he that has endured to the end , he shall be saved . * And these glad tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole habitable earth , for a witness to all the nations , and then shall come the end . * When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation , which is spoken of through Daniel the prophet , standing in [what is a ] holy place , (he that reads let him understand ,) * then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains ; * let not him that is on the house come down to take the things out of his house ; * and let not him that is in the field turn back to take his garment . * But woe to those that are with child , and those that give suck in those days . * But pray that your flight may not be in winter time nor on sabbath : * for then shall there be great tribulation , such as has not been from [the ] beginning of [the ] world until now , nor ever shall be ; * and if those days had not been cut short , no flesh had been saved ; but on account of the elect those days shall be cut short . * Then if any one say to you , Behold , here is the Christ , or here , believe [it ] not . * For there shall arise false Christs , and false prophets , and shall give great signs and wonders , so as to mislead , if possible , even the elect . * Behold , I have told you beforehand . * If therefore they say to you , Behold , he is in the desert , go not forth ; behold , [he is ] in the inner chambers , do not believe [it ]. * For as the lightning goes forth from the east and shines to the west , so shall be the coming of the Son of man . * [For ] wherever the carcase is , there will be gathered the eagles . * But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened , and the moon not give her light , and the stars shall fall from heaven , and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken . * And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven ; and then shall all the tribes of the land lament , and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory . * And he shall send his angels with a great sound of trumpet , and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds , from [the one ] extremity of [the ] heavens to [the other ] extremity of them . * But learn the parable from the fig-tree : When already its branch becomes tender and produces leaves , ye know that the summer is near . * Thus also ye , when ye see all these things , know that it is near , at the doors . * Verily I say to you , This generation will not have passed away until all these things shall have taken place . * The heaven and the earth shall pass away , but my words shall in no wise pass away .

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