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Matthew 24 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Matthew 24, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Matthew 24 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
ἡμέρα hēméra G2250 10 age, alway, day ), for ever
οὐρανός ouranós G3772 7 air, heaven, sky
υἱός huiós G5207 7 child, foal, son
πολύς polýs G4183 7 abundant, altogether, common, far
παρουσία parousía G3952 4 coming, presence
πλανάω planáō G4105 4 go astray, deceive, err, seduce
γινώσκω ginṓskō G1097 5 allow, be aware, feel, know

How preachers through history handled this text

47 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 24, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Aquinas 27 Matthew Henry 5 J. C. Ryle 4 Chrysostom 3 Alexander MacLaren 3 Spurgeon 3 Ambrose 1 +1 more

“The disciples had asked concerning the times, When these things should be? Christ gave them no answer to that; but they had also asked, What shall be the sign? This question he answers fully. The prophecy first respects events near at hand, the destruction of Jerusalem, the end of the Jewish church and state, the calling of the Gentiles, and the setting up of Christ's kingdom in the world; but it also looks to the general judgment; and toward the close, points more particularly to the latter. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 24:4–28 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Holy Place 2 — Matt 24:15
  • Judea 1 — Matt 24:16
  • Mount of Olives — Matt 24:3

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