Luke 21
1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury — rich men,
2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
and he saw also a certain poor widow casting there two mites,
3 And he said, Of a truth I say to you, that this poor widow has cast in more than they all:
and he said, 'Truly I say to you, that this poor widow did cast in more than all;
4 For all these have of their abundance cast in to the offerings of God: but she of her penury has cast in all the living that she had.
for all these out of their superabundance did cast into the gifts to God, but this one out of her want, all the living that she had, did cast in.'
5 And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
And certain saying about the temple, that with goodly stones and devoted things it hath been adorned, he said,
6 As for these things which you behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone on another, that shall not be thrown down.
'These things that ye behold — days will come, in which there shall not be left a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.'
7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
And they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, when, then, shall these things be? and what [is] the sign when these things may be about to happen?'
8 And he said, Take heed that you be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draws near: go you not therefore after them.
And he said, 'See — ye may not be led astray, for many shall come in my name, saying — I am [he], and the time hath come nigh; go not on then after them;
9 But when you shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
and when ye may hear of wars and uprisings, be not terrified, for it behoveth these things to happen first, but the end [is] not immediately.'
10 Then said he to them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
Then said he to them, 'Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
great shakings also in every place, and famines, and pestilences, there shall be; fearful things also, and great signs from heaven there shall be;
12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
and before all these, they shall lay on you their hands, and persecute, delivering up to synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and governors for my name's sake;
13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
and it shall become to you for a testimony.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what you shall answer:
'Settle, then, to your hearts, not to meditate beforehand to reply,
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.
16 And you shall be betrayed both by parents, and brothers, and kinfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
'And ye shall be delivered up also by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and friends, and they shall put of you to death;
17 And you shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
and ye shall be hated by all because of my name —
18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
and a hair out of your head shall not perish;
19 In your patience possess you your souls.
in your patience possess ye your souls.
20 And when you shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is near.
'And when ye may see Jerusalem surrounded by encampments, then know that come nigh did her desolation;
21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the middle of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
then those in Judea, let them flee to the mountains; and those in her midst, let them depart out; and those in the countries, let them not come in to her;
22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
because these are days of vengeance, to fulfil all things that have been written.
23 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath on this people.
'And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there shall be great distress on the land, and wrath on this people;
24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
and they shall fall by the mouth of the sword, and shall be led captive to all the nations, and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by nations, till the times of nations be fulfilled.
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
'And there shall be signs in sun, and moon, and stars, and on the land [is] distress of nations with perplexity, sea and billow roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
men fainting at heart from fear, and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
'And then they shall see the Son of Man, coming in a cloud, with power and much glory;
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws near.
and these things beginning to happen bend yourselves back, and lift up your heads, because your redemption doth draw nigh.'
29 And he spoke to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
And he spake a simile to them: 'See the fig-tree, and all the trees,
30 When they now shoot forth, you see and know of your own selves that summer is now near at hand.
when they may now cast forth, having seen, of yourselves ye know that now is the summer nigh;
31 So likewise you, when you see these things come to pass, know you that the kingdom of God is near at hand.
so also ye, when ye may see these things happening, ye know that near is the reign of God;
32 Truly I say to you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
verily I say to you — This generation may not pass away till all may have come to pass;
33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words may not pass away.
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come on you unawares.
'And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
for as a snare it shall come on all those dwelling on the face of all the land,
36 Watch you therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
watch ye, then, in every season, praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.'
37 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and stayed in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
And he was during the days in the temple teaching, and during the nights, going forth, he was lodging at the mount called of Olives;
38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
and all the people were coming early unto him in the temple to hear him.
