Darby Bible Translation

New American Standard Bible

Temple Destruction Foretold

And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him, Teacher, see what stones and what buildings!

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Things to Come

As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, behold what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!”

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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.

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And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down.”

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And as he sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

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As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew were questioning Him privately,

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Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?

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“Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?”

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And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any one mislead you.

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And Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one misleads you.

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For many shall come in my name, saying, It is *I*, and shall mislead many.

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“Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He!’ and will mislead many.

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But when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not disturbed, for [this] must happen, but the end is not yet.

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“When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end.

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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.

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“For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.

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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;

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“But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.

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Witnessing to All Nations

and the gospel must first be preached to all the nations.

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“The gospel must first be preached to all the nations.

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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.

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“When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.

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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.

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“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.

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And ye will be hated of all on account of my name; but he that has endured to the end, *he* shall be saved.

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“You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

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The Abomination of Desolation

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;

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“But when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

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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;

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“The one who is on the housetop must not go down, or go in to get anything out of his house;

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and him that is in the field not return back to take his garment.

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and the one who is in the field must not turn back to get his coat.

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But woe to those that are with child and to those that give suck in those days!

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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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And pray that it may not be in winter time;

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“But pray that it may not happen in the winter.

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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;

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“For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will.

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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.

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“Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

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And then if any one say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ, or Lo, there, believe [it] not.

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“And then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ’; or, ‘Behold, He is there’; do not believe him;

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For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

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for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

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But do *ye* take heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.

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“But take heed; behold, I have told you everything in advance.

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The Return of the Son of Man

But in those days, after that distress, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give its light;

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The Return of Christ

“But in those days, after that tribulation, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT,

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and the stars of heaven shall be falling down, and the powers which are in the heavens shall be shaken;

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AND THE STARS WILL BE FALLING from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

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and then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory;

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“Then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory.

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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.

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“And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.

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The lesson of the Fig Tree

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.

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“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

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Thus also *ye*, when ye see these things happening, know that it is near, at the doors.

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“Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

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Verily I say unto you, This generation shall in no wise pass away, till all these things take place.

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“Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

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The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

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“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

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Be Ready at Any Hour

But of that day or of that hour no one knows, neither the angels who are in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

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“But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

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Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is:

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“Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.

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[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.

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“It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert.

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Watch therefore, for ye do not know when the master of the house comes: evening, or midnight, or cock-crow, or morning;

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“Therefore, be on the alert — for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning —

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lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

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in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep.

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But what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.

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“What I say to you I say to all, ‘Be on the alert!’”

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