Matthew 24:23–34

²³“^aThen if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the ¹Christ,’ or ‘²There He is,’ do not believe him.

²⁴“For false christs and ^afalse prophets will arise and will ¹show great ^2bsigns and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even ^cthe ³elect.

²⁵“Behold, I have told you in advance.

²⁶“Therefore, if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them.

²⁷“^aFor just as the lightning comes from the east and appears even to the west, so will the ^bcoming of the ^cSon of Man be.

²⁸“^aWherever the corpse is, there the ¹vultures will gather.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁹“But immediately after the ^atribulation of those days ^bthe sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and ^cthe stars will fall from ¹the sky, and the powers of ²the heavens will be shaken.

³⁰“And then ^athe sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see ^bthe Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

³¹“And ^aHe will send forth His angels with ^ba great trumpet and they will gather together His ^1celect from ^dthe four winds, from one end of the sky to the ²other.

The Parable of the Fig Tree

³²“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;

³³so, you too, when you see all these things, ¹recognize that ²He is near, right ^aat the ³door.

³⁴“Truly I say to you, ^athis ¹generation will not pass away until all these things take place.