Matthew 24:1 Cross References - Living_Oracles

¹ As Jesus walked out of the temple, his disciples came, and caused him to observe the buildings of it.

²³ Being come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came near, as he was teaching, and said, by what authority do you these things?

³⁹ for know, that you shall not henceforth see me, until you say, Blessed be He, who comes in the name of the Lord.

¹ As he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, Rabbi, look what prodigious stones and stately buildings are here! ² Jesus answering, said to him, You see these great buildings. They shall be so razed, that one stone will not be left upon another. ³ Afterward, as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, opposite the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, asked him privately, ⁴ Tell us, when will this happen? and what will be the sign, when all this is to be accomplished? ⁵ Jesus answering them, took occasion to say, Take heed that no man seduce you; ⁶ for many will assume my character, saying, I am the person, and will seduce many. ⁷ But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not alarmed; for this must happen, but the end is not yet. ⁸ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be earthquakes in sundry places, and there will be famines and commotions. These are the prelude of woes. ⁹ But take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you to councils; and you will be beaten in the synagogues, and brought before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony to them. ¹⁰ The good tidings, however, must first be published among all nations. ¹¹ But when they conduct you, to deliver you up, have no anxiety beforehand, nor premeditate what you shall speak: but whatever shall be suggested to you in that moment, speak; for it is not you that shall speak, but the Holy Spirit. ¹² Then the brother will deliver up the brother to death; and the father the child; and children will arise against their parents, and procure their death. ¹³ And on my account you shall be universally hated; but the man who perseveres to the end, shall be saved. ¹⁴ But when you shall see standing on forbidden ground, the desolating abomination, (reader, attend!) then let those in Judea flee to the mountains; ¹⁵ and let not him who shall be on the roof, go down into the house, nor enter it, to carry anything out of his house: ¹⁶ and let not him who shall be in the field, turn back to fetch his mantle. ¹⁷ But alas for the women with child, and for them who give suck in those days! ¹⁸ Pray, then, that your flight happen not in the winter; ¹⁹ because there shall be such affliction in those days, as has not been before, from the beginning of the world, which God created, nor shall be ever after. ²⁰ Had the Lord assigned it a long duration, no soul could escape; but for the sake of the people whom he had elected, he has made its duration the shorter. ²¹ Then if any one shall say to you, Lo! the Messiah is here, or Lo! he is yonder, believe it not. ²² For false Messiahs and false prophets will arise, who will perform wonders and prodigies, in order to impose, if possible, even on the elect. ²³ Be you, therefore, upon your guard: remember, I have warned you of everything. ²⁴ But in those days, after that affliction, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall withhold her light, ²⁵ and the stars of heaven shall fall; and the powers which are in heaven shall be shaken. ²⁶ Then they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. ²⁷ Then he will send his messengers, and assemble his elect from the four quarters of the world, from the extremities of heaven and earth. ²⁸ Learn now a similitude from the fig tree. When its branches become tender, and put forth leaves, you know that the summer is nigh. ²⁹ In like manner, when you shall see these things happen, know that he is near, even at the door. ³⁰ Indeed, I say to you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be accomplished. ³¹ For heaven and earth shall fail: but my words shall not fail. ³² But of that day, or of that hour, knows none, (not the angels; no, not the Son,) but the Father. ³³ Be circumspect, be vigilant, and pray; for you know not when that time will be. ³⁴ When a man intends to travel, he leaves his household in charge to his servants, assigns to every one his task, and orders the porter to watch. ³⁵ Watch you, therefore; for you know not when the master of the house will return, (whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or in the morning;) ³⁶ lest coming suddenly, he find you asleep. ³⁷ Now what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.

⁵ Some having remarked, that the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and presents, he said, ⁶ The time will come, when these things which you behold, shall be razed that one stone will not be left upon another. ⁷ Then they asked him, saying, Rabbi, when will these things be: and what will be the sign, when they are about to be accomplished? ⁸ He answered, Take care that you be not seduced: for many will assume my character, saying, I am the person, and the time approaches; therefore, do not follow them. ⁹ But when you shall hear of wars and insurrections, be not terrified: for these things must first happen; but the end will not immediately follow. ¹⁰ He added, Then will nation rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹ And there shall be great earthquakes in sundry places, and famines, and pestilences; there shall be also frightful appearances, and great prodigies in the sky. ¹² But, before all this, you shall be apprehended and prosecuted, and delivered to synagogues, and imprisoned, and dragged before kings and governors, because of my name: ¹³ and this afford scope for your testimony. ¹⁴ Be, therefore, resolved not to premeditate what defense you shall make; ¹⁵ for I will give you an utterance, and wisdom, which none of your adversaries shall be able to refute or resist. ¹⁶ And you shall be given up even by parents, and brothers, and kinsmen, and friends; and some of you will be put to death. ¹⁷ And, on my account, you shall be universally hated. ¹⁸ Yet not a hair of your head shall be lost. ¹⁹ Save your souls by your perseverance. ²⁰ Now, when you shall see Jerusalem invested with armies, know that its desolation is nigh. ²¹ Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains; let those in the city make their escape, and let not those in the country enter the city: ²² for these will be days of vengeance, in which all the denunciations of the scriptures shall be accomplished. ²³ But, alas, for the women with child, and for them who give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. ²⁴ They shall fall by the sword; they shall be carried captive into all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be over. ²⁵ And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth, the anguish of desponding nations; and roarings in the seas, and floods; ²⁶ men expiring with the fear and apprehension of those things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. ²⁷ Then they shall see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great glory and power. ²⁸ Now when these things begin to be fulfilled, look up, and lift up your heads; because your deliverance approaches. ²⁹ He proposed to them, also, this comparison: Consider the fig tree, and the other trees. ³⁰ When you observe them shooting forth, you know, of yourselves, that the summer is nigh. ³¹ Know, in like manner, when you shall see these events, that the Reign of God is nigh. ³² Indeed, I say to you, that this race shall not fail until all be accomplished. ³³ Heaven and earth shall fail; but my words shall not fail. ³⁴ Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, lest your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and worldly cares, and that day come upon you unawares: for, as a net, ³⁵ it shall inclose all the inhabitants of the earth. ³⁶ Be vigilant, therefore, praying on every occasion, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these approaching evils, and to stand before the Son of Man.

²⁰ The Jews replied, Forty and six years was this temple in building; and you would rear it in three days?