Luke 21
1 And having looked up, He saw those who cast their gifts into the treasury—rich men,
Looking up, Jesus saw the rich people putting their gifts into the chests for the Temple offerings.
2 and He also saw a certain poor widow casting two mites there,
He saw, too, a widow in poor circumstances putting two small coins into them.
3 and He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow cast in more than all;
“I tell you”, he said “that this poor widow has put in more than all the others;
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 everyone else here put in something from what he had to spare, while she, in her need, has put in 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,
When some of them spoke about the Temple being decorated with beautiful stones and offerings, Jesus 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 that you are looking at, a time is coming when not one stone will be left on another here. Every one will 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?”
So the disciples questioned Jesus, “But, teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when this is near?”
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 Jesus said, “See that you are not led astray; for many will take my name, and come saying ‘I am He,’ and ‘The time is close at hand.’ Do not 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 hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified, for these things must occur first; but the end will not be at once.”
10 Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,
Then he said to them, “Nation will 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 there will be great earthquakes, and plagues and famines in various places, and there will be terrible appearances and signs in the heavens.
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;
Before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you, and they will betray you to synagogues and put you in prison, when you will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my name.
13 and it will become to you for a testimony.
Then will be your opportunity of witnessing for me.
14 Settle, then, to your hearts, not to meditate beforehand to reply,
Make up your minds, therefore, not to prepare your defense;
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 myself give you words, and a wisdom which all your opponents together will be unable to resist or defy.
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 your parents and brothers and sisters and relatives and friends, and they will cause some of you to be put to death,
17 and you will be hated by all because of My Name—
and you will be hated by everyone because of me my name.
18 and a hair out of your head will not perish;
Yet not a single hair of your heads will be lost!
19 in your patience possess your souls.
By your endurance you will win yourselves life.
20 And when you may see Jerusalem surrounded by encampments, then know that her desolation has come near;
As soon, however, as you see Jerusalem surrounded by armed camps, then you may know that the hour of her desecration 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 those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains, those who are in Jerusalem must leave at once, and those who are in the country places must not go into it.
22 because these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all things that have been written.
For these are to be the days of vengeance, when all that scripture says will 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;
Alas for pregnant women, and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great suffering in the land, and anger against 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.
They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be taken prisoners to every land, and Jerusalem will be under the heel of the Gentiles, until their day is over – as it will be.
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;
There will be signs, too, in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth despair among the nations, in their dismay at the roar of the sea and the surge.
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.
People’s hearts will fail them through dread of what is coming upon the world; for the forces of the heavens will be convulsed.
27 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud, with power and much glory;
Then will be seen 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 occur, look upwards and lift your heads, for your deliverance will be at hand.”
29 And He spoke an allegory to them: “See the fig tree, and all the trees,
Then he taught them a lesson, saying – “Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.
30 when they may now cast forth, having seen, of yourselves you know that now the summer is near;
As soon as they shoot, you know, as you look at them, without being told, that summer is near.
31 so also you, when you may see these things happening, you know that the Kingdom of God is near;
And so may you, as soon as you see these things happening, 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;
I tell you that even the present generation will not pass away until all has taken place.
33 the sky and the earth will pass away, but My words may not pass away.
The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will 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,
Be on your guard or your minds will become dulled by debauches or drunkenness or the anxieties of life, and ‘that day’ will close on 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 on all who are living upon 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.”
Be on the watch at all times, and pray that you may have strength to escape all that is destined to happen, and to 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;
During the days, Jesus continued to teach in the Temple Courts, but he went out and spent the nights on the hill 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 would get up early in the morning and come to listen to him in the Temple Courts.
