Matthew 24

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Jesus left the Temple, and as he was going away his disciples came up to draw his attention to theTemple buildings.	1 And Jesus being come out of the temple, went away. And his disciples came to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2 He said to them in reply, 'You see al these? In truth I tell you, not a single stone here wil be left onanother: everything will be pul ed down.'	2 And he answering, said to them: Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you there shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be destroyed.
3 And while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives the disciples came and asked him when they were bythemselves, 'Tel us, when is this going to happen, and what sign wil there be of your coming and of the end ofthe world?'	3 And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world?
4 And Jesus answered them, 'Take care that no one deceives you,	4 And Jesus answering, said to them: Take heed that no man seduce you:
5 because many wil come using my name and saying, "I am the Christ," and they will deceive many.	5 For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ: and they will seduce many.
6 You wil hear of wars and rumours of wars; see that you are not alarmed, for this is something thatmust happen, but the end wil not be yet.	6 And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled. For these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation wil fight against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There wil be famines andearthquakes in various places.	7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places:
8 All this is only the beginning of the birthpangs.	8 Now all these are the beginnings of sorrows.
9 'Then you wil be handed over to be tortured and put to death; and you will be hated by all nations onaccount of my name.	9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall put you to death: and you shall be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
10 And then many wil fall away; people wil betray one another and hate one another.	10 And then shall many be scandalized: and shall betray one another: and shall hate one another.
11 Many false prophets wil arise; they will deceive many,	11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall seduce many.
12 and with the increase of lawlessness, love in most people wil grow cold;	12 And because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold.
13 but anyone who stands firm to the end wil be saved.	13 But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved.
14 'This good news of the kingdom wil be proclaimed to the whole world as evidence to the nations. Andthen the end wil come.	14 And this gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in the whole world, for a testimony to all nations, and then shall the consummation come.
15 'So when you see the appal ing abomination, of which the prophet Daniel spoke, set up in the holyplace (let the reader understand),	15 When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand.
16 then those in Judaea must escape to the mountains;	16 Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains:
17 if anyone is on the housetop, he must not come down to col ect his belongings from the house;	17 And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 if anyone is in the fields, he must not turn back to fetch his cloak.	18 And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat.
19 Alas for those with child, or with babies at the breast, when those days come!	19 And woe to them that are with child, and that give suck in those days.
20 Pray that you will not have to make your escape in winter or on a Sabbath.	20 But pray that your flight be not in the winter, or on the sabbath.
21 For then there will be great distress, unparalleled since the world began, and such as wil never beagain.	21 For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be.
22 And if that time had not been shortened, no human being would have survived; but shortened thattime shal be, for the sake of those who are chosen.	22 And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.
23 'If anyone says to you then, "Look, here is the Christ," or "Over here," do not believe it;	23 Then if any man shall say to you: Lo here is Christ, or there, do not believe him.
24 for false Christs and false prophets wil arise and provide great signs and portents, enough to deceiveeven the elect, if that were possible.	24 For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.
25 Look! I have given you warning.	25 Behold I have told it to you, beforehand.
26 'If, then, they say to you, "Look, he is in the desert," do not go there; "Look, he is in some hiding place," do not believe it;	26 If therefore they shall say to you: Behold he is in the desert, go ye not out: Behold he is in the closets, believe it not.
27 because the coming of the Son of man wil be like lightning striking in the east and flashing far intothe west.	27 For as lightning cometh out of the east, and appeareth even into the west: so shall the coming of the Son of man be.
28 Wherever the corpse is, that is where the vultures wil gather.	28 Wheresoever the body shall be, there shall the eagles also be gathered together.
29 'Immediately after the distress of those days the sun wil be darkened, the moon wil not give its light,the stars wil fall from the sky and the powers of the heavens wil be shaken.	29 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be moved:
30 And then the sign of the Son of man wil appear in heaven; then, too, all the peoples of the earth wilbeat their breasts; and they wil see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.	30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all tribes of the earth mourn: and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with much power and majesty.
31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet to gather his elect from the four winds, from one endof heaven to the other.	31 And he shall send his angels with a trumpet, and a great voice: and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them.
32 'Take the fig tree as a parable: as soon as its twigs grow supple and its leaves come out, you knowthat summer is near.	32 And from the fig tree learn a parable: When the branch thereof is now tender, and the leaves come forth, you know that summer is nigh.
33 So with you when you see al these things: know that he is near, right at the gates.	33 So you also, when you shall see all these things, know ye that it is nigh, even at the doors.
34 In truth I tel you, before this generation has passed away, al these things wil have taken place.	34 Amen I say to you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
35 Sky and earth will pass away, but my words wil never pass away.	35 Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.
36 But as for that day and hour, nobody knows it, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, no one butthe Father alone.	36 But of that day and hour no one knoweth, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.
37 'As it was in Noah's day, so wil it be when the Son of man comes.	37 And as in the days of Noe, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For in those days before the Flood people were eating, drinking, taking wives, taking husbands, rightup to the day Noah went into the ark,	38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, even till that day in which Noe entered into the ark,
39 and they suspected nothing til the Flood came and swept them al away. This is what it wil be likewhen the Son of man comes.	39 And they knew not till the flood came, and took them all away; so also shall the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then of two men in the fields, one is taken, one left;	40 Then two shall be in the field: one shall be taken, and one shall be left.
41 of two women grinding at the mil , one is taken, one left.	41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill: one shall be taken, and one shall be left.
42 'So stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming.	42 Watch ye therefore, because ye know not what hour your Lord will come.
43 You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what time of the night the burglarwould come, he would have stayed awake and would not have al owed anyone to break through the wal of hishouse.	43 But know this ye, that if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would certainly watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open.
44 Therefore, you too must stand ready because the Son of man is coming at an hour you do notexpect.	44 Wherefore be you also ready, because at what hour you know not the Son of man will come.
45 'Who, then, is the wise and trustworthy servant whom the master placed over his household to givethem their food at the proper time?	45 Who, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his family, to give them meat in season.
46 Blessed that servant if his master's arrival finds him doing exactly that.	46 Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come he shall find so doing.
47 In truth I tel you, he will put him in charge of everything he owns.	47 Amen I say to you, he shall place him over all his goods.
48 But if the servant is dishonest and says to himself, "My master is taking his time,"	48 But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming:
49 and sets about beating his fellow-servants and eating and drinking with drunkards,	49 And shall begin to strike his fellow servants, and shall eat and drink with drunkards:
50 his master wil come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know.	50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopeth not, and at an hour that he knoweth not:
51 The master wil cut him off and send him to the same fate as the hypocrites, where there wil beweeping and grinding of teeth.'	51 And shall separate him, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.