Overview
Matthew 24 is the twenty-fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It commences the Olivet Discourse or "Little Apocalypse" spoken by Jesus Christ, also described as the Eschatological Discourse, which continues into chapter 25. It contains Jesus' prediction of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Mark 13 and Luke 21 also cover the same material.
Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 51 verses.
Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
Codex Vaticanus (AD 325–350)
Codex Sinaiticus (330-360)
Codex Bezae
Codex Washingtonianus
Codex Alexandrinus (-440)
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
Codex Purpureus Rossanensis (6th century)
Codex Sinopensis (6th century; extant: verses 3–12)
Papyrus 83 (6th century; extant: verses 1, 6) Anderson 4hyaesrdtfgyuhijokpl;[']
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Old Testament references
Matthew 24:15: ;
Matthew 24:35: Isaiah 51:6
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