Thematic Bible
Matthew 24:1 (show verse)
After Jesus left the temple, his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.
Matthew 24:2 (show verse)
He said to them: Do you see these things? I tell you, not one stone will be left upon another. They will all be thrown down.
Matthew 24:3 (show verse)
He sat on the Mount of Olives. The disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when these things will be? What will be the sign of your presence and of the end of the age?
Matthew 24:4 (show verse)
Jesus answered: Be careful that no man misleads you.
Matthew 24:5 (show verse)
Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.
Matthew 24:6 (show verse)
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Do not be troubled, for this must happen, but the end is not yet.
Matthew 24:7 (show verse)
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many places.
Matthew 24:8 (show verse)
These things are the beginning of birth pains (Greek: odin': in the throws of pain, such as childbirth).
Matthew 24:9 (show verse)
People will cause you tribulation, and kill you. You will be hated by all the nations for my name's sake.
Matthew 24:10 (show verse)
Many will stumble and betray and hate one another.
Matthew 24:11 (show verse)
Many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
Matthew 24:12 (show verse)
Wickedness and lawlessness will increase. The love of many will grow cold.
Matthew 24:13 (show verse)
The person who endures to the end will be saved.
Matthew 24:14 (show verse)
The good news of the kingdom will be preached in the entire world for a witness to all the nations and then the end will come.
Matthew 24:15 (show verse)
When you see the disgusting abomination of desolation (unclean thing) spoken about through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that reads understand),
Matthew 24:16 (show verse)
you in Judea flee to the mountains;
Matthew 24:17 (show verse)
you on the housetop do not go down to remove the things in your house.
Matthew 24:18 (show verse)
You in the field do not return to get your clothes.
Matthew 24:19 (show verse)
You who are pregnant or nursing babies in those days will feel trouble.
Matthew 24:20 (show verse)
Pray that your flight not be in the winter, neither on a Sabbath.
Matthew 24:21 (show verse)
There will be great tribulation. It will be greater than any has ever been from the beginning of the world until now.
Matthew 24:22 (show verse)
Unless those days are shortened, no flesh will be saved. For the sake of the chosen ones (selected individuals), those days will be shortened.
Matthew 24:23 (show verse)
If someone says, 'Here is the Christ,' or, 'Over there is the Christ,' do not believe it.
Matthew 24:24 (show verse)
There will be false Christs and false prophets. They will show great signs and wonders so that many will be misled. This includes some of the chosen ones.
Matthew 24:25 (show verse)
Remember, I told you before it happens.
Matthew 24:26 (show verse)
If they say, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' or, 'He is in the inner chambers,' do not believe it.
Matthew 24:27 (show verse)
Lightning comes from the east and is seen in the west. The coming of the Son of man is like this.
Matthew 24:28 (show verse)
The eagles will gather at the place of the carcass.
Matthew 24:29 (show verse)
Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened. The moon will not give light. The stars will fall from heaven. The powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Matthew 24:30 (show verse)
The sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of earth will mourn. They will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew 24:31 (show verse)
He will send his angels with a great trumpet sound. They will gather together the anointed from the four winds, from one end of the sky (horizon) to the other.
Matthew 24:32 (show verse)
Learn from the illustration of the fig tree. When the branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.
Matthew 24:33 (show verse)
Therefore, when you see all these things, you will know he is near, even at the door.
Matthew 24:34 (show verse)
Truly I tell you, this generation (those living at that time) will not pass away till all these things take place.
Matthew 24:35 (show verse)
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Matthew 24:36 (show verse)
No one knows the day and the hour (the period of time). The angels of heaven do not know. The Son does not know. Only the Father knows!
Matthew 24:37 (show verse)
The presence of the Son of man will be similar to the days of Noah.
Matthew 24:38 (show verse)
It will be like those days before the Flood. They were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark.
Matthew 24:39 (show verse)
They were not aware until the Flood came and took them all away. The coming (presence) of the Son of man will be like this.
Matthew 24:40 (show verse)
Two will be in the field. One will be taken, and one will be left.
Matthew 24:41 (show verse)
Two will grind at the mill. One will be taken, and one will be left.
Matthew 24:42 (show verse)
Be alert, for you do not know what day the Lord will come.
Matthew 24:43 (show verse)
Know this, if the master of the house had known what time the thief was coming, he would have watched and his house would not have been vandalized.
Matthew 24:44 (show verse)
Be prepared! The Son of man will come at a time when you do not expect it.
Matthew 24:45 (show verse)
Who then is the faithful, thoughtful, and wise servant, whom his lord put in charge of his other servants, to give them their food at the proper time?
Matthew 24:46 (show verse)
That servant is blessed when his lord comes and finds him doing his will.
Matthew 24:47 (show verse)
I tell you, he will put him in charge of everything he owns.
Matthew 24:48 (show verse)
But if that evil servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays,
Matthew 24:49 (show verse)
so I will beat (mistreat) my fellow servants.' And he eats and drinks with drunkards,
Matthew 24:50 (show verse)
the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect it, an hour when he is unaware.
Matthew 24:51 (show verse)
He will punish him severely, and send him to be with the hypocrites. There they will cry and grind their teeth.