Luke 21
1 Looking around, Jesus watched rich people putting their gifts into the collection box.
And, looking up, he saw the, rich, who were casting their gifts into the treasury, —
2 He also saw a very poor widow put in two small coins.
and he saw a certain poor widow, casting in thither two mites;
3 “I tell you the truth,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the rest together.
and he said—Of a truth, I say unto you—This destitute widow, more than they all, hath cast in;
4 All of them gave from their wealth what they had, but she gave from her poverty all she had to live on.”
For, all these, out of their superfluity, have cast in among the gifts, but, she, out of her deficiency, all the living that she had, hath cast in.
5 Some of those there were talking about the Temple, its fine stonework and the beautiful gifts that had been donated. But Jesus said,
And, certain saying, of the temple—With beautiful stones and offerings, hath it been adorned! he said—
6 “Regarding these things you're looking at… The time is coming when not one stone will be left on another; everything will be destroyed!”
As to these things, which ye are looking upon, There will come days, in which there will not be left here, stone upon stone, which will not be taken down.
7 “Teacher, when will this happen?” they asked him. “What will be the sign that these things are about to happen?”
And they questioned him, saying—Teacher! when, therefore, will these things be? And, what the sign, when these things shall be about to come to pass?
8 “Make sure you're not deceived,” Jesus warned them. “Many people will come claiming to be me, saying, ‘Here I am!’ and, ‘The time has come!’ but don't follow them.
And, he, said—Be taking heed ye be not deceived; for, many, will come upon my name, saying—I, am he, —and—The season, hath drawn near! Do not go after them.
9 When you hear of wars and revolutions, don't be frightened, because these things have to happen first, but the end won't come immediately.
But, whensoever ye shall hear of wars and revolutions, be not terrified, —for these things, must needs, come to pass first, but, not immediately, is the end.
10 Nation will fight nation, and kingdom will fight kingdom,” he told them.
Then, said he unto them—There will rise up, nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
11 “There will be severe earthquakes, famines, and epidemic diseases in many lands, and extraordinary signs in the sky that are terrifying.
As well great earthquakes, as also, in places, pestilences and famines, will there be, as well objects of terror, as also, from heaven, great signs, will there be.
12 But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will drag you before synagogues and throw you into prison, and put you on trial before kings and governors on account of me.
And before, all these things, they will thrust upon you their hands, and persecute you, delivering you up into the synagogues and prisons, —when ye have been led away before kings and governors, for the sake of my name;
13 But this will provide you an opportunity to speak on my behalf before them.
But it shall turn out to you for a witness.
14 So make up your mind beforehand not to worry about how to defend yourselves,
Settle, then, in your hearts, not to be studying beforehand, how to make defense;
15 for I will give you words of wisdom that your enemies won't be able to dispute or contradict.
For, I, will give you a mouth and wisdom, which one-and-all who are setting themselves against, you shall be unable to withstand or gainsay.
16 You will be betrayed even by your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will kill some of you.
But ye will be delivered up, even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends, and they will put to death some from among you;
17 Everyone will hate you because of me.
And ye will be hated by all, because of my name:
18 But not a single hair of your head will be lost.
And, a hair of your head, in nowise shall perish, —
19 By standing firm you will gain your lives.
By your endurance, shall ye gain your lives for a possession.
20 However, when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you know that its destruction is near.
But whensoever ye shall see Jerusalem, encompassed by armies, then, know, that her desolation hath drawn near.
21 Those who are in Judea should run away to the mountains, and those who are in Jerusalem should leave, and those who are the countryside shouldn't enter the city.
Then they who are in Judaea, let them flee into the mountains, and they who are in her midst, let them go forth, —and they who are in the fields, let them not enter into her;
22 For these are days of punishment, fulfilling all that's written.
For, days of avenging, are, these, for all the things written to be fulfilled.
23 How hard it will be for those who are pregnant or nursing babies at that time! For terrible trouble is coming on the land and punishment against this people.
Alas! for the women with child, and for them who are giving suck, in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land, and anger against this people.
24 They will be killed by the sword and taken away as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trodden down by the foreign nations until their time is fulfilled.
And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried away captive into all the nations, and, Jerusalem, shall be trodden down by the nations, until the seasons of the nations shall be fulfilled [and shall be].
25 There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars, and on the earth the nations will be in distress, confused by the sea's rolling and crashing.
And there will he signs in sun, and moon, and stars, and, on the earth, anguish of nations in embarrassment—sea and surge resounding, —
26 People will be faint from fear, terrified about what is happening to the world, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.
Men fainting, from fear and expectation of the things overtaking the inhabited earth. For, the powers of the heavens, will be shaken.
27 Then they'll see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
And, then, will they see the Son of Man—coming in a cloud, with great power and glory.
28 But when these things happen, stand up and look up, because you will soon be saved.”
And, when these things are beginning to come to pass, unbend and lift up your heads, because that, your redemption, is drawing near.
29 Then he told them this story as an illustration. “Look at the fig tree, or any other kind of tree.
And he spake a parable unto them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees, —
30 When you see new leaves appear, you don't need to be told that summer is near.
Whensoever they have already budded, seeing it, of yourselves, ye observe that, already near, is, the summer:
31 In the same way, when you see these things happening, you don't need to be told that God's kingdom is near.
Thus, ye also, whensoever ye shall see, these, things coming to pass, observe ye, that, near, is the kingdom of God!
32 I tell you the truth, this generation won't come to an end before all this happens.
Verily, I say unto you—In nowise shall this generation pass away, until, all things, shall happen:
33 Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my word will not.
Heaven and earth, will pass away, but, my word, in nowise will pass away.
34 Watch out that you don't become distracted by partying or getting drunk or by the worries of this life, so that this day catches you by surprise.
But be taking heed unto yourselves, lest once your hearts be made heavy—with debauch and drunkenness and anxieties about livelihood, and that day come upon you suddenly,
35 For this day will come upon everyone who lives on the face of the earth.
as a snare, —For it will come in by surprise, upon all them that are dwelling on the face of all the earth.
36 Always keep watch and pray, so that you may be able to escape all that will happen and stand before the Son of man.”
But be watching in every season, making supplication, that ye may gain full vigour, to escape all these things that are about to be coming to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.
37 Every day Jesus taught in the Temple, and every evening he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives.
And he was, by day, in the temple, teaching; but, by night, going forth, he was lodging in the mount which is called the Mount of Olives.
38 All the people came early in the morning to listen to him in the Temple.
And, all the people, were coming at day-break unto him, in the temple, to be hearkening unto him.
