Temple Destruction and Other Signs (Matthew 24:1–8; Luke 21:5–9)
2 DBY And Jesus answering said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? not a stone shall be left upon a stone, which shall not be thrown down. BSB BSB: “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
3 DBY And as he sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, BSB BSB: While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
4 DBY Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled? BSB BSB: “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?”
5 DBY And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any one mislead you. BSB BSB: Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
6 DBY For many shall come in my name, saying, It is I, and shall mislead many. BSB BSB: Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
7 DBY But when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not disturbed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet. BSB BSB: When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
8 DBY For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be earthquakes in different places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these things are the beginnings of throes. BSB BSB: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
Witnessing to All Nations (Matthew 24:9–14; Luke 21:10–19)
9 DBY But ye, take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims and to synagogues: ye shall be beaten and brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them; BSB BSB: So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
10 DBY and the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. BSB BSB: And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
11 DBY But when they shall lead you away to deliver you up, be not careful beforehand as to what ye shall say, nor prepare your discourse : but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for ye are not the speakers, but the Holy Spirit. BSB BSB: But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
12 DBY But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. BSB BSB: Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
13 DBY And ye will be hated of all on account of my name; but he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved. BSB BSB: You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
The Abomination of Desolation (Matthew 24:15–25; Luke 21:20–24)
14 DBY But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not, (he that reads let him consider it ,) then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains; BSB BSB: So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
15 DBY and him that is upon the housetop not come down into the house, nor enter into it to take away anything out of his house; BSB BSB: Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.
16 DBY and him that is in the field not return back to take his garment. BSB BSB: And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
17 DBY But woe to those that are with child and to those that give suck in those days! BSB BSB: How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
18 DBY And pray that it may not be in winter time; BSB BSB: Pray that this will not occur in the winter.
19 DBY for those days shall be distress such as there has not been the like since the beginning of creation which God created, until now, and never shall be; BSB BSB: For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.
20 DBY and if the Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days. BSB BSB: If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
21 DBY And then if any one say to you, Lo, here is the Christ, or Lo, there, believe it not. BSB BSB: At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
22 DBY For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. BSB BSB: For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
23 DBY But do ye take heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand. BSB BSB: So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.
The Return of the Son of Man (Matthew 24:26–31; Luke 21:25–28)
24 DBY But in those days, after that distress, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give its light; BSB BSB: But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
25 DBY and the stars of heaven shall be falling down, and the powers which are in the heavens shall be shaken; BSB BSB: the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
26 DBY and then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory; BSB BSB: At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
27 DBY and then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from end of earth to end of heaven. BSB BSB: And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree (Matthew 24:32–35; Luke 21:29–33)
28 DBY But learn the parable from the fig-tree: when its branch already becomes tender and puts forth the leaves, ye know that the summer is near. BSB BSB: Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
29 DBY Thus also ye, when ye see these things happening, know that it is near, at the doors. BSB BSB: So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
30 DBY Verily I say unto you, This generation shall in no wise pass away, till all these things take place. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
31 DBY The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away. BSB BSB: Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Readiness at Any Hour (Matthew 24:36–51; Luke 12:35–48)
33 DBY Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is: BSB BSB: Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.
34 DBY it is as a man gone out of the country, having left his house and given to his bondmen the authority, and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.BSB BSB: It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
35 DBY Watch therefore, for ye do not know when the master of the house comes: evening, or midnight, or cock-crow, or morning; BSB BSB: Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.
36 DBY lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. BSB BSB: Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.
37 DBY But what I say to you, I say to all, Watch. BSB BSB: And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”