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Matthew 24:15
So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples in the Olivet discourse, the moment just before the end (v. 14) and just before the command to flee (v. 16).
The words — βδελυγμα (bdelugma) is "detestable thing" or "abomination," a noun of moral revulsion rather than mere destruction; it names what is set up, not what is done.
The thread — The phrase recurs in Daniel 9:27 and 12:11, where it is tied to the cessation of sacrifice and a fixed period of days; Mark 13:14 renders the same sign with the added clause "where it should not be."
Why it lands — The verse is a recognition test: the reader must identify the sign in real time and act immediately, not interpret it afterward.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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:)
Cross-references
- Daniel 9:27 And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.”
- Daniel 12:11 And from the time the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation set up, there will be 1,290 days.
- Mark 13:14 So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
- Luke 21:20 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.
- Daniel 11:31 His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.
- Daniel 9:23 At the beginning of your petitions, an answer went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly precious. So consider the message and understand the vision:
- Revelation 1:3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
- Luke 19:43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
- Hebrews 2:1 We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- Daniel 9:25 Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.