Matthew 24:3 Cross References - Moffatt

³ So as he sat on the Hill of Olives the disciples came up to him in private and said, "Tell us, when will this happen? What will be the sign of your arrival and of the end of the world?"

¹⁰ Then the disciples came up and said to him, "Why do you speak in parables?" ¹¹ He replied, "Because it is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Realm of heaven, but it is not granted to these people.

³⁶ Then he left the crowds and went indoors. And his disciples came up to him saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."

³⁹ the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are angels. ⁴⁰ Well then, just as the weeds are gathered and burnt in the fire, so will it be at the end of the world;

⁴⁹ So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will go out and separate the evil from among the just

¹² Then the disciples came up and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees have taken offence at what they hear you say?"

¹⁹ Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and said, "Why could we not cast it out?"

¹ When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage at the Hill of Olives, then Jesus despatched two disciples,

²⁷ For like lightning that shoots from east to west, so will be the arrival of the Son of man.

³² Let the fig tree teach you a parable. As soon as its branches turn soft and put out leaves, you know summer is at hand; ³³ so, whenever you see all this happen, you may be sure He is at hand, at the very door.

³⁷ As were the days of Noah, so will the arrival of the Son of man be.

³⁹ and as they knew nothing till the deluge came and swept them all away; so will the arrival of the Son of man be.

⁴³ But be sure of this, that if the householder had known at what watch in the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

²⁰ and teach them to obey all the commands I have laid on you. And I will be with you all the time, to the very end of the world."

³ And as he sat on the Hill of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him in private, ⁴ "Tell us, when is this to happen? What will be the sign for all this to be accomplished?"

⁷ So they asked him, "Teacher, and when will this happen? What will be the sign for this to take place?"

²¹ So, on catching sight of him, Peter said to Jesus, "And what about him, Lord?" ²² Jesus replied, "If I choose that he should survive till I come back, what does that matter to you? Follow me yourself."

⁷ But he told them, "It is not for you to know the course and periods of time that the Father has fixed by his own authority.

¹ As regards the course and periods of time, brothers, you have no need of being written to. ² You know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night; ³ when 'all's well' and 'all is safe' are on the lips of men, then all of a sudden Destruction is upon them, like pangs on a pregnant woman — escape there is none. ⁴ But, brothers, you are not in the darkness for the Day to surprise you like thieves; ⁵ you are all sons of the Light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness. ⁶ Well then, we must not sleep like the rest of men, but be wakeful and sober; ⁷ for sleepers sleep by night and drunkards are drunk by night, ⁸ but we must be sober, we who belong to the day, clad in faith and love as our coat of mail, with the hope of salvation as our helmet — ⁹ for God destined us not for Wrath but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁰ who died for us that waking in life or sleeping in death we should live together with him. ¹¹ Encourage one another, therefore, and let each edify the other — as indeed you are doing.

²⁶ for in that case he would have had to suffer repeatedly, ever since the world was founded. Nay, once for all, at the end of the world, he has appeared with his self-sacrifice to abolish sin.