馬太福音 24
預言聖殿被毀
（可13．1－2；路21．5－6）
1 耶穌出了聖殿，正離開的時候，門徒前來，把聖殿的建築指給他看。 2 耶穌回應他們說：「你們不是看見這一切嗎？我實在告訴你們，這裏將沒有一塊石頭會留在另一塊石頭上，而不被拆毀的。」
終局的預兆
（可13．3－13；路21．7－19）
3 耶穌在橄欖山上坐著，門徒私下進前來問他：「請告訴我們，甚麼時候有這些事呢？你來臨和世代的終結有甚麼預兆呢？」 4 耶穌回答他們：「你們要謹慎，免得有人迷惑你們。 5 因為將有好些人冒我的名來，說『我是基督』，並且要迷惑許多人。 6 你們也將聽見打仗和打仗的風聲。注意，不要驚慌！因為這些事必須發生，但這還不是終結。 7 民要攻打民，國要攻打國，多處必有饑荒、地震。 8 這都是災難t的起頭。 9 那時，人要使你們陷在患難裏，也要殺害你們；你們又要為我的名被萬民憎恨。 10 那時，會有許多人跌倒，也會彼此陷害，彼此憎恨； 11 且有好些假先知起來，迷惑許多人。 12 因為不法的事增多，許多人的愛心漸漸冷淡了。 13 但堅忍到底的終必得救。 14 這天國的福音要傳遍天下，對萬民作見證，然後終結才來到。」
大災難
（可13．14－23；路21．20－24）
15 「當你們看見先知但以理所說的那『施行毀滅的褻瀆者』站在聖地（讀這經的人要會意）， 16 那時，在猶太的，應當逃到山上； 17 在屋頂上的，不要下來拿家裏的東西； 18 在田裏的，不要回去取衣裳。 19 在那些日子，懷孕的和奶孩子的就苦了。 20 你們要祈求，好讓你們逃走的時候，不遇見冬天或安息日。 21 因為那時必有大災難，自從世界的起頭直到如今，從沒有這樣的災難，將來也不會有。 22 若不減少那些日子，凡血肉之軀的，就沒有一個能得救；可是為了選民，那些日子將減少。 23 那時，若有人對你們說：『看哪，基督在這裏！』或『在那裏！』你們不要信。 24 因為假基督和假先知將要起來，顯大神蹟、大奇事，如果可能，要把選民也迷惑了。 25 看哪，我已經預先告訴你們了。 26 若有人對你們說：『看哪，基督在曠野裏！』你們不要出去；或說：『看哪，基督在內室中！』你們不要信。 27 好像閃電從東邊發出，直照到西邊，人子來臨也要這樣。 28 屍首在哪裏，鷹也會聚在哪裏。」
人子的來臨
（可13．24－27；路21．25－28）
29 「那些日子的災難一過去， 太陽要變黑， 月亮也不放光， 眾星要從天上墜落， 天上的萬象都要震動。
30 那時，人子的預兆要顯在天上，地上的萬族都要哀哭。他們要看見人子帶著能力和大榮耀，駕著天上的雲來臨。 31 他要差遣天使，用大聲的號筒，從四方，從天這邊直到天那邊，召集他的選民。」
從無花果樹學功課
（可13．28－31；路21．29－33）
32 「你們要從無花果樹學習功課：當樹枝發芽長葉的時候，你們就知道夏天近了。 33 同樣，當你們看見這一切，就知道那時候近了，就在門口了。 34 我實在告訴你們，這世代還沒有過去，這一切都要發生。 35 天地要廢去，我的話卻絕不廢去。」
那日那時沒有人知道
（可13．32－37；路17．26－30，34－36）
36 「但那日子，那時辰，沒有人知道，連天上的天使也不知道，子也不知道，惟有父知道。 37 挪亞的日子怎樣，人子來臨也要怎樣。 38 在洪水以前的那些日子，人照常吃喝嫁娶，直到挪亞進方舟的那日， 39 不知不覺洪水來了，把他們全都沖去。人子來臨也要這樣。 40 那時，兩個人在田裏，一個被接去，一個被撇下。 41 兩個女人推磨，一個被接去，一個被撇下。 42 所以，你們要警醒，因為不知道你們的主哪一天來到。 43 你們要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上甚麼時候有賊來，就必警醒，不讓賊挖穿房屋。 44 所以，你們也要預備，因為在你們想不到的時候，人子就來了。」
忠心和不忠心的僕人
（路12．41－48）
45 「那麼，誰是那忠心又精明的僕人，主人派他管理自己的家僕、按時分糧給他們的呢？ 46 主人來到，看見僕人這樣做，那僕人就有福了。 47 我實在告訴你們，主人要派他管理所有的財產。 48 如果那惡僕心裏說：『我的主人會來得遲』， 49 就動手打他的同伴，又和醉酒的人一同吃喝， 50 在想不到的日子，不知道的時候，那僕人的主人要來， 51 重重地懲罰他t，定他和假冒為善的人同罪，在那裏他要哀哭切齒了。」
MATTHEW 24
The Temple Will Be Destroyed
(Mark 13.1,2; Luke 21.5,6)
1 After Jesus left the temple, his disciples came over and said, “Look at all these buildings!”
2 Jesus replied, “Do you see these buildings? They will certainly be torn down! Not one stone will be left in place.”Warning about Trouble
(Mark 13.3-13; Luke 21.7-19)
3 t Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him in private and asked, “When will this happen? What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?”
4 Jesus answered:
Don't let anyone fool you.
5 Many will come and claim to be me. They will say they are the Messiah, and they will fool many people.
6 You will soon hear about wars and threats of wars, but don't be afraid. These things will have to happen first, but that isn't the end. 7 t Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. People will starve to death, and in some places there will be earthquakes.
8 But this is just the beginning of troubles.
9 t You will be arrested, punished, and even killed. Because of me, you will be hated by people of all nations. 10 Many will give up and will betray and hate each other. 11 Many false prophets will come and fool a lot of people. 12 Evil will spread and cause many people to stop loving others. 13 t But if you keep on being faithful right to the end, you will be saved.
14 When the good news about the kingdom has been preached all over the world and told to all nations, the end will come.The Horrible Thing
(Mark 13.14-23; Luke 21.20-24)
15 t Someday you will see that “Horrible Thing” in the holy place, just as the prophet Daniel said. Everyone who reads this must try to understand! 16 If you are living in Judea at that time, run to the mountains. 17 t If you are on the rooft of your house, don't go inside to get anything. 18 If you are out in the field, don't go back for your coat. 19 It will be a terrible time for women who are expecting babies or nursing young children. 20 And pray that you won't have to escape in winter or on a Sabbath.t 21 t This will be the worst time of suffering since the beginning of the world, and nothing this terrible will ever happen again.
22 If God doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of God's chosen ones, he will make the time shorter.
23 Someone may say, “Here is the Messiah!” or “There he is!” But don't believe it. 24 False messiahs and false prophets will come and work great miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen ones. 25 But I have warned you ahead of time. 26 t If you are told the Messiah is out in the desert, don't go there! And if you are told he is in some secret place, don't believe it! 27 The coming of the Son of Man will be like lightning that can be seen from east to west.
28 t Where there is a corpse, there will always be vultures.tWhen the Son of Man //Appears
(Mark 13.24-27; Luke 21.25-28)
29 t Right after those days of suffering,
“The sun will become dark,
and the moon
will no longer shine.
The stars will fall,
and the powers in the skyt
will be shaken.”
30 t Then a sign will appear in the sky. And there will be the Son of Man.t All nations on earth will weep when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 At the sound of a loud trumpet, he will send his angels to bring his chosen ones together from all over the earth.A Lesson from a Fig Tree
(Mark 13.28-31; Luke 21.29-33)
32 Learn a lesson from a fig tree. When its branches sprout and start putting out leaves, you know summer is near. 33 So when you see all these things happening, you will know the time has almost come.t 34 I can promise you that some of the people of this generation will still be alive when all this happens.
35 The sky and the earth won't last forever, but my words will.No One Knows the Day //or Time
(Mark 13.32-37; Luke 17.26-30,34-36)
36 No one knows the day or hour. The angels in heaven don't know, and the Son himself doesn't know.t Only the Father knows. 37 t When the Son of Man appears, things will be just as they were when Noah lived. 38 People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day the flood came and Noah went into the big boat.
39 t They didn't know anything was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. This is how it will be when the Son of Man appears.
40 Two men will be in the same field, but only one will be taken. The other will be left. 41 Two women will be together grinding grain, but only one will be taken. The other will be left. 42 So be on your guard! You don't know when your Lord will come. 43 t Homeowners never know when a thief is coming, and they are always on guard to keep one from breaking in.
44 Always be ready! You don't know when the Son of Man will come.Faithful and Unfaithful Servants
(Luke 12.35-48)
45 Who are faithful and wise servants? Who are the ones the master will put in charge of giving the other servants their food supplies at the proper time? 46 Servants are fortunate if their master comes and finds them doing their job. 47 You may be sure a servant who is always faithful will be put in charge of everything the master owns. 48 But suppose one of the servants thinks the master won't return until late. 49 Suppose this evil servant starts beating the other servants and eats and drinks with people who are drunk. 50 If that happens, the master will surely come on a day and at a time when the servant least expects him. 51 This servant will then be punished and thrown out with the ones who only pretended to serve their master. There they will cry and grit their teeth in pain.