ples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: sec that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows,

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

16 Then let them which be in Judæa flee into the mountains:

17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house:

18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be..

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

23 elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, 24 Here; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs,

and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 Behold, I have told you beforehand. If therefore they 23 shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe 27 it not. For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the 28 coming of the Son of man. Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

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But 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 30 powers of the heavens shall be shaken: and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven 31 with power and great glory. And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

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Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its 33 leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh; even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is 34 nigh, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This

generation shall not pass away, till all these things be 35 accomplished. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but 36 my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour

knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither 37 the Son, but the Father only. And as were the days of 38 Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man. For as

in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, 39 until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and they

knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; 40 so shall be the coming of the Son of man. Then shall

two men be in the field; one is taken, and one is left: 41 two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken,

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

21 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

25 Behold, I have told you before.

26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn. and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

34 Verily I say unto you. This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42 and one is left. Watch therefore: for ye know not on 43 what day your Lord cometh. But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through. 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think 45 not the Son of man cometh. Who then is the faithful

and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his house46 hold, to give them their food in due season? Blessed

is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find 47 so doing. Verily I say unto you, that he will set him 48 over all that he hath. But if that evil servant shall say 49 in his heart, My lord tarrieth; and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the 50 drunken; the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he know51 eth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.

25 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet 2 the bridegroom. And five of them were foolish, and 3 five were wise. For the foolish, when they took their 4 lamps, took no oil with them: but the wise took oil in 5 their vessels with their lamps. Now while the bride6 groom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. But at

midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come 7 ye forth to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and 8 trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you: go ye rather to them that 10 sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready

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Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his por tion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

CHAPTER XXV.

1. The parable of the ten virgins, 14 and of the talents. 31 Also the description of the last judgment.

HEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten

the bridegroom.

2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell. and buy for yourselves.

10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came.