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Matthew 24:15

When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

KJV

Ὅταν οὖν ἴδητε τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Δανιὴλ τοῦ προφήτου ἑστὸς ἐν τόπῳ ἁγίῳ, ὁ ἀναγινώσκων νοείτω,

Greek NT

Cum ergo videritis abominationem desolationis, quæ dicta est a Daniele propheta, stantem in loco sancto, qui legit, intelligat :

Vulgate

When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand),

ASV

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.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Δανιήλ
daniel
noun · 1×
βδέλυγμα
bdelugma
noun · 6×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
νοιέω
noieo
verb · 14×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
τόπος
topos
noun · 95×
ἀναγινώσκω
anaginosko
verb · 32×
ἅγιος
agios
adjective · 233×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐρέω
ereo
verb · 96×
ἐρήμωσις
eremosis
noun · 3×
ἵστημι
istemi
verb · 152×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅταν
otan
conjunction · 123×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Dan 9:27 · adapted
    "And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation,…"
    Daniel: abomination of desolation — Jesus refers to future event

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: ἑστὸς | WH/Treg/NIV: ἑστὸς | RP: ἑστὼς
  • ἑστὸςSBLGNT
  • ἑστὸςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἑστὼςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

The fraud, pride, and tyrannical kingdom of Antichrist, as described by Daniel and Paul. 1. And not only by the particulars already mentioned, but also by means of the events which shall occur in the time of Antichrist is it shown that he, being an apostate and a robber, is anxious to be adored as God; and that, although a mere slave, he wishes himself to be proclaimed as a kin…
Chapter 5.—Of Those Things Which a Man of God Spake by the Spirit to Eli the Priest, Signifying that the Priesthood Which Had Been Appointed According to Aaron Was to Be Taken Away. But this is said more plainly by a man of God sent to Eli the priest himself, whose name indeed is not mentioned, but whose office and ministry show him to have been indubitably a prophet. For it is…
The Jewish War · 2 passages
THE KEY BOOK for the Olivet Discourse. Josephus describes Titus's siege of Jerusalem in AD 70 in extraordinary detail: the three walls of the city, the Temple complex (the most detailed ancient description of the Second Temple), the famine, the crucifixions outside the walls, the breaching of the outer walls. Every detail corresponds to Jesus's prophecy: "not one stone shall be…
The climactic book: the burning of the Second Temple on the 9th/10th of Ab, AD 70 — the same date (according to tradition) as the destruction of Solomon's Temple in 586 BC. Josephus describes portents and signs that preceded the destruction: a star resembling a sword stood over the city, a light shone around the altar, the eastern gate of the Temple opened of its own accord, ch…
1. Josephus again, after relating many things in connection with the calamity which came upon the whole Jewish nation, records, in addition to many other circumstances, that a great many of the most honorable among the Jews were scourged in Jerusalem itself and then crucified by Florus. It happened that he was procurator of Judea when the war began to be kindled, in the twelfth…
1. After Nero had held the power thirteen years, and Galba and Otho had ruled a year and six months, Vespasian, who had become distinguished in the campaigns against the Jews, was proclaimed sovereign in Judea and received the title of Emperor from the armies there. Setting out immediately, therefore, for Rome, he entrusted the conduct of the war against the Jews to his son Tit…

Cross-references

  • Acts 6:13 — And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
  • Acts 21:28 — Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted
  • Dan 1:6 — Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
  • Dan 8:13 — Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give b
  • Dan 9:23 — At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
  • Dan 9:23 — At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
  • Dan 9:25 — Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street
  • Dan 9:25 — Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street
  • Dan 9:27 — And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make i
  • Dan 9:27 — And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make i
  • Dan 10:12 — Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
  • Dan 11:31 — And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
  • Dan 11:31 — And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
  • Dan 12:11 — And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
  • Dan 12:11 — And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
  • Ezek 40:4 — And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou
  • Heb 2:1 — Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
  • Heb 11:7 — By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness whi
  • Jer 10:17 — Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
  • Jer 44:29 — And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
  • John 11:48 — If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
  • Luke 19:43 — For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
  • Luke 21:7 — And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
  • Luke 21:20 — And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
  • Luke 21:20 — And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
  • Mark 13:14 — But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mounta
  • Mark 13:14 — But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mounta
  • Matt 15:10 — And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
  • Prov 3:25 — Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
  • Prov 22:3 — A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
  • Ps 48:1 — Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
  • Ps 74:4 — Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
  • Rev 1:3 — Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
  • Rev 3:22 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
  • Rev 17:9 — And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
  • Rev 18:4 — And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
  • Zech 14:2 — For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the resid