Signs of Christ’s Return1 aJesus° bcame° out from the temple° and was going° away° Iwhen° His disciples° came° up to point° out the temple° buildings° to Him. 2 And He said° to them, “Do you not see° all° these° things°? Truly° I say° to you, anot one stone° here° will be left° upon another°, which° will not be torn° down°.” 3 ¶ As He was sitting° on athe Mount° of Olives°, the disciples° came° to Him privately°°, saying°, “Tell° us, when° will these° things° happen°, and what° [will be] the sign° of bYour coming°, and of the Iend° of the age°?” 4 ¶ And Jesus° answered° and said° to them, “aSee° to it that no° one° misleads° you. 5 For amany° will come° in My name°, saying°, ‘I am° the IChrist°,’ and will mislead° many°. 6 You will° be hearing° of awars° and rumors° of wars°. See° that you are not frightened°, for [those things] must° take° place°, but [that] is not yet° the end°. 7 For anation° will rise° against° nation°, and kingdom° against° kingdom°, and in various° places° there will be bfamines° and earthquakes°. 8 aBut all° these° things° are [merely] the beginning° of birth° pangs°. [4] aJr 29:8
[5] II.e. the Messiah aMt 24:11, 24; Ac 5:36f; 1 Jn 2:18; 4:3 [6] aRv 6:4 [7] a2Ch 15:6; Is 19:2; Rv 6:8, 12 bAc 11:28; Rv 6:5, 6 [8] aMt 24:8-20; Lk 21:12-24 9 ¶ “aThen° they will deliver° you to tribulation°, and will kill° you, and byou will be hated° by all° nations° because° of My name°. 10 At that time° many° will Iafall° away° and will IIbetray° one° another° and hate° one° another°. 11 Many° afalse° prophets° will arise° and will mislead° many°. 12 Because° lawlessness° is increased°, Imost° people’s° love° will grow° cold°. 13 aBut the one who endures° to the end°, he will be saved°. 14 This° agospel° of the kingdom° bshall be preached° in the whole° Icworld° as a testimony° to all° the nations°, and then° the end° will come°. [9] aMt 10:17; Jn 16:2 bMt 10:22; Jn 15:18ff
[10] ILit be caused to stumble IIOr hand over aMt 11:6 [11] aMt 7:15; 24:24 [12] ILit the love of many [13] aMt 10:22 [14] ILit inhabited earth aMt 4:23 bRo 10:18; Col 1:6, 23 cLk 2:1; 4:5; Ac 11:28; 17:6, 31; 19:27; Ro 10:18; He 1:6; 2:5; Rv 3:10; 16:14 Perilous Times15 ¶ “Therefore° when° you see° the aABOMINATION° OF DESOLATION° which was spoken° of through° Daniel° the prophet°, standing° in bthe holy° place° (clet the reader° understand°), 16 then° those° who° are in Judea° must flee° to the mountains°. 17 IWhoever° is on athe housetop° must not go° down° to get° the things out that are in his house°. 18 IWhoever° is in the field° must not turn° back°° to get° his cloak°. 19 But awoe° to those° who are pregnant° and to those° who are nursing° babies° in those° days°! 20 But pray° that your flight° will not be in the winter°, or° on a Sabbath°. 21 For then° there will be a agreat° tribulation°, such° as has not occurred° since° the beginning° of the world° until° now°, nor° ever°° will. 22 Unless° those° days° had been cut° short°, no°° Ilife° would have been saved°; but for athe sake° of the IIelect° those° days° will be cut° short°. 23 aThen° if° anyone° says° to you, ‘Behold°, here° is the IChrist°,’ or° ‘IIThere° [He is],’ do not believe° [him]. 24 For false° Christs° and afalse° prophets° will arise° and will Ishow° great° IIbsigns° and wonders°, so° as to mislead°, if° possible°, even° cthe IIIelect°. 25 Behold°, I have told° you in advance°. 26 So° if° they say° to you, ‘Behold°, He is in the wilderness°,’ do not go° out, [or], ‘Behold°, He is in the inner° rooms°,’ do not believe° [them]. 27 aFor just° as the lightning° comes° from the east° and flashes° even° to the west°, so° will the bcoming° of the cSon° of Man° be. 28 aWherever°° the corpse° is, there° the Ivultures° will gather°. [15] aDn 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 bMk 13:14; Lk 21:20; Jn 11:48; Ac 6:13f; 21:28 cMk 13:14; Rv 1:3
[17] ILit He who a1S 9:25; 2S 11:2; Mt 10:27; Lk 5:19; 12:3; 17:31; Ac 10:9 [18] ILit He who [19] aLk 23:29 [21] aDn 12:1; Jol 2:2; Mt 24:29 [22] ILit flesh IIOr chosen ones aMt 22:14; 24:24, 31; Lk 18:7 [23] II.e. Messiah IILit here aLk 17:23f [24] ILit give IIOr attesting miracles IIIOr chosen ones aMt 7:15; 24:11 bJn 4:48; 2Th 2:9 cMt 22:14; 24:22, 31; Lk 18:7 [27] aLk 17:24 bMt 24:3, 37, 39 cMt 8:20 [28] IOr eagles aJb 39:30; Ezk 39:17; Hab 1:8; Lk 17:37 The Glorious Return29 ¶ “But immediately° after° the atribulation° of those° days° bTHE SUN° WILL BE DARKENED°, AND THE MOON° WILL NOT GIVE° ITS LIGHT°, AND cTHE STARS° WILL FALL° from Ithe sky°, and the powers° of Ithe heavens° will be shaken°. 30 And then° athe sign° of the Son° of Man° will appear° in the sky°, and then° all° the tribes° of the earth° will mourn°, and they will see° bthe SON° OF MAN° COMING° ON THE CLOUDS° OF THE SKY° with power° and great° glory°. 31 And aHe will send° forth° His angels° with bA GREAT° TRUMPET° and THEY WILL GATHER° TOGETHER° His Icelect° from dthe four° winds°, from one end° of the sky° to the other°. [29] IOr heaven aMt 24:21 bIs 13:10; 24:23; Ezk 32:7; Jol 2:10, 31; 3:15f; Am 5:20; 8:9; Zp 1:15; Mt 24:29-35; Ac 2:20; Rv 6:12-17; 8:12 cIs 34:4; Rv 6:13
[30] aMt 24:3; Rv 1:7 bDn 7:13; Mt 16:27; 24:3, 37, 39 [31] IOr chosen ones aMt 13:41 bEx 19:16; Dt 30:4; Is 27:13; Zc 9:14; 1Co 15:52; 1Th 4:16; He 12:19; Rv 8:2; 11:15 cMt 24:22 dDn 7:2; Zc 2:6; Rv 7:1 Parable of the Fig Tree32 ¶ “Now° learn° the parable° from the fig° tree°: when° its branch° has already° become° tender° and puts° forth° its leaves°, you know° that summer° is near°; 33 so°, you too°, when° you see° all° these° things°, Irecognize° that IIHe is near°, [right] aat the IIIdoor°. 34 Truly° I say° to you, athis° Igeneration° will not pass° away° until° all° these° things° take° place°. 35 aHeaven° and earth° will pass° away°, but My words° will not pass° away°. [33] IOr know IIOr it IIILit doors aJm 5:9; Rv 3:20
[34] IOr race aMt 10:23; 16:28; 23:36 [35] aMt 5:18; Mk 13:31; Lk 21:33 36 ¶ “But aof that day° and hour° no° one° knows°, not even° the angels° of heaven°, nor° the Son°, but the Father° alone°. 37 For Ithe acoming° of the Son° of Man° will be bjust° like° the days° of Noah°. 38 For as in those° days° before° the flood° they were eating° and drinking°, amarrying° and giving° in marriage°, until° the day° that bNoah° entered° the ark°, 39 and they did not Iunderstand° until° the flood° came° and took° them all° away°; so° will the acoming° of the Son° of Man° be. 40 Then° there will be two° men° in the field°; one° Iwill be taken° and one° Iwill be left°. 41 aTwo° women [will be] grinding° at the Ibmill°; one° IIwill be taken° and one° IIwill be left°. [36] aMk 13:32; Ac 1:7
[37] ILit just as...were the days aMt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 39 bGn 6:5; 7:6-23; Lk 17:26f [38] aMt 22:30 bGn 7:7 [39] ILit know aMt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 37 [40] ILit is [41] II.e. handmill IILit is aLk 17:35 bEx 11:5; Dt 24:6; Is 47:2 Be Ready for His Coming42 ¶ “Therefore° abe on the alert°, for you do not know° which° day° your Lord° is coming°. 43 But Ibe sure° of this°, that aif° the head° of the house° had known° bat what° time° of the night° the thief° was coming°, he would have been on the alert° and would not have allowed° his house° to be IIbroken° into. 44 For this° reason° ayou also° must be ready°; for bthe Son° of Man° is coming° at an hour° when° you do not think° [He will]. [42] aMt 24:43, 44; 25:10, 13; Lk 12:39f; 21:36
[43] ILit know this IILit dug through aMt 24:42, 44; 25:10, 13; Lk 12:39f; 21:36 bMt 14:25; Mk 6:48; 13:35; Lk 12:38 [44] aMt 24:42, 43; 25:10, 13; Lk 12:39f; 21:36 bMt 24:27 45 ¶ “aWho° then° is the bfaithful° and csensible° slave° whom° his Imaster° dput° in charge° of his household° to give° them their food° at the proper° time°? 46 Blessed° is that slave° whom° his Imaster° finds° so° doing° when he comes°. 47 Truly° I say° to you that ahe will put° him in charge° of all° his possessions°. 48 But if° that evil° slave° says° in his heart°, ‘My Imaster° IIis not coming° for a long° time°,’ 49 and begins° to beat° his fellow° slaves° and eat° and drink° with drunkards°; 50 the Imaster° of that slave° will come° on a day° when° he does not expect° [him] and at an hour° which° he does not know°, 51 and will Icut° him in pieces° and IIassign° him a place° with the hypocrites°; in that place° there° will be aweeping° and gnashing° of teeth°. [45] IOr lord aMt 24:45-51: Lk 12:42-46 bMt 25:21, 23; Lk 16:10 cMt 7:24; 10:16; 25:2ff dMt 25:21, 23
[46] IOr lord [47] aMt 25:21, 23 [48] IOr lord IILit lingers [50] IOr lord [51] IOr severely scourge him IILit appoint his portion aMt 8:12 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
Christ foretelleth the destruction of the Temple:1 ¶ Andº Jesusº went out,ºª and departedºª fromº the² temple:º andº hisº disciplesº cameºª to [him] for to shewºª himº the² buildingsº of the² temple.º 2 Andº Jesusº saidºª unto them,º See² ye¹ªª notº allº these things?º verilyº I sayºª unto you,º There shall¹ª notº be leftºª hereº one stone¹ upon¹ another,º² thatº shall¹ª notº be thrown down.ºª [1] Jr 6:8; Ezk 8:6; 10:17; 11:22; Ho 9:12; Mt 23:39; Mk 13:1; Lk 21:5; Jn 2:20.
[2] 1K 9:7; Jr 26:18; Ezk 7:20; Dn 9:26; Mi 3:12; Lk 19:44; 2P 3:11. what and how great calamities shall be before it:3 ¶ Andº as heº satºª uponº the² mountº of Olives,º the² disciplesº cameºª unto himº privately,º¹² saying,ºª Tellºª us,º when¹² shall¹ª these thingsº be?ºª and¹² whatº [shall be] the² signº of thyº coming,º andº of the² endº of the² world?º 4 Andº Jesusº answeredºª and saidºª unto them,º Take heedºª that noº manº deceiveºª you.º 5 Forº manyº shall comeºª inº myº name,º saying,ºª Iº amºª Christ;º andº shall deceiveºª many.º 6 Andº ye shallºª hearºª of warsº andº rumoursº of wars:º seeºª that ye be¹ª notº troubled:ºª forº allº [these things] mustºª come to pass,ºª butº the² endº isºª not yet.º 7 Forº nationº shall riseºª againstº nation,º andº kingdomº againstº kingdom:º andº there shall beºª famines,º andº pestilences,º andº earthquakes,º in² divers¹ places.º 8 ² Allº¹ theseº [are] the beginningº of sorrows.º 9 Thenº shall they deliver¹ª you¹ upºª² to¹ be afflicted,º² andº shall killºª you:º andº ye shall beºª hatedºª ofº allº nationsº for¹ my¹ name's sake.º²² 10 Andº thenº shall manyº be offended,ºª andº shall betrayºª one another,º andº shall hateºª one another.º 11 Andº manyº false prophetsº shall rise,ºª andº shall deceiveºª many.º 12 Andº because¹ iniquityº shall abound,ºª the² loveº of manyº shall wax cold.ºª 13 Butº he that shall endureºª untoº the end,º the sameº shall be saved.ºª 14 Andº thisº gospelº of the² kingdomº shall be preachedºª inº allº the² worldº forº a witnessº unto allº nations;º andº thenº shall the² endº come.ºª 15 Whenº ye thereforeº shall seeºª the² abominationº of desolation,º spoken² of¹ª byº Danielº the² prophet,º standºªªª inº the holyº place,º (whoso readeth,ºª let him understand:)ºª 16 Thenº let them² which be inº Judaeaº fleeºª intoº the² mountains:º 17 Let him² which is onº the² housetopº notº come downºª to takeºª any thingº out ofº his¹² house:º 18 º Neitherº let him² which is inº the² fieldº returnºª backº to takeºª his¹² clothes.º 19 Andº woeº unto them that are¹ª with¹ child,º²² andº to them that give suckºª inº thoseº days!º 20 Butº pray² ye¹ª that¹ª² yourº flightº beºª not¹² in the winter,º neitherº onº the sabbath day:º 21 Forº thenº shall beºª greatº tribulation,º such asº wasºª notº sinceº the beginningº of the worldº to² this¹ time,º no,º nor everº shall be.ºª 22 Andº exceptº thoseº daysº should be shortened,ºª there¹ should¹ no¹² fleshº be saved:ºª² butº for¹ the elect's sakeº²² thoseº daysº shall be shortened.ºª 23 Thenº ifº any manº shall sayºª unto you,º Lo,ºª hereº [is] Christ,º orº there;º believeºª [it] not.º 24 Forº there shall ariseºª false Christs,º andº false prophets,º andº shall shewºª greatº signsº andº wonders;º insomuch that,º ifº [it were] possible,º they shall deceiveºª the² veryº elect.º 25 Behold,ºª I have told¹ª you¹ before.ºª² 26 Whereforeº ifº they shall sayºª unto you,º Behold,ºª he isºª inº the² desert;º go¹ª not¹ forth:ºª² behold,ºª [he is] inº the² secret chambers;º believeºª [it] not.º 27 Forº asº the² lightningº comethºª out ofº the east,º andº shinethºª even untoº the west;º soº shall¹ª alsoº the² comingº of the² Sonº of manº be.ºª 28 Forº wheresoeverºº the² carcaseº is,ºª thereº will¹ª the² eaglesº be gathered together.ºª [3] Dn 12:6; Mt 13:10, 36, 39, 49; 15:12; 17:19; 21:1; 24:32, 43; 28:20; Mk 13:3; Lk 21:7; Jn 21:21; Ac 1:7; 1Th 5:1; He 9:26.
[4] Jr 29:8; Mk 13:5, 22; Lk 21:8; 2Co 11:13; Ep 4:14; 5:6; Col 2:8, 18; 2Th 2:3; 2P 2:1; 1Jn 4:1. [5] Jr 14:14; 23:21, 25; Mt 24:11, 24; Jn 5:43; Ac 5:36; 8:9; Rv 13:8. [6] Ps 27:1; 46:1; 112:7; Is 8:12; 12:2; 26:3, 20; Jr 4:19; 6:22; 8:15; 47:6; Ezk 7:24; 14:17; 21:9, 28; Dn 9:24; 11:1; Hab 3:16; Mt 24:14; 26:54; Mk 13:7; Lk 21:9, 19; 22:37; Jn 14:1, 27; Ac 27:24; 2Th 2:2; 1P 3:14. [7] 2Ch 15:6; Is 9:19; 19:2; 24:19; Ezk 14:21; 21:27; Jol 2:30; Hg 2:21; Zc 14:2, 4, 13; Lk 21:11, 25; Ac 2:19; 11:28; He 12:27. [8] Lv 26:18; Dt 28:59; Is 9:12, 17, 21; 10:4; 1Th 5:3; 1P 4:17. [9] Mt 10:17; 22:6; 23:34; Mk 13:9; Lk 11:49; 21:12, 16; Jn 15:19, 20; 16:2; Ac 4:2; 5:40; 7:59; 12:1, 2; 21:31; 22:19; 28:22; 1Th 2:14; 1P 4:16; Rv 2:10, 13; 6:9; 7:14. [10] Mi 7:5; Mt 10:21, 35; 11:6; 13:21, 57; 26:21, 31; Mk 4:17; 13:12; Lk 21:16; Jn 6:60, 66; 2Ti 1:15; 4:10, 16. [11] Mt 7:15; 24:5, 24; Mk 13:22; Ac 20:30; 1Ti 4:1; 2P 2:1; 1Jn 2:18, 26; 4:1; Jde 1:4; Rv 19:20. [12] Jm 4:1; 5:1; Rv 2:4, 10; 3:15. [13] Mt 10:22; 24:6; Mk 13:13; Lk 8:15; Ro 2:7; 1Co 1:8; He 3:6, 14; 10:39; Rv 2:10. [14] Ezk 7:5, 10; Mt 4:23; 9:35; 10:7; 18:19; 24:3, 6; Mk 16:15; Lk 24:47; Ac 1:2; 20:25; Ro 10:18; 15:18; 16:25; Col 1:6, 23; Rv 14:6. [15] Ezk 40:4; Dn 9:23, 25, 27; 10:12; 12:11; Mk 13:14; Lk 19:43; 21:20; He 2:1; Rv 1:3; 3:22. [16] Gn 19:15; Ex 9:20; Pv 22:3; Jr 6:1; 37:11; Lk 21:21; He 11:7. [17] Dt 22:8; Jb 2:4; Pv 6:4; Mt 6:25; 10:27; Mk 13:15; Lk 17:31. [19] Dt 28:53; 2S 4:4; 2K 15:16; Lm 4:3, 10; Ho 13:16; Mk 13:17; Lk 21:23; 23:29. [20] Ex 16:29; Ac 1:12. [21] Ps 69:22; Is 65:12; 66:15; Dn 9:26; 12:1; Jol 1:2; 2:2; Zc 11:8; 14:2; Mal 4:1; Mk 13:9; Lk 19:43; 21:24; 1Th 2:16; He 10:26. [22] Is 6:13; 65:8; Zc 13:8; 14:2; Mk 13:20; Ro 9:11; 11:25; 2Ti 2:10. [23] Dt 13:1; Mk 13:21; Lk 17:23; 21:8; Jn 5:43. [24] Dt 13:1; Mt 24:5, 11; Mk 13:22; Jn 6:37, 39; 10:28; Ac 20:16; Ro 8:28; 12:18; Ga 4:15; 2Th 2:9; 2Ti 2:19; 1P 1:5; 2P 2:1; 3:17; 1Jn 5:18; Rv 12:9; 13:7, 13, 14; 19:20. [25] Is 44:7; 46:10; 48:5; Lk 21:13; Jn 16:1. [26] Is 40:3; Mt 3:1; Lk 3:2; Ac 21:38. [27] Jb 37:3; 38:35; Is 30:30; Zc 9:14; Mal 3:2; 4:5; Mt 16:28; Lk 17:24; Jm 5:8; 2P 3:4. [28] Dt 28:49; Jb 39:27; Jr 16:16; Am 9:1; Lk 17:37. the signs of his coming to judgment.29 ¶ Immediatelyº¹ afterº the² tribulationº of thoseº daysº shall the² sunº be darkened,ºª andº the² moonº shall¹ª notº giveºª her¹² light,º andº the² starsº shall fallºª fromº heaven,º andº the² powersº of the² heavensº shall be shaken:ºª 30 Andº thenº shall appearºª the² signº of the² Sonº of manº inº heaven:º andº thenº shall¹ª allº the² tribesº of the² earthº mourn,ºª andº they shall seeºª the² Sonº of manº comingºª inº the² cloudsº of heavenº withº powerº andº greatº glory.º 31 Andº he shall sendºª hisº angelsº withº a greatº soundº of a trumpet,º andº they shall gather togetherºª his¹² electº fromº the² fourº winds,º fromº one endº of heavenº toº the other.º¹ 32 Nowº learnºª a parableº ofº the² fig tree;º Whenº hisº branchº isºª yetº tender,º andº putteth forthºª leaves,º ye knowºª thatº summerº [is] nigh:º 33 Soº likewiseº ye,º whenº ye shall seeºª allº these things,º knowºªª thatº it isºª near,º [even] atº the doors.º 34 Verilyº I sayºª unto you,º Thisº generationº shall notº pass,ºª tillºº allº these thingsº be fulfilled.ºª 35 Heavenº andº earthº shall pass away,ºª butº myº wordsº shall¹ª notº pass away.ºª [29] Is 13:10; 24:23; Jr 4:23; Ezk 32:7; Dn 7:11; Jol 2:10, 30; 3:15; Am 5:20; 8:9; Zp 1:14; Mt 24:8; Mk 13:24; Lk 21:25; Ac 2:19; 2P 3:10; Rv 6:12.
[30] Dn 7:13; Zc 12:10; Mt 16:27; 24:3; 26:64; Mk 13:4, 26; 14:62; Lk 21:27; 22:69; Ac 1:11; 2Th 1:7; Rv 1:7. [31] Nu 10:1; Ps 22:27; 67:7; 81:3; Is 11:12; 13:5; 27:13; 42:10; 43:6; 45:22; 49:18; 60:4; Zc 9:10; 14:5; Mt 13:41; 25:31; 28:18; Mk 13:27; 16:15; Lk 24:47; Jn 11:52; Ac 26:19; Ro 10:18; 1Co 15:52; Ep 1:10; 1Th 4:16; 2Th 2:1; Rv 1:20; 2:1; 14:6. [32] Mk 13:28; Lk 21:29. [33] Ezk 7:2; Mt 24:3; He 10:37; Jm 5:9; 1P 4:7. [34] Mt 12:45; 16:28; 23:36; Mk 13:30; Lk 11:50; 21:32. [35] Nu 23:19; Ps 19:7; 89:34; 102:26; Pv 30:5; Is 34:4; 40:8; 51:6; 54:10; 55:11; Jr 31:35; Mt 5:18; Tit 1:2; He 1:11; 1P 1:25; 2P 3:7; Rv 3:14; 6:14; 20:11. And because that day and hour is unknown,36 ¶ Butº ofº thatº dayº andº hourº knowethºª noº [man], no, notº the² angelsº of heaven,º butº myº Fatherº only.º 37 Butº asº the² days¹² of Noeº [were], soº shall¹ª alsoº the² comingº of the² Sonº of manº be.ºª 38 Forº asº inº the² daysº that² were¹ª beforeº the² floodº they were² eatingºª andº drinking,ºª marryingºª andº giving in marriage,ºª untilº the dayº thatº Noeº enteredºª intoº the² ark,º 39 Andº knewºª notº untilº the² floodº came,ºª andº took¹ª them all¹ away;ºª² soº shall¹ª alsoº the² comingº of the² Sonº of manº be.ºª 40 Thenº shall¹ª twoº beºª inº the² field;º the² oneº shall be taken,ºª andº the² otherº left.ºª 41 Twoº [women shall be] grindingºª atº the² mill;º the oneº shall be taken,ºª andº the otherº left.ºª [36] Zc 14:7; Mt 24:42, 44; 25:13; Mk 13:32; Ac 1:7; 1Th 5:2; 2P 3:10; Rv 3:3; 16:15.
[37] Gn 6:1; Jb 22:15; Lk 17:26; He 11:7; 1P 3:20; 2P 2:5; 3:6. [38] Gn 6:2; 1S 25:36; 30:16; Is 22:12; Ezk 16:49; Am 6:3; Lk 12:19, 45; 14:18; 17:26; 21:34; Ro 13:13; 1Co 7:29. [39] Jg 20:34; Pv 23:35; 24:12; 29:7; Is 42:25; 44:18; Mt 13:13; Lk 19:44; Jn 3:20; Ac 13:41; Ro 1:28; 2P 3:5. [40] 2Ch 33:12; Lk 17:34; 23:39; 1Co 4:7; 2P 2:5, 7. [41] Ex 11:5; Is 47:2. we ought to watch like good servants, expecting every moment our master's coming.42 ¶ Watchºª therefore:º forº ye knowºª notº whatº hourº yourº Lordº doth come.ºª 43 Butº knowºªª this,º thatº ifº the² goodman of the houseº had knownºª in whatº watchº the² thiefº would come,ºª he would¹ have watched,ºª² andº would¹ notº have sufferedºª² his¹² houseº to be broken up.ºª 44 Thereforeºº beºª yeº alsoº ready:º forº in suchº an hourº as ye thinkºª notº the² Sonº of manº cometh.ºª 45 Whoº thenº isºª a faithfulº andº wiseº servant,º whomº hisº lordº hath made rulerºª overº his¹² household,º to giveºª themº meatº inº due season?º 46 Blessedº [is] thatº servant,º whomº hisº lordº when he comethºª shall findºª soº doing.ºª 47 Verilyº I sayºª unto you,º Thatº he shall make¹ª him¹ rulerºª² overº allº his¹² goods.ºª 48 But² and¹ ifº thatº evilº servantº shall sayºª inº his¹² heart,º Myº lordº delayethºª his coming;ºª 49 Andº shall beginºª to smiteºª [his] fellowservants,º andº to eatºª andº drinkºª withº the² drunken;ºª 50 The² lordº of thatº servantº shall comeºª inº a dayº whenº he lookethºª notº for [him], andº inº an hourº thatº he is¹ª notº aware² of,¹ª 51 Andº shall cut¹ª him¹ asunder,ºª² andº appointºª [him] hisº portionº withº the² hypocrites:º thereº shall beºª weepingº andº gnashingº of teeth.º [42] Mt 24:36, 44; 25:13; 26:38; Mk 13:33; Lk 12:35; 21:36; Ro 13:11; 1Co 16:13; 1Th 5:6; 1P 4:7; 5:8; Rv 3:2; 16:15.
[43] Ex 22:2; Pv 7:19; Mt 20:11; Lk 12:39; 1Th 5:2; 2P 3:10. [44] Mt 25:10, 13; Lk 12:40; Php 4:5; Jm 5:9; Rv 19:7. [45] Ezk 34:2; Mt 13:52; 25:35; Lk 12:41; 16:10; 19:17; Jn 21:15; Ac 20:28; 1Co 3:1; 4:1; Ep 4:11; 1Ti 1:12; 2Ti 2:2; He 3:5; 1P 4:10; 5:1; Rv 2:13. [46] Mt 25:34; Lk 12:37, 43; Php 1:21; 2Ti 4:6; 2P 1:13; Rv 2:19; 16:15. [47] Dn 12:3; Mt 25:21, 23; Lk 12:37, 44; 19:17; 22:29; Jn 12:26; 2Ti 2:12; 1P 5:4; Rv 3:21; 21:7. [48] Dt 9:4; 15:9; 2K 5:26; Ec 8:11; Is 32:6; Ezk 12:22, 27; Mt 18:32; 25:26; Mk 7:21; Lk 12:45; 19:22; Jn 13:2; Ac 5:3; 8:22; 2P 3:3. [49] 1S 2:13, 29; Is 56:12; 66:5; Ezk 34:3; Mi 3:5; Mt 7:15; Ro 16:18; 2Co 11:20; Php 3:19; Tit 1:11; 1P 5:3; 2P 2:13; 3Jn 1:9; Jde 1:12; Rv 13:7; 16:6; 17:6. [50] Pv 29:1; Mt 24:42; 1Th 5:2; Rv 3:3. [51] Jb 20:29; Is 33:14; Mt 8:12; 22:13; 25:30; Lk 12:46; 13:28. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.html]. |
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