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