# Matthew 24.15-22

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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>
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> **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 24:13-24, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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>
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> **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 24:13-24, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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>
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> **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 24:13-24, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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>
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> **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 24:13-24, 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

**Concepts:**

- [Biblical Prophecy](/codex/biblical-prophecy/), via [Matthew 24.15-21](/codex/matthew-24-15-21/)
- [God and the Killing of Children](/codex/god-and-the-killing-of-children/), via [Matthew 24.1-22](/codex/matthew-24-1-22/)
- [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 24.15](/codex/matthew-24-15/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G4982 - sozo](/codex/g4982-sozo/), via [Matthew 24.22](/codex/matthew-24-22/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

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.