Matthew 24:9-26

9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.
10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,
11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.
12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,
13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[a] spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—
16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house.
18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.
19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.
21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.
22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.
24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
25 See, I have told you ahead of time.
26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

Cross References 16

  • 1. Matthew 10:17
  • 2. John 16:2
  • 3. S John 15:21
  • 4. S Matthew 7:15
  • 5. S Mark 13:5
  • 6. S Matthew 10:22
  • 7. S Matthew 4:23
  • 8. Luke 2:1; Luke 4:5; Acts 11:28; Acts 17:6; S Romans 10:18; Colossians 1:6,23; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 16:14
  • 9. S Acts 6:13
  • 10. Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11
  • 11. 1 Samuel 9:25; Matthew 10:27; Luke 12:3; Acts 10:9
  • 12. Luke 23:29
  • 13. Ezekiel 5:9; Daniel 12:1; Joel 2:2
  • 14. ver 24,31
  • 15. Luke 17:23; Luke 21:8
  • 16. Exodus 7:11,22; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11; Revelation 13:13; Revelation 16:14; Revelation 19:20

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
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