< 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 people casting their offerings into the treasury, and they were rich.
2 and He also saw a certain poor widow casting two mites there,
And he saw a certain poor widow casting in two mites
3 and He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow cast in more than all;
And he said. "Of truth I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than 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 these men have all contributed to the offering out of their surplus, but she, out of her want, contributed all she had to live on."
5 And [as] some were speaking about the temple, that it has been adorned with good stones and devoted things, He said,
And to some who were about the Temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones votive offerings, 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 what you are looking at, the time is coming when not one stone will be left 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?”
"Teacher, when will this be?" they asked him, "and what shall be the sign that these things are about to happen?"
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;
"Take heed," he answered, "that you are not led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time is close at hand.’ Do not go and follow 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.”
"And when you shall hear of wars and tumults, do not be frightened; for these things must happen first, but the end does not come immediately."
10 Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,
Then he said to them. "Nation shall rise against nation, 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 there shall be great earthquakes, and, in many places, famines and pestilences; and there shall be terror and great portents 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 things happen, they will apprehend you and persecute you and deliver you to the synagogues and to prisons, and bring you before kings and governors for the sake of my name.
13 and it will become to you for a testimony.
"It shall turn out for a testimony to you.
14 Settle, then, to your hearts, not to meditate beforehand to reply,
"So settle it in your hearts not to prepare a defense beforehand,
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 utterance and a wisdom which none of your adversaries will be able to answer or withstand.
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;
"You will be betrayed even by parents or brothers and kinsfolk, and friends.
17 and you will be hated by all because of My Name—
"Some of you they will put to death. And you shall be hated by all men for the sake of my name.
18 and a hair out of your head will not perish;
"And not a hair on your head shall perish.
19 in your patience possess your souls.
"In your patience you shall purchase your souls.
20 And when you may see Jerusalem surrounded by encampments, then know that her desolation has come near;
"But when you see Jerusalem encompassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.
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 those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let those who are in the country enter not in.
22 because these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all things that have been written.
"For these are the days of vengeance and of fulfilment of all that is written.
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;
"Woe to women with child and to those who are nursing infants in those days! For sore anguish will come upon the land, and wrath upon all his 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.
"They shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive among the Gentiles, and Jerusalem shall be trampled under foot by the Gentiles, until the appointed 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 will be signs in the sun and the moon and the stars; and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roar of the sea and the billows;
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 lifeless through fear, and foreboding of that which is about to come upon the habitable earth. For the powers of the heavens 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.”
"But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, lift your heads! for your redemption is drawing near."
29 And He spoke an allegory to them: “See the fig tree, and all the trees,
And he told them a parable.
30 when they may now cast forth, having seen, of yourselves you know that now the summer is near;
"Look at the fig tree and all the trees! When they put out their leaves you can see for yourselves that summer is coming.
31 so also you, when you may see these things happening, you know that the Kingdom of God is near;
"So whenever you see all these things comings to pass, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
32 truly I say to you, this generation may not pass away until all may have come to pass;
"In solemn truth I tell you that this generation shall not pass away until all this happens.
33 the sky and the earth will pass away, but My words may not pass away.
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words shall never 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,
"But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap.
35 for it will come as a snare on all those dwelling on the face of all the earth,
"For it will come upon all the dwellers on the face of the 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.”
"So be on your guard at all times, praying that you may be worthy to escape these things that shall come to pass, and to take your stand in the presence of 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 each day he was habitually in the Temple teaching, and at night he used to go out and lodge on the mount called the Olives Orchards.
38 and all the people were coming early to Him in the temple to hear Him.
And all the people used to come him early in the morning in the Temple, to listen to him.