Matt.24.1

Jesus then left the Temple. As he walked away, his disciples pointed out how very impressive the Temple architecture was.

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Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings.

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Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple.

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As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings.

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Jesus said, "You're not impressed by all this sheer size, are you? The truth of the matter is that there's not a stone in that building that is not going to end up in a pile of rubble."

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"Do you see all these things?" he asked. "I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down."

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And Jesus said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down."

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But he told them, "Do you see all these buildings? I assure you, they will be so completely demolished that not one stone will be left on top of another!"

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Later as he was sitting on Mount Olives, his disciples approached and asked him, "Tell us, when are these things going to happen? What will be the sign of your coming, that the time's up?"

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As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

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Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"

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Later, Jesus sat on the slopes of the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and asked, "When will all this take place? And will there be any sign ahead of time to signal your return and the end of the world?"

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Jesus said, "Watch out for doomsday deceivers.

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Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you.

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And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you.

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Jesus told them, "Don't let anyone mislead you.

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Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities, claiming, "I am Christ, the Messiah.' They will deceive a lot of people.

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For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ, 'and will deceive many.

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For many will come in My name, saying, "I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.

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For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Messiah.' They will lead many astray.

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When reports come in of wars and rumored wars, keep your head and don't panic. This is routine history; this is no sign of the end.

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You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

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And wars will break out near and far, but don't panic. Yes, these things must come, but the end won't follow immediately.

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Nation will fight nation and ruler fight ruler, over and over. Famines and earthquakes will occur in various places.

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Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

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

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The nations and kingdoms will proclaim war against each other, and there will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world.

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This is nothing compared to what is coming.

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All these are the beginning of birth pains.

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All these are the beginning of sorrows.

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But all this will be only the beginning of the horrors to come.

Matt.24.9

"They are going to throw you to the wolves and kill you, everyone hating you because you carry my name.

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"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.

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"Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake.

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"Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because of your allegiance to me.

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And then, going from bad to worse, it will be dog-eat-dog, everyone at each other's throat, everyone hating each other.

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At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

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And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

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And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other.

Matt.24.11

"In the confusion, lying preachers will come forward and deceive a lot of people.

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and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

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Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

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And many false prophets will appear and will lead many people astray.

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For many others, the overwhelming spread of evil will do them in--nothing left of their love but a mound of ashes.

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Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,

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And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

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Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold.

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"Staying with it--that's what God requires. Stay with it to the end. You won't be sorry, and you'll be saved.

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but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.

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But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

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But those who endure to the end will be saved.

Matt.24.14

All during this time, the good news--the Message of the kingdom--will be preached all over the world, a witness staked out in every country. And then the end will come.

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And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

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And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

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And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then, finally, the end will come.

Matt.24.15

"But be ready to run for it when you see the monster of desecration set up in the Temple sanctuary. The prophet Daniel described this. If you've read Daniel, you'll know what I'm talking about.

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"So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand--

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"Therefore when you see the "abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (whoever reads, let him understand),

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"The time will come when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about: the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing in the Holy Place"--reader, pay attention!

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If you're living in Judea at the time, run for the hills;

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

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

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"Then those in Judea must flee to the hills.

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if you're working in the yard, don't return to the house to get anything;

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Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house.

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Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.

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A person outside the house must not go inside to pack.

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if you're out in the field, don't go back and get your coat.

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Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak.

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And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.

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A person in the field must not return even to get a coat.

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Pregnant and nursing mothers will have it especially hard.

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How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!

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But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

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How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for mothers nursing their babies in those days.

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Hope and pray this won't happen during the winter or on a Sabbath.

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Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.

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And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.

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And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath.

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"This is going to be trouble on a scale beyond what the world has ever seen, or will see again.

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For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again.

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For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

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For that will be a time of greater horror than anything the world has ever seen or will ever see again.

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If these days of trouble were left to run their course, nobody would make it. But on account of God's chosen people, the trouble will be cut short.

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If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.

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And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened.

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In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, the entire human race will be destroyed. But it will be shortened for the sake of God's chosen ones.

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"If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, "Here's the Messiah!' or points, "There he is!' don't fall for it.

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At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it.

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"Then if anyone says to you, "Look, here is the Christ!' or "There!' do not believe it.

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"Then if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Messiah,' or 'There he is,' don't pay any attention.

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Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and dazzling performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better.

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For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible.

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For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

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For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great miraculous signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones.

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But I've given you fair warning.

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See, I have told you ahead of time.

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See, I have told you beforehand.

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See, I have warned you.

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"So if they say, "Run to the country and see him arrive!' or, "Quick, get downtown, see him come!' don't give them the time of day.

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"So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.

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"Therefore if they say to you, "Look, He is in the desert!' do not go out; or "Look, He is in the inner rooms!' do not believe it.

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"So if someone tells you, 'Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,' don't bother to go and look. Or, 'Look, he is hiding here,' don't believe it!

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The Arrival of the Son of Man isn't something you go to see. He comes like swift lightning to you!

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For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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For as the lightning lights up the entire sky, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.

Matt.24.28

Whenever you see crowds gathering, think of carrion vultures circling, moving in, hovering over a rotting carcass. You can be quite sure that it's not the living Son of Man pulling in those crowds.

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Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

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For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

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Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.

Matt.24.29

"Following those hard times, Sun will fade out, moon cloud over, Stars fall out of the sky, cosmic powers tremble.

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"Immediately after the distress of those days "'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'

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"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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"Immediately after those horrible days end, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.

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"Then, the Arrival of the Son of Man! It will fill the skies--no one will miss it. Unready people all over the world, outsiders to the splendor and power, will raise a huge lament as they watch the Son of Man blazing out of heaven.

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"At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.

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Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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And then at last, the sign of the coming of the Son of Man will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the nations of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Matt.24.31

At that same moment, he'll dispatch his angels with a trumpet-blast summons, pulling in God's chosen from the four winds, from pole to pole.

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And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

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And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

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And he will send forth his angels with the sound of a mighty trumpet blast, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.