Populaire Bijbelverzen uit Matthew 24

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Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.

“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.

So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.