Matthew 24:4-26

English Standard Version

⁴ And Jesus answered them, ^(A)“See that no one leads you astray. ⁵ For ^(B)many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am ^(C)the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ⁶ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you ^(D)are not alarmed, for this ^(E)must take place, but the end is not yet. ⁷ For ^(F)nation will rise against nation, and ^(G)kingdom against kingdom, and there will be ^(H)famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are but the beginning of ^(I)the birth pains.

⁹ “Then ^(J)they will deliver you up ^(K)to tribulation and ^(L)put you to death, and ^(M)you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. ¹⁰ And then many will fall away^[a] and ^(N)betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹ And many ^(O)false prophets will arise ^(P)and lead many astray. ¹² And because lawlessness will be increased, ^(Q)the love of many will grow cold. ^13 (R)But the one who endures to the end will be saved. ¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom ^(S)will be proclaimed throughout the whole world ^(T)as a testimony ^(U)to all nations, and ^(V)then the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁵ “So when you see the abomination of desolation ^(W)spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in ^(X)the holy place (^(Y)let the reader understand), ¹⁶ then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ^17 (Z)Let the one who is on ^(AA)the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, ¹⁸ and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. ¹⁹ And ^(AB)alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! ²⁰ Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. ²¹ For then there will be ^(AC)great tribulation, ^(AD)such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. ²² And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for ^(AE)the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. ^23 (AF)Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. ²⁴ For ^(AG)false christs and ^(AH)false prophets will arise and ^(AI)perform great signs and wonders, ^(AJ)so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. ²⁵ See, ^(AK)I have told you beforehand. ²⁶ So, if they say to you, ‘Look, ^(AL)he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.