Matthew 24
Matthew 24 | |
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Book | Gospel of Matthew |
Category | Gospel |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 1 |
Gospel of Matthew |
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Chapters |
Matthew 24 is the twenty-fourth chapter of the
Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 51 verses.
Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
- Codex Vaticanus (AD 325–350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (330-360)
- Codex Bezae (c. 400)
- Codex Washingtonianus (c. 400)
- Codex Alexandrinus (c. 400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (c. 450)
- Codex Purpureus Rossanensis(6th century)
- Codex Sinopensis(6th century; extant: verses 3–12)
- Papyrus 83 (6th century; extant: verses 1, 6)
Old Testament references
- Matthew 24:15: Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11
- Isaiah 51:6
Context
In the preceding chapters (chapters 21–23), Jesus has been teaching in the Temple and debating with the Pharisees, Herodians and Sadducees.
Jesus predicts the destruction of the Temple
Jesus and his disciples leave the Temple (Matthew 24:1), or the temple grounds in the New Living Translation.[5] Theologian John Gill observes that Jesus was "never to return".[6]
Arthur Carr reports that in descending the Kedron Valley, to the east of the temple, and then ascending the slope of the Mount of Olives, the disciples could look back and see "the Temple [rising] with its colonnade of dazzling white marble, surmounted with golden roof and pinnacles, and founded on a substructure of huge stones".[2]
In this "introductory scene " (verses 1-2),[7]: 876 Jesus predicts that "not one stone shall be left here upon another".[8] The prediction follows the sentiments expressed by Jesus in Matthew 23:37–38:
- O Jerusalem, Jerusalem ... See! Your house is left to you desolate.
Methodism's founder John Wesley says that the prediction was "most punctually fulfilled" in that the majority of the temple buildings were burned and then dug up on the orders of the invading Roman general Titus in 70 AD.[9]
Mount of Olives
Jesus and his disciples proceed to the
Verse 5
- For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.[10]
'I am Christ,' lacking the
Verse 15
- Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation', spoken of by prophet, standing in the holy place" (whoever reads, let him understand) [15]
The "abomination of desolation" is alternatively described as the "desolating sacrifice" in the New Revised Standard Version.[16] Citation from Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11
Verse 20
- Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath.[17]
The hardship associated with escape during winter is likely to arise from bad weather.
Verses 29-31
- "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, the moon shall not give its light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the 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 in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
- And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet."[19]
In the
Verse 35
- Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.[23]
Jesus's words refer to an Old Testament saying recorded in
- For the heavens will vanish away like smoke,
- The earth will grow old like a garment,
- And those who dwell in it will die in like manner;
- But My salvation will be forever,
- And My righteousness will not be abolished.[24]
See also
- Noah
- Noah's Ark
- Noah's Flood
- Other related
- Rapture
- Joseph Smith–Matthew, a retranslation of Matthew 24
References
- ^ Jerusalem Bible (1966), sub-title for Matthew 24-25
- ^ a b c d Carr, A., Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges: Matthew 24, accessed 10 October 2019
- ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an Abbreviated Bible Commentary. 23rd edition, Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ^ Jerusalem Bible (1966) at Matthew 24:1
- ^ New Living Translation
- ^ Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible on Matthew 24, accessed 19 February 2017
- ^ a b Allison, D., 56. Matthew, in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001), The Oxford Bible Commentary
- ^ Matthew 24:2
- ^ Wesley, J., Wesley's Notes on the Bible on Matthew 24, accessed 19 February 2017
- ^ Matthew 24:5: NKJV
- ^ Matthew 24:5: Geneva Bible
- ^ Matthew 24:5: KJV
- ^ Matthew 24:5: NMB
- BibleGateway.com, New Matthew Bible: Version Information, accessed 10 October 2019
- ^ Matthew 24:15: NKJV
- ^ Matthew 24:15: NRSV
- ^ Matthew 24:20: Revised Standard Version
- ^ Matthew 24:20: Expanded Bible
- ^ Matthew 24:29–31 KJV
- OCLC 603643768. Paragraphs 24-51, 66-87.
- ISBN 0-85398-430-1.
- ISBN 0-933770-80-4.
- ^ Matthew 24:35 KJV
- ^ Isaiah 51:6
External links
- Matthew 24 King James Bible - Wikisource
- English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
- Multiple Bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)
Preceded by Matthew 23 |
Chapters of the Bible Gospel of Matthew |
Succeeded by Matthew 25 |