The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
1Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. 2“Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
4Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains.
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. 10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14And 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,’24:15 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. 18Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21For 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. 23At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25See, 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. 27For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
29“Immediately after the distress of those days
“ ‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
30“Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth24:30 Or the tribes of the land will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14. 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
32“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it24:33 Or he is near, right at the door. 34Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
The Day and Hour Unknown
36“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son. but only the Father. 37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
45“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
预言圣殿被毁
1耶稣离开圣殿时，门徒上前把宏伟的圣殿指给祂看。 2耶稣对他们说：“你们看见这殿宇了吗？我实在告诉你们，将来它要被完全拆毁，在这里找不到两块叠在一起的石头。”
世界末日的预兆
3耶稣正坐在橄榄山上，门徒私下来问祂：“请告诉我们，这事什么时候会发生？你再来和世界末日的时候会有什么预兆？”
4耶稣回答说：“你们要小心，免得被人迷惑。 5因为将来会有许多人冒我的名而来，说，‘我是基督’欺骗许多人。 6你们听见战争爆发、战讯频传时，不要惊慌，因为这些事必然发生，只是末日还没有到。 7民族将与民族互斗，国家将与国家相争，各处将有饥荒和地震。 8这些只是灾难24:8 “灾难”希腊文是“生产之痛”。的开始。
9“那时，你们将遭人迫害、杀害，并因我的名而被万民憎恨。 10那时，许多人会放弃信仰，互相出卖，彼此憎恨。 11许多假先知也会出现，迷惑许多人。 12由于罪恶泛滥，许多人的爱逐渐冷淡。 13但坚忍到底的必定得救。 14这天国的福音将传遍天下，让万民都听见，然后末日才会来临。
15“当你们看见但以理先知所说的‘那带来毁灭的可憎之物’站立在圣地的时候（读者须会意）， 16住在犹太地区的人要赶快逃到山上去， 17在屋顶上的人不要下来进屋收拾行李， 18在田间工作的人也不要回家取外衣。 19那时，孕妇和哺育婴儿的母亲们可就遭殃了！ 20你们要祈求上帝，不要让你们在冬天或安息日逃难。 21因为那时世上将有空前绝后的大灾难。 22如果不缩短灾期，恐怕没有人能活命。但为了选民的缘故，灾期必被缩短。
23“那时，如果有人对你们说，‘看啊！基督在这里’，或说，‘基督在那里’，你们不要相信。 24因为假基督和假先知将出现，行很大的神迹奇事来迷惑人，如果可能，甚至要迷惑上帝拣选的子民。 25你们要记住，我已经预先告诉你们了。
26“因此，如果有人对你们说，‘看啊！基督在旷野’，你们不要出去；或者说，‘看啊！基督在屋里’，你们也不要相信。 27人子降临时的情形就像闪电从东方发出一直照到西方。 28尸体在哪里，秃鹰就会聚集在哪里。
29“当灾难的日子一过，
“‘太阳变黑，
月亮无光，
众星陨落，
天体震动。’
30“那时，天上会出现人子降临的预兆，地上的万族都要哀哭，他们将看见人子带着能力和极大的荣耀驾着天上的云降临。 31在响亮的号声中，祂将差遣天使从四面八方、天涯海角招聚祂拣选的人。
无花果树的比喻
32“你们可以从无花果树学个道理。当无花果树发芽长叶的时候，你们就知道夏天快来了。 33同样，当你们看见这一切事发生时，就知道人子快来了，就在门口。 34我实在告诉你们，这个世代还没有过去，这一切都要发生。 35天地都要过去，但我的话永远长存。
警醒准备
36“但没有人知道那日子和时辰何时来到，连天上的天使也不知道，人子24:36 “人子”希腊文是“子”。也不知道，只有天父知道。 37人子降临时的情形就像挪亚的时代。 38洪水来临之前，人们吃吃喝喝，男婚女嫁，一直到挪亚进方舟那天； 39他们懵然不知，直到洪水来把他们全冲走了。人子降临时的情形也是这样。 40那时，两个人在田里，一个将被接去，一个将被撇下； 41两个妇人推磨，一个将被接去，一个将被撇下。 42所以，你们要警醒，因为你们不知道你们的主会在哪一天来。 43你们都知道，如果一家的主人知道贼会在半夜几点来，就必警醒，不让贼入屋偷窃。 44同样，你们也要做好准备，因为在你们意想不到的时候，人子就来了。
两种奴仆
45“谁是那个受主人委托管理家中大小仆役、按时分粮食给他们、又忠心又精明的奴仆呢？ 46主人回家时，看见他尽忠职守，他就有福了。 47我实在告诉你们，主人一定会把所有产业都交给他管理。 48但如果奴仆邪恶，以为主人不会那么快回来， 49就殴打同伴，跟醉汉一起吃喝玩乐， 50主人会在他想不到的日子、不知道的时辰回来， 51严厉地惩罚24:51 “严厉地惩罚”或作“腰斩”。他，判他和伪君子同样的罪。他必在那里哀哭切齿。
