Temple Destruction and Other Signs (Matthew 24:1–8; Luke 21:5–9)
2 TNT And Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: Seist thou these greate byldinges? There shall not be leefte one stone vpon a another that shall not be throwen doune. 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 TNT And as he sate on moute olivete over agest the temple Peter and Iames and Iohn and Andrew axed him secretly: BSB BSB: While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
4 TNT tell vs when shall these thinges be? And what is the signe when all these thinges shalbe fulfilled? BSB BSB: “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?”
5 TNT And Iesus answered them and began to saye: take hede lest eny man deceave you. BSB BSB: Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
6 TNT For many shall come in my name sayinge: I am Christ and shall deceave many. BSB BSB: Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
7 TNT When ye shall heare of warre and tydinges of warre be ye not troubled. For soche thinges muste nedes be. But the ende 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 TNT For ther shall nacion aryse agaynste nacion and kyngdome agaynst kyngdome. And ther shalbe erth quakes in all quarters and famyshment and troubles. These are the begynnynge of sorowes. 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 TNT But take ye hede to youre selves. For they shall bringe you vp to the counsels and into the synagoges and ye shalbe beaten: ye and shalbe brought before rulers and kynges for my sake for a testimoniall vnto 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 TNT And the gospell must fyrste be publysshed amonge all nacions. BSB BSB: And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
11 TNT But when they leade you and present you toke noo thought afore honde what ye shall saye nether ymagion: but whatsoever is geve you at the same tyme that speake. For it shall not be ye that shall speake but the holy goost. 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 TNT Ye and the brother shall delyvre the brother to deeth and the father the sonne and the chyldre shall ryse agaynste their fathers and mothers and shall put them to deeth. 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 TNT And ye shalbe hated of all men for my names sake. But whosoever shall endure vnto the ende the same shalbe safe. 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 TNT Moreover when ye se the abominacion that betokeneth desolacion wherof is spoken by Daniel the Prophet stonde where it ought not let him that redeth vnderstonde. Then let them that be in Iurie fle to the mountaynes. 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 TNT And let him that is on the housse toppe not descende doune into the housse nether entre therin to fetche eny thinge oute of his housse. BSB BSB: Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.
16 TNT And let hym that is in the felde not tourne backe agayne vnto the thinges which he leeft behynde him for to take his cloothes with him. BSB BSB: And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
17 TNT Woo is then to them that are with chylde and to them that geve soucke in thoose dayes. BSB BSB: How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
18 TNT But praye that youre flyght be not in the wynter. BSB BSB: Pray that this will not occur in the winter.
19 TNT For ther shalbe in those dayes suche tribulacion as was not from the begynninge of creatures which God created vnto this tyme nether shalbe. 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 TNT And excepte that the Lorde shuld shorten those dayes no man shuld be saved. But for the electes sake which he hath chosen he hath shortened those dayes. 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 TNT And then yf eny man saye to you: loo here is Christ: loo he is there beleve 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 TNT For falce Christes shall aryse and falce Prophetes and shall shewe myracles and wondres to deceave yf it were possible evyn the electe. 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 TNT But take ye hede: beholde I have shewed you all thinges before. 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 TNT Moreover in thoose dayes after that tribulacion the sunne shall wexe darke and the mone shall not geve her light BSB BSB: But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
25 TNT and the starres of heven shall fall: and the powers wich are in heven shall move. BSB BSB: the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
26 TNT And then shall they se the sonne of man comynge in the cloudes with greate 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 TNT And then shall he sende his angels and shall gaddre to gedder his electe from the fower wyndes and from the one ende of the worlde to the other. 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 TNT Learne a similitude of the fygge tree. When his braunches are yet tender and hath brought forthe leves ye knowe that sommer is neare. 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 TNT So in lyke maner when ye se these thinges come to passe: vnderstond that it ys nye even at the dores. BSB BSB: So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
30 TNT Verely I saye vnto you that this generacion shall not passe tyll all these thinges be done. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
31 TNT Heven and erth shall passe but my wordes shall not passe. 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 TNT Take hede watche and praye for ye knowe not when the tyme ys. BSB BSB: Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.
34 TNT As a man which is gone in to a straunge countrey and hath lefte hys housse and geven auctorite to his servautes and to every man hys worke and commaunded the porter to watche. 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 TNT Watche therfore for ye knowe not when the master of the housse will come whether at even or at mydnyght whether at the cocke crowynge or in the daunynge: 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 TNT lest yf he come sodenly he shuld fynde you slepynge. BSB BSB: Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.
37 TNT And that I saye vnto you I saye vnto all men watche. BSB BSB: And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”