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St Matthew 24:11-29 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

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

12. And because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold.

13. But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved.

14. And this gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in the whole world, for a testimony to all nations, and then shall the consummation come.

15. When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand.

16. Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains:

17. And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18. And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat.

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

20. But pray that your flight be not in the winter, or on the sabbath.

21. For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be.

22. And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.

23. Then if any man shall say to you: Lo here is Christ, or there, do not believe him.

24. For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.

25. Behold I have told it to you, beforehand.

26. If therefore they shall say to you: Behold he is in the desert, go ye not out: Behold he is in the closets, believe it not.

27. For as lightning cometh out of the east, and appeareth even into the west: so shall the coming of the Son of man be.

28. Wheresoever the body shall be, there shall the eagles also be gathered together.

29. And 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 powers of heaven shall be moved:

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