Luke 21
1 Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury.
2 and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
3 “Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all:
4 For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
for all these did of their superfluity cast in unto the gifts: but she of her want did cast in all the living that she had.
5 As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said,
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said,
6 “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
7 “Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
And they asked him, saying, Master, when therefore shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when these things are about to come to pass?
8 Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he]; and, The time is at hand: go ye not after them.
9 When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”
And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified: for these things must needs come to pass first; but the end is not immediately.
10 Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
11 There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.
12 But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.
13 This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses.
It shall turn unto you for a testimony.
14 So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer:
15 For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.
16 You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.
But ye shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause to be put to death.
17 And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
18 Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
And not a hair of your head shall perish.
19 By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
In your patience ye shall win your souls.
20 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.
But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.
21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.
Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let not them that are in the country enter therein.
22 For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
23 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people.
24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
25 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows;
26 Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh.
29 Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees:
30 When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh.
31 So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh.
32 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished.
33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
34 But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:
35 For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
for [so] shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.
36 So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
37 Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called [the mount] of Olives.
38 And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple.
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him.
