Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

¹tJesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. ²But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, uthere will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Signs of the End of the Age

³As he sat on vthe Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him wprivately, saying, “Tell us, xwhen will these things be, and what will be the sign of your ycoming and of zthe end of the age?” ⁴And Jesus answered them, a“See that no one leads you astray. ⁵For bmany will come in my name, saying, ‘I am cthe Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ⁶And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you dare not alarmed, for this emust take place, but the end is not yet. ⁷For fnation will rise against nation, and gkingdom against kingdom, and there will be hfamines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸All these are but the beginning of ithe birth pains.

⁹“Then jthey will deliver you up kto tribulation and lput you to death, and myou will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰And then many will fall away1 and nbetray one another and hate one another. ¹¹And many ofalse prophets will arise pand lead many astray. ¹²And because lawlessness will be increased, qthe love of many will grow cold. ¹³rBut the one who endures to the end will be saved. ¹⁴And this gospel of the kingdom swill be proclaimed throughout the whole world tas a testimony uto all nations, and vthen the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁵“So when you see the abomination of desolation wspoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in xthe holy place (ylet the reader understand), ¹⁶then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁷zLet the one who is on athe housetop not go down to take what is in his house, ¹⁸and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. ¹⁹And balas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! ²⁰Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. ²¹For then there will be cgreat tribulation, dsuch as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. ²²And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for ethe sake of the elect those days will be cut short. ²³fThen if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. ²⁴For gfalse christs and hfalse prophets will arise and iperform great signs and wonders, hso as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. ²⁵See, jI have told you beforehand. ²⁶So, if they say to you, ‘Look, khe is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. ²⁷lFor as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be mthe coming of the Son of Man. ²⁸nWherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁹“Immediately after othe tribulation of those days pthe sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and qthe stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ³⁰Then rwill appear in heaven sthe sign of the Son of Man, and then tall the tribes of the earth will mourn, and uthey will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven vwith power and great glory. ³¹And whe will send out his angels with a loud xtrumpet call, and they will ygather zhis elect from athe four winds, bfrom one end of heaven to the other.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

³²“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. ³³So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, cat the very gates. ³⁴dTruly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ³⁵eHeaven and earth will pass away, but fmy words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day and Hour

³⁶“But concerning that day and hour gno one knows, not even the angels of heaven, hnor the Son,2 ibut the Father only. ³⁷jFor as were the days of Noah, kso will be the coming of the Son of Man. ³⁸jFor as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, lmarrying and giving in marriage, until mthe day when Noah entered the ark, ³⁹and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, kso will be the coming of the Son of Man. ⁴⁰Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. ⁴¹nTwo women will be grinding oat the mill; one will be taken and one left. ⁴²Therefore, pstay awake, for you do not know on what day qyour Lord is coming. ⁴³rBut know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night sthe thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁴Therefore you also must be tready, for uthe Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

⁴⁵“Who then is vthe faithful and wwise servant,3 whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? ⁴⁶xBlessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. ⁴⁷Truly, I say to you, yhe will set him over all his possessions. ⁴⁸But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master zis delayed,’ ⁴⁹and begins to beat his fellow servants4 and eats and drinks with adrunkards, ⁵⁰the master of that servant will come bon a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know ⁵¹and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place cthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

¹“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like dten virgins who took their lamps1 and went to meet ethe bridegroom.2 ²Five of them were foolish, and five were wwise. ³For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, ⁴but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. ⁵As the bridegroom fwas delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. ⁶But gat midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ ⁷Then all those virgins rose and htrimmed their lamps. ⁸And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ ⁹But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ ¹⁰And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and ithose who were ready went in with him to jthe marriage feast, and kthe door was shut. ¹¹Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, l‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ ¹²lBut he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, mI do not know you.’ ¹³nWatch therefore, for you oknow neither the day nor the hour.

The Parable of the Talents

¹⁴p“For qit will be like a man rgoing on a journey, who called his servants3 and entrusted to them his property. ¹⁵To one he gave five stalents,4 to another two, to another one, tto each according to his ability. Then he rwent away. ¹⁶He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. ¹⁷So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. ¹⁸But he who had received the one talent went and udug in the ground and hid his master's money. ¹⁹Now vafter a long time the master of those servants came and wsettled accounts with them. ²⁰And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ ²¹His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and xfaithful servant.5 yYou have been faithful over a little; zI will set you over much. Enter into athe joy of your master.’ ²²And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ ²³His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ ²⁴He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be ba hard man, reaping cwhere you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, ²⁵so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, dyou have what is yours.’ ²⁶But his master answered him, ‘You ewicked and eslothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? ²⁷Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. ²⁸So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. ²⁹fFor to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. ³⁰And gcast hthe worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place gthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

The Final Judgment

³¹i“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, jthen he will sit on his glorious throne. ³²Before him kwill be gathered lall the nations, and mhe will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates nthe sheep from the goats. ³³And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. ³⁴Then othe King will say to pthose on his right, ‘Come, you qwho are blessed by my Father, rinherit sthe kingdom tprepared for you ufrom the foundation of the world. ³⁵For vI was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you wgave me drink, xI was a stranger and you welcomed me, ³⁶vI was naked and you clothed me, yI was sick and you zvisited me, aI was in prison and you came to me.’ ³⁷Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? ³⁸And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ³⁹And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ ⁴⁰And bthe King will answer them, c‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these dmy brothers,6 you did it to me.’

⁴¹“Then he will say to those on his left, e‘Depart from me, you fcursed, into gthe eternal fire prepared for hthe devil and his angels. ⁴²For iI was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, ⁴³I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ ⁴⁴Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ ⁴⁵Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, jyou did not do it to me.’ ⁴⁶And these will go away kinto eternal punishment, but the righteous kinto leternal life.”