Matthew 24 :: Webster's Bible (WEB)

Signs of Christ's Return

(Mar 13:1, 2; Luk 21:5, 6 )

Mat 24:1And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

Mat 24:2

Mat 24:2And Jesus said to them, See ye not all these things? verily I say to you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

(Mar 13:3–13; Luk 21:7–19 )

Mat 24:3

Mat 24:3And as he sat upon 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 thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Mat 24:4

Mat 24:4And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

Mat 24:5

Mat 24:5For many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and will deceive many.

Mat 24:6

Mat 24:6And ye will hear of wars, and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

Mat 24:7

Mat 24:7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.

Mat 24:8

Mat 24:8All these are the beginning of sorrows.

Mat 24:9

Mat 24:9Then will they deliver you up to be afflicted, and will kill you: and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

Mat 24:10

Mat 24:10And then will many be offended, and will betray one another, and will hate one another.

Mat 24:11

Mat 24:11And many false prophets will rise, and will deceive many.

Mat 24:12

Mat 24:12And because iniquity will abound, the love of many will become cold.

Mat 24:13

Mat 24:13But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.

Mat 24:14

Mat 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.

Perilous Times

(Mar 13:14–23; Luk 17:23, 24, 37; 21:20–24 )

Mat 24:15

Mat 24:15When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoever readeth, let him understand,)

Mat 24:16

Mat 24:16Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains:

Mat 24:17

Mat 24:17Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house:

Mat 24:18

Mat 24:18Neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes.

Mat 24:19

Mat 24:19And woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants in those days!

Mat 24:20

Mat 24:20But pray ye that your flight may not be in the winter, neither on the sabbath:

Mat 24:21

Mat 24:21For then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Mat 24:22

Mat 24:22And except those days should be shortened, there would no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

Mat 24:23

Mat 24:23Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

Mat 24:24

Mat 24:24For false Christs will arise, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they would deceive the very elect.

Mat 24:25

Mat 24:25Behold, I have told you before.

Mat 24:26

Mat 24:26Wherefore, if they shall say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

Mat 24:27

Mat 24:27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Mat 24:28

Mat 24:28For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be collected.

The Glorious Return

(Mar 13:24–27; Luk 21:25–28 )

Mat 24:29

Mat 24:29Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Mat 24:30

Mat 24:30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Mat 24:31

Mat 24:31And he will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Parable of the Fig Tree

(Mar 13:28–31; Luk 21:29–33 )

Mat 24:32

Mat 24:32Now learn a parable of the fig-tree; When its branch is yet tender and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

Mat 24:33

Mat 24:33So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

Mat 24:34

Mat 24:34Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things shall be fulfilled.

Mat 24:35

Mat 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

(Mar 13:32–37; Luk 17:26, 27, 34, 35; 21:34–36 )

Mat 24:36

Mat 24:36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Mat 24:37

Mat 24:37But as the days of Noah were, so will also the coming of the Son of man be.

Mat 24:38

Mat 24:38For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

Mat 24:39

Mat 24:39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so also will be the coming of the Son of man.

Mat 24:40

Mat 24:40Then will two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Mat 24:41

Mat 24:41Two women will be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Be Ready for His Coming

Mat 24:42

Mat 24:42Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord cometh.

Mat 24:43

Mat 24:43But know this, that if the master of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken up.

Mat 24:44

Mat 24:44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh.

(Luk 12:41–48 )

Mat 24:45

Mat 24:45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?

Mat 24:46

Mat 24:46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.

Mat 24:47

Mat 24:47Verily I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all his goods.

Mat 24:48

Mat 24:48But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming;

Mat 24:49

Mat 24:49And shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

Mat 24:50

Mat 24:50The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

Mat 24:51

Mat 24:51And will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.