Lexham English Bible

Matthew 24:1-8 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

1. And as Jesus went out of the temple courts he was going along, and his disciples came up to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

2. But he answered and said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone will be left here on another stone that will not be thrown down!”

3. And as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

4. And Jesus answered and said to them, “Watch out that no one deceives you!

5. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will deceive many.

6. And you are going to hear about wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet.

7. For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

8. But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.