# Matthew 24.1-22

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> **1. And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. 2. But he answered and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?</span> 4. And Jesus answered and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Take heed that no man lead you astray.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled: for these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places.</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">But all these things are the beginning of travail.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name's sake.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand),</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house:</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath:</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.</span>**
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> 23. <span class="rl-speech">Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe it not.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.</span> (Matthew 24:1-24, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> **1. Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. 2. But he answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.”</span> 3. As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?” 4. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“Be careful that no one leads you astray.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">“When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house.</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">Pray that your flight will not be in the winter, nor on a Sabbath,</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.</span>**
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> 23. <span class="rl-speech">“Then if any man tells you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or, ‘There,’ don’t believe it.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.</span> (Matthew 24:1-24, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> **1. And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2. And Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?</span> 4. And Jesus answered and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Take heed that no man deceive you.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">All these are the beginning of sorrows.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.</span>**
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> 23. <span class="rl-speech">Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.</span> (Matthew 24:1-24, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> **1. And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple, 2. and Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Do ye not see all these? verily I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.'</span> 3. And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, 'Tell us, when shall these be? and what [is] the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?' 4. And Jesus answering said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Take heed that no one may lead you astray,</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall lead many astray,</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all [these] to come to pass, but the end is not yet.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">'For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places;</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">and all these [are] the beginning of sorrows;</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">then they shall deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated by all the nations because of my name;</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">and then shall many be stumbled, and they shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">'And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray;</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold;</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">but he who did endure to the end, he shall be saved;</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">and this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">'Whenever, therefore, ye may see the abomination of the desolation, that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever is reading let him observe)</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">then those in Judea, let them flee to the mounts;</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">he on the house-top, let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">and he in the field, let him not turn back to take his garments.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">'And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck in those days;</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">and pray ye that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a sabbath;</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen, shall those days be shortened.</span>**
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> 23. <span class="rl-speech">'Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.</span> (Matthew 24:1-24, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Animal Sacrifice Objection Defeater](/codex/animal-sacrifice-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 24.1-2](/codex/matthew-24-1-2/)
- [Failed Second Coming Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/failed-second-coming-prophecy-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 24.1-3](/codex/matthew-24-1-3/), [Matthew 24.2](/codex/matthew-24-2/)

**Concepts:**

- [Biblical Prophecy](/codex/biblical-prophecy/), via [Matthew 24.1-2](/codex/matthew-24-1-2/), [Matthew 24.15-21](/codex/matthew-24-15-21/)
- [God and the Killing of Children](/codex/god-and-the-killing-of-children/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 24](/codex/matthew-24/)
- [OT Authorship and Prophetic Tradition](/codex/ot-authorship-and-prophetic-tradition/), via [Matthew 24.15](/codex/matthew-24-15/)
- [Two-Stage Messianic Prophecy](/codex/two-stage-messianic-prophecy/), via [Matthew 24.1-2](/codex/matthew-24-1-2/), [Matthew 24.15](/codex/matthew-24-15/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2098 - euangelion](/codex/g2098-euangelion/), via [Matthew 24.14](/codex/matthew-24-14/)
- [G2722 - katecho](/codex/g2722-katecho/), via [Matthew 24.14](/codex/matthew-24-14/)
- [G3952 - parousia](/codex/g3952-parousia/), via [Matthew 24.3](/codex/matthew-24-3/)
- [G4982 - sozo](/codex/g4982-sozo/), via [Matthew 24.22](/codex/matthew-24-22/)
- [G5056 - telos](/codex/g5056-telos/), via [Matthew 24.13-14](/codex/matthew-24-13-14/), [Matthew 24.6](/codex/matthew-24-6/)

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## Why these four translations

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The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.