Luke 21
1 As Jesus was observing the rich casting their gifts into the treasury,
He looked up, and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury.
2 he saw an indigent widow throw in two mites.
He saw a certain poor widow casting in two lepta.
3 And he said, I tell you, truly, that this poor widow has cast in more than any of them;
He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,
4 for all of these, out of their superfluous store, have thrown into the sacred chest, she has thrown in all the little that she had.
for all these put in gifts from their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on."
5 Some having remarked, that the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and presents, he said,
As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,
6 The time will come, when these things which you behold, shall be razed that one stone will not be left upon another.
"As for these things which you see, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down."
7 Then they asked him, saying, Rabbi, when will these things be: and what will be the sign, when they are about to be accomplished?
They asked him, "Teacher, so when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are about to happen?"
8 He answered, Take care that you be not seduced: for many will assume my character, saying, I am the person, and the time approaches; therefore, do not follow them.
He said, "Watch out that you do not get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Therefore do not follow them.
9 But when you shall hear of wars and insurrections, be not terrified: for these things must first happen; but the end will not immediately follow.
When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won't come immediately."
10 He added, Then will nation rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
11 And there shall be great earthquakes in sundry places, and famines, and pestilences; there shall be also frightful appearances, and great prodigies in the sky.
There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
12 But, before all this, you shall be apprehended and prosecuted, and delivered to synagogues, and imprisoned, and dragged before kings and governors, because of my name:
But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.
13 and this afford scope for your testimony.
It will turn out as a testimony for you.
14 Be, therefore, resolved not to premeditate what defense you shall make;
Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer,
15 for I will give you an utterance, and wisdom, which none of your adversaries shall be able to refute or resist.
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
16 And you shall be given up even by parents, and brothers, and kinsmen, and friends; and some of you will be put to death.
You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death.
17 And, on my account, you shall be universally hated.
And you will be hated by everyone because of my name.
18 Yet not a hair of your head shall be lost.
But not a hair of your head will perish.
19 Save your souls by your perseverance.
"By your endurance you will win your lives.
20 Now, when you shall see Jerusalem invested with armies, know that its desolation is nigh.
"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.
21 Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains; let those in the city make their escape, and let not those in the country enter the city:
Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in the midst of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter it.
22 for these will be days of vengeance, in which all the denunciations of the scriptures shall be accomplished.
For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
23 But, alas, for the women with child, and for them who give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days. For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.
24 They shall fall by the sword; they shall be carried captive into all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be over.
And they will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled down by non-Jewish people until the times are fulfilled. And there will be times of the non-Jewish people.
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth, the anguish of desponding nations; and roarings in the seas, and floods;
And there will be signs in the sun, and moon, and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves;
26 men expiring with the fear and apprehension of those things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
people will be fainting from fear, and from expectation of the things which are coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
27 Then they shall see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great glory and power.
Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 Now when these things begin to be fulfilled, look up, and lift up your heads; because your deliverance approaches.
But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near."
29 He proposed to them, also, this comparison: Consider the fig tree, and the other trees.
He told them a parable. "See the fig tree, and all the trees.
30 When you observe them shooting forth, you know, of yourselves, that the summer is nigh.
When they are already budding, you see it and know by your own selves that the summer is already near.
31 Know, in like manner, when you shall see these events, that the Reign of God is nigh.
Even so you also, when you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near.
32 Indeed, I say to you, that this race shall not fail until all be accomplished.
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things are accomplished.
33 Heaven and earth shall fail; but my words shall not fail.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
34 Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, lest your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and worldly cares, and that day come upon you unawares: for, as a net,
"So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.
35 it shall inclose all the inhabitants of the earth.
For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth.
36 Be vigilant, therefore, praying on every occasion, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these approaching evils, and to stand before the Son of Man.
Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be able to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."
37 Thus Jesus taught in the temple by day, but retired at night to the mountain, called the Mount of Olives.
Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple, and every night he would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet.
38 And every morning the people resorted early to the temple to hear him.
All the people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.
